Youth of Tamil Nadu are not ready to accept fake promises of the DMK and they want to be globally competitive. That is what the objective of the National Education Policy (NEP) as well, said Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L. Murugan on Sunday. Speaking to reporters in Chennai, he said: “This […]
PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss on Sunday urged the Union government to release ₹2,401 crore that belongs to Tamil Nadu under the Samagra Shiksha scheme and criticised Union Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan’s statement that funds will not be released unless the State government accepts the National Education Policy in its entirety, including the three-language formula. […]
A pall of darkness continues to engulf the Mattancherry Ferry Jetty of the State Water Transport department (SWTD), even as ferries from Kochi city resumed services to the jetty on February 5 after a seven-year gap. Concerned about commutershaving to make their way through the unlit jetty complex and its surroundings, the West Kochi Passengers’ […]
: Leader of Opposition and AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Sunday said the Centre should release pending dues under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) to the State government, as many women workers have not received their salaries under the scheme. Addressing a zonal conference for young party cadres from […]
Between 2008 and 2024, funding from the Union government, primarily through the National Disaster Response Fund, covered only a fraction of the total estimated losses — just 8% for droughts and 6% for floods. This has left the State heavily dependent on limited resources, observed the Environment and Social Systems Assessment report by the World […]
Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) has requested farmers to refrain from using single-phase pump sets in irrigation feeders during night hours to prevent power disruptions. “The Karnataka government currently ensures a three-phase power supply for agricultural pump sets for four hours during the day and three hours at night. Additionally, under the Nirantara Jyothi scheme, […]
‘The Hindu – Living Spaces 2025’, a property exhibition featuring over 200+ prestigious projects, apart from stalls from financial institutions, furniture and interiors sectors, drew to a close in the city on Sunday. A prospective investor Shailendar, who was at the exhibition on Sunday, said that he drove 25 km and the journey was worth […]
A well-oiled bribery culture at the Direct Procurement Centres (DPCs) of the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation (TNCSC) in the Cauvery Delta region has put the farmers under stress. The farmers, who are being forced to shell out ₹1 per kg of paddy procured from them at the DPCs, are worried about complaining openly. According […]
Kashmir’s chief cleric and Hurriyat chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, said on Sunday (February 16, 2025) that there was “no meaningful consultation with stakeholders before the Waqf Bill was presented in Parliament.” “No meaningful consultation was conducted with key stakeholders before presenting the Bill in Parliament. It was being implemented without due discussion. This move would […]
The Draft UGC (Minimum Qualifications for Appointment & Promotion of Teachers and Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and Measures for Maintenance of Standards in Higher Education) Regulations, 2025, have become a cause of concern mong educators, regulatory bodies and policymakers. For Chairperson of Telangana Council of Higher Education V. Balakista Reddy the Regulations hint […]
