The Kerala Administrative Tribunal (KAT),Ernakulam Bench, on Thursday stayed the implementation of the transfer order transferring three district medical officers including Dr. Asha Devi, from Ernakulam to Kozhikode and four additional directors. The refusal by Kozhikode DMO Dr. N Rajendran to hand over charge to Dr. Asha Devi on her transfer from Ernakulam to Kozhikode, had triggered a controversy […]
A three-day national conference ‘Coastal Histories – Stories of Resistance and Resilience’ organised by the Oral Histories Association of India will begin in Kochi on Friday (January 24). Vrunda Pathare, president of the association, will inaugurate the conference at the Kerala Museum, Edappally, at 9.30 a.m. K. G. Sreeja, director of community-sourced modelling solutions, and […]
The Kochi Corporation has asked the Seventh State Finance Commission (SFC) to give it full control over charging entertainment tax as per its bylaw and to avoid a situation of the State government giving unilateral concessions. The issue was raised when the SFC chaired by K.N. Harilal met the civic administrators on Thursday (January 23). […]
DIPR photo sent Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Thursday handed over a cheque for ₹1 crore for hosting an ATP Challenger Tour event in Chennai. Mr. Stalin handed over the cheque to Tamil Nadu Tennis Association president Vijay Amritraj. The event is scheduled to be held in February. The Deputy CM also […]
: DMK allies — Congress, CPM and VCK — on Thursday announced they will boycott the ‘At Home’ reception to be hosted by Governor R.N. Ravi on the occasion of Republic Day. In a social media post, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) president K. Selvaperunthagai said Mr. Ravi was acting against the interest of people […]
The Hyderabad City Police Annual Sports and Games Meet 2025 concluded on Thursday (January 23) at the Shivakumar Lal, Goshamahal Police Stadium. The event featured several sporting events, including the 100-metre race, tug of war, and horse jumping and pegging alongside dance performances and patriotic songs. Trophies and medals were presented to the winners. While […]
Six underpasses and one flyover on the Chennai-Bengaluru Highway covering Vellore, Ranipet and Tirupattur districts will be completed by April. NHAI officials said that subway work is in progress at Nandiyalam, Puttuthakku villages in Ranipet; Kanderi and Vetturvan villages in Vellore; Vengili and Girisamudiram villages in Tirupattur. Each underpass will be 4.5 metres high and […]
A massive fire at the Mahindra & Mahindra showroom in Kothaguda junction late on Thursday brought traffic to a halt at one of the most congested stretches in Hyderabad. There were no casualties, as per initial information. Over an hour after the incident was reported, at 11.07 p.m., firefighting operations were underway and no casualties […]
Those who had been to Mantri Mall, Malleshwaram for shopping or to watch a movie were in for a shock on Thursday night when a middle-aged man suddenly climbed over the railings and jumped to his death from the second floor. He landed in a pool of blood onto the ground and was killed on […]
The Crime Branch of Vellore police on Thursday seized 30 litres of methanol, an industrial chemical, from a pharmacy and its two godowns in the Old Town area that comes under Vellore Corporation limits. Revenue authorities and a police team led by K. Malathi, Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO), Vellore, found five litres of methanol in […]
