11-yr-old schoolgirl set on fire
In a ghastly incident, 11-year-old Kavitha was set on fire on Thursday while she was on her way to school. Kavitha, a resident of Weavers’ Colony on Bannerghatta Road, and a student of Bannerghatta G
Child rights panel to soon launch 24-hour helpline
A 24-hour helpline for children will be soon launched by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) to redress the child abuse complaints on fast track mode.
In an interview to D
Court ‘dissatisfied’ with Marad probe
Even after the completion of 9 years, controversies over the probe into the larger conspiracy in the planning and execution of the second Marad massacre looms large over the consciousness of citizens
Thousands more flee on panic trains
The exodus of people from the North-East continued on Thursday as over 10,000 more flocked to the city railway station to catch trains to their hometowns even as law minister Suresh Kumar camped at th
No takers for MMC courses
A premiere institute for treatment and higher learning, the two century-old Madras Medical College (MMC) is struggling to find enough takers for even super specialty courses like Neonatology, which wo
Varsity teachers on indefinite strike
Teachers from Andhra Pradesh Federation of University Teachers’ Association launched an indefinite strike to protest against the state government failing to pay arrears to them for the past five years
Many ministers back Dharmana
Several ministers on Thursday rallied behind Dharmana Prasada Rao who resigned after the CBI chargesheeted him in Jagan Mohan Reddy’s illegal investments case. The revenue minister, Mr N. Raghuveera R
BE.counselling likely at 4 towns
Students hoping to join engineering colleges, may have an easier time attending counselling from next year as the government is considering decentralising the process.
While students from all over
Get Jupiter’s blessings at Tiruvalleeswarar temple
One can be forgiven for thinking that this ancient temple is just another temple dedicated to Lord Shiva.
But the Tiruvalleeswarar temple at Padi here, said to be about 1,000 years old, is a Guru Pa
Discoms seek Rs 2,100cr FSA
The four electricity discoms in the state have submitted fresh proposals to the Electricity Regulatory Commission for allowing them to collect FSA (Fuel Surcharge Adjustment) from consumers to a tune