India
January 29, 2025
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Collector calls for accelerated industrial growth in Sri Sathya Sai district

New Arunachal armed group’s members told to come overground

The District Industries and Export Promotion Committee (DIEPC) met at the collectorate here Wednesday (January 29). District Collector T.S. Chetan highlighted the need for accelerating industrial growth by implementing government policies and providing the necessary support to entrepreneurs. During the meeting, officials reviewed the progress of the District Industries Department and discussed measures to facilitate […]

India
January 29, 2025
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PMA holds inclusive entrepreneurship summit

PMA holds inclusive entrepreneurship summit

The Palakkad Management Association (PMA) held an inclusive entrepreneurship summit here over the weekend. Inaugurating the summit, Rahul Mamkootathil, MLA, shared his entrepreneurial experience and asserted that fight against odds was a must for one’s growth. The PMA organised different sessions with the objective of transforming women, differently abled, transgender persons and autistic persons into […]

India
January 29, 2025
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Sri Lanka Navy chief says accidental firing injured Indian fishermen

Sri Lanka Navy chief says accidental firing injured Indian fishermen

Two Indian fishermen who sustained serious injuries during the apprehension of 13 Indian fishermen in the proximity of Delft Island were injured by accidental firing during their arrest by the Sri Lankan Navy, the island’s top naval official said on Wednesday (January 29, 2025). Vice Admiral Kanchana Banagoda, the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, […]

India
January 29, 2025
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BIS opens specialised textile testing lab in Hyderabad 

BIS opens specialised textile testing lab in Hyderabad 

National standards body the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has established a laboratory exclusively for the testing of specialised textile products in Hyderabad. The laboratory will play a vital role in strengthening the quality ecosystem in the textile sector with its state-of-the-art testing facilities, BIS director general Pramod Kumar Tiwari said at the inauguration of […]

India
January 29, 2025
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Vengaivayal protest enters fifth day; 21 arrested

Vengaivayal protest enters fifth day; 21 arrested

The protest by Vengaivayal residents entered the fifth day on Wednesday (January 29, 2025), as villagers continued to oppose the final report of the Crime Branch-Criminal Investigation Department (CB-CID) in the case of human faeces being dumped in the village’s overhead water tank in December 2022. The report had named three individuals from the village […]

India
January 29, 2025
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CSIR-IICT Chief Scientist appointed as Director of CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute

CSIR-IICT Chief Scientist appointed as Director of CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute

Chief Scientist at CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT) in Hyderabad, S. Venkata Mohan has been appointed as the Director of CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI), Nagpur. Chief Scientist since 1998 Dr. Mohan has been the Chief Scientist at the IICT since 1998 and has earned his B.Tech in civil engineering, M. Tech in […]

India
January 29, 2025
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Eight police teams formed to trace missing Shiv Sena functionary; 4 detained

Eight police teams formed to trace missing Shiv Sena functionary; 4 detained

Police have formed eight teams to trace Shiv Sena’s local functionary Ashok Dhodi, who has gone missing 10 days back, and detained four persons in this connection, a senior official said on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. Mr. Dhodi, who is Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena’s Dahanu Assembly constituency coordinator, went missing on January 20. The police […]

India
January 29, 2025
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Polls to a Graduates’ and two Teachers’ seats of Telangana Legislative Council on February 27, counting on March 3

Polls to a Graduates’ and two Teachers’ seats of Telangana Legislative Council on February 27, counting on March 3

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday (January 29, 2025) has announced the schedule for conduct of elections to two Teachers’ and one Graduates’ constituencies of the Telangana Legislative Council. The term of the incumbent members T. Jeevan Reddy of Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad-Karimnagar Graduates’ constituency, Kura Raghotham Reddy of Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad-Karimnagar Teachers’ constituency and Alugubilli Narsi Reddy […]