Fee hike for AYUSH courses draws flak

Fee hike for AYUSH courses draws flak

The State government’s decision to hike fees for AYUSH courses has come under criticism. While condemning the move, the All India Democratic Students’ Organisation (AIDSO) in Mysuru said the course fee under the government quota in private colleges has been hiked from ₹60,000 to ₹75,000. The increase in fee by 25% is nothing but “anti-student … Read more

Manipur: Naga MLAs’ letter to PMO with Meitei colleagues draws ire of United Naga Council

Manipur: Naga MLAs’ letter to PMO with Meitei colleagues draws ire of United Naga Council

Even as eight Naga legislators from Manipur signed a memorandum to the Prime Minister along with 32 of their Meitei colleagues in the Assembly, some terms that the Naga MLAs put their names to have now stirred up a hornet’s nest within the United Naga Council (UNC), the apex body of the 20 Naga tribes … Read more

University of Madras draws on pension and endowment fund to meet salary expenses

University of Madras draws on pension and endowment fund to meet  salary expenses

Sources say University of Madras has a monthly recurring expense of about ₹18.61 crore. | Photo Credit: File photo Amid acute financial constraints and a proposal for grant-in-aid pending with the State government, the University of Madras has diluted the Contributory Pension Scheme Fund and Endowment Fund to disburse salary/pension and meet other obligatory expenses … Read more

Kejriwal’s residence expenditure row | BJP draws parallel with ‘palaces’ of Saddam, Kim Jong Un

Kejriwal’s residence expenditure row | BJP draws parallel with ‘palaces’ of Saddam, Kim Jong Un

The BJP fired a fresh salvo at Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal amid the row over the ₹45 crore expenditure comparing him with the likes of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in terms of “luxury”. | file photo | Photo Credit: ANI The BJP on Friday fired a fresh salvo … Read more

Kerala School Kalolsavam draws to a close with Chithra’s Odakkuzhale odakkuzhale that fetched her the top place in 1978 fest

Kerala School Kalolsavam draws to a close with Chithra’s Odakkuzhale odakkuzhale that fetched her the top place in 1978 fest

Students and teachers from Kozhikode District celebrating with the gold cup after they bagged the overall championship at the State School Arts Festival in Kozhikode on Saturday. | Photo Credit: K Ragesh The crowd must have been around 15,000. But there was a complete silence when K.S. Chithra began singing the light song Odakkuzhale odakkuzhale … Read more

West Bengal Minister Akhil Giri’s comments on President Murmu draws criticism

West Bengal Minister Akhil Giri’s comments on President Murmu draws criticism

BJP seeks dismissal of Bengal Minister Akhil Giri. BJP seeks dismissal of Bengal Minister Akhil Giri. West Bengal Minister of State for Correctional Home Administration, Akhil Giri on Saturday, November 12, 2022, came under severe criticism for making a controversial remark on President Droupadi Murmu.  In a video clip that has gone viral on social … Read more

Navaratri festival draws huge crowds at many places in Vizianagaram

Navaratri festival draws huge crowds at many places in Vizianagaram

It’s devotion time in the city, thanks to the celebrations of Durga Navaratri Utsavalu in public places such as Newpoorna junction, railway station, Bobbadipeta and Kottaduppada. People who could not celebrate the nine-day festival in public due to the impact of COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021, gathered in huge numbers to offer special prayers to … Read more