Walkovers in Arunachal Pradesh assembly seats give NDA psychological edge in Northeast

March 31, 2024 08:48 pm | Updated 08:48 pm IST - GUWAHATI GUWAHATI: The uncontested victory for 10 BJP candidates in Arunachal Pradesh appears to have given a psychological edge to the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) across the northeast ahead of the first phase of polling on April 19. Apart …...Read More

Uddhav Thackeray lambasts BJP, alleges party of corruption in electoral bonds issue

March 31, 2024 08:47 pm | Updated 08:47 pm IST - MUMBAI Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party, dubbing it the ‘Bhrasht Janata Party’ (corrupt people’s party) in light of the electoral bonds issue. Accusing the BJP of indulging …...Read More

What about incursions by China, Congress asks PM after his attack on Katchatheevu issue

March 31, 2024 08:46 pm | Updated 08:47 pm IST - New Delhi Responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s attack on the Congress on the Katchatheevu issue, the Congress on March 31 hit back at the government, questioning Mr. Modi on “incursions” by the Chinese in the last few years, …...Read More

Water woes: BWSSB to lay 500 metre pipelines and use tankers up within 5 km radius to supply treated water to construction projects

March 31, 2024 08:45 pm | Updated 08:45 pm IST - Bengaluru To encourage the usage of treated water for construction activities, the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board will lay separate pipelines covering an area of up to 500 metres from private apartments and the board’s sewage treatment plants …...Read More

Action plan for pre-monsoon cleaning launched in Kozhikode

March 31, 2024 08:45 pm | Updated 08:45 pm IST - Kozhikode The Local Self-Government department has launched a district-level action plan for pre-monsoon cleaning in all local bodies in Kozhikode district. A meeting of the committee headed by T.J. Arun, Joint Director of the department, on Saturday decided to …...Read More

Fires break out in wooded areas of Kadugodi and Jnanabharathi campus

March 31, 2024 08:43 pm | Updated 08:43 pm IST - Bengaluru As the mercury rises in the city, fires in wooded areas are becoming more commonplace. Fires broke out in the forest area of Jnanabharathi campus on Saturday and Sunday, even as a massive fire broke out in the …...Read More

Kumaraswamy meets Sumalatha at her residence to seek cooperation in Mandya

March 31, 2024 08:43 pm | Updated 08:43 pm IST - Bengaluru The former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, who is contesting from the Mandya Lok Sabha constituency as part of a seat-sharing agreement with the BJP, on Sunday met the BJP-backed Independent MP Sumalatha Ambareesh and sought her cooperation in …...Read More

Free coaching for POLYCET-2024 in all government and private polytechnics in Andhra Pradesh from April 1, says official

March 31, 2024 08:43 pm | Updated 08:43 pm IST - VIJAYAWADA To motivate students to opt for polytechnic courses, the Department of Technical Education is organising comprehensive and free training classes for students preparing to write POLYCET-2024, in all the government and private polytechnic colleges across the State from …...Read More

Two rail projects may have a bearing on electoral prospects of some candidates in Kerala

March 31, 2024 08:42 pm | Updated 08:42 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Two rail projects are likely to influence the electoral prospects of some candidates in Kerala. Though the Left Democratic Front (LDF) came to power in the State for the second consecutive term in 2021 with a thumping majority, …...Read More

Kerala to file appeal against acquittal of RSS workers in madrasa teacher’s murder case

March 31, 2024 08:39 pm | Updated 08:39 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM The State government has decided to file an appeal against the Kasaragod Principal Session Court’s acquittal of three Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) activists in the case pertaining to the murder of madrasa teacher Mohammed Riyas Maulavi inside a …...Read More