Thozhi, a hostel for working women set up by the previous Tamil Nadu govt Chennai: When I first arrived in Chennai from Jharkhand, I carried the usual anxieties of living away from home, whether I would fit in, whether the language barrier would make life difficult.There was also the immediate challenge of finding a place…
Shiva Kumar PinnaWarangal: The Telangana govt is planning to extend medical services to non-resident Indians (NRIs) and foreign nationals, including citizens of the United States, Canada, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, at the upcoming 24-storey multi-super-speciality Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences (TIMS) hospital in Warangal.Chief minister A Revanth Reddy has directed the health…
Kolkata: A Salt Lake court on Saturday remanded a 27-year-old man to six days of police custody, a day after his arrest for allegedly raping his six-year-old cousin for nearly a year at their Lake Town residence.The horrific ordeal came to light during a medical check-up at RG Kar Medical College, where the class 2…
National theatre festival on July 15: The department of art and culture, in collaboration with the Sangeet Natak Akademi, will stage two plays on July 15 as part of the nationwide National Theatre Festival marking Mahakavi Kalidasa Jayanti and 150 years of Vande Mataram. Vande Mataram – Desh Raag will be performed at Kala Academy,…
Dibrugarh: Border trade between India and Myanmar at Pangsau Pass, suspended for more than six years, is set to resume on July 20, following a bilateral meeting between trade bodies from both sides.Cross-border commerce under the Free Movement Regime (FMR) allows residents living within a 10-km radius on either side of the India-Myanmar border to…
Ritabrata Banerjee declares Anubrata Mandal as party president of Birbhum district NEW DELHI: Mamata Banerjee’s close aide Anubrata Mandal joined the rebel camp led by Ritabrata Banerjee Saturday serving another blow to the Trinamool Congress (TMC).The talks of Mandal joining the rebel camp was ongoing but the confirmation came as Ritabrata announced presidents of several…
Pakistan army chief field marshal Asim Munir is now expected to play a role in steering the country’s population control efforts, adding another responsibility to his expanding portfolio, according to a report by Dawn.Already functioning as Pakistan’s de facto power centre, Munir has increasingly moved beyond his traditional role of commanding the armed forces to…
Actor-politician and Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan underwent a major shoulder surgery in Mumbai on Saturday after being diagnosed with severe rotator cuff injuries in both shoulders. The Jana Sena Party confirmed that the three-and-a-half-hour procedure on his right shoulder was successful and that the actor-politician is recovering under close medical supervision.In a…
This week begins with a few bumps, Scorpio, so don’t expect everything to obey your mood at once. The opening days ask for caution in movement, work, and speech. While driving, crossing roads, handling tools, or rushing between errands, slow down. Unnecessary tension can rise from small things, and one disappointing piece of news or…
The Prime Minister’s Office has directed the Maharashtra government to investigate Mahagenco’s land acquisition practices MUMBAI: The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has directed the Maharashtra government to examine allegations of irregularities in the acquisition of compensatory afforestation (CA) land by Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Ltd (Mahagenco) for its Gare Palma Sector-II coal block in…
