The Danish fort in Tharangambadi | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Restoration work on two historic landmarks, the Danish Fort and the Governor’s Bungalow in Tharangambadi, Mayiladuthurai district, is expected to be completed by November. The renovation, carried out by the Heritage Wing of the Public Works Department (PWD) and supervised by the State Department of … Read more
The Kerala Police has made key advancements by various measures, including strengthening forensic science laboratories, establishing a dedicated Cyber Operations Wing, and successfully implementing the Student Police Cadet scheme, according to Governor Arif Mohammed Khan’s policy address. (image for representational purpose) | Photo Credit: PTI The Kerala government has proposed to establish a document division in … Read more
A team from the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) will visit Chidambaram on May 24, in connection with Tamil Nadu Governor R. N. Ravi’s allegation of forced virginity tests (two-finger tests) being performed on girls, who were believed to be victims of child marriage. NCPCR member R.G. Anand announced this in a … Read more
Lagos, Nigeria CNN — Nigerians will on Saturday vote in delayed governorship polls, weeks after a controversial and disputed presidential election. The gubernatorial race will be decided in 28 of Nigeria’s 36 states as the ruling party scrambles to regain lost ground in key states. But all eyes will be on the tense contest for … Read more
CNN — Colombia plans to fly dozens of its “cocaine hippos” – the descendents of drug trafficker Pablo Escobar’s private menagerie – to new homes in India and Mexico in a bid to control their booming population, according to the local governor. There are now between 130 and 160 of the hippos, according to the … Read more
Samajwadi Party leaders raise slogans at the joint sitting of both Houses of the State during the Budget Session of Uttar Pradesh Assembly, at Vidhan Bhawan in Lucknow on February 20, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI The Uttar Pradesh Assembly started on a stormy note on February 20 with the Opposition Samajwadi Party (SP) disrupting … Read more
Kozhikode The national council of the Indian National League (INL) has condemned the alleged anti-constitutional methods being pursued by the Governors of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. This was part of the attempts to gain political mileage in southern States by creating political anarchy here, said a resolution passed at a two-day meeting of the council … Read more
CNN — Russian troops have denounced an “incomprehensible battle” in Donetsk after apparently sustaining heavy losses during a week of intense fighting in the key eastern region of Ukraine. Moscow has been trying to break through Kyiv’s defenses around the town of Pavlivka for at least the past seven days, but it seems to have … Read more
Higher Education Minister R. Bindu, who interacted with media persons here, accused the Governor of attempting to project the State in bad light Higher Education Minister R. Bindu, who interacted with media persons here, accused the Governor of attempting to project the State in bad light The Vice Chancellors of nine universities in Kerala have … Read more
Jan. 5, 2021 — As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations soar across the U.S., the nation’s unprecedented effort to vaccinate hundreds of millions of adults against the virus is off to a sluggish start. In December, officials with Operation Warp Speed had repeatedly promised to vaccinate 20 million people by the end of the year. … Read more