Hyderabad: Rising temperature has trumped the effect of rise in prices of beer in the state, with guzzlers gulping down the brew at a faster rate in March. The overall effect was a 30% increase in sales (50.78 lakh cases) of the frothy beverage in March this year as compared to the same period last…
Chennai: Lack of adequate step marks coupled with a stringent evaluation have caused several CBSE class 12 students to rethink opting for revaluation — applications for which commenced on Tuesday.This year, 4.04 lakh students had applied for about 11.31 lakh scanned copies of their answer sheets. Students and teachers, who analysed scanned copies, say that…
Residents alleged that internal roads in the sector are being cleaned only once every seven to 10 days Gurgaon: Residents of Sector 9A have flagged deteriorating sanitation conditions in the area, citing irregular road sweeping, inadequate deployment of sanitation workers and prolonged delays in lifting garbage from collection points.According to residents, internal roads in the…
Chennai: A day after chief minister C Joseph Vijay mimicked former chief minister M K Stalin’s hand gesture in the assembly, VCK president Thol Thirumavalavan said the conduct was “unbecoming” of the office he holds. CPM and CPI leaders, who are backing the TVK govt, too have criticised Vijay for his gesture and his remark…
Hyderabad: BRS said the party’s victory march will begin from Jagtial (which was earlier part of Karimnagar district) again after the public meeting to be held on April 20. Former Congress leader T Jeevan Reddy will join BRS in the presence of BRS supremo K Chandrasekhar Rao at the meeting. BRS working president KT Rama…
Panaji: Power minister Ramkrishna ‘Sudin’ Dhavalikar on Sunday said Goa govt has no plans to hand over the state’s power distribution network to Tata Power or any other private entity. He also warned that if Tata Power has been approaching panchayats directly for no-objection certificates (NoCs) without routing its proposal through the govt, the practice…
Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao accused the Congress govt of attempting to remove free electricity for farmers by introducing prepaid power meters, paving the way for privatisation of the sector. He condemned the govt’s plan to replace existing meters with prepaid ones in both rural and urban areas, including for agricultural use, and…
Hisar: Upset over the alleged delay in resolving the problems of flood-hit farmers, the Bharatiya Kisan Mazdoor Union (BKMU), Haryana, has announced protest marches and gherao of deputy commissioner offices in Hisar and Hansi later this month.Farmer leaders accused the Haryana govt of neglecting villages devastated by last year’s floods despite the approval of the…
Guwahati: Two persons were killed early on Saturday morning in a wild elephant attack in Assam’s Nagaon district, while in Goalpara district, an elephant died of electrocution amid rising human-elephant conflict during the rainy season.At Kachua in Nagaon, Chahaj Uddin and Hanufa Khatun were trampled to death after wild elephants entered their village. Residents said…
Ghaziabad: DCP (city) suspended 10 police officers for failing to curb street crime and negligence. The action was taken in connection with five cases – including chain snatching and negligence on duty, among others.Sub-inspector Kamaldev Singh, chowki in-charge of Lohia Nagar, sub-inspector Manish Verma, head constable Ajay Kumar and constable Rohit Kumar – all posted…
