No takers for our Mess
The city's garbage troubles mounted as people of Mandur said a firm no to the BBMP dumping its trash in their midst. With the villagers having warned the BBMP of their protest, it did not send even
CM convenes meet, all eyes on Dharmana
The state Cabinet which is being convened by Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy on August 31 after a gap of two months gained political significance for more than one reason. Amid indications that th
PM targets CAG: ‘Our case strong, credible’
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, rejecting the CAG’s claims in its coal block allocation report as 'misleading' and 'flawed', on Monday took the BJP head-on and accused it of thwarting his government’s
Cleaning drive: Over 10 tonnes of waste collected
Day two of the BBMP's cleaning drive in the city was marred by rain. But this massive effort of the Palike, which managed to rid the city of four tonnes of waste on day one, continued. The cleani
TD MLAs ignore Kiran’s assurances, create ruckus
As many as 40 Telugu Desam MLAs and MLCs who sat on a dharna at the Chief Minister’s conference hall in the Secretariat in protest against the government’s failure to provide 7-hour power supply to th
TRAI sets 12-minute cap on TV ads every hour
If the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, the broadcasting regulator, has its way, advertisement breaks on television channels will finally get shorter.
In a move that will be welcomed by many t
KEA unearths new mode of seat blocking
Some private educational institutes in the state offering MBBS, BDS, and BE courses have found a new way to block government quota seats in their institutes, which is very difficult to trace and prove
Doctors treat by light of mobile phones
Power cuts, especially the unscheduled outages, have badly affected government as well as private hospitals. While smaller nursing homes and hospitals are rescheduling surgeries, even major state-run
Chennai siblings Vaishali and Prag create waves in chess
A. Rameshbabu’s children Vaishali and Prag Gnanandhaa are giving him sleepless nights. Vaishali, 11, and Prag, 7, are so good at chess that they keep winning titles at state, national and internationa
Lansdowne building: Conserve or rebuild? Expert panel will decide
The three-member technical committee constituted to study the structural stability of the historic Lansdowne building, a portion of which caved in, killing four persons, is likely to visit the site on