Arts, sports fete for the elderly in Thiruvananthapuram

March 10, 2024 10:29 pm | Updated 10:29 pm IST - Thiruvananthapuram An arts and sports festival for the senior citizens will be organised in the State capital on March 11 and 12. ‘Karuthal’ is the State’s first arts and sports festival for the elderly, a statement from the District …...Read More

Is the government going to introduce a new toll collection system? | Explained

March 10, 2024 10:27 pm | Updated 10:45 pm IST The story so far: Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said in Parliament in February that the government plans to implement a new highway toll collection system based on the global navigation satellite system before the model code of …...Read More

Dakshayani S. Appa to get honorary doctorate from Karnataka State Akkamahadevi Women’s University

March 10, 2024 10:25 pm | Updated 10:25 pm IST - KALABURAGI Recognising heR immense contribution in the field of Education and Social Service, the Karnataka State Akkamahadevi Women’s University, Vijayapura, has decided to confer honorary doctorate on chairperson of the Sharanabasaveshwar Vidya Vardhak Sangha Dakshayini S. Appa. The honour …...Read More

‘Rail roko’ protest by farmers affects train services in Punjab

March 10, 2024 10:21 pm | Updated March 11, 2024 02:41 am IST - Chandigarh Farmers on Sunday squatted on railway tracks at many places in Punjab as part of a 'rail roko' protest called by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha to press the Centre …...Read More

NIT team to examine floating bridge accident at Varkala

March 10, 2024 10:07 pm | Updated 10:07 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM The floating bridge at Varkala in Thiruvananthapuram will be open to the public only after a safety assessment by a team of experts from the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Kozhikode. The NIT team is expected to visit …...Read More

Narendra Modi to campaign in Kerala on March 15, 17 - The Hindu

March 10, 2024 10:06 pm | Updated March 11, 2024 07:47 am IST - Thiruvananthapuram For the fourth time since January, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will put his shoulder to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) campaign bandwagon in Kerala by holding a roadshow and public rally in the Palakkad and …...Read More

Panel, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, likely to appoint new Election Commissioners by March 15

March 10, 2024 10:03 pm | Updated March 11, 2024 08:12 am IST - New Delhi: The two vacancies in the Election Commission (EC), created by the surprise resignation of Arun Goel and the retirement of Anup Chandra Pandey, are likely to be filled by March 15, sources indicated on …...Read More

Uttar Pradesh Congress passes resolution for candidature from Gandhi family

March 10, 2024 09:58 pm | Updated March 11, 2024 02:38 am IST - Lucknow The Uttar Pradesh unit of the Congress on Sunday unanimously passed a resolution for the candidature from the Gandhi family in Amethi and Raebareli seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The Congress Pradesh Election …...Read More

Thiruvananthapuram-based young writer interacts with President

March 10, 2024 09:51 pm | Updated 09:51 pm IST - Thiruvananthapuram City-based young writer Mithun Murali who won the PM Yuva award 2023 for his novel named Knight of the Sea was invited by President Droupadi Murmu to Rashtrapati Bhavan for an interaction. Mr. Murali’s books were also exhibited …...Read More

Fire truck reaches Indrakeeladri to douse flames, loses control and rams into railings

March 10, 2024 09:47 pm | Updated 09:47 pm IST - VIJAYAWADA Tension prevailed when a fire broke out atop Indrakeeladri near the ‘Om’ turn on Sunday. One of the fire tenders that reached the spot to douse the flames lost control and rammed into the railings on the hill. …...Read More