S. Rajendran rules out re-entry to CPI(M)

March 14, 2024 08:00 pm | Updated 08:00 pm IST - IDUKKI With another Lok Sabha election looming, former Devikulam MLA S. Rajendran, who is influential among the Tamil-speaking voters in Munnar, has ruled out his re-entry to the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] that had suspended him for …...Read More

Tamil Nadu Forest Department sets up weather monitoring Olive Ridley hatcheries

March 14, 2024 07:59 pm | Updated 07:59 pm IST - Chennai The Tamil Nadu Forest Department has set up ‘climate-resilient’ hatcheries for Olive Ridley sea turtles, which arrive at the coast to nest from January to April, to ensure better survival of the turtle hatchlings. As many as 10 …...Read More

Police in Hyderabad create 29-km green channel for live heart transport

March 14, 2024 07:56 pm | Updated 07:57 pm IST - HYDERABAD The Rachakonda traffic police on Thursday created a green channel to ensure unhindered transport of a live heart from Global Hospital in LB Nagar to Apollo Hospital in Jubilee Hills. This medical intervention saw the ambulance crisscrossing the …...Read More

1.6 lakh security personnel needed to ensure smooth conduct of polls, says Andhra Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer

March 14, 2024 07:54 pm | Updated 07:54 pm IST - GUNTUR Andhra Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Mukesh Kumar Meena says that a posse of around 1.6 lakh security personnel including the forces from the State and Centre is needed to ensure smooth conduct of the Lok Sabha and Assembly …...Read More

Polling held in Thiruvananthapuram for Russian Presidential Polls

March 14, 2024 07:53 pm | Updated 07:54 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM As the Lok Sabha election scene hots up in Kerala, state capital Thiruvananthapuram saw votes being cast for another big election on Thursday. Close to 60 Russian nationals queued up at a polling booth opened at the Russian …...Read More

Kerala government notifies land to be taken over for Sabarimala airport

March 14, 2024 07:49 pm | Updated 07:49 pm IST - KOTTAYAM Three months after it brought out an order to commence acquisition of land for the proposed Sabarimala Greenfield International Airport at Erumely, the State government has notified details of the properties to be taken over for the project. …...Read More

Demonstration held in Telangana supporting farmers’ protest for guaranteed MSP

March 14, 2024 07:47 pm | Updated 07:47 pm IST - KHAMMAM Members owing allegiance to various farmers’ and farm workers’ organisations staged a demonstration under the aegis of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) in Khammam on Thursday in support of the ongoing farmers’ protest in New Delhi demanding legal …...Read More

Bhatti seeks cooperation of banks for development of agriculture and allied sectors

March 14, 2024 07:47 pm | Updated 07:47 pm IST - HYDERABAD Deputy Chief Minister (Finance and Energy) Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka sought the cooperation of bankers in the development of agriculture and allied sectors which are given top priority by the Congress government. Bankers should accordingly consider lending to farmers …...Read More

APCO offers 30% discount on handloom products for festive season

March 14, 2024 07:46 pm | Updated 07:47 pm IST - VIJAYAWADA The Andhra Pradesh State Handloom Weavers’ Cooperative Society Limited Vice-Chairman and Managing Director R. Pavana Murthy on March 14 (Thursday) said a new range of cotton sarees, with lace work design, has been made available in all APCO …...Read More

KSMCL donates ₹1.75 crore to KIMS for purchase of medical equipment

March 14, 2024 07:45 pm | Updated 07:45 pm IST - HUBBALLI Karnataka State Minerals Corporation Limited (KSMCL) on Thursday donated ₹1.75 crore to Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) in Hubballi for purchase of advanced medical equipment. Chairman of KSMCL and MLA G.S. Patil formally handed over the cheque …...Read More