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Updated: Share Article AAA The TDP-backed sarpanch candidate Kinjarapu Suresh has won the Nimmada panchayat election by a huge margin over his nearest rival and YSRCP-backed candidate Kinjarapu Appanna. Mr. Suresh was polled 1,670 votes and Mr. Appanna 157. The election caught the attention of everyone with the arrest of TDP State president K. Atchannaidu a few days before the polling on the charge of creating violence during the nomination of Mr. Appanna. Mr. Naidu contended that there was no ...

Maritime Board official visits Sri City Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA Lieutenant Commander Ravindranath Reddy, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Andhra Pradesh Maritime Board, hailed the industrial infrastructure at Sri City industrial city and termed it a ‘world-class facility’. The official, who recently assumed charge, paid a visit to the world class industrial facility on Tuesday where he said he had an ambition of building a string of ports and fishing harbours along the State’...

The total number of COVID-19 cases in Vellore district reached 20,826 with five new cases reported on Tuesday.While a total of 20,406 have been discharged, the active cases in the district stands at 7

Erode district reported 25 new cases, taking the district’s tally to 14,552. While 18 persons were discharged, 190 persons continue to be under treatment. In Salem, 17 indigenous cases were reported.

Variyar stressed on religious harmony, says Palaniswami After declaring a public holiday on Thai Poosam, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Tuesday announced that the birth anniversary of Lord Murugan’s devotee and spiritual teacher Kirupananda Variyar will be celebrated as a State event. He made the announcement towards the end of his Assembly election campaign speech at Anna Kalai Arangam in Vellore constituency. “Kirupananda Variyar was born on August 25, 1906 in Kang...

The Makam Thozhal fest at the Chottanikkara Devi Temple will be held on February 26 in compliance with COVID-19 protocol. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of Cochin Devaswom Board offi

It is a part of efforts to galvanise cadres The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Puducherry will launch street campaigns from February 18 to 25 across 30 locations in all Assembly constituencies, as part of the party’s efforts to galvanise cadres at the booth-level. At a meeting of the BJP executive committee chaired by V. Saminathan, MLA and State president in Puducherry, it was also decided to conduct meetings with the party functionaries and workers as a prelude to the “power centre mee...

Four more LI schemes in Nalgonda with ₹585 cr get nod Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA The State government has given administrative approval for construction of five more lift irrigation schemes in Nalgonda district with an estimated cost of ₹585 crore. In the orders issued on Tuesday, the Irrigation Department has given its nod for lift irrigation schemes at Pogilla on Krishna river in Chandampet mandal (₹25.64 cr.), Kambalapally (₹202.15 cr.), Amba Bhavani (₹184.56 cr.) and Ped...

Updated: Share Article AAA Rane Holdings Ltd., the holding company of the Rane Group, returned to profit with a consolidated net profit of ₹39 crore for the quarter ended December on growing demand for its products. It had posted a net loss of ₹3 crore in the year-earlier period. Revenue from operations rose 23% to ₹644 crore. The results also include an exceptional gain of ₹23.49 crore from profit on sale of land by Rane Engine Valve Ltd., it said. “We remain cautiously optimistic on...

Research scholar stages dharna Updated: Updated: Share Article TIRUCHI A Ph.D scholar caused a flutter by staging a dharna on the premises of Bharathidasan University on Tuesday alleging that he was being forced to do domestic chores by his research guide. University sources said the scholar was previously working as a research associate for a project awarded by Department of Science and Technology (DST) and his employment was terminated a year back. He had lodged a written complaint with the...