Minister for Human Resource Development and Information Technology Nara Lokesh on Tuesday (January 28) directed officials to propose a solution acceptable to all sections regarding withdrawal of G.O. 117. G.O. 117 was an order issued by the previous YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) government to restructure government schools. As per this order, Classes III, IV and […]
Health is a priority area and finance for this sector has never been an issue for the various programmes run by the Centre, said Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Tuesday (January 28, 2025) ahead of the Union Budget announcement scheduled for Saturday. The Minister noted that the announcement by the U.S. to exit the World Health […]
Family members, relatives and friends of 21-year-old S. Ajay, who had been waiting near the lake for the past 48 hours, were not shown his body after the retrieval operation. “As soon as his body was retrieved, it was taken from the rear entrance of the Sanjeevaiah Park without the knowledge of his family and […]
A complaint was filed against Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur court on Tuesday (January 28, 2025) accusing him of hurting the sentiments of Hindus through his statement. Advocate Sudhir Kumar Ojha of the Muzaffarpur civil court has filed a case in the Chief Judicial Magistrate court. The hearing will be held on February […]
In its 655-page-long draft report circulated less than 24 hours before the panel’s final meeting, the Parliament’s Joint Committee on Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, has urged the government to introduce a law to protect tribal land from being declared as “Waqf” property. The panel, in its report, claimed that it has recently noticed numerous cases […]
Johnson Ouseph, the accused in the murder of Athira in Kadinamkulam, has been remanded in judicial custody following his arrest early Tuesday. The accused, who was undergoing treatment at the Government Medical College Hospital in Kottayam following suspicion that he consumed poison prior to his apprehension a few days ago, was brought to the Kadinamkulam […]
The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested a village officer for allegedly receiving a bribe to process an application for land conversion on Tuesday. The accused was identified as Vijayakumar, the village officer of Pazhayakunnummel village. He was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of ₹5,000 from the complainant, who had applied for converting 34 cents […]
Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has extended her complete support to the Wayanad district administration to tackle the human-animal conflict. Addressing the Malayora Samara Pracharana Yatra led by Opposition leader V.D. Satheesan at Meppadi in Wayanad on Tuesday, she said she would highlight the issue in the forthcoming Parliament session. “Five deaths in one and […]
Researchers at the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, claimed to have decoded the gene expression pattern of Indian squid (Uroteuthis duvaucelii). The research programme was conducted by a team led by Sandhya Sukumaran, principal scientist at the Marine Biotechnology, Fish Nutrition and Health Division of the institute, according to a communication. The study on […]
Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) has floated tenders seeking consultancy services to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) for the metro’s third-phase extension in the Aluva-Angamaly corridor with airport connectivity. The DPR ought to be readied by July-end. Both the Centre and the KMRL director board have given their go-ahead for the metro’s phase-3 extension, […]
