Lok Sabha elections: Deswali belt holds key in Haryana's multi-corner contest

March 17, 2024 11:57 am | Updated 11:57 am IST - Chandigarh The Deswali belt in politically-significant Haryana is key for parties in what is going to be a multi-corner contest in the Lok Sabha elections. Traditionally a stronghold of the Congress, the State's ruling BJP has been making efforts …...Read More

Worker caught in the debris killed after excavator cuts off his head in Chennai

March 17, 2024 11:51 am | Updated 11:59 am IST - CHENNAI Selaiyur Police arrested S. Vijay (27), driver of an excavator machine, after a 27-year-old worker caught under the mud was killed while attempting to rescue him at East Tambaram on Maarch 16 night. A senior official of the …...Read More

TG number plate launch rakes in ₹2.5 crore for Telangana Transport Department

March 17, 2024 11:34 am | Updated 11:34 am IST - HYDERABAD With the TG vehicle registration numbers being rolled out, the Transport Department through number reservations raked in an impressive ₹2,51,86,347. According to the department’s online reservation report, which collates the fee, bid amount, and calculates the total revenue …...Read More

BJP aims to retain all five Lok Sabha seats in Uttarakhand

March 17, 2024 11:33 am | Updated 11:33 am IST - Dehradun The BJP is looking to hoist the saffron flag yet again in all five Lok Sabha seats of Uttarakhand, having won from all the parliamentary constituencies in the State in both the 2014 and 2019 general elections. While …...Read More

In Bengal, around 25,000 security personnel to be deployed for polling in 3 seats in first phase

March 17, 2024 11:28 am | Updated 11:29 am IST - Kolkata Around 25,000 personnel of Central forces will be deployed in West Bengal for elections to three Lok Sabha seats in the first phase of polling on April 19, an official said. Voting will be held in Cooch Behar, …...Read More

In Frames | On Cuddalore’s doll offerings

March 17, 2024 11:25 am | Updated 11:25 am IST At the crowded Azhagu Muthu Azhagar Siddhar temple in Thennampakkam village in Tamil Nadu’s Cuddalore district, miniatures of various kinds — from cars, motorbikes, lorries, multi-storeyed houses, to statuettes donning the uniforms of lawyers, soldiers, police officers, and doctors — …...Read More

Traffic advisory for March 17 and 18 in view of PM Modi’s visit to Hyderabad

March 17, 2024 11:16 am | Updated 11:16 am IST - HYDERABAD The Hyderabad city traffic police issued an advisory in view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Hyderabad on March 17 and 18. Officials said that the traffic will be stopped or diverted in view of the security …...Read More

51,078 cases resolved as part of National Lok Adalat in Sangareddy

March 17, 2024 11:11 am | Updated 11:11 am IST - SANGAREDDY A total of 51,078 cases were successfully resolved at nine Benches established across various courts, including the District Court, by the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) in the district on Saturday, as part of the National Lok Adalat, …...Read More

“I am not responsible for denying Eshwarappa’s son the party ticket”, says Yediyurappa

March 17, 2024 11:11 am | Updated 12:00 pm IST - Shivamogga Former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa has said he was not responsible for the denial of BJP ticket to former Minister K.S. Eshwarappa’s son, K.E. Kantesh. “This was decided by the party’s central election committee. None of us here …...Read More

Punjab’s politically influential Malwa belt holds key in Lok Sabha polls

March 17, 2024 11:02 am | Updated 11:03 am IST - Chandigarh The Malwa belt in Punjab is always considered the biggest and politically influential region, particularly during Assembly elections, where if a party secures maximum Assembly seats in this belt, it can easily form the government in the State. …...Read More