A day after more than 500 students from Nepal were forced to leave the campus of Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Bhubaneswar and dropped at the Cuttack railway station following protests over the death of a student, the Odisha government on Tuesday instituted a three-member committee to ascertain the circumstances leading to the […]
The government has been making many efforts to attract investments Source
Writer and columnist Sreevarahom Balakrishnan died here on Tuesday. He was 93. A columnist for The Hindu, he specialised in the arts. Mr. Balakrishnan taught English at Pazhassi Raja NSS College, Mattannur, and NSS College, Dhanuvachapuram. He also worked as public relations officer at Kerala Raj Bhavan. He wrote the dialogues for the Mammotty starrer […]
In the absence of any scientific mechanism to collect and dispose of date-expired or unused/waste drugs, the State Drugs Control department is taking up a new initiative, nPROUD (New Programme for Removal of Unused Drugs), under which unused/date-expired drugs would be either collected directly from home or spaces would be created where these can be […]
Thai Poosam was a grand celebration in temples across the city. At the Vadapalani Andavar Temple, the event was celebrated on two days, with nearly 8,000 women bearing pots of milk on their heads and around 1,000 devotees carried ‘Kavadis’. More than one lakh devotees visited the temple. Temple officials said that on February 10, […]
The State government’s comprehensive quality education programme is being implemented as part of a mission to improve the quality of public education, Speaker A.N. Shamseer has said. He was speaking after inaugurating the State government’s comprehensive quality education programme in the State capital on Tuesday. “School infrastructure had improved a lot as part of the […]
A merchant vessel with 24 people onboard that developed a technical snag due to an oil pump failure off the Kerala coast has been assisted by the Kerala Maritime Board to continue its sail after a delay of five days. The ship was over 14 nautical miles away from the coast. Bitumen Tanker YLW sailing […]
Environmentalists have raised serious concerns over the large-scale encroachment along the banks of the Valapattanam river near Kattampally bridge in Chirakkal grama panchayat in Kannur. Allegations are rife that private landowners are illegally extending their properties by filling the riverbanks with construction debris, including concrete, plastics, glass, and other waste materials. It is reportedly aimed […]
Taking a dig at the Election Commission of India on Tuesday (February 18, 2025), Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav said that the poll body has become a cheerleader for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. It is turning into a cancer, ravaging India’s democracy and the Constitution, he added. Mr. Yadav, the Leader of the […]
The State government has announced its resolve to provide adequate allocation to Medical and Health department in the budget for the year 2025-26. Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and Health Minister C. Damodar Rajanarsimha said the government has decided to provide sufficient funds to the Health department and Rajiv Aarogyasri health insurance scheme as […]
