BJP West Bengal State President Samik Bhattacharya | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership in West Bengal has accused the Trinamool Congress government of delaying the census exercise in West Bengal so that the State’s ruling party can take “political advantage of a vote bank politics”. This allegation comes at a … Read more
**EDS: TO GO WITH STORY** Kozhikode: A man looks at a notice pasted outside the closed OPD ticket counter at a hospital, amid a strike by doctors across Kerala after a doctor was attacked at a government-run hospital, in Kozhikode, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (PTI Photo)(PTI10_09_2025_000305B) | Photo Credit: – Kozhikode Outpatient (OP) services at … Read more
Jananayak Janata Party (JJP) leader Digvijay Chautala. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) has questioned the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government’s Deen Dayal Lado Lakshmi Yojana, calling it a “breach of promise” as the latter had promised during the election to provide the ₹2,100 monthly financial assistance to all women. As per the notification for the scheme, women above 23 years of … Read more
The pothole-riddled Magadi Road in Bengaluru on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN Launching a counter-attack on Opposition BJP that staged a protest against the alleged failure of the government in ensuring pothole-free roads in Bengaluru, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Thursday blamed the previous BJP dispensation’s “misrule” for potholes in the city. Stating that … Read more
A recently-published study to estimate “child food poverty” among children aged between 2 and 5 in urban slums found that they lacked adequate nutrition in energy and protein. Most children in urban slums were suffering from moderate child food poverty and had poor feeding practices. Inadequate dietary intake in early childhood can lead to failure … Read more
Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan speaking at the Dakshinapatha Summit held at IIT Madras on Sunday. | Photo Credit: R. Ragu Reiterating the Government of India’s position on the disbursal of funds to Tamil Nadu under the Samagra Shiksha programme, Union Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan said on Sunday that the State government could … Read more
The Ernakulam Bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has set aside a State government order appointing B. Ashok, Principal Secretary, Agriculture, as Chairman and Managing Director of the Kerala Transport Development Finance Corporation (KTDFC). The tribunal order came on a petition filed by Mr. Ashok challenging the decision of the General Administration (AIS) department … Read more
Aadi Vaani, the Union government’s Artificial-Intelligence-based translation model for Adivasi languages in India, is set to see its beta version launched on Monday (September 1, 2025), officials said. The application will be tested by the Tribal Affairs Ministry as part of Adi Karmayogi, the country-wide capacity-building exercise in tribal districts. The app, which the Tribal … Read more
The Kerala government on Monday posted Arun S. Nair, Commissioner for Entrance Examinations, as Additional District Magistrate, Sabarimala, after creating an ex-cadre post. The officer will continue to retain his existing charges. Further, on conclusion of the Mandala-Makaravilakku season, the officer will join back as Commissioner for Entrance Examinations. Jeevan Babu K., Managing Director, Kerala … Read more
The Sammakka-Sarakka Jatara also known as ‘Kumbh Mela of the South’ attracts millions of devotees, mainly tribals from Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Odisha. | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL The State government has sanctioned ₹150 crore for the conduct of the Sammakka-Sarakka (Saralamma) Medaram Maha Jatara, scheduled to be held from January 28 to … Read more