Nishant Kumar, son of Janata Dal (United) leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, said on Tuesday that the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) should declare his father the chief ministerial candidate ahead of the Assembly election in the State. He made the statement a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Mr. Kumar the […]
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday (February 25, 2025) arrested a Gujarat-based journalist in a money laundering investigation linked to an alleged financial fraud, officials said. Mahesh Langa was taken into custody and produced before a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) Court in Ahmedabad, they said. The court sent Mr. Langa to ED […]
The Madras High Court has dismissed a writ appeal filed against the leasing out of 2.40 acres of land, belonging to the Somanathaswamy Temple at Kolathur in Chennai, to the Mylapore Kapaleeswarar Temple for establishment of an arts and science college. A Division Bench of Justices R. Subramanian and C. Kumarappan rejected the appeal preferred […]
Rising costs of power, labour and raw materials have dented the competitiveness of the 400-and-odd small-scale foundries in Coimbatore city and nearby areas. A. Shiva Shanmughakumar, president of the Coimbatore Tiny and Small Foundry Owners’ Association (Cosmafan), said the foundries are operating only 60%-70% of the capacity as they are unable to compete with the […]
Tribal organisations, including the Adivasi-Dalit Munneta Samithi and Adivasi Gothra Mahasabha, have decided to approach the National Scheduled Tribes Commission and the State Scheduled Tribes Commission to file a case against the Kannur District Collector and the District Scheduled Tribes Officer on culpable homicide charges. The move follows the death of tirbal couple Velli and […]
The 68-km stretch of the Bengaluru–Chennai Expressway that passes through Karnataka is being used by around 1,600 motorists on an average everyday, for the last two weeks. In total, 71 km of the 260-km expressway falls under Karnataka. The 68-km stretch from Hoskote to KGF is currently toll-free as the entire four-lane highway is not […]
In a novel attempt to provide education to a bed-ridden girl belonging to the Cholanaikkan tribe in Malappuram district, the Samagra Shiksha Kerala programme of the general education department has prepared 30 audio-visual texts in the tribe’s own distinct language. The 12-year-old girl, Meenakshi, is the elder daughter of Mani of Poochappara in Nilambur, who […]
The submission of online applications for Telangana Engineering, Agriculture & Pharmacy Common Entrance Test (EAPCET 2025) will be accepted from March 1, instead of the earlier proposed date February 25, JNTUH, the university conducting the test informed on Tuesday. The remaining examination schedule is unchanged. In a related development, the Board of Intermediate Education, released […]
HYDERABAD The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has demanded that the State government institute a judicial commission to inquire into the Alimineti Madhava Reddy Project — Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel collapse incident as three major accidents have taken place in the irrigation sector during the last 14 months. Speaking to newspersons here on Tuesday, […]
Ahead of the State Budget that will be presented by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on March 7, the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) on Tuesday demanded a “pro-farmer” Budget by releasing a booklet listing out their demands. The 30-page booklet was released in Mysuru by KRRS president Badagalapura Nagendra. He was accompanied by several farmer leaders. […]
