April 08, 2024 08:21 pm | Updated 08:21 pm IST - MYSURU Six candidates withdrew their nominations filed for the April 26 elections to Mysuru Lok Sabha constituency, which leaves a total of 18 candidates in the fray. According to a note from the Election Officer, Mysuru Lok Sabha constituency, …...Read More
Six withdraw nominations, 18 remain in fray in Mysuru Lok Sabha constituency
Voters can check queue at booth on polling day
April 08, 2024 08:21 pm | Updated 08:21 pm IST Voters can check the number of people in queue at the polling station before stepping out of their homes to cast their vote. This system has been introduced for the convenience of the voters. Deputy Commissioner K.V. Rajendra said in …...Read More
LS polls: 194 candidates in the fray in Kerala
April 08, 2024 08:21 pm | Updated 08:21 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM In all, 194 candidates, 169 men and 25 women, are in the fray for the April 26 Lok Sabha elections in Kerala. There are 20 constituencies in the State To compare, 227 candidates, which included 23 women, had …...Read More
Former NHS worker who deliberately poisoned young boy with laxatives jailed for seven years
A former NHS worker who deliberately poisoned a young boy with "industrial amounts" of laxatives has been sentenced to seven years in prison. Ex-auxiliary nurse Tracy Menhinick, 52, administered a non-prescribed medication, namely the laxative lactulose, which caused the child's development and mobility to be affected and led to him …...Read More
Post Office scandal: Hero Alan Bates to give evidence as inquiry resumes
The UK Post Office Horizon Public Inquiry resumes this week almost four years after it began. Public and political interest in the industrial-scale miscarriage of justice suffered by sub-postmasters was transformed by a television drama. Since 2020 retired judge Sir Wyn Williams has been probing the circumstances that led the …...Read More
Indian Institute of Spices Research develops three more microbial formations to help farmers improve agricultural productivity
April 08, 2024 08:16 pm | Updated 08:16 pm IST - Kozhikode The Indian Institute of Spices Research (IISR), Kozhikode has developed and validated three more new microbial formulations based on granular lime and gypsum to help farmers improve agricultural productivity. The formulations, Bactolime, Bactogypsum and Trichogypsum, developed using IISR’s …...Read More
TASL announces successful deployment of sub-metre resolution optical satellite TSAT-1A
April 08, 2024 08:14 pm | Updated 08:14 pm IST Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) announced the successful deployment in space of its sub-metre resolution optical satellite, TSAT-1A, by SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. The satellite was placed in space as part of the Bandwagon-1 mission and was launched from Kennedy …...Read More
Poultry federation seeks end to ‘needless dispute’ over rise in price of broiler chicken
April 08, 2024 08:14 pm | Updated 08:14 pm IST - KOCHI All Kerala Poultry Federation has called on stakeholders to end the ‘needless controversy’ over the rising broiler chicken price. Federation general secretary S.K. Naseer claimed that there was an “unnecessary row” in the media over the rising chicken …...Read More
Panur blast: gang rivalry behind bomb-making, say police
April 08, 2024 08:12 pm | Updated 08:12 pm IST - KANNUR As the fallout of the Panur bomb blast continues to reverberate, the police claim investigations have shed light on the intended target of the explosive device. They say the bomb was crafted intending to strike at a rival …...Read More
Line art mural showing Kerala’s cultural diversity to greet flyers in Thiruvananthapuram airport
April 08, 2024 08:10 pm | Updated 08:10 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM A line-drawing series portraying the cultural diversity of the State from Kanyakumari to Kasaragod was unveiled at Thiruvananthapuram airport on Monday. The 1,000 sq.ft. installation has found its place in the departure hall of the domestic terminal of …...Read More
