India
February 07, 2025
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Belagavi DC to resolve differences between BCC employees and Commissioner

Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Roshan will chair a meeting of Belagavi City Corporation (BCC) employees to sort out apparent differences between some employees and Commissioner B. Shubha. This follows a complaint by some employees to the district in-charge Minister Satish Jarkiholi that the Commissioner had transferred some employees arbitrarily. The Minister instructed Mr. Roshan to intervene […]

India
February 07, 2025
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The politics of ‘freebies’ and judicial oversight

All three major political parties contesting the high-octane Delhi Assembly elections have unveiled a barrage of freebies or subsidies to court the electorate. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which heads the incumbent government, pledged a ₹2,100 monthly allowance for all women, an additional ₹21,000 for pregnant women, and subsidised LPG cylinders at ₹500 for those […]

India
February 07, 2025
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Temperature once again touches 0°C in Munnar

Whilethe State is reeling under the heat, the Munnar hill station continued to witness the season’s lowest temperature, with Chenduvarai recording 0°C on Friday morning. As per data from the United Planters Association of South India, Nallathanni Munnar town, Letchmi, Silent Valley, and Devikualm have recorded a temperature of 3°C. Seven Malai saw 4°C, while […]

India
February 07, 2025
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AgriGold victims demand official committee to address their issues

The AgriGold Customers and Agents Welfare Association has urged the State government to constitute a committee of competent officials to bring their members’ issues to a logical conclusion. The association also requested the government to protect the 23 acres of AgriGold assets and bring them under government control.  Addressing a press conference here on Friday, […]

India
February 07, 2025
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HC asks A-G to find out by when TNCPCR would be constituted

The Madras High Court on Friday requested Advocate General P.S. Raman to hold discussions with Social Welfare department secretary and find out by when the government would constitute the Tamil Nadu Commission for Protection of Child Rights (TNCPCR). A Division Bench of Justices S.M. Subramaniam and K. Rajasekar made the request to the A-G during […]

India
February 07, 2025
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Balagopal signals optimism and caution in his Budget speech

Kerala Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal signalled optimism and caution while presenting the final Budget of the second Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in the Kerala Legislative Assembly on Friday. Mr. Balagopal announced that the State had “overcome the trying times of severe fiscal constraints” without reducing developmental and welfare activities. He predicted a phase of […]

India
February 07, 2025
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National Cyber Security Conclave begins at NITC

The National Cyber Security Conclave (NCSC 1.0), a joint initiative by the Centre for Information Technology Research and Automation (CITRA) of the National Institute of Technology Calicut (NITC), the Computer Emergency Response Team of India (CERT-IN), and the Calicut Innovation and Technology Initiative (CITI 2.0) commenced at NITC on Friday (February 7). Director of NITC […]

India
February 07, 2025
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Kozhikode receives State’s best NCC group award

Sports Minister V. Abdurahiman presented the Education Minister’s banner for the best National Cadet Corps (NCC) group in the State to the NCC Kozhikode Group. M.R. Subodh, Commander, NCC Group, Kozhikode, received the trophy from the Minister. The award was presented at a reception accorded to the Kerala NCC Republic Day contingent in Thiruvananthapuram recently. […]

India
February 07, 2025
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Chandrababu Naidu urges NITI Aayog to help Andhra Pradesh achieve Vision-2047 goals

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has urged NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Suman Bery to support the State in achieving its Vision-2047 goals. Mr. Suman Bery met the Chief Minister at the Secretariat on Friday. On the occasion, Mr. Naidu said the focus of ‘Swarnandhra-2047’ was on economic growth, skill development, industries, and sustainability. “Andhra Pradesh […]

India
February 07, 2025
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Nellore MP questions progress of PM-JANMAN scheme in State

Nellore MP Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy on Friday raised a question in the Lok Sabha on the status of project to establish 2,500 anganwadi centres in Andhra Pradesh under the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN) scheme. He also sought about the status of the anganwadi centres, district-wise in the State, and reasons for […]