DKS terms JPC chairman’s visit to Hubballi on waqf issue ‘political drama’

DKS terms JPC chairman’s visit to Hubballi on waqf issue ‘political drama’

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has termed the visit of Jagdambika Pal, Chairman of Joint Parliamentary Committee looking into the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, to Karnataka as a ‘political drama because of the elections’. Speaking to press persons in Hubballi on November 7, he … Read more

All those who work at Tirumala should be Hindus, says newly-appointed chairman of TTD

All those who work at Tirumala should be Hindus, says newly-appointed chairman of TTD

The newly-appointed chairman of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) Board B R Naidu on Thursday (October 31, 2024) said all those who work at Tirumala, the abode of Lord Venkateswara, should be Hindus. Speaking to reporters here, he said he would speak to the Andhra Pradesh government on how to deal with staff members belonging to … Read more

Opposition is making unwarranted hue and cry over paddy bonus, says Kisan Congress chairman  

Opposition is making unwarranted hue and cry over paddy bonus, says Kisan Congress chairman  

Kisan Congress Anvesh Reddy wants the government to do justice to farmers who cultivate the normal variety of rice. File  | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL Chairman of the Kisan Congress Anvesh Reddy has criticised the opposition parties for their remarks on the government’s decision to offer ₹500 bonus per quintal only for the fine variety … 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

CWC is better placed to decide on Mekedatu and Vennar projects, says CWMA chairman

CWC is better placed to decide on Mekedatu and Vennar projects, says CWMA chairman

Tamil Nadu opposes the Mekedatu project. Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) chairman S.K. Haldar on Tuesday defended the Authority’s decision to refer back the Vennar sub-basin improvement project along with the Mekedatu balancing reservoir project to the Central Water Commission (CWC) for further action. Mr. Haldar told The Hindu over phone that the move was … Read more

Shivamogga DCC Bank chairman appeals to farmers make use of interest-waiver scheme

Shivamogga DCC Bank chairman appeals to farmers make use of interest-waiver scheme

Shivamogga District Cooperative Central Bank president R.M. Manjunath Gowda has appealed to the farmers to make use of the State government’s scheme to waive interest on medium- and long-term agriculture loans if the principal amount was paid before February 29. In a press conference in Shivamogga on Thursday, Mr. Manjunath Gowda said the government took … Read more

AICTE chairman urges colleges to get affiliated with it to benefit from its expertise

AICTE chairman urges colleges to get affiliated with it to benefit from its expertise

Colleges should become part of the All India Council for Technical Education to benefit from its technical expertise, said its chairman T.G. Sitharam.   At a workshop for stakeholders in the city on Thursday, Mr. Sitharam said the institutions would benefit multi-fold, including ensuring students internship, scholarship and standardised world-class curriculum, he explained. The workshop was … Read more

India is going to be at the forefront of solving some of the larger healthcare problems: Jaideep Bajaj, Chairman, ZS – ET HealthWorld

India is going to be at the forefront of solving some of the larger healthcare problems: Jaideep Bajaj, Chairman, ZS – ET HealthWorld

Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld, spoke to Jaideep Bajaj, Chairman, ZS, to figure out how AI applications will accelerate the future of healthcare. AI in healthcareAI can have everything from macro applications to micro applications in healthcare. Let me just pick on some of the micro ones because they are pretty important too. One really important … Read more

Etala Rajender: From a strong Left-wing ideology to BJP’s campaign committee chairman

Etala Rajender: From a strong Left-wing ideology to BJP’s campaign committee  chairman

Etala Rajender | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri Youngsters who were involved in Left-student politics full-time for many years rarely end up on the other side of the political ideology spectrum. Even if they do, they do not figure in the higher echelons of the right-wing political parties. Etala Rajender, who is now making waves for … Read more

Wakf Board cracking down on encroachers: Chairman

Wakf Board cracking down on encroachers: Chairman

As the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board was cracking down on encroachments on its properties, some individuals who were affected by this move were, in turn, casting aspersions and levelling allegations against it, its chairman, S. Abdul Rahman, said here on Thursday. Speaking to reporters in the Board’s head office in Chennai, Mr. Rahman said that … Read more