March 18, 2024 09:16 pm | Updated 09:17 pm IST - CHENNAI The Communist Party of India (CPI), a constituent of the DMK-led alliance in Tamil Nadu, on Monday re-nominated K. Subbarayan as its candidate for the Tiruppur constituency for the April 19 Lok Sabha polls. It also named V. …...Read More
CPI re-nominates K. Subbarayan in Tiruppur, fields V. Selvaraj in Nagapattinam
Nashir Ahmed: Family pay tribute to man murdered in Edinburgh bus stop attack
The family of a man who died following an attack at an Edinburgh bus stop have said they are "devastated" over the senseless murder. Nashir Ahmed, 65, and his friend were approached and set upon by another man at around 8.30pm on Sunday 10 March. Mr Ahmed died at the …...Read More
36,162 new voters enrolled in Tirupati district
March 18, 2024 09:11 pm | Updated 09:34 pm IST - TIRUPATI About 36,162 new voters have been enrolled across the Tirupati district ahead of the ensuing general elections. Of the 17,94,733 voters in Tirupati district, 8,74,738 are males, 9,19,817 are females and 178 belong to the third gender; in …...Read More
Centre notifies rules allowing transfer of ‘captive’ elephants
March 18, 2024 09:10 pm | Updated 09:11 pm IST - NEW DELHI The Centre has notified a set of rules called the Captive Elephant (Transfer or Transport) Rules, 2024 that liberalise the conditions under which elephants may be transferred within or between states. The circumstances under which captive elephants …...Read More
Samajwadi Party’s anti-Sanatana mindset reflects in candidate selection, BJP alleges
March 18, 2024 09:10 pm | Updated 09:10 pm IST - Lucknow The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday alleged that the anti-Sanatana mindset of the Samajwadi Party (SP) was apparent from its nomination of Bhanu Pratap Singh for the Lok Sabha election. In a viral clip, the SP’s candidate …...Read More
Women’s share in bank credit stands at 20.78% in Tamil Nadu
March 18, 2024 09:07 pm | Updated 09:07 pm IST - CHENNAI The share of bank credit to women in Tamil Nadu stood at 20.78% of the total advances as of December 31, 2023. As per data from the State Level Bankers Committee, Tamil Nadu loan disbursements made to women …...Read More
6,900 government borewells have dried up in Bengaluru, says Chief Minister Siddaramaiah
March 18, 2024 09:06 pm | Updated 10:21 pm IST - Bengaluru Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that of the 14,000 government borewells in the city, almost half of them - 6,900 - have dried up, an indicator of how bad the water crisis in the city is. He was speaking …...Read More
Call to develop indigenous software for cyber fraud detection, prevention
March 18, 2024 09:05 pm | Updated 09:05 pm IST - Kozhikode Superintendent of Police (Cyber Operations) Harishankar has called upon the National Institute of Technology-Calicut (NIT-C) to try and develop indigenous software for cyber fraud detection and prevention. “India is purchasing a large amount of cyber security software for …...Read More
Distributors’ strike at Kozhikode MCH ends
March 18, 2024 09:04 pm | Updated 09:04 pm IST - Kozhikode The shortage of drugs and medical devices at the Government Medical College Hospital, Kozhikode, in the wake of the distributors stopping their supply for the past one week seeking clearance of pending payments, was resolved on Monday. This …...Read More
‘Nera Thinka’ tribal festival concludes
March 18, 2024 09:03 pm | Updated 09:03 pm IST - Kozhikode ‘Nera Thinka’, the tribal art, food, medicine, and literature festival organised by the Kerala Institute for Research Training and Development studies of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (KIRTADS) concluded at its campus in Kozhikode on Monday on a …...Read More
