A Chennai-based doctor emerged as the prime suspect, in addition to two gangs of mediators operating from Chennai and Visakhapatnam, in the Saroornagar kidney racket case. A special police team of Rachakonda Commissionerate is trying to trace the doctor who used to come to Alaknanda Hospital and perform the surgeries. Initially, officials of the Medical […]
Thirty-eight contingents will participate in 76th Republic Day celebrations at Field Marshal Manekshaw Parade Ground in Bengaluru on Sunday. The parade will see the participation of contingents from the Karnataka State Reserve Police (KSRP), City Armed Reserve (CAR), Indian Army, Border Security Force (BSF), Indian Air Force, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and others. A […]
The remarks of Rouble Nagi, a member of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM), about the return of Kashmiri Pandits evoked sharp reactions from Pandits and political parties on Friday (January 24, 2025), a day after she said there was no negative attitude towards the community in the Kashmir valley. Ms. Nagi on Thursday said migrant […]
Forest and wildlife authorities began patrolling the forest fringes with two trained kumki elephants at Koorankallu near Odakkayam in Urangattiri panchayat, where an elephant had fallen into a well in a private plantation on Thursday, triggering a chain of protests and resistance by local residents. People in the village celebrated the arrival of the two […]
A 35-year-old man was arrested by Vaniyambadi Town police on Friday for stealing 17 sovereigns of gold jewellery, silver anklets, and ₹10,000 from a commuter in a government bus a few days ago. The police said the arrested was S. Manickam, a native of Madhanur village near Ambur. Initial inquiry revealed that the victims S. […]
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will not renew or grant trade licences to commercial establishments that fail to comply with the 60:40 rule for the use of Kannada on their signboards. This announcement follows directions from the Karnataka Development Authority (KDA) over the issue. KDA Chairman Purushottama Bilimale, who chaired a review of the […]
Sharad Pawar did nothing for the development of cooperative mills in Maharashtra during his time in office, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah said at the Cooperatives conference at Nashik on Friday. “Pawar sahab you were the Agriculture Minister of India for 10 years. At that time this Cooperative Ministry was under […]
The Ernakulam District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has ordered a Coimbatore-based firm to pay ₹78,000 as compensation for printing framed photos of Christian saints, for which a church here had placed orders, on paper that had images of Hindu gods on the reverse side. In 2022, St. John Baptist Church, near Palarivattom here, had placed […]
The public distribution system in Kerala is set to face disruption with conciliatory talks held by Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal and Food and Civil Supplies Minister G.R. Anil with ration dealers ending in a deadlock on Friday. The stalemate centres on the dealers’ demand to revise the commission they receive for ration supply. The outcome […]
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has appealed to Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal Khattar for a financial assistance to the tune of ₹55,652 crore for various developmental works proposed in Greater Hyderabad and other urban regions in the State. Mr. Khattar, who is on a visit to the city, held a […]
