Toll now 30 in Tamil Nadu Express fire
The toll in the Tamil Nadu Express fire mishap rose to 30 following the death of one of the injured, Sukhdev Singh, 23, of Tilvandi Dogra village, 20 km from Amritsar, in Punjab, at Narayana general h
Sightseeing boat service launched
The Kerala Tourism Development Corporation and the Kerala Shipping and Inland Navigation Corporation have jointly launched a ‘sightseeing’ boat service connecting various tourist destinations and heri
Students ‘cut’ up with govt
In a bizarre incident, seven students of a government primary school at Tirumale in Magadi taluk of Ramanagaram district inflicted wounds on their wrists with the help of drawing compasses opposing th
Science parks in disarray
Science Parks at Periyar Science and Technology Centre, Kotturpuram, are meant to teach scientific concepts through playing equipment.
But the equipment here are poorly maintained and almost all, suc
US university fires CEO
The fate of around 400 students from the state hangs in balance, as the Herguan University in the US sacked its CEO Jerry Wang on Saturday. Mr Wang has been charged with visa fraud, bringing back memo
DVS: Why is BSY acting like Oppn leader?
A meeting of the core committee of the state unit of BJP, convened to discuss issues such as a reshuffle of portfolios and nominations to the Legislative Council, was inconclusive as the leaders got i
Naidu plans hit Mala roadblock
The issue of categorisation of Scheduled Castes into ABCD groups has created a fissure in Telugu Desam, with Mala leaders opposing the idea during a closed-door meeting with party president N. Chandra
Jaya okays Rs60 crore to set up poultry schemes
Chief minister J. Jayalalithaa has allotted Rs60 crore for various poultry schemes including setting up of poultry clusters in seven districts on Friday.
An official release said she has directed s
Dengue claims 10th life
The BBMP continues to deny that there is a serious dengue outbreak in the city and has gone to the extent of threatening to file a complaint against the doctor who has given a report confirming that t
Contractors up in arms over rising costs
The builders’ lobby has asked the state government to immediately consider raising outlay over the value agreed upon for various projects in view of rising costs of labour and other material inputs be