The Tamil Nadu Congress and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) have strongly criticised Governor RN Ravi’s move to convene a two-day conference for university Vice-Chancellors and Registrars in Ooty on April 25 and 26. State Congress chief K Selvaperunthagai alleged that the Governor’s actions go against the Constitution and the recent Supreme Court ruling, … Read more
Members of various farmers associations staging demonstration at Lower Camp in Theni district on Sunday condemning the Kerala government’s announcement of converting Alavachal as car parking near Mullai Periyar dam. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT A large number of farmers and farmers’ welfare associations in Theni district staged a demonstration at Lower Camp on Sunday … Read more
Some farmers have opposed the government’s plans of constructing a parking terminal along the Ring Road in Belagavi. In a letter to the Deputy Commissioner, some farmers from Kadoli and Agasaga have said that fertile land that provides them livelihood will be lost if the facility is constructed by taking over their land. They said … Read more
Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Andhra Pradesh Police Department has served notices to various leaders belonging to the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), ahead of the scheduled visit of former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy to Tirupati on Friday (September 27, 2024.) Mr. Jagan is expected to visit Tirupati … Read more
Residents of Alangayam near Vaniyambadi town in Tirupattur have opposed dumping of garbage in the lake by miscreants and the civic body as the lake remains a key water source to recharge groundwater in the area and supply water for domestic consumption | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Residents of Alangayam near Vaniyambadi town in Tirupattur … Read more
P. Mohanan, CPI(M) Kozhikode district secretary, has called for the unity of secular forces against Hindutva politics. He was opening a seminar on ‘Resisting Hindutva’ here on Wednesday to mark the anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition on December 6. The event was organised by Keluettan Centre for Study and Research. P.A. Fazal Gafoor, president, … Read more
The Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) and Karnataka Sugarcane Farmers Association have opposed any further release of water from the reservoirs to Tamil Nadu. Taking exception to the directives of the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) to release water to Tamil Nadu at the rate of 5,000 cusecs per day for another 15 days, the … Read more
About 26 residents in Rainbow Drive Layout (RBD), located off Sarjapur Road, have written to the management committee (MC) of the layout opposing diversion of a rajakaluve from its original path. In a High Court-ordered Assistant Director of Land Records (ADLR) survey, 13 houses in Wipro lane of RBD were found to be encroaching upon a storm-water drain. The HC in July ordered the … Read more
A day after the West Bengal Cabinet led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee approved a three-language formula where students across State-run schools in classes V-VIII, will have to study Bengali as a priority language, State Education Minister Bratya Basu on August 8 said that that government does not wish to impose Bengali. The Minister said that … Read more
Represenatational image | Photo Credit: G. Ramakrishna Bank unions AIBOC and AIBEA have opposed the Reserve Bank’s move to allow lenders to settle loans of wilful defaulters under compromise settlement. The RBI’s recent ‘framework for compromise settlements and technical write-offs’ is a detrimental step that may compromise the integrity of the banking system and undermine … Read more