Two instalments of social security pensions to be disbursed from Tuesday

April 07, 2024 07:48 pm | Updated 07:48 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM The Kerala government will begin the distribution of two instalments of social security and welfare board pensions from Tuesday. The pensioners will receive ₹3,200 each, which constitutes the pension payments for two months. Earlier, the government had announced …...Read More

BJP dividing society but Congress is not an alternative, says SUCI(C)

April 07, 2024 07:39 pm | Updated 07:39 pm IST - Belagavi SUCI(Communist) will enter the Lok Sabha elections fray by fielding 19 candidates in Karnataka, party leaders said in Belagavi. “We are fighting in 151 constituencies in 19 States and three Union Territories at the national level. This time …...Read More

Modi has special affection for TN, says Nadda

April 07, 2024 07:38 pm | Updated 07:38 pm IST - KARUR Prime Minister Narendra Modi has special affection for Tamil Nadu and the government headed by him had allocated funds amounting to several crores to the State for various schemes, Bharatiya Janata Party president J.P. Nadda said on Sunday. …...Read More

Friendly football match to spread the word on elections; at Munnar on April 12

April 07, 2024 07:37 pm | Updated 07:37 pm IST - IDUKKI As part of the SVEEP campaign, a friendly football match, “Tusker Shield”, is to be held at Munnar Kannan Devan Hills Plantations ground at Munnar in Idukki at 4 p.m. on April 12. The Idukki district Police team …...Read More

Karuvannur loan scam comes to haunt the LDF again

April 07, 2024 07:37 pm | Updated 07:37 pm IST - Thrissur With the Lok Sabha elections around the corner, the multi-crore Karuvannur loan scam has come back to haunt the LDF. The CPI(M) has found itself in a tight spot with the Enforcement Directorate (ED) recording the statements of …...Read More

BMTC driver assaulted over trivial row in Bengaluru

April 07, 2024 07:36 pm | Updated 07:36 pm IST - Bengaluru A BMTC bus conductor-cum-driver sustained injuries after an armed gang attacked him over a trivial row at the KS layout bus stand recently. The victim, Nagendra, sustained multiple injuries to his head, eyes and hand, and was admitted …...Read More

UDF appoints E.J. Agasthi as Kottayam district chairman

April 07, 2024 07:34 pm | Updated 07:34 pm IST - KOTTAYAM Following the sudden resignation of Saji Manjakkadambil as the United Democratic Front (UDF) Kottayam district committee chairman, an emergency meeting of the UDF on Sunday appointed veteran Kerala Congress leader E.J. Agasthi as the new chairman. Veteran Congress …...Read More

Apathy adds to misery of Murias and Koyas reeling under water shortage along A.P.-Chhattisgarh border

April 07, 2024 07:32 pm | Updated 07:32 pm IST - EDUGURALLAPALLI (A.P.-CHHATTISGARH BORDER) The Muria and Koya tribes living in Chintoor Agency of Alluri Sitharama Raju district in Andhra Pradesh are reeling under water scarcity as the streams on which they are dependent have gone dry. The Murias who …...Read More

UDF confident of an encore in Wayanad, LDF and NDA highlight a clutch of issues

April 07, 2024 07:28 pm | Updated 08:13 pm IST - KALPETTA The lush green tea gardens are a fascinating sight for anyone travelling on the Kozhikode-Ooty interstate highway. However, the beauty does not reflect on the lives of the workers at these estates. When Communist Party of India (CPI) …...Read More

BJP cadre booked for MCC violation in Karaikal

April 07, 2024 07:27 pm | Updated 07:27 pm IST - KARAIKAL A Bharatiya Janatha Party (BJP) cadre was booked for the violation of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by Karaikal police on Saturday. A. Arun Kowshik Rajan has been accused of allegedy bursting fire crackers in a rash and …...Read More