Farmers and villagers of Kappatralla and nearby villages in Devanakonda mandal of the district boyotted the proposed meeting by the revenue, mining, forest and other departments to educate the people on the uranium exploration in the forest area at Kappatralla. The protesting villagers staged a dharna at the Edulla Devarabanda junction in Devanakonda mandal on … Read more
With less than three weeks left for the annual pilgrimage season at Sabarimala to begin, the Travancore Devaswom Board and various governments departments are racing to finalise preparations. On Tuesday, Devaswom Minister V.N. Vasavan convened a meeting at Pampa to review the arrangements in place. The meeting decided to appoint Arun S. Nair as Sabarimala … Read more
First Born Films Neil Harbisson, who sees in black and white, says his antennae lets him “hear” colour For the past 20 years, self-declared “cyborg artist” Neil Harbisson has provoked debate with his “eyeborg” – a surgically attached antenna. Harbisson, who grew up in Barcelona, is colour blind, having been born with the rare condition … Read more
Getty Images Catherine, pictured in December 2023, is beginning a gradual return this autumn The Princess of Wales has carried out her first official work meeting since she began cancer treatment earlier this year. In another small step on her return to public life, the princess had a meeting on Tuesday in Windsor Castle about … Read more
Manipur | Photo Credit: PTI Official sources said Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh called an emergency meeting on Saturday (September 7, 2024) evening with MLAs from the ruling coalition, which comprises the BJP, Naga People’s Front, and National Peoples Party (NPP), to discuss the prevailing law and order situation in the state. The meeting, … Read more
Shiv Sena UBT leader Sanjay Raut said the “insult” of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee is not good for democracy. File | Photo Credit: PTI Shiv Sena UBT leader Sanjay Raut on July 28 said the “insult” of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the NITI Aayog meeting held in New Delhi a day … Read more
Deputy Chief Minister and Minister of Finance and Energy Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka has directed the Panchayat Raj department officials to seriously focus on providing employment opportunities to jobless youth of rural areas. He expressed concern that rural youth were facing several problems due to unemployment and this could lead to societal problems if not addressed … Read more
BJP leader Piyush Goyal. File | Photo Credit: PTI Union Minister Piyush Goyal put an end to speculation about a leadership change in Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) following its recent disappointing performance in the Lok Sabha election by confirming on Tuesday that there will be no change. “There is no change. We have to … Read more
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar address a press conference. File | Photo Credit: PTI Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde held a late night meeting with Deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar after which some State BJP leaders left for Delhi for a review meeting, sources said … Read more
Newly-appointed Pakistan white-ball coach Gary Kirsten held the first meeting with the men’s national team on Saturday, May 4, ahead of their packed T20I schedule. Notably, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) recently appointed Kirsten and Jason Gillespie as their new head coaches for the white-ball and red-ball formats respectively. With a packed T20 schedule approaching … Read more