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Schools asked to comply with COVID-19 guidelines Punjab School Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla on Friday said following conditional approval from the State government, all government, aided and private schools were set to reopen for Classes 1 and 2, and pre-primary classes from February 1. He said as the parents had firmly supported the decision of the State government to reopen schools, he had directed Education Department officials and school managements to strictly comply with the COV...

Man found dead after stabbing woman Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA A 26-year-old youth, who fled after stabbing a young woman, was found dead in Madhavaram on Friday. The police said the woman, an IT firm employee, and V. Sudhakar, who owns a cellphone shop, were in love for four years. She ended the relationship recently following his bad behaviour. On Thursday, attacked her, inflicting injuries on her stomach, head, and hand, the police said. She was admitted to Government Stanley Hosp...

All COVID-19 regulations to be followed District Intermediate Education Officer Govindaram informed that the junior colleges in the district are ready for reopening and all steps were put in place to follow COVID–19 regulations. Informing that written permission from parents is mandatory for students to attend classes, he said that all the students would be screened for temperature before being allowed into classrooms. The students suffering with fever, cold or other problems will be sent to...

Special trains between Bengaluru and Nagercoil Updated: Updated: Share Article The Southern Railway has announced fully reserved special trains between KSR Bengaluru and Nagercoil here. According to a release, Train no.07235 KSR Bengaluru – Nagercoil daily special train will depart from KSR Bengaluru at 5 p.m. every day from January 31 and it willd reach Nagercoil at 8.20 a.m the next day. Train no.07236 Nagercoil – KSR Bengaluru daily special train will depart from Nagercoil at 7.10 p.m. e...

Updated: Share Article AAA Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. and Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (CPCL) have contributed ₹3.12 crore for the COVID-19 vaccination programme of the State government as part of their corporate social responsibility initiative. The funds would be used for procurement of ice-lined refrigerators, deep freezers, walk-in coolers and refrigerated trucks for transportation and storage of vaccines across the State. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between IOCL an...

Updated: Share Article AAA Primary and Secondary Education Minister S. Suresh Kumar has requested the Prime Minister and Union Health and Family Welfare Minister to consider schoolteachers as COVID warriors and ensure that they are vaccinated on priority. In the letter to the Prime Minister on Friday, Mr. Kumar said teachers have worked as COVID warriors on the frontline and also in containment zones where they played a crucial role in preventing the spread of the virus. “They even visited ho...

Call for women entrepreneurs Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA Golden Jubilee Biotech Park for Women Society, Siruseri, Chennai, which has been provided capital for a seed fund to be deployed as equity into new technology enterprises of women, has invited proposals from women entrepreneurs. Women from across the country, who hold 51% or more equity in a private company incorporated in India as a start-up (as per the definition by the Department For Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade) ...

18 fresh cases reported in Vellore Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA The total number of COVID-19 cases in Vellore district reached 20,712 with 18 new cases reported on Friday. While a total of 20,260 persons have been discharged, the number of active cases in the district stands at 104. The districts death toll is 348. In Ranipet district, three cases were reported positive taking the total to 16,110. In Tirupattur district, the total number of positive cases stood at 7,566 with one new case...

Run at Sanjeevaiah Park tomorrow Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA Secunderabad Runners are organising a five km and 10 km run at Sanjeevaiah Park here on Sunday. The run will start at 6 a.m. following all the COVID-19 safety precautions. Those intending to participate in the run can register on the website: https://www.runfit.pro/app/event/13. The run is being conducted both in virtual and physical formats, which means, runners can run at any place of their choice or can participate in the ...

CM to open new police station building Updated: Updated: City surveillance system part of Kunnamangalam facility Share Article City surveillance system part of Kunnamangalam facility Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the newly constructed Kunnamangalam police station building on February 5. It is one of the model police stations in Kozhikode district selected for implementing various community policing schemes. The new building is situated in a one-and-a-half acre spacious comp...