Electoral bonds: Congress seeks SC-monitored probe into donations to BJP by firms raided by I-T, ED

March 15, 2024 08:16 pm | Updated 08:16 pm IST - BENGALURU All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday demanded a Supreme Court-monitored special investigation into the electoral bonds scheme through which the ruling BJP has encashed ₹6,065 crore over five years and said the bank accounts …...Read More

Food safety officials conduct raids on 502 shawarma outlets across Kerala

March 15, 2024 08:13 pm | Updated 08:13 pm IST - Thiruvananthapuram Shawarma outlets functioning in unhygienic conditions despite repeated health hazard warnings are turning out to be a major headache for food safety authorities. Following Statewide raids conducted on Friday on 502 food outlets, the food safety authorities issued …...Read More

Technical glitch stalls mustering exercise for ration card holders

March 15, 2024 08:11 pm | Updated 08:11 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM A technical glitch stalled the mustering process that was arranged for ration card holders in the State on Friday. The Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs department had suspended ration supply for three days commencing Friday to enable …...Read More

KSEB mulling incentives for advance payment on electricity charges

March 15, 2024 08:11 pm | Updated 08:11 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM With its finances under strain this summer, the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) proposes to offer attractive incentives to consumers who are ready to make bulk payments in advance on their electricity charges. Under the scheme, the KSEB …...Read More

What is BJP’s contribution to Mysuru, asks Siddaramaiah

March 15, 2024 08:08 pm | Updated 08:10 pm IST - MYSURU Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday sought to know the contributions of the BJP government to Mysuru. The Congress government will continue to develop Mysuru like during his last term, he assured. Mr. Siddaramaiah spoke about development of Mysuru …...Read More

Kapu leader Mudragada Padmanabham and his son join YSRCP

March 15, 2024 08:08 pm | Updated 08:08 pm IST - VIJAYAWADA Kapu leader and former Minister Mudragada Padmanabham and his son Giri joined the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) in the presence of Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy at his camp office at Tadepalli, near here, on Friday. YSRCP …...Read More

Save Constitution from BJP’s ‘hidden agenda’: CM

March 15, 2024 08:06 pm | Updated 08:06 pm IST - MYSURU Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said the Dalits, minorities, backward classes, economically weaker sections, and women have to strive for safeguarding the Constitution from the BJP. “The BJP’s “hidden agenda” is to amend the Constitution. If the Constitution …...Read More

Dak Adalat in Tiruchi on April 5

March 15, 2024 08:05 pm | Updated 08:05 pm IST - TIRUCHI The regional-level Dak Adalat will be held on April 5 at 11 a.m. in the office of the Postmaster General, Central Region, Tiruchi, in the Head Post Office complex here. Citizens can send their complaints pertaining to services …...Read More

Kapu leaders stage hunger strike seeking MP, MLA tickets for community

March 15, 2024 08:02 pm | Updated 08:02 pm IST - VIZIANAGARAM: Turpu Kapu Samajika Vedika leaders on Friday staged a hunger strike at the Vizianagaram Collector office demanding that all political parties allocate tickets for Kapu community leaders for the ensuing elections. “Kapus are being ignored in politics although …...Read More

TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu demands CBI probe into ‘APPSC exam scam’

March 15, 2024 07:58 pm | Updated 07:59 pm IST - VIJAYAWADA TDP national president N. Chandrababu Naidu on March 15 (Friday) demanded a CBI investigation into the irregularities that had taken place in the conduct of the A.P. Public Service Commission (APPSC) Group-I Mains examination in 2018, saying that …...Read More