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Malappuram (Kerala), Mar 31 (PTI) A prominent woman Youth League leader on Tuesday slammed Samastha leader Umar Faizi Mukkam's recent remarks against fielding women in general constituencies, and said such views don't deserve any discussion. Youth League national secretary Najma Thabsheera asserted that women are equally capable of contesting elections and such views need not be taken seriously. Her remarks came days after Umar Faizi, a senior leader of Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama, criti ...Read More >
Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu), Mar 31 (PTI) Continuing his tirade against AIADMK chief Palaniswami, Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Tuesday appealed to the people to "teach a lesson" to Palaniswami for attempting to bring the BJP to the state and ensure a decisive mandate to the DMK-led alliance for the party's 2.O regime in the state. Addressing a poll campaign in Tiruvannamalai, about 195 km from Chennai, the DMK youth wing leader said the April 23 Assembly election in Ta ...Read More >
Kovilpatti (Tamil Nadu), Mar 31 (PTI) AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami has said his party would push for lowering of GST rate for the match industry in order to support the sector. Addressing a poll campaign in Kovilpatti in Tuticorin district on Monday night, he said his party has sought a reduction in the Goods and Services Tax for the industry to 12 per cent from 18 per cent. "We will urge the centre to reduce 5 per cent GST for the match industry," the AIADMK general secretary assured. ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Mar 31 (PTI) Three traffic police personnel attached to the city's High Grounds Traffic Police Station have been suspended for allegedly collecting money illegally from motorists in the name of violations while deliberately keeping their body-worn cameras off, officials said. They reportedly collected money from motorists, despite there being no visible traffic violations, by extending their duty hours, official sources said. Based on preliminary inquiry following multiple public co ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 30 (PTI) With days counting for the crucial Assembly polls in Kerala, a political row over the support of the SDPI is brewing in Kerala, with the ruling CPI(M) saying that they won't refuse anyone's vote, while the opposition Congress questioned their secular stand. Hitting back at the Congress-led UDF, CPI(M) leaders alleged that the SDPI withdrew its candidate from the fray in Manjeshwar constituency following the intervention of the leaders of the Congress-led allianc ...Read More >
Pathanamthitta/Kottayam, Mar 30 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday raised the pitch for the UDF's campaign for the Kerala polls, targeting the CPI(M) by singing a line from a popular parody song about its leaders' reported role in the gold theft at the Sabarimala temple, while also questioning PM Modi's alleged silence on the issue. Addressing corner meetings for the Congress-led alliance's candidates in various constituencies in the Pathanamthitta and Kottayam districts, the Leader o ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Mar 30 (PTI) Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R Ashoka on Monday criticised the state government's decision on third language in SSLC, alleging that it has adversely affected students and was driven by political motives. Addressing a press conference, he said the move to effectively remove the weightage of Hindi as a third language has created confusion among students who were already in the middle of their examinations. He alleged that the decision was not taken in th ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Mar 30 (PTI) Two women were found dead with their throats slit, while two others of the family escaped with injuries on the outskirts of the city, in an alleged attempt to die in the face of mounting debt, police said on Monday. The incident occurred in Mallenahalli village under Attibele police station limits of Bengaluru Rural district on Sunday, they said. Police said Asha (55) and her daughter Varshita (32) were found dead at home with their throats slit. Asha's son Mohan (27) a ...Read More >
Palakkad (Kerala), Mar 12 (PTI) A village panchayat clerk was caught red-handed by the VACB in this district on Thursday while allegedly accepting Rs 2,500 as a bribe for issuing a residence certificate, officials said. The accused, Sreejith Gopinath (39), clerk of Puthussery grama panchayat and a native of Akathethara in Palakkad, was arrested near Chullimada, close to the panchayat office, while accepting a bribe from the complainant, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) officials said ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Mar 12 (PTI) Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre told the Legislative Assembly on Thursday that the increase in the population of wild animals like tigers and elephants, amid a decrease in forest cover in the state, is contributing to human-animal conflicts. The minister was responding to questions raised by MLAs, including Leader of the Opposition R Ashoka in the Assembly. "The number of animals has increased. In 1972, Bandipur had 12 tigers. Now, there are 175 tigers. Regardi ...Read More >
