The Minister says the Kerala government will expedite the land acquisition for the rehabilitation of Wayanad landslide victims. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT The inordinate delay by the Centre in declaring the landslides in Wayanad as a disaster of extreme severity, 154 days after the natural disaster wiped out two villages in the district, might … Read more
A man walks on a wooden bridge at partially frozen interior Dal Lake during a cold winter morning, in Srinagar, Friday, Dec. 27, 2024. As cold wave intensifies in Kashmir Valley, temperature dropped several degrees below zero, with Srinagar recording the minimum temperature at minus 7.3 degrees Celsius. | Photo Credit: PTI Cold wave conditions … Read more
Representatives of the Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations distributing relief materials to flood victims in Vijayawada. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust managing trustee R.J. Rathnakar, along with the members of Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations, met Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday. They apprised him of the extensive flood relief … Read more
Senior leaders of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and former ministers T. Harish Rao and S. Niranjan Reddy have condemned the arrest of farmers at Talamadugu in Adilabad district for staging a protest against not receiving the benefit under the Crop Loan Waiver 2024 and criticised the Telangana government for its undemocratic attitude. In separate … Read more
Delhi’s Rouse Avenue court on Friday told the Enforcement Directorate (ED) that it cannot object to the requests of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal related to his medical checkup in Tihar jail. “Accused (Arvind Kejriwal) is in judicial custody and not your custody. You have no role if they want some convenience,” the Delhi court … Read more
Some parts of Bengaluru city receive heavy rainfall on Sunday, May 12. | Photo Credit: File photo Moderate rains lashed parts of the city on Sunday, May 12, bringing relief from the sweltering summer heat. Residents in some parts of the city noticed accompanying hailstones. “It started raining at 4 p.m. and we were surprised … Read more
Farmers of Chintabai Thanda in Jangaon district pouring their woes at BRS leaders on Sunday. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has demanded that the Congress government in Telangana announce a relief of ₹25,000 per acre to farmers whose crops have withered and were abandoned due to lack of water for … Read more
Justice G. Radha Rani of Telangana High Court on March 21 dismissed the criminal revision case filed by arrested police officer Dugyala Praneeth Kumar, challenging the lower court order connected to his arrest. The arguments in the petition filed by Praneeth Kumar, also known as Praneeth Rao, who is facing multiple charges including criminal breach … Read more
A road leading to the Gyanvapi Mosque barricaded amid ‘Varanasi Bandh’ called by the Muslim community, in Varanasi, on February 2, 2024 | Photo Credit: PTI The Allahabad High Court on February 2 did not give any immediate relief to the Gyanvapi Masjid committee which had challenged the order of the Varanasi court allowing Hindu … Read more
People waiting to register for flood relief at a fair price shop in Saligramam on Sunday. | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ Do we get flood relief or not is a question that is on the minds of people in the city affected by Cyclone Michaung. After having borne the brunt of the cyclone, the residents are … Read more