All steps will be taken to ensure free and fair polls: Andhra Pradesh’s Krishna district collector

All steps will be taken to ensure free and fair polls: Andhra Pradesh’s Krishna district collector

Image used for representative purpose only | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao All measures will be taken to ensure free and fair elections in the district, said Krishna Collector P. Rajababu at a press conference in Machilipatnam following the election schedule announcement on Saturday. Giving the details of voters and polling centrEs in the district, the … Read more

‘Free haleem’ post leads to chaos near a restaurant in Hyderabad

‘Free haleem’ post leads to chaos near a restaurant in Hyderabad

Public thronged a restaurant at Moosarambagh crossroads junction in Malakpet, Hyderabad following a Facebook post claiming to give away ‘free haleem’ to the customers. One of the customers travelled from Nadergul, located around 16 kilometres away by spending ₹120 for the free haleem The Malakpet police reached Azeebo Mandi in Moosarambagh after chaos ensued with … Read more

Kerala veterinary student death illustrates free rein given to cadres of CPI(M): Prashant Bhushan

Kerala veterinary student death illustrates free rein given to cadres of CPI(M): Prashant Bhushan

Supreme Court lawyer and human rights activist Prashant Bhushan. File | Photo Credit: PTI Supreme Court lawyer and human rights activist Prashant Bhushan on March 9 alleged that the death of J. Sidharth, a second-year student of the College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences at Pookode in Wayanad, illustrated the kind of ‘gundagiri’ (hooliganism) involving … Read more

Free eye camp held

Free eye camp held

Balakrishna Eye Hospital conducted a free camp and public meeting followed by a seminar on Sunday on Get lasik laser – stop glasses.  M. Balakrishna, chairman and director, emphasised the need to treat eye diseases as they could otherwise lead to complications such as loss of sight and inferiority complex. As many as 18 patients … Read more

SC notice to Kerala on VHP offer to ply Sabarimala pilgrims free of cost

SC notice to Kerala on VHP offer to ply Sabarimala pilgrims free of cost

Lord Ayyappa devotees witness the ‘Makra Jyothi’, at Sabarimala in Pathanamthitta, Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: PTI The Supreme Court on January 25 decided to examine an appeal filed by the Kerala unit of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) against a State High Court decision refusing their … Read more

Interactive session with officials of Hamriyah Free Zone of UAE in Mysuru

Interactive session with officials of Hamriyah Free Zone of UAE in Mysuru

A file photo of entrepreneurs at an interactive session with representatives of Hamriyah Free Zone in Sharjah, UAE, in Mysuru in June 2023. | Photo Credit: M A Sriram The Government of Sharjah, UAE, in association with Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry in India (ASSOCHAM) and the Mysore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), … Read more

Thrikkakara municipality to open free physiotherapy, speech therapy clinics for children

Thrikkakara municipality to open free physiotherapy, speech therapy clinics for children

The Thrikkakara municipality is planning to set up free physiotherapy and speech therapy clinics for children in three government and aided schools. To begin with, the first such clinic will turn operational at the Padamugal Government Upper Primary School later this month. The municipality has set apart ₹3 lakh for the proposed clinic. Besides, therapists … Read more

Free pilgrimage scheme for elderly launched in Punjab

Free pilgrimage scheme for elderly launched in Punjab

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal during a press conference, in New Delhi on November 26, 2023. | Photo Credit: ANI On the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the Punjab government on November 27 launched the ‘Mukhya Mantri Tirth Yatra Yojna’ under which elderly people of the State would be sent on pilgrimage free of … Read more