Residents erect banner for bridge to replace level crossing near Katpadi

March 01, 2024 09:18 pm | Updated 09:18 pm IST - VELLORE In a bid to draw attention of authorities of the district administration and the Southern Railway, residents of nine villages near Katpadi town in Vellore, have erected a banner in Latteri village on Friday demanding the construction of …...Read More

BJP to take people’s suggestions for national manifesto

March 01, 2024 09:14 pm | Updated 09:14 pm IST - HYDERABAD The BJP is planning to launch 17 multi-media LED vans across Telangana to cover the 17 Parliament constituencies and all the 33 districts, where it will seek to gather people’s opinions about what should constitute the party’s manifesto …...Read More

₹2.5 crore worth of Jal Jeevan Mission pipes gutted in Idukki

March 01, 2024 09:14 pm | Updated 09:16 pm IST - IDUKKI In a major fire at Poopara in Idukki, ₹2.5 crore worth of High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) pipes were gutted on Friday evening. The pipes were stored near the ground at the Poopara village office, while the fire broke out …...Read More

Spotlight on India’s technology-driven equitable growth

March 01, 2024 09:14 pm | Updated 09:14 pm IST - HYDERABAD Skill-biased technological changes and the lack of vibrant innovation ecosystems in developing nations are primary culprits behind growing disparities. India, however, is a leading proponent of technology-driven equitable growth, said Sachin Chaturvedi, director-general of Research and Information System …...Read More

KSIDC’s start-up conclave in Kochi on March 4

March 01, 2024 09:12 pm | Updated 09:12 pm IST - KOCHI Industries Minister P. Rajeeve will inaugurate the Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation’s (KSIDC) one-day start-up conclave in the city on March 4. The event would be a platform to network with other start-ups, policymakers, and ecosystem enablers, said …...Read More

Five-minute grace for Inter exam candidates in Telangana

March 01, 2024 09:12 pm | Updated 09:12 pm IST - HYDERABAD Three days after the Intermediate Public Examination began on February 28, the Board of Intermediate Education (BIE) has decided to give candidates five-minute grace period for entering the centre. “Intermediate first and second-year candidates should reach the exam …...Read More

Maha Sivaratri Brahmotsavams begin in ancient Saivite shrines across Rayalaseema region in Andhra Pradesh

March 01, 2024 09:10 pm | Updated 09:10 pm IST - TIRUPATI/NANDYAL The ancient Saivite shrines across Rayalaseema reverberated with ‘Sivanama Smarana’, with the beginning of the annual Brahmotsavams on Friday. At Kapila Theertham in Tirupati, the festival began with the hoisting of the sacred flag ‘Nandi Dhwajapatam’ atop the …...Read More

Senior journalist Ram Managuli passes away

March 01, 2024 09:09 pm | Updated 09:13 pm IST - Belagavi Senior journalist Ram Managuli, 64, passed away in Bagalkot on Friday. The writer was ailing for sometime. He had served as the Chief of Bureau of the Kannada daily Samyukta Karnataka, apart from running his family-owned daily. He …...Read More

Death of veterinary student: 3 more arrested

March 01, 2024 09:08 pm | Updated March 02, 2024 12:15 am IST - KALPETTA The Vythiri police arrested three more accused on Friday in connection with the death of J.S. Siddharth, a junior veterinary student of the College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, in Wayanad. The arrested were …...Read More

Vivekananda Reddy’s murder: daughter Sunitha flags ‘lapses’ in CBI probe

March 01, 2024 09:07 pm | Updated 09:08 pm IST - KADAPA In a sudden twist to the prolonged CBI inquiry into the murder of former Member of Parliament Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy, his daughter Sunitha Narreddy has raised serious objections over the alleged lapses in the probe. In the same …...Read More