UDF, NDA misleading voters on Thiruvanathapuram’s development: LDF

April 04, 2024 08:25 pm | Updated 08:25 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Left Democratic Front (LDF) has accused its political rivals of attempting to mislead the electorate in the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency by propagating falsehoods in the run-up to the upcoming polls. Addressing a press conference here on Thursday, …...Read More

Upcoming polls a great chance to oust BJP: Udhayanidhi

April 04, 2024 08:25 pm | Updated 08:59 pm IST - TIRUCHI Alleging that the BJP government at the Centre has not done anything for Tamil Nadu in the last 10 years, Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development Udhayanidhi Stalin called upon the electorate to oust the present regime …...Read More

Prior permission must for carrying out poll advertisements on e-paper, says Dharwad Returning Officer

April 04, 2024 08:23 pm | Updated 08:23 pm IST - HUBBALLI District Returning Officer and Deputy Commissioner Divya Prabhu on Thursday clarified that while prior certification is not required for carrying out political advertisements in print media except on the eve of polling and polling day, the same did …...Read More

Cash and items worth ₹33.31 cr. seized since March 16

April 04, 2024 08:21 pm | Updated 08:22 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM After the Lok Sabha elections were announced on March 16, enforcement agencies have seized ₹33.31-crore worth of cash and other items in inspections, Chief Electoral Officer (Kerala) Sanjay Kaul said on Thursday. The seized items include unaccounted cash, …...Read More

U.P. ATS arrests two Pakistani nationals for illegally entering India via Nepal

April 04, 2024 08:18 pm | Updated 08:18 pm IST - Lucknow Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Thursday said it has arrested two Pakistani nationals and their Kashmiri aide who entered India through the Nepal border and posed as Indian citizens based on forged documents. The arrested Pakistani nationals, …...Read More

Electricity consumption touches 107.76 mu on April 3

April 04, 2024 08:14 pm | Updated 08:14 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Electricity consumption in Kerala hit a record 107.76 million units (mu) on April 3 breaking the prevailing record of 106.88 mu set just the day before. The maximum demand during evening hours also hit an all-time high of …...Read More

Transport dept. increases learner’s licence slots to meet rising demand in Vizianagaram

April 04, 2024 08:11 pm | Updated 08:11 pm IST - VIZIANAGARAM: The Transport Department has increased the learner’s licence (LLR) slots to around 100 from existing 50 owing to the increasing demand during the summer vacation. Many youngsters are approaching the department for the LLR which is necessary to …...Read More

290 candidates file nominations in Kerala, paper scrutiny on April 5

April 04, 2024 08:10 pm | Updated 09:03 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM In all, 290 candidates have filed nomination papers for the April 26 Lok Sabha elections in Kerala, Chief Electoral Officer Sanjay Kaul said on April 4. The deadline for filing nominations ended on April 4. The scrutiny of …...Read More

KPRS seeks change in MGNREGA work schedule

April 04, 2024 08:09 pm | Updated 08:09 pm IST - KALABURAGI Members of the Karnataka Prantha Raitha Sangha (KPRS) have demanded that the government revise the schedule of work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and revoke National Mobile Monitoring System (NMMS) application introduced by …...Read More

A.P. Elections: Devineni Uma demands booking of case against Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy for ‘violating MCC norms’

April 04, 2024 08:07 pm | Updated 08:07 pm IST - VIJAYAWADA Former Minister and TDP general secretary Devineni Umamaheswara Rao has demanded that a case be booked against government adviser Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by participating in campaigning for the YSR …...Read More