A 45-year-old woman architect from Palluruthy allegedly attempted to douse herself with petrol at the office of the Department of Local Self Government at the Ernakulam collectorate on Monday (October 28). As an empanelled licensee for submitting building permits, she reportedly became distressed after officials informed her that her licence might be temporarily cancelled owing … Read more
The issue of Tirupati district Collectorate seeking funds for its building maintenance from the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) exchequer has taken a political turn, with parties across the political spectrum flaying the temple management for alleged misuse of funds. It may be recalled that the TTD had built ‘Padmavathi Nilayam’, a 600-room facility to accommodate … Read more
A fire broke out in the storeroom of the SPSR Nellore district Collectorate here on February 11 (Saturday). Two fire tenders rushed to the spot and doused the fire in two hours, Nellore District Fire Officer K. Srikanth Reddy said. Mr. Reddy said that a preliminary probe into the incident was on. He ruled out … Read more
BJP activists pulling down a police barricade outside the Kozhikode collectorate during the protest on Saturday. | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh Activists of the Youth Congress and the BJP were seen engaging in scuffles with the police outside the Kozhikode collectorate on Thursday as they staged protests against the tax hike proposals in the State … Read more