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Farmer ends life at his field in Vikarabad Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA A 49-year-old farmer was found dead at his agricultural field in Hankya Naik tanda in Basheerabad mandal of Vikarabad district on Saturday. Basheerabad police said Rathod Gopal died after consuming pesticide as his crops got damaged due to excess rainfall this year. He is survived by wife Shanti Bai and three sons. In his 12-acre agricultural field, Gopal cultivated cotton in five acres, paddy in four acres and puls...

The State on Saturday reported 419 new cases of COVID-19, taking the total number of cases to 9,44,856. With four deaths, the toll rose to 12,263. This is apart from the 19 deaths of patients due to n

A case of Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) has been reported from Mullankolly under the Pulpally Family Health Centre in Wayanad.KFD, also known as monkey fever, is a viral disease transmitted to humans

Parking ban on Brigade Road Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA The traffic police have banned parking on Brigade Road from Cauvery Emporium junction to Opera junction in view of Smart City project work. “Due to the work, one side of the road has been dug up and on the other side huge pipes have been stored. This has resulted in slow moving traffic on the road,” said a traffic police official. He added that the number of cars parked on the busy road increases during the weekends as entry ...

CPI(M) State secretary K. Balakrishnan on Saturday urged the State government not to increase the retirement age of government employees from 59 to 60, saying that it would cause a grave injustice to

The State has so far got a total of 15,52,000 doses of Covishield and Covaxin. While 5,17,185 healthcare and frontline workers have been given the first dose so far, around 30,000 doses have been wast

23 injured in jallikattu Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA Twenty-three persons were injured in a jallikattu at Periyakulathupatti in Manapparai taluk on Saturday. Two among them were admitted to Manapparai Government Hospital for treatment. Ten among the injured were bull tamers, nine were spectators and four were bull owners, police said. As many as 747 bulls were sent through the vaadivasal following a thorough medical check-up by veterinarians. As many as 254 tamers took part in the eve...

The total number of COVID-19 cases in Vellore district reached 20,870 with eight new cases reported on February 13. While a total of 20,434 have been discharged, the active cases in the district stand

A youngster, part of a group of five, drowned in the Periyar at Kanjookarankadavu within Kuruppumpady police station limits on Saturday around 2 p.m. The deceased was identified as Adarsh, 19, of Kala

Updated: Share Article AAA After the inauguration of the 9 km phase I extension project from Washermenpet to Wimco Nagar by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 14, commuters can take a free ride on Chennai Metro Rail trains from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. On Saturday, Durga Shankar Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, visited the stations ahead of the opening of the line and reviewed various aspects, such as multi-modal integration and passenger safety, at the Wimco Nagar and ...