Woman’s death in elephant attack a matter of great concern, says Minister P. Rajeeve

March 04, 2024 06:37 pm | Updated 06:37 pm IST - KOCHI Industries Minister P. Rajeeve has said that the death of a woman in an elephant attack near Adimali on Monday is a matter of grave concern. He extended his sympathies to the family of the deceased and said …...Read More

Vijay Kumar Malashetty is in-charge SKU V-C

March 04, 2024 06:32 pm | Updated 06:32 pm IST - KALABURAGI Vijay Kumar Malashetty, a professor of Zoology, has been appointed as Provisional Vice-Chancellor of Vijayanagara Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Ballari. He was serving as the Dean of Pure Sciences in the same university. Anant L. Zandekar, whose term as …...Read More

Consumer Protection Association wants RTO to cancel licences of TNSTC ‘Express’ buses overcharging passengers in the Nilgiris

March 04, 2024 06:29 pm | Updated 06:29 pm IST - UDHAGAMANDALAM The Coonoor Consumer Protection Association has called on the Regional Transport Officer to cancel the licences of TNSTC buses that are overcharging passengers on the pretext of operating ‘Express’ bus services. In a statement, S. Manogaran, president of …...Read More

Sustainable agriculture practices stressed

March 04, 2024 06:28 pm | Updated 06:28 pm IST - HANAMKONDA : The significance of the five elements of nature (Panchabhootha) in achieving sustainability in agriculture was stressed by Dr. Sami Reddy, Director of ICAR-NIASM, Baramati. He also explained National Innovations in Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) project, a multi-institutional …...Read More

State government’s OTT platform ‘CSpace’ to be launched this week

March 04, 2024 06:27 pm | Updated 06:27 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM The Kerala government’s over-the-top (OTT) platform ‘CSpace’ is set to be launched this week with an initial offering of 50 films. The platform, which is aimed at ensuring space as well as revenue share for low-budget, independent films, …...Read More

Kerala University V-C bars the name ‘Intifada’ for youth fest

March 04, 2024 06:16 pm | Updated 06:39 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Kerala University Vice-Chancellor Mohanan Kunnummal has barred the university’s students’ union from using the name Intifada for the upcoming youth festival. The controversy surrounding the arts festival, slated to be held in Thiruvananthapuram from March 7 to 11, …...Read More

Kerala government begins crediting salaries, daily withdrawal limit set at ₹50,000

March 04, 2024 06:14 pm | Updated 07:59 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM The Kerala government began crediting the salaries of government employees on Monday, but has temporarily limited daily withdrawal at ₹50,000 citing technical issues. Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal, talking to reporters here, said the government hoped to complete the …...Read More

BRS announces names of four candidates for Lok Sabha polls

March 04, 2024 06:07 pm | Updated 06:08 pm IST - HYDERABAD: Gearing up for the ensuing Lok Sabha elections, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) announced names of four leaders for the polls on Monday. BRS president K. Chandrasekhar Rao stated that B. Vinod Kumar will contest from Karimnagar Lok Sabha …...Read More

Himachal CM Sukhu mum on stability of govt

March 04, 2024 06:02 pm | Updated 06:06 pm IST - Shimla Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, who has been reiterating for the past few days that the government is stable and would complete its five-year term, refused to comment on his regime's stability on March 4. When …...Read More

Is India finally entering stage II of its nuclear programme? | Explained

March 04, 2024 06:00 pm | Updated 06:00 pm IST - Chennai On March 4, Prime Minister Narendra Modi witnessed the start of the process of core-loading the indigenous prototype fast breeder reactor (PFBR) at the Madras Atomic Power Station in Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu. A statement from his office called …...Read More