Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the 40-megawatt (MW) Thottiyar Hydro Electric scheme in Idukki on Monday. According to officials, the speciality of the Thottiyar project is the low quantity of water needed for power generation. The expected annual power generation here is 99 million units. During the trial run, the project generated 173 million…
V.S. Ameer Babu, who has been appointed the patron of national Urdu seminar. ‘Anjuman Taraqqi Urdu’ has named V.S. Ameer Babu, president of Kadapa District Film Exhibitors Association, as patron of the national Urdu seminar to be held at Government Women’s Degree College in Kadapa on November 9 and 10, in recognition of his contribution…
Kannur University senate member Shino P. Jose has formally requested the removal of P.P. Divya, a senate member and former district panchayat president, following allegations linking her to the death of former Kannur Additional District Magistrate (ADM) K. Naveen Babu. In a letter addressed to the university’s Vice-Chancellor K.K. Saju and Chancellor Arif Mohammed Khan,…
Puddles of rainwater seen on the grounds of Kodiyalam government higher secondary school in Tiruchi. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Persistent rainwater stagnation within the premises of the Government Higher Secondary School at Ayilapettai village, Kodiyalam panchayat in Tiruchi, is causing difficulties for students and teachers. Parents and school authorities have long appealed for essential…
Fishermen who were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Twelve fishermen from Nagapattinam district were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy late on Saturday night for allegedly trespassing into Sri Lankan waters. The group had departed from Akkaraipettai fishing harbour around 8 a.m. on October 26 on a registered boat…
Police personnel and others retrieve mortal remains of a woman, who went missing after she was allegedly murdered, from a club located near the official residence of the District Magistrate, in Kanpur, early Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI A gym trainer in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur has been arrested for allegedly killing a…
Raj Pakala, brother-in-law of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Party Working president K.T. Rama Rao, was booked for illegal possession of foreign liquor following raid on a farmhouse in Janwada. Following a tip-off, officials from the Cyberabad Special Operation Team (SOT) along with the State Excise and Prohibition Department and Mokila police conducted raids in the…
Vikrama Simhapuri University Vice-Chancellor S. Vijayabhaskara Rao addressing a media conference to announce the scheme to let students clear their academic backlogs. | Photo Credit: ARRANGEMENT Vikrama Simhapuri University, Nellore, has announced a one-time offer to its students to clear their arrears. The opportunity comes in the wake of the observation that several students had…
Union Minister of Civil Aviation K. Rammohan Naidu. File | Photo Credit: PTI “Connectivity is vital for development of any region and the Ministry of Civil Aviation is taking all steps for the improvement of air connectivity from various cities in Andhra Pradesh to the rest of India as also to the world,” Union Minister…
A shopkeeper displays a colourful variety of lamps and lights at Ulsoor, in the run-up to Deepavali, in Bengaluru. File Photo. | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K Deepavali is around the corner and market lanes are loaded with diyas for sale. As preparations for the festivities begin, people are in search of the perfect diyas…
