4 foreigners held with drugs, fake credit cards
Police have arrested four foreigners on Thursday — two for selling cocaine, and two others for duping people using fake credit cards. South African national Rosita Miriam Thangavalu, 22, and Ugandan
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More 24/7 CFS counters to be opened
The customs department has come out with a plan to reduce congestion on port user roads.
The department has given in-principle approval to open round-the-clock counters in a few more container freig
Sowing picks up, but far from target
Paddy has been sown in only about 23 per cent of the total area in the state till August 1 this year. This is an increase from about 13 per cent of the total area a week ago. Normally, paddy, is sown
Good drought, bad math
Listing discrepancies in the memorandum submitted by the state government for fiscal aid from the Union government to implement drought relief measures, Union rural development minister, Jairam Ramesh
Tangedco pulled up for inaction
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission has directed the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (Tangedco) to investigate the reasons for the delay in replacing defective
BE colleges seek owner’s quota
In a blow to the state government and engineering aspirants, the managements of engineering colleges are planning to file a petition in the AP High Court soon, urging it to issue directions to the gov
Elite clubs in Bengaluru do not want state government to interfere
The Karnataka Legislative Assembly has decided to constitute a house panel to look into the affairs of clubs in the city, particularly the British era ones, that have a dress code which politicians fi
34 TTD garland ‘tiers’ to ready 800 kg flowers
Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala and other gods in various temples in and around Tirumala, under the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, are offered 2.90 lakh kg flowers annually, the TTD has informed the go
Jayarajan jailed, CPM calls hartal
Central forces were headed for Malabar to contain violence following the judicial remand of CPM central committee member P. Jayarajan for his alleged role in the summary “execution” of Muslim Students