Morals from Gajendra Moksha

Morals from Gajendra Moksha

Huhu, a Gandharva (celestial musician), was once sporting in a lake. Sage Devla too entered for a bath at that time. The haughty Gandharva pulled the sage by the leg underwater and played a prank. The sage cursed Huhu to be born as an alligator. Gajendra, the king of elephants, was known by the name … Read more

People will not believe pre-poll machinations of Modi-Naidu-Pawan trio: Sajjala 

People will not believe pre-poll machinations of Modi-Naidu-Pawan trio: Sajjala 

Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy | Photo Credit: Government Adviser (Public Affairs) and YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) general secretary Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, TDP national president N. Chandrababu Naidu and Jana Sena Party (JSP) put up a show of unity at the Praja Galam public meeting near Chilakaluripet on March 17, but people … Read more

Stray dog enters runway, creates panic among officers, crew during Emergency Runway Landing test at Bapatla

Stray dog enters runway, creates panic among officers, crew during Emergency Runway Landing test at Bapatla

An IAF officer runs behind the stray dog which entered the runway during the ERL testing, on NH 16 in Bapatla district on Monday. | Photo Credit: T. VIJAYA KUMAR Tension prevailed for some time when a dog entered the Emergency Landing Runway (ELR) on Monday, March 18, while the Indian Air Force (IAF) was conducting … Read more

TDP will not go for debt for implementing welfare schemes: Lokesh

TDP will not go for debt for implementing welfare schemes: Lokesh

TDP national general secretary Nara Lokesh said it was his party’s policy to implement welfare programmes with State revenue rather than relying on debt, while reiterating that the State has ‘‘regressed by 30 years under the Jagan Mohan Reddy’s destructive rule’‘.  Participating in a ‘Breakfast with Lokesh’ programme at Mid Valley City (an upscale gated … Read more

Project in pipeline to conserve eight unprotected temples at Aihole

Project in pipeline to conserve eight unprotected temples at Aihole

Families have been living in unprotected monuments in Aihole and there are plans to rehabilitate them and take up temple restoration. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A portion of an unprotected monument used as a barn to keep livestock, at Aihole. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In a move aimed at reclaiming and conserving heritage, … Read more

Centre tells NGT no need to bring slaughterhouses under EIA

Centre tells NGT no need to bring slaughterhouses under EIA

The Centre has told the National Green Tribunal that there is no requirement to include slaughterhouses and meat processing units within the scope of the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006 as the existing guidelines and safeguards effectively regulate these entities from an environmental standpoint. Last year, animal rights activist Gauri Maulekhi approached the NGT, … Read more

Elusive tiger continues to evade capture in Kerala’s Kannur district

Elusive tiger continues to evade capture in Kerala’s Kannur district

Despite being located on March 17 by Forest department personnel, the tiger managed to escape after attempts to tranquilise the animal failed. (image for representational purposes) | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR A tiger that was spotted near a rubber plantation recently at Adakkathodu in Kelakam panchayat in Kannur district of Kerala continues to evade … Read more

Top news in Karnataka today

Top news in Karnataka today

Former CM B.S. Yediyurappa inspecting preparations for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s political programme in Shivamogga, along with local MP B. Y. Raghavendra. Mr. Modi will address a poll rally on March 18, 2024. | Photo Credit: special arrangement 1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Shivamogga to address a poll rally of the BJP, second … Read more

How were the new Election Commissioners selected? | Explained

How were the new Election Commissioners selected? | Explained

India’s Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar speaks as Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and S. S. Sandhu look on during a press conference in New Delhi, on March 16. | Photo Credit: REUTERS The story so far: The President has appointed Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, both retired IAS officers, as Election Commissioners (ECs) to … Read more

Gulveer shatters 16-year-old national record in 10000m

Gulveer shatters 16-year-old national record in 10000m

Asian Games bronze medallist athlete Gulveer Singh shattered a 16-year-old national record in the men’s 10000m to finish second in his heat at The Ten in San Juan Capistrano in California. The 25-year-old clocked 27.41.81 on Saturday to better the earlier national mark of 28:02.89 by over 20 seconds that stood in Surendra Singh’s name … Read more