A day after Nongthombam Biren Singh resigned as the Chief Minister of restive Manipur, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) began scouting for his successor. Sambit Patra, in charge of the BJP in Manipur, held separate closed-door meetings with each of the party’s MLAs — barring seven belonging to the Kuki-Zo community — in the State’s […]
The State government is expecting a 30% increase compared to previous year in the number of pilgrims visiting Srisailam temple for the upcoming Maha Sivaratri Brahmotsavams, and has asked the officials to take necessary measures to ensure hassle-free darshan for the devotees. Ahead of the Brahmotsvams staring February 19, Endowments Minister Anam Ramnarayana Reddy, Ministers […]
Leading Kathak exponent Pandit Rajendra Gangani has been selected for this year’s prestigious Nishagandhi Puraskaram, instituted by the Department of Tourism, for outstanding contributions to Indian Classical Dance. The honour will be presented to Pandit Gangani at the inaugural of the week-long Nishagandhi Dance Festival in the city on February 14. The award acknowledges Pandit […]
Pattali Makkal Katchi president Anbumani Ramadoss on Monday said the DMK government’s “inability” to present adequate data to justify the 69% reservations for BC, MBC and SC/STs in the Supreme Court may result in the policy being scrapped, leading to widespread violence. At a consultative meeting in Chennai in which representatives of various social and […]
The Department of Computer Science and Engineering at GSSS Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women (GSSSIETW) conducted an “AI Ideathon” in collaboration with Amazon Web Services here recently. The two-day event titled “AWS Generative AI Ideathon” was held on February 7th and 8th. It was designed to offer students an immersive learning experience in […]
The ongoing rebellion in the Opposition BJP has taken a new twist, with the party high command again issuing a show-cause notice to prominent rebel leader and MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal on Monday for violating party discipline by continuing his tirade against State leadership. The notice has been issued at a time when both the […]
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has completed a preliminary survey for the proposed Kayamkulam-Thoothukudi road project. In a statement issued on Sunday, Kodikunnil Suresh, MP, said that a request had earlier been submitted to Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari for a National Highway (NH) connecting Kayamkulam and Thoothukudi, passing […]
Members of Tamil Nadu Government Employees’ Association (TNGEA) went on a 24-hour dharna in front of the Collector’s Office here on Monday to press for their charter of demands, including implementation of the Old Pension Scheme. The association, among other things, demanded entitlements including 21 months pay revision arrears, freeze arrears, and suspended surrender leave. […]
Former Minister and veteran communist G. Sudhakaran has criticised writer M. Mukundan for the latter’s statement that he would stand and cooperate with the government. Speaking at a function at Ambalappuzha on Sunday, Mr. Sudhakaran said that writers should criticise fearlessly. “M. Mukundan said that writers should stand with the government. I don’t know which […]
The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s (HAL) Hindustan Jet Trainer HJT-36 was renamed as ‘Yashas’ on the inaugural day of the Aero India. The aircraft was earlier called Sitara. The defence PSU said that the trainer has undergone extensive modifications to resolve departure characteristics and spin resistance throughout the aircraft envelope. “The large-scale changes to the baseline […]
