The Tamil Nadu government would bring about legislation to provide for the representation of differently-abled persons in the local bodies in the State, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin announced on Thursday. Legislations to amend the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Act, 1998 and the Tamil Nadu Panchayat Act, 1994 accordingly would be tabled in the upcoming […]
A 59-year-old head constable of Vazhaipandal police was injured after a bull hit during a bull race that was held in Pennagar village near Kalavai town in Ranipet on Thursday. Police said the constable was identified as K. Prabhakaran. Initial inquiry revealed that a team of around 20 police personnel led by sub-inspector C. Senthil Kumar […]
The Bangalore University’s Department of Psychology, which was established in 1974, is celebrating its 50th anniversary on February 28 and March 1. To mark the occasion, the Department is set to launch its newly formed Psychology Alumni Association, Jnana Bharathi, Bangalore University (PAA-JBU). Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dinesh Gundu Rao will preside over […]
The Health department as part of its Arogyam, Anandam: Keep Cancers Away screening campaign has so far screened over 4.2 lakh people, an official statement issued here said. Health Minister Veena George said that special arrangements had been made in 1,398 public health facilities for early cancer screening and that 4.22 lakh people had undergone […]
Around nine workers sustained injuries after an under-construction building at the University of Hyderabad caved in on Thursday night. While seven workers sustained minor injuries and were rescued right after the building collapse, two others who were stuck inside are said to be in a critical condition. All the nine persons were rushed to a […]
A major portion of the 30 sovereigns of gold ornaments which were stolen by burglars from a house was found abandoned near the same house at Kumaranellur near Mukkom in Kozhikode district on Thursday. The abandoned ornaments were found inside a laundry bucket near the house. According to the complainants, they got back about 28 […]
The outrage over the sexual assault on a 26-year-old woman continues to grow in Pune, with students, party workers, and activists staging a protest at the Swargate bus depot on Thursday (February 27, 2025). The Pune City Police deployed 13 teams, put into service a drone, dog squad, and released a poster and announced ₹1 […]
The HSR Layout police have arrested a 30-year-old city-based jeweller along with two of his security personnel for allegedly assaulting the owner of a restaurant and threatening him with a machete over a trivial row on Wednesday. Based on the complaint filed by Thiruselvam S., owner of a popular restaurant in HSR Layout, the police […]
It’s the most opportune moment for India’s AVGC-R (Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics, and Extended Reality) sector, an area where technology and creativity are intersecting, said Sanjay Jaju, Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. ‘’We have a rich cultural heritage to be documented through storytelling on the vast canvas of the media and entertainment. The scale […]
It was a sea of humanity at the annual Siddharoodha Jatra Mahotsava in Hubballi on Thursday as people from across the region and neighbouring States landed in the city for the annual car festival. Amid chanting slogans in praise of Sri Siddharoodha Swami, the devotees pulled the car of their favourite Siddharoodha Ajja (as the […]