Chennai, Mar 2 (PTI) DMK would struggle to win even 25 to 30 seats in the upcoming Assembly elections if the Congress exits its alliance, TVK leader C T R Nirmal Kumar claimed here on Monday. Speaking to reporters following a series of state-wide cadre meetings, Kumar asserted that the ruling party's current strength is heavily dependent on its partners. "If the Congress is not there, DMK cannot cross 25 to 30 seats. This is the ground reality today. Even in 2006, the DMK would not have crosse ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Mar 2 (PTI) Taking exception to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's criticism against the Congress government in Telangana over demolitions in Khammam district, Congress MP Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy on Monday said the comments are politically motivated. Vijayan has made the statement keeping the coming Assembly elections in Kerala in mind, he said. "The Kerala CM has described Congress government in Telangana as 'bulldozer raj' without having a proper idea of what happened in K ...Read More >
Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran on Thursday said India could emerge as a global destination for learning, research and ideas in an uncertain world if the momentum under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 is backed by a strong reform push from state governments. Why is global higher education at a turning point? His remarks come as the global higher education landscape is being reshaped, with traditional academic hubs facing demographic decline, fiscal pressures and tigh ...Read More >
Aizawl: The Mizoram government will soon sign a loan agreement worth $108 million with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to implement and strengthen public healthcare schemes in the state, Health Minister Lalrinpuii said on Tuesday. The Asian Development Bank approved the $108 million loan (approximately Rs 980 crore) on December 5 under the 'Supporting Public Healthcare System Strengthening to Achieve Universal Health Care for Mizoram' project, she said. She added that the Centre will repay 90 ...Read More >
Aizawl: The Mizoram government will soon sign a USD 108 million (around Rs 980 crore) loan agreement with the Asian Development Bank to strengthen the state's public healthcare system. Health Minister Lalrinpuii said on Tuesday that the ADB approved the loan earlier this month under the project titled "Supporting Public Healthcare System Strengthening to Achieve Universal Healthcare for Mizoram." She said the Centre will repay 90 per cent of the loan amount, while the Mizoram government will r ...Read More >
Aizawl, Dec 16 (UNI) Mizoram is set to sign a USD 108 million loan agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to support and strengthen its public healthcare system, Health and Family Welfare Minister Lalrinpuii said on Tuesday. The loan, approved earlier this month, is part of the ADB-funded project titled 'Supporting Public Healthcare System Strengthening to Achieve Universal Healthcare for Mizoram'. The agreement will be formalised once the Ministry of Finance finalises a date for sign ...Read More >
Malappuram (Kerala), Dec 16 (PTI) A case has been registered against a local leader of the ruling CPI(M), who had allegedly made remarks against women while speaking at a meeting here, police said on Tuesday. Tirurangadi police booked Sayid Ali Majeed on Monday based on a complaint by Jameela, an activist of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML). Majeed was elected as a panchayat member in the recent civic polls. The speech made by Majeed at Kodakkal here on Sunday went viral on social media, ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Nov 17 (PTI) In what is said to be the largest digital arrest scam in Karnataka, a 57-year-old woman here allegedly lost about Rs 32 crore in a sophisticated "digital arrest" scam that lasted over six months, following which a case has been registered. Posing as CBI officers, the fraudsters enforced what is called as "digital arrest" by holding her under constant Skype surveillance. They used threats of arrest to coerce her into sharing all financial details and to make 187 bank tran ...Read More >
ReNew Energy Global Plc on Friday said it has secured $331 million (about ₹2,935 crore) in debt from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to support a clean energy project in Andhra Pradesh. The funding is part of a $477 million financial package for the Andhra project, with the remaining $146 million to be arranged by ADB through other lenders. The project integrates 837 MWp of wind and solar capacity with a 415 megawatt-hour (MWh) battery energy storage system (BESS), ReNew said in a statement. ...Read More >
