If Bill passes, state may hike quota
The state government may have to increase the quota of reservation in promotion of its employees from Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities, and do away with the crucial ‘adequacy’ clause, i
City kids vow to boycott crackers
Several students in Chennai have said that they will not buy crackers this Deepavali and instead use the money to purchase clothes, sweets and gifts for the less privileged.
Students running volunta
Ban on sale of 40,000 properties lifted
Owners of thousands of properties in the twin cities can soon register, sell or transfer them now. In a move that brings major relief to owners, the list of nearly 40,000 private properties will soon
Boys made to strip, pole dance in NIT
A video footage showing an unidentified student being brutally ragged and tortured at the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Warangal, surfaced on the Internet on Wednesday. The footage, which ha
Age does not wither the Kirk’s beauty
Originally established to serve Scottish soldiers stationed in erstwhile Madras about 200 years ago, the towering and magnificent edifice of the St. Andrew’s church is still a sight to behold.
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Vijayamma fasts for fee reimbursement
YSR Congress honorary president Y.S. Vijayalakshmi launched a two-day fast on Thursday, demanding full fee reimbursement to all eligible students. She said her party would continue its agitation till
OU students take to moral policing
The Osmania University campus has always been a favourite spot for lovers looking for a bit of space and intimacy. Students, however, complain that the trend is on the rise and scores of couples are s
Country ‘wastes’ potential power sources
Barely 73 MW of power is being generated from waste material against a potential of 3000 MW annually in the country.
This is just about 2.4 per cent of the total potential, point out industry expert
Task forces to start quality checks on colleges soon
The stage is set for inspection of about 680 private engineering colleges in the state by task forces constituted by the state government to verify if the colleges were following norms on maintaining
Junior doctors call off strike
The junior doctors called off their state-wide strike on Thursday after the government agreed to post doctors in rural areas systematically, and through counselling in a transparent manner. The govern