Kochi: District administration will soon submit a land acquisition proposal to Kerala Solid Waste Management Programme (KSWMP) for setting up an integrated waste management plant at Ayyankuzhi. Locals had been demanding the takeover of their holdings as the area was unfit for residential purposes due to heavy pollution.District collector G Priyanka informed about this plan…
Madurai Corporation Commissioner Gaurav Kuma Madurai: On his first day in office, Madurai corporation commissioner Gaurav Kumar conducted inspections across the city, focusing on drinking water supply, sanitation, public health facilities and food preparation centres.The commissioner began with a visit to the sanitation division office at K Pudur (ward no 10), where he reviewed employee…
Bhopal: After launching their U-18 Asia Cup campaign with a nervy 2-1 win over Malaysia and prevailing over South Korea 3-1 in their second, the Indian Eves moved through the gears and asserted absolute dominance in a goal fest against Singapore on Wednesday.Running rings around the hapless Singaporean defence, the Indians ran riot in a…
Kriti Sanon offers prayers at Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple ahead of ‘Cocktail 2’ release Bollywood actor Kriti Sanon visited the sacred Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Tirumala on Wednesday, where she offered prayers and sought the blessings of Lord Venkateswara.Dressed in a simple traditional attire, the actress participated in temple rituals amid tight security.Kriti’s visit…
Bhopal: Driven to the brink by years of domestic abuse, a 27-year-old woman beat her husband to death on Monday in Chhatarpur’s Shiv Nagar Colony, waited beside his body for eight hours, and then visited a local temple to seek divine forgiveness before surrendering to the police.The incident occurred around 10:00 am when the victim,…
Bhubaneswar: The state govt has set Rath Yatra-2027 as the deadline to introduce a revised “Rath code” — a comprehensive set of guidelines for conducting the annual chariot festival in Puri.Currently, the festival is managed under the Rath code framed in 1983. Arabind Kumar Padhee, chief administrator of the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA), said…
According to the petition, the lessee has been using excavators and heavy vehicles for mining operations despite restrictions on mechanised sand extraction Cuttack: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered a joint investigation into allegations of illegal sand mining and environmental norm violations at a sand quarry on the Rushikulya river in Ganjam district, while issuing…
NEW DELHI: The Madras high court has nearly doubled the motor accident compensation for a man left completely bedridden and unresponsive after two road accidents, while sharply criticising his advocate for failing to seek enhanced compensation on his behalf.A bench comprising Justice N. Anand Venkatesh and Justice K.K. Ramakrishnan enhanced the compensation from Rs 33,02,600…
The government said that due to the crisis in the Middle East, international ATF prices have increased 2.5 times. (AI image) Amid the prolonged Middle East conflict, the government has approved an Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) Price Stabilisation Fund to safeguard problems being faced by airlines, oil marketing companies and fliers. This will be a…
Rupert Lowe (left) and Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (right) Indian-origin Labour MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi has hit back at Restore Britain leader Rupert Lowe after he called for a ban on carrying the Sikh ceremonial kirpan in public spaces following the murder of British-Polish teenager Henry Nowak.Dhesi, the Labour MP for Slough and one of Britain’s…