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TDP leaders being targeted, says student leader Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA Telugu Nadu Students Federation (TNSF) State president Pranav Gopal on Wednesday alleged that TDP State president K. Atchannaidu was arrested as the ruling party was scared of its imminent defeat in the panchayat polls. Mr. Gopal wondered what was controversial in Mr. Atchannaidu’s conversation, the audio clip of which was released by the police. “On the other hand, YSRCP leader Duvvada Srinivas, who went to...

‘Use IT in health sector to improve quality of services’ Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar has directed the Health Department officials to take steps to use information technology (IT) for improving the quality of health services to patients in the State. The IT applications should be simple to use. They should not only improve efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery but also serve as decision support systems and planning tools. The Chief Secretary he...

V4Kerala announces candidates in four constituencies Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA V4Kerala, which is awaiting registration as a political party named V4People, has announced candidates in four constituencies in Ernakulam district for the forthcoming Legislative Assembly polls. Its candidates will be in the fray in Kochi, Ernakulam, Thrikkakara and Thripunithura constituencies. The party’s campaign controller Nipun Cherian will be in the fray in Kochi. The party would also field candid...

Debate over ‘stay of arrest’ Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah raising the issue of Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa recently getting “stay of arrest” by the Supreme Court led to a debate in the Assembly on Wednesday. While Mr. Siddaramaiah argued that this was “as good as bail”, Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai questioned the appropriateness of raising the issue while it was still before the court. Mr. Siddaramaiah, along with former Speaker Ramesh...

New principal for AVN College Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA Prof. Ch. Madhusudhana Rao has taken charge as the 33rd principal of the 160-year-old Mrs. AVN College, here on Wednesday. He had joined in the college in 1997 as a lecturer and later discharged his duties as head of the department of history and vice-principal, of the college. He also acted as chairman, Board of Studies History (UG), Andhra University and co-ordinator of AU School of Distance Education study centre. He worked a...

‘Open dedicated wards for abandoned patients’ Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Wednesday ordered notice to the State on a public interest litigation petition that sought a direction to the government to establish special wards for treating abandoned and destitute people at all government medical college hospitals and district headquarters hospitals. In her petitioner, M. Nithya Sowmya of Tiruchi pointed out that such wards had been set up at...

Delhi HC to hear Future’s appeal today Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA The Delhi High Court will on Thursday hear an appeal filed by Future Retail Ltd. (FRL) challenging an order of a single judge of the court ordering it to maintain status quo with regard to its assets’ sale deal with Reliance Retail. FRL’s petition is listed before a bench headed by Chief Justice D.N. Patel. The judge had also said he was of the prima facie view that an order of the emergency arbitrator restrainin...

Calicut varsity launches alumni portal Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA According to university sources, https://alumni.uoc.ac.in, will help former students connect with their alma mater. It would also help them to involve in the development projects of the institution. The portal will help them take membership of the alumni association. It has been developed by the Internal Quality Assurance Cell and the Computer Centre of the university. Vice Chancellor M.K. Jayaraj opened it recently. S...

FC suggests user charges on Kaleshwaram project to generate revenue Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA The XV Finance Commission has suggested that the State should try to generate adequate revenue, “say through user charges,” to at least cover the operations and maintenance cost of Kaleshwaram project. The Commission, in its observations on the State’s performance, said the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project, a flagship programme of the Telangana government taken up at an estimated ₹...

Updated: Share Article AAA Nominated legislator and president of BJP V. Saminathan on Wednesday wrote to Lt. Governor Kiran Bedi urging her to stop implementation of the rule making wearing of helmets compulsory. Mr. Saminathan said that the decision to impose fines on two-wheeler riders not wearing helmets had caused public anger. The police had started collecting fines from violators in select places. People had started agitating against the decision, he added. Stating that public anger wou...