Chief Festival Officer (CFO) of Endowments Department, S.S. Chandrasekhar Azad, asked the Srisailam temple officials to take steps to provide drinking water to the large number of devotees expected to visit the temple to witness the Maha Sivaratri Brahmotsavams from February 19 to March 1. Mr. Azad on Monday visited Srisailam and held a review […]
The Delhi High Court on Monday (February 3, 2025) summoned Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on a defamation plea filed by BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar. “Let the plaint be registered as a suit. Issue summons to the defendant [Mr. Tharoor]. List before the joint registrar on April 28,” Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav said, posting the matter […]
Economist and academic Prabhat Patnaik has strongly criticised the Draft University Grants Commission (UGC) Regulations, 2025, calling them an assault on the rights of State governments. He said that the most troubling aspect of the UGC (Minimum Qualifications for Appointment and Promotion of Teachers and Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and Measures for the […]
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday (February 3, 2025), on what can be termed the first effective working day of the House in the Budget session, urged the members of the Upper House to maintain the dignity of Parliament. He said the members of the house of elders should act as guardians of Constitutional […]
The ‘Corporation Health and Environment Enforcement Team in Action’ (Cheeta), a project of the Kozhikode Corporation that aims to convert Kozhikode into a total waste-free city by March 31, is making progress with the squad taking action against 453 establishments for unscientific waste disposal. The project, which was launched on New Year Day, is part of […]
A student of Integrated Master’s (Political Science) at the University of Hyderabad, Lucky Mirani, who represented Telangana, stood third in the fourth National Goalball Championship held in Gonda district of Maharashtra. The competitions, organised by Para Goalball Sport Association (Maharashtra), were held from December 25 to 28, 2024. Goalball is a sport played by athletes […]
In a major political development, the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) secured control over the Hindupur municipality in Sri Sathya Sai district, with Ramesh Kumar elected as the Chairman. The election, held on Monday, witnessed the participation of all 38 corporators. Election Officer and Revenue Divisional Officer Anand Kumar officially announced Ramesh Kumar’s victory, stating that he secured the support of 21 councillors, along with […]
The Tamil Nadu government on Monday announced that it would waive ₹48.95 crore in educational loans extended to Adi Dravidar, tribal and Christian Adi Dravidar students. An official press release said the ‘write-off proposal’ of these educational loans was being considered a special case. Inability to collect repayments from students, unavailability of the records concerned, […]
A nearly seven-foot-long Dugong, a marine mammal commonly known as “sea cow”, which got entangled in the fishing net, was rescued and safely released into the sea by a group of fishermen of Kollukadu coastal village in Pattukottai forest range in neighbouring Thanjavur district in the early hours on Sunday. A Forest department official said […]
The lack of proper warning signs and delays in installing temporary signalling systems have raised safety concerns for motorists along accident-prone stretches of the Kannur-Kozhikode National Highway, where road widening is in full swing. Late-night accidents are reportedly rising due to poor illumination in risky areas and the absence of clearly visible dividers. Heavy vehicle […]
