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Agri varsity signs MoU on organic farming Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU) and New Delhi-based Association of Indian Organic Industry (AIOI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) here on Monday with an aim to create collaborative research in organic farming, training and marketing for organic products. According to the university officials, the agreement would also help the university offer a certificate cours...

TIRUCHI The central region on Monday reported a slight increase in COVID-19 cases with 68 patients testing positive for the viral infection. No death was reported in the region, according to the bulletin released by the Department of Health and Family Welfare. Thanjavur district reported an increase in the number of cases on Monday with 25 patients testing positive. The district had only reported 10 cases on Sunday. Meanwhile, Tiruchi reported 11 fresh cases while Tiruvarur, 10. Meanwhile, one...

Updated: Share Article AAA The Union Budget had little new to offer for Kerala, Hibi Eden, MP, said on Monday. The second phase extension of Kochi metro to Kakkanad had been announced during the UPA rule, following which the Centre had accorded in-principle sanction in 2019. The Centre had unduly delayed the official sanction, and has now accorded it just before the Assembly polls, with an eye on garnering votes. In fact, the time was now overdue for according sanction for the metro’s third...

Airport gets threat call Updated: Updated: Share Article TIRUCHI A threat call to the Tiruchi international airport by a woman that she would plant explosives kept the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel on their toes on Monday. Police sources said the woman called the duty terminal manager in the morning and threatened to place explosives at the airport. Consequent to the threat call, CISF personnel conducted thorough checks along with a sniffer dog in the airport premises. Th...

HC seeks response to plea by V4 Kochi leader Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA The Kerala High Court on Monday sought the response of the police to a plea by Nipun Cheriyan, leader of V4 Kochi, for quashing the FIR registered against him in connection with a protest against what he called encroachment by the Kochi Metro Rail Ltd. on the Chilavanoor lake near Elamkulam metro station. When the petition came up for hearing, the prosecutor submitted that the petitioner and others had trespassed i...

388 new cases, 3 deaths Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA Karnataka reported 388 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths on Monday, taking the total infections to 9,39,775 and the toll to 12,220. The Health and Family Welfare Department said on Monday that 470 patients were discharged. Bengaluru Urban continued to be on top in fresh cases reported with 201 infections. Of the three deaths, Bengaluru Urban accounted for two and Dakshina Kannada, one. Cumulatively, 9,39,775 cases have been confirme...

CM launches free internet data card scheme Updated: Updated: Share Article Chief Minister K. Palaniswami presenting a data card to a student on Monday.   Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Monday launched the distribution of free 2 GB internet data cards to students of government, aided colleges and polytechnics across the State to help them attend online classes till May this year. Higher Education Minister K.P. Anbalagan and Revenue Minister R.B. Udhayakumar, Chief Secretary Rajeev...

INCOIS Foundation Day tomorrow Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA Special lectures and symposiums will mark the 23rd foundation day lecture of the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Ministry of Earth Sciences, on Wednesday. The foundation day lecture will be delivered by executive secretary, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, and Assistant Director-General of UNESCO Vladimir Ryabinin, on “United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable D...

424 new cases in Ernakulam Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA With testing falling to 3,442 samples tested on Monday, 424 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in the district. Thripunithura recorded 22 new cases, Aluva and Edathala 16 each, and Thuravoor 14. A total of 908 people tested negative, while 10,581 people are being treated for the infection. As many as 8,721 people are recovering at home, 160 at FLTCs, 241 at SLTCs, 47 patients at the Government Medical College Hospital and 73 patients ...

Small scale industries in Salem upset Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA The Salem District Small Scale and Tiny Industries’ Association said they were upset with the Union Budget. In a release, the organisation said that the sector had high hopes on the budget but except for an allocation of ₹15,700 crore no other incentives has been announced for the sector. The organisation said that increase of customs duty on cotton and silk yarn would affect the textile industry. The organisation app...