Putting an end to the long wait, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan opened the Guruvayur railway overbridge for traffic on Tuesday night. The railway overbridge is expected to end the perennial traffic block near the railway crossing at Guruvayur. The railway crossing at the heart of the temple town used to close around 30 times in … Read more
Floodwaters entered several houses in low-lying upper Kuttanad on Wednesday. A view of a waterlogged house at Thalavady. | Photo Credit: SURESH ALLEPPEY With Alappuzha experiencing more rainfall and an increase in flow of floodwaters from the eastern side, authorities opened more relief camps in the district on Wednesday. Several places in upper Kuttanad were … Read more
The Anchal bypass, a long-standing demand of the local people, will be thrown open for traffic from May 17. The bypass from St. George Central School to Kurushumukku is 2.1 km long and 18 metres wide. At present the construction of pavement with interlocking and handrail, drainage system, bus bay and bus shelters have been … Read more
Badrinath Temple, decorated with flowers, on the eve of its doors opening, in Chamoli, on April 26, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI The doors of Badrinath Dham opened to pilgrims on April 27 morning, amid the chanting of shlokas (hymns) and melodious tunes of the Army band. The temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu was decorated … Read more
Encouraged by the results of virtual High Courts at the district level, the Orissa High Court on Monday opened a virtual court each in 10 other districts of the State. With this, 20 of the 30 districts now have virtual High Courts functioning from each district headquarters. The remaining 10 districts would soon have this … Read more
An auditory verbal therapy centre has been launched at Government Medical College Hospital here as part of the State government’s Anuyatra programme. Minister for Social Justice R. Bindu inaugurated the centre, set up to provide children who have had cochlear implantation surgery training in auditory-verbal habilitation and language. Auditory-verbal therapy that is available now at … Read more
Sreelatha Namboothiri belies her age when she begins singing Enthini pazhsruthi meettuvathiniyum… The song, from the 1961 drama Doctor, is special to her. It had won her the first prize at the State School Arts Festival in 1964 at Thiruvalla. Not many people know that Sreelatha, who is better known as one of Malayalam cinema’s most … Read more
The Hindu Bureau AMALAPURAM November 06, 2022 04:06 IST Updated: November 06, 2022 04:06 IST The Hindu Bureau AMALAPURAM November 06, 2022 04:06 IST Updated: November 06, 2022 04:06 IST Y.S.R. Horticulture University Vice-chancellor T. Janaki Ram on Saturday inaugurated a gene bank for coconut varieties at Horticulture Research Centre at Ambajipeta in Konaseema district. … Read more
One of the nine automated driving test tracks of Andhra Pradesh laid at Anantapur Deputy Transport Commissioner’s office complex is ready, and the facility will be formally inaugurated on October 4(Tuesday). Those coming for the driving test need to book their slots through the Citizens’ Portal of A.P. Transport Authority by paying the requisite fee … Read more