Panel to be formed for Thiruvananthapuram metro rail

Panel to be formed for Thiruvananthapuram metro rail

The State government will form a committee headed by the Chief Secretary to discuss the alignment of the proposed metro rail in Thiruvananthapuram. The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday. The committee will examine the issues related to the proper alignment and submit recommendations. The committee will … Read more

Committee formed to probe Bhandara Ordnance Factory blast that killed eight

Committee formed to probe Bhandara Ordnance Factory blast that killed eight

Rescue operation underway after a blast at the ordnance factory, in Bhandara district, Maharashtra, on January 24, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI A committee has been constituted to investigate the blast at the Ordnance Factory in Bhandara district, Maharashtra, which killed eight workers and injured five others on Friday (January 24, 2025). The Deputy Commissioner … Read more

Madhya Pradesh-Rajasthan joint panel formed for coordination on cheetah project

Madhya Pradesh-Rajasthan joint panel formed for coordination on cheetah project

In this file image, Cheetahs at Kuno National Park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh’s Sheopur district. | Photo Credit: PTI In the wake of incidents of cheetahs from Madhya Pradesh straying into neighbouring Rajasthan, a joint corridor management committee of both the states has been formed to work for conservation of the felines, officials said on … Read more

LAX/Low pressure area that has formed over Bay of Bengal on October 14 sets the stage for widespread rainfall over TN

LAX/Low pressure area that has formed over Bay of Bengal on October 14 sets the stage for widespread rainfall over TN

A low-pressure area that formed over the southeast Bay of Bengal during the early hours of Monday (October 14, 2024) would set the stage for widespread rainfall over north Tamil Nadu and herald the onset of the Northeast monsoon over the State. The Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai, has forecast heavy rainspells, set to begin over … Read more

Karnataka: Regulatory committee formed to monitor free structure in nursing colleges

Karnataka: Regulatory committee formed to monitor free structure in nursing colleges

Presently, the fee structure for nursing students stands at ₹10,000 under government quota, ₹1 lakh under management quota, and ₹1.4 lakh for non-Karnataka students. | Photo Credit: File photo Medical Education Minister Sharan Prakash Patil has said that a fee regulatory committee has been formed to monitor and regulate the fee structure in nursing colleges … Read more

Urban Rejuvenation and Beautification Scheme | Three SPVs to be formed in Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Kozhikode corporations

Urban Rejuvenation and Beautification Scheme | Three SPVs to be formed in Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Kozhikode corporations

A representational image of Kaloor-Kadavantara Road, in Kochi. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Three separate Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) will be formed for the execution of the proposed “Urban Rejuvenation and Beautification Scheme” in Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Kozhikode cities. The scheme was announced in the 2023-24 State Budget with the aim of transforming the … Read more

Himachal Pradesh Cabinet formed with seven Ministers, 6 CPS also appointed 

Himachal Pradesh Cabinet formed with seven Ministers, 6 CPS also appointed 

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on January 8 expanded his Cabinet by inducting seven MLAs as ministers, besides six legislators were appointed as Chief Parliamentary Secretaries (CPS). The Ministers took the oath of office and secrecy at a swearing-in ceremony held … Read more

No panel formed to consider SC status for Dalit converts: Government

No panel formed to consider SC status for Dalit converts: Government

The matter of according to SC status to Dalits who have converted to Christianity or Islam over the years has been pending in the Supreme Court since at least 2004. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Union government on Tuesday said that it had not formed a Commission to study providing Scheduled Caste status … Read more