The Indian Institute of Technology Madras hosted a pan IIT student governance summit during the weekend. The summit was a platform to exchange ideas and best practices and address the challenges faced by students in the changing landscape of higher education. IIT Madras director V. Kamakoti said the summit enabled close association among student…
MUDA had allotted 16 sites at Vijayanagar in Mysuru to Parvathi, wife of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, in lieu of her 3.16 acres. | Photo Credit: file photo The Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is probing the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) “scam” allegedly involving Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, raided the premises of two former MUDA commissioners and…
Kondapalli Srinivas, Minister for MSMEs and Rural Poverty Alleviation | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT In alignment with Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s vision to foster an entrepreneur in every family across Andhra Pradesh, Kondapalli Srinivas, Minister for MSMEs and Rural Poverty Alleviation, called for collective efforts from all associated departments. During a coordination meeting at…
The High Court of Karnataka on Monday adjourned till Tuesday the hearing on a petition filed by actor Darshan after taking note of his medical records produced by the prison authorities. Justice S. Vishwajith Shetty, on perusing the medical records that were submitted to the court in a sealed cover, has pointed out that the…
Cadet Suraj P. Nair and Corporal Manjushree Praveen of the Kannur 31 Battalion, the National Cadet Corps (NCC), emerged victorious in the NCC Inter Group Best Cadet competition held in Kozhikode recently. Suraj, representing the Senior Wing (Army) category, is a second-year degree student at MG College, Iritty. Majushree, a class 9 student at Kannur…
Union Minister of State for Railways V. Somanna said the Chikkamagaluru-Belur-Alur railway line work will be completed within three years. He spoke to the media after visiting Hasanamba Temple in Hassan on Monday. The Deputy Commissioner of Hassan will soon hand over the land required for the project. The Deputy Commissioner has already issued a…
TANTEA workers staging a protest demanding a raise in bonus in Coonoor on Monday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Workers from the Tamil Nadu Tea Plantation Corporation (TANTEA) staged a protest near the office headquarters in Coonoor on Monday, demanding increase in their Deepavali bonus. Stating that over 2,000 to 3,000 people were still employed…
Director General Fire Services Madireddy Pratap speaking to The Hindu in Vijayawada on Monday (October 29). | Photo Credit: G. N. RAO The Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Response and Fire Services department was taking all measures to prevent fire mishaps during Deepavali festival. The Fire, Police, Municipal and Revenue officials were conducting joint inspections to…
The works of Digadarthi airport, which is a long-pending demand of the residents of SPSR Nellore district, are likely to begin very soon. Out of 1,379 acres of land required for the proposed greenfield airport, the State government has so far acquired 630 acres. Next week, the representatives of Airports Authority of India (AAI) are…
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut. | Photo Credit: PTI Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Monday (October 28, 2024) warned Congress about fielding a candidate for the Solapur South assembly seat, for which his party has already announced a nominee. Speaking to reporters, Mr. Raut said such actions could provoke a similar response…
