Pork prices surge across Karnataka due to supply shortage and piggery closure

Pork prices surge across Karnataka due to supply shortage and piggery closure

Pandi Curry, a renowned delicacy in Kodagu, is often served during important occasions, including weddings. In Kodagu, where pork is considered a delicacy, the price of pork has doubled in the last three months. | Photo Credit: Divya Chandran Pork prices have been steadily increasing in various parts of Karnataka over the past few months, … Read more

Closure of Sterlite Copper unit in Tamil Nadu: Supreme Court to consider hearing Vedanta’s plea

Closure of Sterlite Copper unit in Tamil Nadu: Supreme Court to consider hearing Vedanta’s plea

A view of the Sterlite Copper plant in Thoothukudi . File | Photo Credit: Rajesh N The Supreme Court has agreed to consider hearing the Vedanta group’s plea related to the closure of its Sterlite Copper unit in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi on January 2. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud and Justices … Read more

Tamil Nadu government should prepare timeline to ensure closure of liquor stores: Anbumani

Tamil Nadu government should prepare timeline to ensure closure of liquor stores: Anbumani

PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss on Wednesday demanded that 500 liquor stores be shut down every quarter in Tamil Nadu to ensure that the State has no liquor stores within the next two-and-a-half years. He welcomed the State government’s announcement to shut down 500 liquor stores from June 22. In a statement, he said that a … Read more

AIDSO against closure of Moulana Azad Model Schools

AIDSO against closure of Moulana Azad Model Schools

The All India Democratic Students Organisation (AIDSO) has demanded the State government to take back the decision to close Moulana Azad model schools and said attention should be given to the development of schools. Ajay Kamath, State secretary of AIDSO, said in a statement, “The government had started 200 Moulana Azad model schools in the … Read more

‘I was bedridden’ after hospice’s lockdown closure

‘I was bedridden’ after hospice’s lockdown closure

A patient with a chronic lung condition said he was left “bedridden” after a hospice closed to outpatients during the first lockdown. Kevin Moore is supported by Garden House Hospice in Letchworth, Hertfordshire. It has since been able to reopen by testing all staff and visitors for Covid before they enter. He said: “I was … Read more