Udhagamandalam Municipality begins restoration of wells to supply drinking water

April 12, 2024 07:17 pm | Updated 07:17 pm IST - UDHAGAMANDALAM Udhagamandalam Municipality has undertaken the restoration of 23 wells across its limits to help provide drinking water to residents, as an impending water crisis looms in the district, including the district headquarters of Udhagamandalam. The municipality said that …...Read More

Lok Sabha polls | BJP government respects Constitution, even Ambedkar can't abolish it now, says PM Modi

April 12, 2024 07:16 pm | Updated 07:17 pm IST - Jaipur Amid Opposition charges that the BJP was out to destroy the Constitution, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 12 said that his government revered it and even Babasaheb Ambedkar would not be able to abolish it now. Addressing …...Read More

Irrigation department begins opening shutters of Thanneermukkom barrage

April 12, 2024 07:16 pm | Updated 07:16 pm IST - ALAPPUZHA The Irrigation department began opening shutters of the Thanneermukkom barrage on Friday. Officials said that 21 of the total 90 shutters were opened till evening. “The shutters are being opened in a phased manner. The rest of the …...Read More

Local holiday on April 16 for Samayapuram temple Chithirai car festival

April 12, 2024 07:13 pm | Updated 07:13 pm IST - TIRUCHI A local holiday has been declared for offices and educational institutions under the control of State government in Tiruchi district on April 16 in view of the the Chithirai car festival of the Samayapuram Arulmigu Mariyamman temple in …...Read More

‘Vote from home’ for the elderly and disabled in Mysuru Lok Sabha constituency from April 13 to 17

April 12, 2024 07:10 pm | Updated 07:10 pm IST - MYSURU The ‘vote from home’ by the senior citizens and physically disabled persons will be held in Mysuru Lok Sabha constituency from April 13 to 17. Deputy Commissioner of Mysuru K.V. Rajendra, who is also the Election Officer for …...Read More

CPI(M) finds itself in a tight spot over murder revelation

April 12, 2024 07:06 pm | Updated 07:06 pm IST - ALAPPUZHA The Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] has found itself in a tight spot after party leader and Alappuzha district panchayat member Bipin C. Babu revealed that the murder of Indian National Trade Union Congress leader Kaleekkal Sathyan …...Read More

Big boiler manufacturers cannot guarantee 'boiler tax' refund for 'ripped off' customers

Three of the "big four" boiler manufacturers for the UK cannot guarantee customers will be refunded the so-called "boiler tax" that companies added to new boilers earlier this year. In January boiler-makers hiked costs by up to an extra £120 per boiler to cover anticipated penalties for a green scheme …...Read More

Narasimha Naik files nomination papers for bypolls in Surpur Assembly Constituency

April 12, 2024 07:05 pm | Updated 07:05 pm IST - Yadgir Narasimha Naik (Raju Gowda) on Friday filed his nomination papers to fight the byelections from Surpur Assembly Constituency which is going to the polls on May 7. He has been fielded by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Mr. …...Read More

UoH alumnus, former head of department appointed UGC member

April 12, 2024 07:05 pm | Updated 07:05 pm IST - HYDERABAD Alumnus of the University of Hyderabad (UoH) and a former head of the English department Sachidananda Mohanty has been appointed a member of the University Grants Commission (UGC), as per a gazette notification issued by the Ministry of …...Read More

Lok Sabha elections | PM Modi says ‘time is not far’ for J&K Statehood, Assembly polls

April 12, 2024 07:04 pm | Updated 07:09 pm IST - JAMMU Prime Minister Narendra Modi focussed a spotlight on the promise to restore Statehood and hold Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir at a rally for the upcoming Lok Sabha election on April 12, though he did not offer …...Read More