Smoke scares train passengers
Panic-stricken passengers jumped off an electric suburban train as it approached the Guindy station platform on Sunday afternoon after sparks and smoke started coming from the motor room of a compartm
SKU to start mineral processing dept
The Sri Krishnadevaraya University (SKU) in Bellary is planning to start a Mineral Processing Department in the varsity in collaboration with Tianjin University of Technology, China, to teach mineral
No kidding: Arthritis affects children too
Nine-year-old Seema (name changed) suffered five years of pain, both mental and physical, and was bedridden after she was affected with juvenile arthritis. Her parents didn’t think she would ever lead
Green Tribunal rejects Centre petition
The National Green Tribunal has rejected a petition by the Union ministry of environment and forests seeking to review an order that asks the government to adhere to the Gadgil report.
The tribunal
Cops detain 13 for naxal links
Tamil Nadu police on Saturday night detained five people, including a woman, of the People Democratic Republic Katchi (PDRK), an organisation that has been banned because of its suspected links with n
40% of traffic violations by girls
Only 20 per cent of motorists in the city are women, but police estimate that 40 per cent of traffic offences are committed by them. It is due to the lack of women constables and sub-inspectors that
A week after, Bengaluru still cold to garbage segregation
A whole week has gone by after the rule on garbage segregation at source came into effect, but Bengalureans still seem to be cold to the idea. Though there has been some change in a few residential lo
Intel eye on migrant labourers
The special branch police of the state central zone, who has been tracking the operations and livelihood of migrant labourers in Kerala, has found that they transfer around Rs 150 crore to West Bengal
Painter killed in drunken brawl
A painter was stabbed to death by his friend in a drunken brawl in Porur on Saturday night. The victim, Mohanasundaram, 21, a resident of Kamaraja Nagar in Tambaram, was stabbed by Balu, 22, a painter
Comparisons stall second marriages
Second marriages do not always work out as experts say that new partners invariably start comparing events in previous marriages with their current relationships. This is what precisely happened to Ha