CMDA plans to create barrier-free access facility in all bus termini

March 12, 2024 09:26 pm | Updated 09:26 pm IST - CHENNAI The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) plans to create barrier-free access, as per international guidelines, in all the bus termini in its jurisdiction — both among those under construction, and those proposed to be constructed. The CMDA is, …...Read More

61 fish kill incidents in Bengaluru in 2024 already, says study

March 12, 2024 09:26 pm | Updated 09:26 pm IST - Bengaluru A total of 61 episodes of fish kill have already been reported in Bengaluru so far in 2024, according to a recent study that sheds light on the concerning trend of fish kill incidents in Bengaluru’s lakes over …...Read More

Muslim bodies condemn CAA notification, want it repealed

March 12, 2024 09:22 pm | Updated 09:22 pm IST - NEW DELHI In a show of strength, Muslim bodies have “vehemently condemned” the notification of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) by the Centre, four years after the Act was passed by Parliament in December 2019. They have called for …...Read More

State launches T-Safe service to help women monitor rides

March 12, 2024 09:14 pm | Updated 09:15 pm IST - HYDERABAD In a move towards improving women’s safety, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy unveiled the innovative Travel Safe (T-Safe) service and dedicated it to the citizens of the State, with a special emphasis on women travelling alone. This ride …...Read More

Rishi Sunak holds private meeting with chair of influential 1922 committee of backbench Tory MPs amid concerns over party's direction

Rishi Sunak had a private meeting with the chairman of the 1922 backbench committee on Monday, Sky News can reveal. The prime minister saw Sir Graham Brady on Monday night on the margins of a scheduled 1922 executive meeting. It comes amid concerns from growing numbers of MPs at the …...Read More

Young Indians’ learning industrial visit in Mysuru

March 12, 2024 09:11 pm | Updated 09:11 pm IST - MYSURU The Mysuru Chapter of Young Indians (Yi), an integral part of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), organised a learning mission to Schneider Electric India Pvt. Ltd., Mysuru, on Monday for its members and Yuva members from institutions. …...Read More

Timely distribution of schools textbooks crucial for students: Minister

March 12, 2024 09:05 pm | Updated 09:06 pm IST - Thiruvananthapuram Timely distribution of schools textbooks will ensure that students have the necessary resources in their academic journey, Minister for General Education V. Sivankutty has said. He was speaking at the State-level inauguration of distribution of school textbooks for …...Read More

Wall painter from Uttar Pradesh arrested for setting fire to temple car

March 12, 2024 09:05 pm | Updated 09:05 pm IST - Bengaluru Villagers caught a 35-year-old wall painter from Uttar Pradesh who had set fire to a temple car parked at the Kalleshwara swamy temple premises of Tumakuru district on Monday. The accused has been identified as Radshesham from Gorakhpur …...Read More

Idukki diocese demands ₹50 lakh compensation for wild animal attack deaths

March 12, 2024 09:05 pm | Updated 09:05 pm IST - IDUKKI The Idukki diocese of the Syro-Malabar Church on Tuesday took out a march and held a protest meeting at Poopara in Idukki, demanding a permanent solution to human-animal conflict issues in the district. Inaugurating the protest meeting at …...Read More

Ending scope for alliance, BAP announces candidate for Banswara-Dungarpur Lok Sabha seat in Rajasthan

March 12, 2024 08:58 pm | Updated 08:58 pm IST - JAIPUR The Bharat Adivasi Party (BAP), which has emerged as a force to reckon with in the tribal-dominated districts in southern Rajasthan, has announced its founder-member and Chorasi MLA Rajkumar Roat as its candidate from Banswara-Dungarpur seat in the …...Read More