The voter turnout in Uttar Pradesh in the 2019 elections was quite low at 59.11%, even though the State has the highest number of voters. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA The Election Commission has devised a plan to encourage voters in Uttar Pradesh, which recorded a tepid turnout of 59.11% in the … Read more
As per the release, the price of 180 ml of ordinary and mid-range liquor will be increased by ₹10. Photo: File | Photo Credit: M. KARUNAKARAN The price of liquor sold by the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Limited (Tasmac) will increase by February 1 owing to the increase in excise duty, a release by … Read more
Cases of whooping cough are rising rapidly in Wales for the first time in five years. Source link
Chennai: Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) and IIT Mandi researchers have metabolically engineered the plant cells of Nothapodytes nimmoniana to increase the production of Camptothecin, which is used to treat cancer. The researchers from the Plant Cell Technology Lab of IIT Madras have developed a genome-scale metabolic model for N nimmoniana plant cells … Read more
The digital expansion follows the success of the Covid vaccination programme, NHS England says. Source link
PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss on Sunday said pension for noon-meal organisers should be increased to ₹10,000 a month, from the ₹2,000 a month being paid in the State. In a statement, he said it was an insult to pay ₹2,000 a month as pension to noon-meal organisers who have completed 40 years of service. “I … Read more
Nandini toned milk sold at ₹39 per litre, will now be sold at ₹42. File photo | Photo Credit: SRIRAM MA The Karnataka Cabinet that met on July 27 is learnt to have cleared the proposal by Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) to hike selling prices of its “Nandini” milk by ₹3 a litre. The … Read more
The members of real estate sector have requested Chief Minister M. K. Stalin to re-look at the order on stamp duty charges and registration fees as it will severely hit the home buyers Source link
The AMMK’s general secretary, T.T.V. Dhinakaran, on Wednesday, July 5, 2023, urged the DMK government to increase the number of farm fresh outlets and bring them on par with fair price shops, in order to for bring under control, the surging prices of vegetables and other essential commodities. In a statement, he faulted the DMK … Read more
Ministers confirm they are considering next year’s public sector pay deals, as Rishi Sunak warns about inflation. Source link