Traffic police personnel get buttermilk, juice, hats in Vellore, nearby districts

April 13, 2024 06:54 pm | Updated 06:54 pm IST - VELLORE Traffic police personnel in Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupattur and Tiruvannamalai started getting lemon juice and buttermilk twice a day from Saturday onwards to beat the heat during summer. The Superintendent of Police (Vellore), N. Manivannan, distributed buttermilk, watermelon and …...Read More

Absentee voters on essential services to cast postal ballot

April 13, 2024 06:53 pm | Updated 06:53 pm IST - MYSURU The postal voting centre has been opened at the deputy commissioner’s office here to facilitate the absentee voters on essential services (AVES) to cast their ballot for the Mysuru Lok Sabha polls. The postal voting centre has been …...Read More

Three injured in Manipur gunfight; more security forces deployed

April 13, 2024 06:51 pm | Updated 06:52 pm IST - Imphal Three persons were injured in a gunfight between armed village volunteers and unidentified gunmen in Manipur's Tengnoupal district on April 12. “There was a gunfight between Meitei and Kuki insurgents at Pelyang village in Tengnoupal district. Three Meitei …...Read More

Tiruchi’s Food Street hub yet to take off in earnest as elections cause further delay

April 13, 2024 06:51 pm | Updated 06:51 pm IST - TIRUCHI Tiruchi City Corporation’s ‘Food Street’, meant to bring street vendors under one roof on a plot earmarked near Uzhavar Sandhai at Anna Nagar, is yet to take off, despite a detailed project report (DPR) being prepared for the …...Read More

Congress activists stage protest against Modi’s visit

April 13, 2024 06:47 pm | Updated 06:47 pm IST - MYSURU Congress activists in Mysuru staged a demonstration on Saturday to protest Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Mysuru, scheduled for Sunday. Mr. Modi will be addressing a public rally at the Maharaja’s College Grounds from 4 p.m. as …...Read More

Lok Sabha polls: Additional flying squads deployed in Vellore

April 13, 2024 06:45 pm | Updated 06:45 pm IST - VELLORE Collector and District Election Officer V.R. Subbulaxmi on Saturday issued an order for deployment of additional nine flying squads in Vellore district to increase surveillance and to ensure strict adherence to electoral regulations. Election officials said that the …...Read More

Apollo University holds workshop on birdwatching

April 13, 2024 06:44 pm | Updated 06:44 pm IST The Photography, Trekking, Eco, and Social Responsibility Clubs of Apollo University organised a workshop ‘Vihangam - Birds and Birdwatching’ at their campus, here on Saturday. Popular birdwatcher ‘Birdman’ Karthik of Tirupati led the session, which was attended by around 200 …...Read More

Srirangam bus terminus work gathers momentum

April 13, 2024 06:41 pm | Updated 06:44 pm IST - TIRUCHI The Tiruchi City Corporation has expedited the construction work of the bus terminus at Srirangam to complete it ahead of schedule. The terminus is being built on 1.08 acres of land on Gandhi Road near the Rajagopuram of …...Read More

Jaishankar’s remark on China akin to giving it clean chit, says Congress

April 13, 2024 06:41 pm | Updated 07:13 pm IST - New Delhi The Congress on April 13 hit out at the Narendra Modi government on the issue of Chinese transgressions and said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s reported remark that “China has not occupied any of our land” is …...Read More

North Andhra will witness speedy progress if Jagan is given another chance: YSRCP MP

April 13, 2024 06:40 pm | Updated 06:40 pm IST - VIZIANAGARAM Vizianagaram MP and YSRCP Lok Sabha nominee Bellana Chandrasekhar on Saturday said that North Andhra region would witness significant and speedy progress only when Mr. Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy was given another chance to rule the State. Along …...Read More