Palakkad (Kerala), Nov 7 (PTI) Kerala Local Self-Government Department Minister M B Rajesh on Friday expressed concern over the practicality of rehabilitating stray dogs in the state following the Supreme Court's direction on the issue. Speaking to reporters here, Rajesh said he had not yet received a copy of the court order and had only learned about it through media reports. He said that from what he understood of the court's verdict, the emphasis was on effective implementation of the Anima ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Oct 31 (PTI) Mohammad Azharuddin, who was included in the Telangana cabinet on Friday, became the second former top cricketer to be made minister in a Congress government, the first being Navjot Singh Sidhu. Congress is not the only party where cricketers flourished in politics. Parties like BJP and Trinamool Congress made cricketers MPs and even ministers. Congress leader and former cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin was sworn in as a minister in CM A Revanth Reddy's cabinet. Azharuddi ...Read More >
Kannur/Bengaluru, Oct 31 (PTI) Manuel Frederick, the first person from Kerala to win an Olympic hockey medal, died at a hospital in Bengaluru on Friday morning while undergoing treatment for cancer, family sources said. He was 78. Frederick, who hailed from Kannur district in Kerala, was the goalkeeper of the Indian team that won the bronze medal by defeating Holland at the 1972 Munich Olympics. He represented India for seven years and was honoured with the Dhyan Chand Award in 2019 for his c ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Oct 25 (PTI) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Saturday slammed BJP MP Tejasvi Surya for opposing Tunnel Road project. He sought to know Tejasvi Surya and his party's contribution in easing traffic problem in Bengaluru. "Let anyone oppose (tunnel road). I am least bothered. I know that they (BJP) have put a PIL. They don't want the government to flourish and get a good name," Shivakumar told reporters here. Wondering why the BJP was opposing the tunnel road project, ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 25 (PTI) The BJP has intensified its agitation against the alleged irregularities in gold-plating of 'Dwarapalaka' idols in Sabarimala temple by starting a day-night protest outside the Kerala state secretariat. BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar, other leaders and cadres of the party protested by sitting on the road in front of secretariat and shouting slogans against the government on Friday night. Chandrasekhar, in a Facebook post, said that the party's day and ...Read More >
Kollam (Kerala), Oct 25 (PTI) The body of a 35-year-old man who died in the recent boat tragedy off Mozambique coast was brought to his native place in this district on Saturday, relatives said. Sreerag Radhakrishnan of Naduvilakara in Thevalakkara was among 21 people, including 14 Indians, who were on board a boat that capsized near Beira Port while ferrying them to the tanker MT Sea Quest for maintenance work on October 16. According to relatives, the mortal remains of Sreerag, repatriated f ...Read More >
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has ordered the creation of an online portal for homestay registrations within ten days. He also directed that all payments in Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation hotels and government guesthouses be made online. Tenders will be issued for user-friendly online portals across departments. Professional architects will be empanelled for tourism projects. Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday di ...Read More >
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday directed officials to develop an online portal for the registration of home stay units within 10 days.While reviewing tourism projects in the state, Sukhu also instructed departments to invite tenders for hiring capable software firms to design user-friendly online systems across various govt departments. Emphasising on digital transactions, Sukhu said all payments, including food bills, at Himachal Pradesh Tourism Develo ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Oct 23 (PTI) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday said that Union Urban Development Minister Manoharlal Khattar has agreed to hold the meeting of Urban development ministers of South Indian states in Benglauru on October 30. While speaking to reporters, he also said that a memorandum on Bengaluru development will be submitted to Khattar during the meeting. "We have already submitted our appeals to Union ministers and the PM several times in the past," Shivakuma ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Oct 23 (PTI) A 30-year-old man was booked for allegedly sexually exploiting a woman sales executive after befriending her on social media here, police said on Thursday. The woman filed a complaint with the HSR Layout Police alleging that the man had befriended her on social media and sexually exploited her by promising to marry her, but got engaged to another woman. According to the complaint, the woman, a sales executive residing in HSR Layout, got acquainted with a 30-year-old man ...Read More >
Amaravati/Hyderabad, Oct 22 (PTI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu began a three-day tour of UAE on Wednesday to woo investments and invite industrialists to the forthcoming CII Partnership Summit in Vizag on November 14 and 15, an official source said. Chief minister left Amaravati for Hyderabad on Wednesday morning and took off for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from there. "The Chief Minister embarked on a three-day visit to UAE," said a press release. The southern state i ...Read More >
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