March 15, 2024 09:56 pm | Updated 09:56 pm IST - Shivamogga BJP senior leader and OBC face K.S. Eshwarappa announced on Friday, at a meeting of his supporters, that he would contest against party veteran B.S. Yediyurappa’s son B.Y. Raghavendra for the Shivamogga Lok Sabha seat. This follows his …...Read More
Karnataka Lok Sabha polls: Eshwarappa to contest as Independent against Yediyurappa’s son Raghavendra in Shivamogga
CPI(M) renominates Su. Venkatesan in Madurai, puts up Sachidanandam in Dindigul
March 15, 2024 09:56 pm | Updated 09:56 pm IST - CHENNAI The CPI(M), a constituent of the DMK-led alliance, has renominated Su. Venkatesan in Madurai and fielded R. Sachidanandam in Dindigul for the Lok Sabha election. Addressing reporters in Chennai, party State secretary K. Balakrishnan said on Friday that …...Read More
TSERC extends power tariff of 2023-24 for 2024-25 too
March 15, 2024 09:53 pm | Updated 09:53 pm IST - Hyderabad The Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission (TSERC) issued interim orders on Friday that the retail supply tariff (RST) and cross-subsidy surcharge (CSS) as finalised for 2023-24 on March 24, 2023 would be applicable for 2024-24 to be implemented …...Read More
Model Code of Conduct to come into force soon after ECI announces election schedule
March 15, 2024 09:52 pm | Updated 09:52 pm IST - GUNTUR As the Election Commission of India (ECI) is going to announce the schedule for the General Elections-2024 at 3 p.m. on March 16 (Saturday), Andhra Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Mukesh Kumar Meena has instructed the State administrative machinery …...Read More
Mamata stable, doctors make a U-turn on ‘pushed from behind’ allegation
March 15, 2024 09:52 pm | Updated 10:02 pm IST - Kolkata West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who suffered an injury on Thursday, remained stable on Friday and a team of doctors from SSKM Hospital treated her at her Kolkata residence. However, the doctors who had on Thursday created …...Read More
BRS condemns arrest of MLC Kavitha, terms it politically-motivated
March 15, 2024 09:48 pm | Updated 09:48 pm IST - Hyderabad The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has condemned the arrest of its MLC and Bharat Jagruthi president K. Kavitha after the court hours on Friday and termed it politically-motivated to hit the moral of the party leadership and ranks …...Read More
Lok Sabha election: RSS to go reach out to people to ensure 100% voting
March 15, 2024 09:48 pm | Updated 09:48 pm IST - New Delhi With the Lok Sabha election set to be announced on March 16, the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) will work on ground to ensure 100% voting in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, informed organisation’s joint general secretary Manmohan …...Read More
New police commissioner for Belagavi
March 15, 2024 09:43 pm | Updated 09:43 pm IST - Belagavi The State government posted Iada Martin Marbaniang, IPS officer of the 2009 batch, as the Commissioner of Police, Belagavi. He was working as DIG recruitment, in Bengaluru. He served as SP in Kalaburagi, Head of Police Training College, …...Read More
Holding board exams for classes 5 and 8 is contrary to RTE Act, parents’ body argues before Karnataka High Court
March 15, 2024 09:42 pm | Updated 09:42 pm IST The State government’s decision to conduct board exams for classes 5 and 8 is a blatant violation of the provisions of the Right of Children for Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, it was argued before the High Court of …...Read More
Agriculture department to open ‘Keralagro’ premium outlets, first one planned in Ulloor
March 15, 2024 09:41 pm | Updated 09:41 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM After launching the ‘Keralagro’ brand early last year, the Kerala Agriculture department is now opening premium outlets to ensure better visibility to the wide range of products sold under the brand. The first ‘Keralagro’ premium outlet will open …...Read More
