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Updated: Share Article AAA The Archaeological Survey of India on Wednesday extended the closure of Red Fort till January 31, a day after the historical site saw violent scenes during the farmers’ rally on Tuesday. Red Fort had been closed from January 19 due to a case of bird flu being confirmed among dead crows found at the site. The ASI had closed the site to visitors from January 19 till January 21 due to bird flu and then it remained closed till Republic Day as is the case every year fro...

Constable’s house burgled Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA Burglars have decamped with gold jewellery worth ₹4.80 lakh from the house of a Government Railway Police constable at Sorispuram here. Police said the burglars had gained entry into the house of Balasubramanian in New Sundar Nagar under SIPCOT police station limits after breaking the main door. The constable, who is working in Chennai, had gone with his family to visit his parents in Thalaivanvadali near Authoor. When Mr. Bala...

Booked Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA A case of extortion has been registered in Dharwad against the son of a murdered history-sheeter, according to the police. The Dharwad Rural Police have booked Arbaz Hanchinal and his associates. Arbaz is the son of Fruit Irfan who was murdered in Hubballi a month ago. According to the police, the case has been registered based on a complaint by a real estate developer Mohammad Kuduchi. In his complaint, Mr. Kudachi has said that after calling him for ...

Filmmaker Indrajit Lankesh appears before CCB Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA Filmmaker Indrajit Lankesh presented himself at the Anti-Narcotics Wing in the CCB office on Thursday, but could not meet the officials concerned as they were busy in security duty for the ongoing Assembly session. This is the third time that the CCB summoned him to get more information about a drug racket. Sources in the department said that the CCB is contemplating making him prime witness in the case. Lankesh s...

Veturi literary award presented to Bhuvana Chandra Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA The 11th Veturi Literary award was presented to renowned movie lyricist Bhuvana Chandra. The award was given jointly by Veturi Sahithi Peetham and Sri Prakash Cultural Association at Tuni on Friday. Payakaraopeta MLA Golla Babu Rao, who attended the event as the chief guest, gave the award along with other dignitaries. On this occasion, literary persons from Tuni and Payakaraopeta felicitated Mr. Bhuvana Cha...

CCTV network at Cholapuram commissioned Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA Sixteen closed-circuit television cameras installed to monitor the major thoroughfare at Cholapuram in Kumbakonam taluk, sponsored by the All Traders Welfare Association, Cholapuram, were commissioned on Friday. The cameras installed at important junctions on the Cholapuram Main Road have been linked to the control room set up at the association’s office at Ramanujam Street. Participating in the inaugural function, V....

Updated: Share Article AAA The Department of Animal Husbandry will begin vaccination of backyard poultry, farm chicks and turkey against Ranikhet disease from February 1 to 14. A total of 2.50 lakh birds would be administered the vaccine by veterinary doctors at the villages, said Virudhunagar Collector R. Kannan. Though the disease, that leads to whitish diarrhoea among the poultry birds was not found in the district, the vaccination is being done as part of a State-wide programme, said Joi...

Gold gains ₹ 132; silver zooms ₹ 2,915 Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA Gold gained ₹ 132 to ₹ 48,376 per 10 gram in the national capital on Friday, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had closed at ₹ 48,244 per 10 gram. Silver also jumped ₹ 2,915 to ₹ 68,410 per kg, from ₹ 65,495 per kg in the previous trade. "Ahead of the Union Budget, spot gold prices for 24 karat in Delhi quoted ₹ 132 per 10 gram higher," said HDFC Securities Senio...

Pranesh elected Deputy Chairman of Karnataka Legislative Council Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA Newly elected Legislative Council Deputy Chairman M.K. Pranesh being greeted by members on Friday.   | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR Bharatiya Janata Party member M.K. Pranesh was elected Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council on Friday. He defeated senior member and Congress nominee K.C. Kondaiah. Mr. Pranesh polled 41 votes, against the 24 polled by Mr. Kondaiah. His election had become...

Degree first year student goes missing Updated: Updated: Police form team to trace him Share Article Police form team to trace him The police have formed a team to trace a degree final year student who went missing at Marjepalle in Gangavaram mandal near Palamaner on January 21. His parents lodged a police complaint on Thursday after they found a letter purportedly written by the student, Ganesh (20), before he left home. The parents, in the complaint, said Ganesh has been a good student sinc...