A total of 1,600 employees (both executives and non-executives) of the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), the corporate entity of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP), are said to have applied for the Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) offered by the management as per the Ministry of Steel guidelines. Out of them, 660 are said to be executives […]
Kattakada constituency has taken proactive steps to ensure a sustainable water supply during the scorching summer months. On Sunday, a major community-driven initiative was launched as part of the renowned Jalasamrudhi project for water conservation, coinciding with World Wetlands Day. The initiative involves digging percolation pits across residential areas, schools and other public spaces, and […]
Former MLA and Kannada activist Vatal Nagaraj urged the government to pass an ordinance to crack down on microfinance companies in the State. He staged a protest along with his followers here on Sunday with a pestle – a tool used to grind or pound substances – and said there would be a State-wide pestle agitation […]
Speakers at the ‘Discussion on annual budget 2025’ organised by the Tirupati chapter of Public Relations Society of India (PRSI) here on Sunday hailed the Budget presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as having the potential to catalyse development. Chartered accountants Gopi Devarakonda and V. Bhagyateja recalled that the budget had aimed at increasing […]
Environmental Protection Association president Y. Krishnamurthy urged the government to take more steps for the protection of wetlands in Srikakulam district and other parts of the State as they will ensure an ecological balance. Along with Green Climate Team founder J.V. Ratnam, Jana Sena Party (JSP) State secretary Valisetty Satyanarayana, he participated in the ‘Swamp […]
HYDERABAD A massive fire broke out at a commercial-cum-residential building at Bahadurpura early on Sunday, though no casualties or injuries have been reported. The fire, triggered likely by a short-circuit, in the cellar of Yousufain Children Sweets and General Store, quickly gained momentum with plastic and packing material in the godown, according to Chandulal Baradari […]
Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna has met and interacted with judges and officials of High Courts and judicial officers and staffers from district courts across the country to discuss the challenges facing the judiciary, especially pendency of cases. Supreme Court judges and senior officials from the Ministries of Home Affairs and Law and Justice […]
Congress MP from Bhuvanagiri Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy and local MLA Kumbham Anil Kumar Reddy have expressed disappointment over the Central government’s failure to allocate sufficient funds to Telangana in the Union Budget-2025-26. Addressing a press conference at Bhuvanagiri on Sunday, Mr. Chamala pointed out that despite Telangana contributing 5% of its GDP, the State does […]
Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), an autonomous body under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), will be launching two new products — Hilsa Fishery Advisory (HiFA) services and INCOIS Global Ocean Reanalysis (IGORA) Version 1 — to commemorate its 26th Foundation Day on Monday. CSIR Director General N. Kalaiselvi will inaugurate the […]
Vijender and Narendar, both in their 60s, both neighbours at Kanware village on the outskirts of Faridabad in Haryana, had high hopes when a team of officials visited their village as part of the ongoing 21st livestock Census. They believe that once counted, the number of milking animals in their locality will force the government […]
