Govt. notifies guidelines for speedy disposal of small farmers’ cases in courts

March 04, 2024 09:37 pm | Updated 09:37 pm IST - BENGALURU The State government has issued a gazette notification framing guidelines for providing speedy disposal of cases to help small farmers and people from economically weaker sections in courts within six months. President of India Droupadi Murmu gave her …...Read More

Launch of Ghatkesar-Lingampalli railway line will increase MMTS reach to 123.52 km

March 04, 2024 09:34 pm | Updated 09:35 pm IST - HYDERABAD When Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches the new suburban section of the Multi-Modal Transport Service (MMTS) of South Central Railway (SCR) between Ghatkesar and Lingampalli via the newly laid Moula Ali-Sanatnagar railway line on Tuesday, it will increase …...Read More

Cash seized during police raids on houses of TDP leaders

March 04, 2024 09:32 pm | Updated 09:32 pm IST - NELLORE The Police Department seized wads of currency notes during multiple raids conducted on the houses of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leaders including Nellore City constituency candidate Ponguru Narayana, on March 4 (Monday). Raids were conducted on the residences …...Read More

KSU bandh during exams a cruelty to students, says Sivankutty

March 04, 2024 09:30 pm | Updated 09:30 pm IST - Thiruvananthapuram Minister for General Education V. Sivankutty has condemned the Kerala Students’ Union’s (KSU) declaration of an education bandh at the time of the year-end examinations. Terming the bandh an atrocity against students, the Minister said the KSU should …...Read More

Government suffers five defeats to Rwanda Bill in House of Lords

Rishi Sunak has suffered a number of sizeable defeats in the House of Lords over his controversial bill to rescue the stalled Rwanda plan. Peers have voted through five amendments which, if enacted in law, would make it harder for parliament to declare the African nation 'safe' and would require …...Read More

Congress legislature party leader in Arunachal joins BJP ahead of Assembly polls

March 04, 2024 09:26 pm | Updated 09:33 pm IST - Itanagar Congress legislature party leader in Arunachal Pradesh Lombo Tayeng joined the ruling BJP on March 4, ahead of the Assembly elections in the State. With Mr. Tayeng switching sides, the Congress which won four seats in the 60-member …...Read More

Kerala Agricultural University inks MoU with AIR Thiruvananthapuram

March 04, 2024 09:23 pm | Updated 09:24 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM The Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) is now the brand sponsor of the ‘Vayalum Veedum’ programme aired on the All India Radio, Thiruvananthapuram station. KAU and AIR Thiruvananthapuram have inked an MoU in this regard, a statement said. Under …...Read More

Spanish woman gang rape case: Jharkhand High Court takes suo motu cognisance

March 04, 2024 09:22 pm | Updated 10:10 pm IST - Patna The Jharkhand High Court on Monday took suo motu cognisance of the gang rape of a Spanish woman in Dumka on Friday night. A Division Bench led by Acting Chief Justice S. Chandrashekhar sought a report from Jharkhand’s …...Read More

Compensation of ₹10 lakh paid to family of woman killed in elephant attack, says Minister P. Rajeeve

March 04, 2024 09:21 pm | Updated 09:22 pm IST - KOCHI Industries and Law Minister P. Rajeeve on Monday said the State government had already handed over a compensation of ₹10 lakh to the family of the woman trampled to death by a wild elephant at Kanjiraveli near Adimali …...Read More

T.N. government to distribute rice to mosques for Ramzan gruel

March 04, 2024 09:20 pm | Updated 09:20 pm IST - Chennai The Tamil Nadu government, on Monday, March 4, announced that 7,040 tonnes of rice would be distributed to mosques in Tamil Nadu for making nombu kanji (gruel) during the month of Ramzan. A State government press release said …...Read More