Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday (February 2) made a fervent appeal to the voters in Delhi to vote for BJP if they wanted development in the national capital and launched a broadside against Arvind Kejriwal, alleging that he ruined the city. Apart from environmental pollution and dirty habitations, “political pollution” in Delhi had […]
: Tamil Nadu Power Generation Corporation Limited (TNPGCL) is expecting the Central Generating Stations (CGS) to provide a smooth supply of power this summer. Tamil Nadu has the highest power demand in the southern region. The State’s peak power demand is likely to touch 22,000 MW this summer, surpassing the previous year’s record of 20,830 […]
In the run-up to World Cancer Day on February 4, HCG Curie City Cancer Centre in Vijayawada on Sunday (February 2) organised a fun-filled and inclusive pickleball tournament for cancer champions, clinicians and caregivers. In alignment with the global theme of ‘United by Unique,’, the event aimed at highlighting the individual triumphs, strength, resilience and […]
The Kadavumbagam Synagogue, which dates back to 1200 AD and is located on Market Road, will be reopened to the public on Monday (February 3) after renovation. The 825-year-old synagogue, said to be the oldest in the Commonwealth, was renovated under the leadership of its Managing Trustee, Elias Josephai, with most of the work completed […]
AMMK founder T.T.V. Dhinakaran on Sunday criticised the State government and the Special Investigation Team (SIT) over the seizure of mobile phones of journalists during the probe into the alleged leak of the First Information Report (FIR) in connection with the sexual assault on a student at Anna University. He alleged that the SIT was […]
A political row has broken out in Telangana after the Revanth Reddy government’s proposal to confer a Padma award on Gaddar alias Gummadi Vithal Rao — a revolutionary balladeer, renowned folk singer, and also a Maoist sympathiser — was ignored by the Centre. The Chief Minister was peeved that his government had recommended five names […]
Odakkuzhal Award was presented to K. Aravindakshan for his novel Gopa at a function held here on Sunday (February 2). Writer C. Radhakrishnan presented the award. Guruvayoorappan Trust secretary G. Madhusoodanan, K.B. Prasannakumar, V.H. Dirar, and B. Bhadra spoke. The award carries a cash prize of ₹30,000 and a plaque. Source
Road safety experts have decried the inordinate delay in restoring streetlights on the Edappally-Aroor NH Bypass and other busy corridors, despite National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data showing that 20.40% of accidents occur between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Even more alarming, said C.J. Johnson, an avid votary of road safety, was that pedestrians account […]
Even as efforts are under way to fast-track land acquisition for the 3.70-km M.G. Road-Pullepady-Thammanam-NH Bypass corridor, a 15-year-old proposal to extend the four-lane corridor eastward from Chakkaraparambu Junction to Seaport-Airport Road, remains on paper. The Ernakulam District Residents Associations’ Apex Council (EDRAAC), NGOs, and people’s representatives have long stressed the need to enhance east-west […]
“There will hopefully be a ceasefire to the hatred that is spreading across the world, thanks to the growing yearning among people across the globe to make the world a better place for their children to live,” Rabbi Abraham Cooper, Associate Dean and Director of Global Social Action for the Simon Wiesenthal Center – a […]
