April 17, 2024 06:23 pm | Updated 06:23 pm IST - CHITTOOR The headmaster of a government primary school at Jangalapalle village of Peddapanjani mandal reportedly beat six students, including five girls of Class V, for securing poor marks in the summative tests. The incident was said to have taken …...Read More
Headmaster ‘beats’ students for poor marks, apologises later
Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission relaxes provisions for smooth implementation of agriculture pump ‘solarisation’
April 17, 2024 06:20 pm | Updated 06:23 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) has relaxed provisions for ensuring the smooth implementation of the PM-KUSUM scheme aimed at the ‘solarisation’ of agriculture pumps. The relaxation in the Commission’s Renewable Energy and Net Metering Regulations applies …...Read More
Kerala HC grants anticipatory bail to accused in assistant public prosecutor’s death case
April 17, 2024 06:16 pm | Updated 06:16 pm IST - KOCHI The Kerala High Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to Abdul Jaleel, Deputy Director of Prosecution, Kollam, and Syamkrishna K.R., assistant public prosecutor (APP) at Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-II, Paravoor, Kollam, who are arraigned as accused in …...Read More
SCR orders fire safety audit to prevent fires
April 17, 2024 06:14 pm | Updated 06:14 pm IST - HYDERABAD South Central Railway (SCR) has directed the running staff to strictly observe all precautionary measures during summer season to avoid incidents of fire in trains by carrying out regular fire safety audits at stations, workshops and office buildings. …...Read More
4,476 persons cast vote from home in Thiruvananthapuram district
April 17, 2024 06:12 pm | Updated 06:12 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM So far, 4,476 people have cast their votes from home in the two Lok Sabha constituencies which fall within Thiruvananthapuram district. The Election Commission has introduced ‘home-voting’ facility for those above 85 years and differently abled voters with …...Read More
Metallica frontman James Hetfield has Lemmy's ashes tattooed into finger
Metallica frontman James Hetfield has shared details of his latest tattoo - featuring the ashes of the late Motorhead rocker Lemmy. Hetfield posted a picture on Metallica's Instagram account, showing a new Aces Of Spades inking on his right middle finger in reference to Motorhead's biggest hit. The singer and …...Read More
MSPs back Scottish government plans to increase minimum alcohol unit price by 30%
MSPs have voted to increase the minimum unit price of alcohol by 30%. The minimum unit price (MUP) will now be increased from 50p to 65p in a bid to tackle deaths and hospital admissions linked to alcohol harm. In 2018, Scotland became the first country in the world to …...Read More
Vignan releases VSAT 2024 results
April 17, 2024 06:05 pm | Updated 06:05 pm IST - GUNTUR Vignan Scholastic Aptitude Test (V-Sat24) results of B. Tech, B. Pharm, B. Sc. Agri. Science courses of Vignan’s deemed to be university were released on April 17 (Wednesday) by Vice–Chancellor Prof. P. Nagabhushan. Prof. Nagabhushan, on this occasion …...Read More
Illegal immigrant arrested in crash that killed Democratic senator's adviser
An 18-year-old Honduran man who was arrested in connection to a two-vehicle crash that killed an adviser to Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., earlier this month was in the country illegally, having been detained at the border in 2021 and then let go, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) …...Read More
NBA bans Raptors' Jontay Porter for violating gambling policy
The NBA banned Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter for violating the league’s gambling rules. The league said an investigation discovered that before "the Raptors’ March 20 game, Porter disclosed confidential information about his own health status to an individual he knew to be an NBA bettor. Another individual with whom …...Read More
