March 21, 2024 12:39 am | Updated 12:39 am IST - CHENNAI The Tamil Nadu government has banned with immediate effect manual issue of pattas and processing of patta transfer applications pertaining to ‘Grama Natham’ lands. The process has been made entirely online in 146 taluks across the State where …...Read More
T.N. bans manual processing of patta transfers
With Congress yet to declare 18 candidates, BJP tries to make early gains in Madhya Pradesh
March 21, 2024 12:37 am | Updated 12:37 am IST - Bhopal With the Congress yet to declare 18 candidates in Madhya Pradesh for the Lok Sabha election, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday stepped up its game to make early gains against the Opposition party. Madhya Pradesh Chief …...Read More
Rwanda bill sent back to MPs after peers inflicts new defeats on government
A government bill centred on deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda has been sent back to MPs after peers rejected it. The Safety of Rwanda Bill had been debated in the House of Lords after their previous changes were dismissed by the Commons earlier this week. In the upper chamber, the …...Read More
Congress ticket aspirant Veena Kashappanavar upset following rumours about denial of ticket
March 21, 2024 12:16 am | Updated 12:16 am IST - BENGALURU Congress ticket aspirant Veena Kashappanavar, wife of Congress MLA Vijayananda Kashappanavar, shed tears in front of media persons in New Delhi following rumours that she had been denied the ticket to contest the Lok Sabha election from Bagalkot …...Read More
Provide robust videoconference system in all prisons for inmates: High Court
March 21, 2024 12:03 am | Updated 12:03 am IST - Bengaluru The High Court of Karnataka has directed the State government to provide a vibrant videoconference facility in all prisons for interaction of jail inmates with their advocates as well as the family members, and make available headphones for …...Read More
AICC Secretary dashes off letter to Sonia protesting Nagarkurnool LS seat selection
March 20, 2024 11:48 pm | Updated 11:48 pm IST - HYDERABAD In a first sign of trouble for the Congress in Telangana, AICC Secretary Sampath Kumar has dashed off a strong letter to former party chief Sonia Gandhi alleging that facts were suppressed while processing the candidate for Nagarkurnool …...Read More
Shakti row: BJP complains to EC, says Rahul Gandhi's 'obnoxious' remarks 'hurt religious sentiments'
(With inputs from agencies) NEW DELHI: The BJP on Wednesday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi regarding his remarks about ' shakti ', stating that it "hurt religious sentiments ".Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri, who met Election Commission officials in New Delhi, to lodge …...Read More
Officials seize sarees, unaccounted cash in Vellore and Tirupattur
March 20, 2024 11:37 pm | Updated 11:37 pm IST - VELLORE Election officials seized sarees and unaccounted cash to the tune of ₹14.68 lakh during vehicle checks in Vellore and Tirupattur districts on Wednesday as part of enforcing the moral code of conduct for the Lok Sabha election on …...Read More
Fifth aerobic compost plant completed in Kochi Corporation area
March 20, 2024 11:37 pm | Updated 11:37 pm IST - KOCHI The fifth aerobic compost plant (Thumboormuzhi model) in the Kochi Corporation area was completed in the Kadebhagam division of the civic body, according to a communication. The unit is part of the decentralised waste treatment project of the …...Read More
Sanday shop owner mistakenly orders 720 Easter eggs - more than entire population of the island
For the Orkney island of Sanday, Easter has come early. Following a slight technical mishap on an order of festive treats, shop owner, Dan Dafydd, was delivered a whopping 720 chocolate eggs instead of the 80 he meant to buy. And with a population of only 494 on Sanday, the …...Read More
