India
Staff shortage leaves fire stations troubled
KOCHI: They risk their life for others but when it comes to their own, their pleas fall on deaf ears. The fire fighters of both Th..
KCBC panel alleges government laxity
KOCHI: The government did not show the willpower to implement the recommendations of the Ranganath Mishra Commission, according to..
Protest over death of girl student
VIRUDHUNAGAR: Tension prevailed at government hospital here, after a government nursing college student committed suicide and the ..
Netting a swell catch
CHENNAI: Ten years ago M Murthi, a fisherman from Kovalam beach, had a distant dream after watching a late night show on ESPN. I ..
SSD students meet on August 26
HASSAN: Samata Sainik Dal (SSD) is holding its third state-level students meet in Bangalore on August 26.SSDs State Working P..
Ghost prankster caught
BANGALORE: The villagers of Channammanapalya in Magadi have been going through sleepless nights. Scary sounds by a gh..
Watchtower in Central Station
CHENNAI: A Railway Protection Force (RPF) head constable peers through a pair of binoculars from his vantage point atop a 17-foot ..
Sawant Commission didn't term Anna corrupt: Lawyer
Justice PB Sawant who had investigated Hazare's trust remarked about irregularities in submission of accounts.
19 dead in attack on Afghan governor's compound
Fourteen of the dead were civilian Afghan government employees and five were policemen.
Crackdown on Overloading
BHUBANESWAR: Besides taking steps to check illegal mining, the State Government has decided to closely monitor transportation of m..
Government may hand walkover to Opposition
BHUBANESWAR: The Opposition is likely to taste political victory ahead of the panchayat polls in February next year if indications..
Quit posts: AJAC to U MLAs
VIJAYAWADA: The Andhra Joint Action Committee has demanded the resignation of peoples representatives of Seemandhra region in pro..
Second world conference of Telugu writers opens
VIJAYAWADA: The three-day second world conference of Telugu writers began here on Saturday at Tummalapalli Kalakshetram with..
Meeting on Metro Rail alignment next week
KOCHI: The authorities will soon convene a meeting of all parties concerned to fix the alignment of the Kochi Metro Rail project a..
Techies go wild on weekends
KOCHI: Even as the footprints of IT sector are fast growing in the state, a new trend gaining ground among techies to deal with st..
Plea to save Perarivalan
CHENNAI: Members of civil society and film directors, including Cheran, have requested the State government to pass a resolution i..