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THANJAVUR Prominent candidates fielded by the Dravidian parties commenced their electioneering on Saturday.While the sitting DMK MLAs G.Anbalagan and Durai Chandrasekaran launched their election campa

CPI(M) extends support to stir by bank and insurance employees Updated: Updated: ‘Privatisation of banks will lead to stoppage of loans to the priority sector’ Share Article ‘Privatisation of banks will lead to stoppage of loans to the priority sector’ The CPI(M) district committee has extended total support to the strike proposed by the United Forum of Bank Employees (UFBU) on March 15 and 16 as also the strike by the employees of General Insurance on March 17 and by the LIC employee...

ABVP alleges ‘malpractices’ at educational institutions Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA Demanding a detailed investigation into the alleged sale of B.Ed seats by some educational institutions, members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) staged a protest in Dharwad on Saturday. They said that while Karnataka was known for quality education across the country and had become a model for other States, a few institutions were involved in malpractices,bringing disrepute to the wh...

CPI(M) announces six candidates Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA The CPI(M), an ally of the DMK, on Saturday announced candidates for six Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu. State secretary K. Balakrishnan said Nagai Mali would be the candidate for the Kilvelur (reserved) constituency. S.K. Ponnuthai will contest from Tirupparankundram, K. Srinivasan from Kovilpatti, M. Chinnadurai from Gandarvakottai (reserved), A. Kumar from Harur (reserved) and N. Pandi from Dindigul. Subscribe to M...

Updated: March 13, 2021 15:30 IST At least eight cases related to the U.K. variant have already been confirmed in southern Nevada. Share Article AAA At least eight cases related to the U.K. variant have already been confirmed in southern Nevada. Health officials have confirmed the first northern Nevada case of a COVID-19 variant that originated in the United Kingdom, and they’re trying to determine if the infection linked to a large gathering in Washoe County may have spread to others. At ...

Updated: Share Article AAA Andhra Pradesh Mahila Congress State president Pedada Ramana Kumari on Saturday alleged that the Narendra Modi government, instead of striving to ensure the development of the fledgling State of Andhra Pradesh after its bifurcation, was instead adopting a stepmotherly attitude towards the State. Ms. Ramana Kumari charged that the Union government was using ‘brute power’ to go ahead with its plans of privatising the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant without regard for the ...

Two policemen waylaid, thrashed in Dharwad Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA In a bizarre incident, two police personnel attached to the Armed Reserve Police were beaten up by three persons, who were allegedly inebriated, in Dharwad. The incident occurred on late on Friday night at Itigatti Cross on the Hubballi-Dharwad bypass road. The injured policemen, Nagesh Byatgeri and Uday Bhandari of Uppinbetageri, who were initially treated at the district civil hospital, were shifted to a private ...

Keeping it in the family Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA The fight in the Andipatti Assembly constituency in Theni district is between two brothers. A. Logirajan (AIADMK) and A. Maharajan (DMK) have been named candidates by the two Dravidian majors. In 2019, the elder brother, Mr. Maharajan, defeated Mr. Logirajan by 12,323 votes in the bypoll. Though candidates from other parties were expected to be fielded, the battle lines here have once again been drawn between the brothers. Subscribe t...

Election surveillance team seized gold jewellery worth ₹ 36.57 crore from a truck during vehicle check near Thalaivasal here during the late hours of Friday.Officials said a flying squad team during v

Shepherd killed by crocodile Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA A 45-year-old shepherd was feared killed after being attacked by a crocodile on the banks of the Krishna near Yakshinti village in Shahapur taluk of Yadgir district on Saturday. He was identified as Laxman of Sharadahalli village The crocodile attacked him when he was taking bath on the river bank. According to sources, the crocodile came near the bank in search of food and attacked him and dragged him immediately into the deep w...