Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. | Photo Credit: ANI The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Saturday (November 16, 2024) termed the recent string of violent clashes and continuing bloodshed in Manipur “deeply disturbing”, as he urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit the state … Read more
A bulldozer is being used to demolish the illegal construction. File | Photo Credit: PTI Supreme Court on Wednesday (November 13, 2024) lashed out at illegal demolitions of private property, homes of accused persons and held that compensation must be given to victims of illegal demolition. The Supreme Court held that the State cannot usurp … Read more
Telangana government has recognised Sadar Sammelan as a State festival. File | Photo Credit: RAMAKRISHNA G Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) general secretary Charan Koushik Yadav expressed gratitude to the State government, led by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, for officially recognising Sadar Sammelan as a State festival. He also extended thanks to Deputy Chief Minister … Read more
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, founded by actor Vijay, will organise its first public rally on October 27 in Vikravandi in Villupuram district, Tamil Nadu. In a statement on September 20, 2024, Mr. Vijay said he would announce the leaders that his party would follow, its ideological moorings, and its policies during the rally. Vijay’s party Tamilaga … Read more
Demanding that the State government permit Siddhasiri Ethanol and Power (SEP) Factory (sugar factory) to resume operations by November 1, the Kalaburagi District Sugarcane Growers Association has said that sugarcane growers will stage a rasta roko in their respective villages and stage an indefinite dharna outside the Deputy Commissioner’s office from November 4. District president of … Read more
At 2 p.m. on October 8, 1874, a three-coach train pulled by a steam engine chugged out of Secunderabad Railway station and reached the military station of Trimulgherry in present-day Telangana. Exactly 150 years ago, the train had covered a grand distance of six kilometres. The same station proved to be a lifeline at the … Read more
The proposed no-confidence motion against All India Tennis Association (AITA) President Anil Jain has been withdrawn. File | Photo Credit: AITA official website The proposed no-confidence motion against All India Tennis Association (AITA) President Anil Jain has been withdrawn, sources told PTI on Saturday (September 28). Eight state tennis associations, affiliated with AITA, had proposed … Read more
The forum for safeguarding reservation for Scheduled Castes of Karnataka, on Thursday, demanded the State government to implement internal reservation among the Scheduled Castes, in view of the recent Supreme Court’s judgement. The forum conducted a State-level seminar on the issue at Ambedkar Bhavan in Shivamogga. The participants in the events stated that the untouchables … Read more
Chief Secretary N. Muruganandam has directed officials to deploy teams of the State disaster response force to areas vulnerable to flooding before the onset of the northeast monsoon. The Chief Secretary, who chaired a meeting on Saturday to prepare the State machinery for the monsoon, stressed the need to issue area-wise weather reports. “Equipment, water … Read more
Minister P. Rajeev inaugurating session with representatives from multinational companies in the FMCG sector in Kochi. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The government will help develop retail sales sector in different regions in the State and efforts are being made to attract more FMCG producers to the State, Industries Minister P. Rajeeve has said. He … Read more