Minister for Labour Welfare Santosh Lad took an accident victim to hospital in his car at Lokapur in Bagalkot district on Friday (February 7, 2025). Satish Venkappa Madar was riding behind a tractor when he lost control of his bike and fell down. He had sustained injuries. A crowd gathered around him and shifted him […]
Former Union Minister and Congress senior leader Chinta Mohan on Friday (February 7) said social justice cannot be achieved through categorisation of the Scheduled Castes (SCs). Addressing a press conference at Machilipatnam, he said nowhere in the Constitution has it been mentioned that SC sub-castes should be divided. “To achieve social justice, there should be […]
The Nilgiris District Collector, Lakshmi Bhavya Tanneeru, inspected the micro-fertilizer centre, resource recovery centre in Khandal and the landfill in Theetukkal in Udhagamandalam on Thursday. During the inspection, the Collector studied the waste collection procedure followed across 36 wards in Udhagamandalam Municipality, and how the collected waste was being processed and recycled. The Collector then […]
The South-East Task Force, along with the Chandrayangutta Police, arrested an inter-State ganja peddler and seized 200 kg of dry marijuana, valued at approximately ₹50 lakh. Acting on a tip-off, the police intercepted a car at Chandrayangutta Flyover at around 8.30 p.m. and apprehended 34-year-old Jadhav Shivaram, a resident of Sangareddy district. The contraband was […]
The State Budget for 2025-26 has evoked mixed responses from the crisis-ridden coir sector. A total outlay of ₹107.64 crore has been earmarked for the sector, the same as in the previous Budget. Presenting the Budget on Friday, Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal announced an allocation of ₹22 crore for mechanisation, regulated mechanisation, and infrastructure development […]
Bonded labour has long-term negative consequences not only for the victims but also for society as a whole, 9th Additional District Judge, Chittoor N. Srinivasa Rao said. He was speaking at an awareness programme on the issues, impact and preventive measures related to bonded labour organised to mark Bonded Labour System Abolition Day. The event was […]
The Tiruchi Railway Division has announced that the Mayiladuthurai-Sengottai-Mayiladuthurai Express (16847/16848) will stop for one minute at Alakkudi station on an experimental basis for three months from February 10. The Alakkudi station falls in the Thanjavur-Tiruchi broadgauge section. The train will arrive Alakkudi station at 1.26 p.m. and leave at 1.27 p.m. The Sengottai – […]
India has achieved the milestone of 100GW solar energy capacity, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Friday (February 7, 2025), underscoring the country’s target of having 500 GW renewable energy capacity by 2030. “Under the visionary leadership of Hon’ble PM Shri @narendramodi ji, India has achieved the historic milestone of 100 GW solar capacity. This […]
“Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma appeared before the police in Prakasam district in Andhra Pradesh on Friday (February 7, 2025) for questioning in connection with a case filed against him over his alleged offensive posts about Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and others,” police said. Several cases were registered against Varma in Andhra Pradesh last year, […]
The number of pilgrims who have taken a holy dip at the Sangam during the ongoing Maha Kumbh surpassed the 40 crore-mark on Friday (February 7, 2025), the Uttar Pradesh government said. It said 48 lakh devotees had taken a dip at the Sangam — the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati […]
