Tests to assess uranium availability: Villagers of Kappatralla, Devanakonda raise voice against Centre’s permission 

Tests to assess uranium availability: Villagers of Kappatralla, Devanakonda raise voice against Centre’s permission 

People of Kappatralla and nearby villages in Devanakonda mandal of the district are raising their voice against the Central Government for granting permission for conducting tests to assess the availability of uranium in the reserve forest area near Kappatralla. The villagers fear losing their lands and livelihood and also adverse affects of uranium mining on … Read more

SC seeks Centre’s response on plea by woman who left Islam to be governed by secular law

SC seeks Centre’s response on plea by woman who left Islam to be governed by secular law

A view of premises of the Supreme Court of India, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to respond to a plea by a Kerala-based woman, born a Muslim but now a non-believer, to be governed by the secular statute of Indian Succession Act of … Read more

Will take VSP unions’ protest against privatisation to Centre’s notice: Pawan Kalyan

Will take VSP unions’ protest against privatisation to Centre’s notice: Pawan Kalyan

Leaders of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant employees and workers’ unions with Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan, at his camp office on Sunday. A delegation of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) employees, workers and trade unions called on Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan at his camp office here on Sunday (October 6, 2024), and appealed to … Read more

Telangana to launch a new weather app for farmers and procurement centres

Telangana to launch a new weather app for farmers and procurement centres

Telangana Government to launch a new weather app to alert procurement centres and farmers on hourly basis about the weather conditions. The image is used for representative purposes only. | Photo Credit: MOHD ARIF In a welcome initiative, the Telangana Government will shortly launch a new weather app to alert procurement centres and farmers on … Read more

Delhi High Court seeks Centre’s reply on plea against FCRA cancellation of NGO

Delhi High  Court seeks Centre’s reply on plea against FCRA cancellation of NGO

A view of Delhi High Court, in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Centre to respond to a petition by the NGO Environics Trust challenging the cancellation of its registration under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA). The HC asked the Centre to file … Read more

Bombay HC rejects applications on Centre’s Fact-Check Unit under latest IT Rules

Bombay HC rejects applications on Centre’s Fact-Check Unit under latest IT Rules

An outer view of Bombay High Court in Mumbai. File. In a setback for the petitioners in the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2023, the Bombay High Court on March 13 refused to accept applications seeking stay on the Union government’s Fact-Check Unit (FCU). The interim application was filed … Read more

KEA chairman refutes MP’s claim on Centre’s funding

KEA chairman refutes MP’s claim on Centre’s funding

Karnataka Exhibition Authority (KEA) Chairman Ayub Khan on Wednesday refuted claims made by Mysuru MP Pratap Simha that the Centre has released grants for improving infrastructure at the Dasara exhibition grounds. “This is nothing but a lie since there is no information on the funding from the Swadeshi Darshan 2 scheme of the Centre for … Read more

Delhi HC seeks Centre’s response on shutting down of Maulana Azad Education Foundation

Delhi HC seeks Centre’s response on shutting down of Maulana Azad Education Foundation

A view of Delhi High Court, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma New Delhi The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought response from the Central government on a plea challenging the decision of the Ministry of Minority Affairs which has approved the proposal of Central Waqf Council to close the Maulana Azad … Read more

Idukki’s hydel tourism centres in standstill following ongoing workers’ strike over salary revision

Idukki’s hydel tourism centres in standstill following ongoing workers’ strike over salary revision

A view of boating activity under the hydel tourism centre at Echo Point near Munnar in Idukki. Idukki’s hydel tourism centres have come to a stand still following the ongoing strike by Left employee unions in the district. The Hydel Tourism Workers Association under the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) have gone on strike … Read more