A private transport bus, heading from Tirupattur to Dharmapuri, with around 30 commuters, hit an empty lorry that was proceeding in the opposite direction, on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Twenty two persons, mostly passengers, were injured in two separate accidents after the private buses they were travelling in, hit other … Read more
KAKINADA Four persons, including a helper in a local temple, died on the spot, reportedly, after an Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) bus rammed into them near Padalamma temple on the National Highway under Prathipadu police limits in Kakinada district, in the early hours of February 26. The accident occurred at around 4.30 a.m. … Read more
The mangled remains of the vehicles after a head-on collision in the early hours of Wednesday, January 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Three persons, including an elderly couple from Ramanathapuram district, were killed when a cargo vehicle, carrying devotees back from Palani, rammed against a truck near Devakottai in the wee hours of … Read more
Kozhikode district panchayat has bagged the award for the best disabled-friendly district panchayat in the State. Eloor municipality in Ernakulam, Vadakara block panchayat in Kozhikode, Punnayurkulam grama panchayat in Thrissur, and Pulpatta grama panchayat in Malappuram were also adjudged the best in the respective categories in rendering services to persons with disabilities (PwDs). Minister for … Read more
The detention of six of seven persons, who had protested against land acquisition for SIPCOT in Tiruvannamalai district earlier this month, under the Goondas Act was revoked on Friday on the instructions of Chief Minister M.K. Stalin. According to an official release, the Chief Minister’s instructions followed representations from the family members of the six … Read more
Monthly adalats shall be held in panchayats to look into issues and complaints raised by differently abled people, according to the Legislative Assembly Committee for women, children, and differently abled and transgender persons. The panel will submit a recommendation to the house to this effect, said U. Prathibha, chairperson of the panel, after holding a … Read more
The Mumbai-Jaipur Superfast Express train at the Mumbai Central Station on July 31, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI A Railway Protection Force (RPF) jawan on July 31 shot dead four persons on board Jaipur-Mumbai Superfast Train near Palghar railway station in Maharashtra, Sumit Thakur, Chief PRO, Western Railway said. Chetan Kumar Choudhary opened fire on … Read more
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday filed a supplementary charge sheet against five accused persons in the Coimbatore car bomb blast case of October 2022. The five men charge-sheeted were identified as Umar Faaruq, Firose Khan, Mohamed Thoufeeq, Sheikh Hidayatullah and Sanofar Ali. The agency had earlier charge-sheeted six suspects in April this year. … Read more
An argument between BJP and Congress workers led to stone-pelting in which 15 vehicles were damaged, and six persons suffered injuries. The injured were shifted to a hospital in Vijayapura, on April 6, 2023. Kodekal police registered four cases against 120 persons in connection with stone pelting and clash between Congress and BJP workers in … Read more
The Balangir Police in Odisha arrested 19 persons over fake certificates used by candidates while applying for Grameen Dak Sevak (GDS) jobs. According to Balangir Superintendent of Police Nitin Dagudu Kusalkar, one of the accused, Manoj Mishra, who ran an educational institute at Patnagargh Road in Balangir, and his associate Alok Ranjan Udgata had been … Read more