West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged on Wednesday that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Uttar Pradesh was not disclosing the correct death toll figure in the Maha Kumbh stampede. “So many people died in the Maha Kumbh incident, but they are not releasing the correct death toll. They have created such hype […]
The second round of survey of the land previously owned by the Mangalam press on the banks of the Kallai river to determine the extent of encroachment, scheduled to be held on Wednesday (February 12), has been postponed due to technical issues. The first round of the survey, held on January 15, had confirmed encroachment […]
The Union Budget sparked anger in Kerala over the Centre’s “continued neglect” of the State on the fiscal front. For some time now, there has been deepening distrust between Left Front-ruled Kerala and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the Centre in the financial realm. The Kerala government has repeatedly accused the Centre of […]
Newly elected CPI(M) Kozhikode district secretary M. Mehboob has said that a development master plan will be devised for Kozhikode city in consultation with experts in various fields. Addressing a ‘meet-the-press’ event organised by the Calicut Press Club here on Wednesday (February 12), he said that a development plan would be chalked out for all […]
Several temple managements and social organisations expressed their support for Chilkur Balaji temple priest C.S. Rangarajan, who was manhandled by a gang recently. They termed the attack “a blot on Hindu Dharma” and demanded protection for priests. Members of the Andhra Pradesh Purohit Brahmana Samakhya took out a procession and staged a demonstration at Annamayya […]
A team of officials drawn from various departments has been deputed to the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Bengaluru to undertake a three-day training programme on data analytics. The officials have been drawn from Mudhalvarin Mugavari, Cooperation, Economics and Statistics, Treasuries and Accounts, Commercial Taxes and Registration, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Human Resources […]
Southern Railway has banned loco pilots, guards (train managers) and other running staff members from consuming medicines, including antihistamines, muscle relaxants, antidepressants and cough syrups, which could trigger drowsiness. The decision follows a report submitted by a committee of experts, which gave a list of tablets/syrups that should not be administered to the crew members […]
Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Wednesday handed over prizes to the winners of various competitions held for students of homes run by the State government’s Children Welfare and Special Services Department. Over 3,400 children from 169 homes took part in the competitions. Thattapparai (Thoothukudi) Region won the overall championship. Ministers P. Geetha […]
The police on Wednesday conducted a search at the Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station following a bomb threat. The threat was received on the police’s FB Messenger. The bomb squad and the dog squad were pressed into service. However, nothing suspicious was detected during the search by the police, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order […]
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday adjourned to February 20 hearing on an anticipatory bail petition filed by Shuhaib, an accused in a case related to the leakage of Standard 10 public examination question paper through his YouTube channel. The allegation against him was that a question paper for Christmas and Onam examinations was leaked through his channel. According […]
