India
February 14, 2025
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KMRL mulls ₹140 cr. pay-and-park project in Kochi metro’s Pink Line

Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) has mulled acquiring land for pay-and-park lots near at least seven metro stations in Kochi metro’s Kakkanad extension. The Phase Two extension from Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium  to Infopark will span 11.20 km and has been named the metro’s Pink Line. Around ₹140 crore is required for the pay-and-park project, primarily […]

India
February 14, 2025
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Sufi music concert ‘Symphony of Harmony’ in Kozhikode on Feb. 17

Internationally acclaimed Sufi music troupe ‘Char Yaar’ will perform in Kozhikode on Monday. The event named ‘Symphony of Harmony’ with the theme ‘Music of unity against communalism’, is being organised by Deshiya Manavika Vedi chaired by poet K. Satchidanandan. The event will be held at Freedom Square on Kozhikode Beach under the banner of ‘UNESCO […]

India
February 14, 2025
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Cyberabad police personnel recognised for bravery and service at ‘Reward Mela’

Head constables M. Venkat Reddy, K. Pradeep Reddy and P. Veeraswamy, all working with the Madhapur Central Crime Station (CCS), were recognised and rewarded by Cyberabad Police Commissioner Avinash Mohanty for their bravery during the recent incident where a criminal opened fire on police personnel in a Gachibowli pub. On February 1, during an operation […]

India
February 14, 2025
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Goa court convicts local man for rape-murder of Irish-British woman Danielle McLaughlin

Nearly eight years after Irish-British national Danielle McLaughlin was raped and brutally murdered in Goa, a court on Friday (February 14, 2025) convicted the lone accused in the case, a 31-year-old local resident. While the prosecution demanded the maximum sentence for the accused Vikat Bhagat, the judge said she would pronounce the quantum of sentence […]

India
February 14, 2025
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Former MP Meenakshi Natarajan named new AICC in-charge of Telangana

Former MP and senior Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan has been named the new AICC in charge of Telangana with immediate effect. AICC general secretary K.C. Venugopal in the orders issued on Friday (February 14, 2025) night announced two new party general secretaries in-charges for Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir and nine in-charges. Ms. Meenakshi Natarajan […]

India
February 14, 2025
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Elephant fury at temple: Forest, Revenue departments come up with contradictory reports

The Forest and Revenue departments came up with contradictory reports on Friday about the circumstances that provoked two captive elephants on the premises of Manakulangara Devi Temple, near Kuruvangad, at Koyilandy and led to the death of three persons in a stampede-like situation on Thursday. While the Forest department indicated that a minor friction between […]

India
February 14, 2025
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Naidu urges every citizen to take part in cleanliness drive in A.P.

  Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has urged every citizen to actively participate in the Swachh Andhra Mission, emphasising that cleanliness should be a collective responsibility rather than an initiative limited to individuals or institutions.  Reviewing the progress of the Swachh Andhra programme, the Chief Minister stressed the need for structured planning and […]

India
February 14, 2025
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Andhra Pradesh government will soon deposit ₹20,000 into the accounts of each farmer, says Somireddy

The State government will soon deposit ₹20,000 into the accounts of each farmer in the State as financial assistance under Annadata Sukhibhava scheme, including the Centre’s minimum income support of ₹6,000 under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi, says former Agriculture Minister and Sarvepalli MLA Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy. He inaugurated Kisan Mela organised at NG Ranga […]

India
February 14, 2025
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As J&K CM condemns Jama Masjid’s Thursday shutdown, Mirwaiz barred from leading Friday prayers

Even as Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah slammed the decision to close Srinagar’s Jama Masjid preventing prayers on the occasion of Shab-e-Baraat, the J&K police allegedly placed Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq under house arrest on both Thursday and Friday, stopping him from leading congregational prayers at the historic mosque. The J&K […]