Boozers ‘fleeced’ to earn Rs 1,000cr
The state government has hit upon an idea that will net it an extra Rs 1,000 crore from the sale of liquor. The excise department on Saturday changed the pricing of liquor by substituting “rounded off
Minister, MLC squabble over Chamundi Hill land
The controversy over the ownership of over 2,000 acres of prime land near the Chamundi Hills is snowballing with BJP MLC, G. Madhusudan and district-in-charge minister S.A. Ramdas now crossing swords
Brain de-wired to cure epilepsy
Little Maitreyo’s parents were at their wit’s end, they were too scared to let their son out of their sight, even to send him to school.
Five year old Maitreyo Dutta suffered unpredictable and viole
8,000 threat SMSes: Mastermind Moosa held
The man who stands accused sent a jaw-dropping 8,000 threat SMSes and caused last week’s exodus of north-easterners from Bengaluru has been arrested.
Unlisted power cuts throw life out of gear
Despite the existing three-hour power cuts, many localities in the city are facing additional unscheduled cuts of three to four hours at a stretch. Citizens are angry at being deprived of basic ameni
21,000 kids severely malnourished
Children in Anganwadis in the state suffer from severe malnutrition is a well-known fact. But a shocker is that malnutrition is rampant even among kids who stay home or attend private crèches.
At lea
Obesity at all time high among city kids
Childhood obesity among Chennai’s school-going children might have reached an all-time high.
However, on a brighter note, educating the kids and their parents about the hazards of being overweight m
Air India refuses to take back some pilots
Air India has refused to reinstate some of the sacked pilot union leaders who led the recent pilot strike, even though many other sacked pilots have been reinstated so far.
The union leaders belong
Palvai to Kiran: Alter dam design
Member of Parliament Palvai Govardhan Reddy on Saturday asked the Chief Minister to immediately convene a meeting on the change of designs for the Polavaram project or he would file a complaint with t
Kollam-Kottappuram inland stretch this year
The much awaited Kollam-Kottappuram stretch of Kerala’s National Inland Waterways would be operational this year itself, said chief minister Oommen Chandy in Kochi on Saturday.
He was inaugurating t