March 02, 2024 09:29 pm | Updated 09:29 pm IST - NEW DELHI Chief Justice of India C.Y. Chandrachud on Saturday flagged the rising apprehension that right to personal liberty is losing ground in trial courts, with jail, and not bail, becoming the rule. The Chief Justice said there is …...Read More
CJI flags fear that jail is becoming the rule in district courts
Bengaluru City Police manages to get partial image of suspected bomber’s face; manhunt makes no breakthrough yet
March 02, 2024 09:25 pm | Updated 09:26 pm IST - Bengaluru The Bengaluru City Police have launched a manhunt for the suspected bomber using CCTV camera footage and a partial image of his face. Armed with Artificial Intelligence (AI), the police have been trying to spot him in the …...Read More
Rameshwaram Cafe blast: One injured may lose eyesight, three discharged
March 02, 2024 09:22 pm | Updated 09:22 pm IST - Bengaluru One person injured in Friday’s (March 1) blast may lose her eyesight due to extensive damage to the eyes. Among the nine who are injured, three have been discharged from hospital. Nagashree, 35, who was at the restaurant …...Read More
Kozhikode Lok Sabha constituency’s penchant for outstation candidates
March 02, 2024 09:19 pm | Updated 09:20 pm IST - Kozhikode The Kozhikode Lok Sabha constituency has an affinity towards outsiders, candidates from other districts or States, if its track record is any indication. Ever since the constituency came into being, native candidates have represented it in Parliament less …...Read More
PPP crucial for affordable, sustainable housing, says Minister
March 02, 2024 09:19 pm | Updated 09:20 pm IST - KOCHI Construction of houses in public-private participation (PPP) mode is crucial to usher in affordable and sustainable housing, Minister for Revenue and Housing K. Rajan has said. He was speaking at a workshop on ‘Empowering Kerala: Infrastructure financing and …...Read More
State accords administrative sanction for the Pachamalai tourism project
March 02, 2024 09:17 pm | Updated 09:17 pm IST - TIRUCHI The State government has accorded administrative sanction for the tourism development project at Pachamalai, a low mountain range of the Eastern Ghats, in Tiruchi district. Generating livelihood for the tribes of Pachamalai, opening up some potential hotspots for …...Read More
Forest department takes elephant into custody
March 02, 2024 09:15 pm | Updated 09:17 pm IST - Thrissur The officials of the Forest department took an elephant, which was being taken in a lorry, into custody in Thrissur on Saturday. The lorry carrying the chained elephant, which had large, festering wounds, was stopped by the officials …...Read More
Suspension is not Governor’s act of vengeance, says former vet varsity V-C
March 02, 2024 09:10 pm | Updated 09:10 pm IST - Thrissur Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU) Vice-Chancellor M.R. Saseendranath has said that he received the order of his suspension by the Governor while he was preparing to suspend the dean and assistant warden of the College of …...Read More
Seeking recognition for its ideological commitment, VCK unwilling to settle for the ‘usual’ 2 seats, expects at least 3
March 02, 2024 09:07 pm | Updated 09:07 pm IST - CHENNAI Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi finds itself in a familiar position of having to fight for seats after DMK’s seat sharing committee reportedly informed the VCK leadership that it cannot expect to contest in more than 2 seats in the …...Read More
New Press and Registration of Periodicals Act comes into force
March 02, 2024 09:05 pm | Updated 09:34 pm IST - NEW DELHI The new Press and Registration of Periodicals Act, 2023, has come into force and the old Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867, now stands repealed. The Centre has notified the new law and the associated rules …...Read More
