Higher Education Minister R. Bindu has announced the launch of a comprehensive review of the syllabi of the four-year undergraduate programmes (FYUGP) prepared by various universities in the State. A dedicated portal will be launched for students, teachers, and the general public to provide feedback on the syllabi. Speaking at a review meeting conducted for […]
The government is encouraging private partners under public-private-partnernship model for the common goal of developing the Tourism sector in Andhra Pradesh, said Minister for Tourism and Cinematography Kandula Durgesh. Participating as chief guest at the Coffee and Conversation event organised by Westin College at a hotel in Vijayawada on Thursday, the Minister and Volksy Technologies […]
The inter-zone arts festival of Calicut University will be held at Majlis Arts and Science College, Puramannur, near Valanchery, from February 22 to 26. About 5,000 students from colleges in Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode and Wayanad will take part in the event. The winners and runners-up from A, B, C, D, F zonal festivals are […]
Farmers of Alancheri village in Uthiramerur taluk have urged the Kancheepuram Collector to stop a move to open a blue metal quarry near a tank that they use to irrigate their fields. The 12-acre piece of land lies in between the irrigation tank and the Kunnavakkam hillock where farming takes place regularly. The village has […]
The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday said it was taking steps to bring the mortal remains of a man hailing from the State, who was killed during a shoot-out in Jamaica last December. An official release said the State government would bear the expenses. Vignesh, a native of Tirunelveli district, was employed at a supermarket […]
The State government has recognised the operational excellence of Kerala Clays and Ceramic Products Limited (KCCPL), a public sector undertaking located at Pappinisseri in Kannur that has thrived despite challenges. In a decision taken at the cabinet meeting on Wednesday (February 5), the government approved an increase in the company’s authorised capital from ₹4 crore […]
The Kumbala police arrested two men in Kasaragod on Thursday (February 6) on the charge of possessing 990 grams of ganja. Abbas, 47, from Mangaluru, and Abdullah, 64, from Manjeswaram, were reportedly stopped by the police while riding a scooter on Baithala Road in Chukkinadukka. They allegedly tried to evade a routine vehicle check, but […]
Thirteen persons, including a Naib Tehsildar, were arrested on Thursday (February 6, 2025) for allegedly abducting the chief executive officer (CEO) of a local municipal body in Madhya Pradesh’s Neemuch district, police said. The official was rescued the same day after an over 150-kilometre chase. According to the police, Aakash Dharve, 26, CEO at Janpad […]
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday (February 6, 2025) said it would ‘strictly supervise’ the proceedings before the special court of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) at Alipore concerning the framing of charges in the case of alleged financial irregularities at the R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital (RGKMCH). Sandip Ghosh, former principal of […]
Following the successful trials of the new Vande Bharat (VB) sleeper train set prototypes, the Ministry of Railways will roll out nine VB sleeper sets between April and December this year, officials said. On January 15, the first 16-car VB sleeper train, manufactured by Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai, underwent rigorous long-distance trials between […]
