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Dhanasekaran, Sreedhar named TN State Information Commissioners Updated: Updated: Their appointment comes after R. Dhakshinamurthy and G. Murugan ceased to hold the post Share Article Their appointment comes after R. Dhakshinamurthy and G. Murugan ceased to hold the post The Tamil Nadu government has appointed P. Dhanasekaran and M. Sreedhar as State Information Commissioners in the Tamil Nadu Information Commission. Their appointment comes after R. Dhakshinamurthy and G. Murugan ceased to ho...

MIA seeks distinct power tariff for MSMEs Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA The Mysuru Industries Association (MIA) has sought a separate tariff revision for the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and the tariff should be at least ₹2 per unit less. The fixed charges should be cut by at least ₹30 per kVA/KW/HP. In its appeal to the KERC at the public hearing in Mysuru on Wednesday, MIA President and former MLA Vasu urged the Commission to reject the tariff revision petition and d...

Mass ‘aksharabhyasam’ at Saraswati Devi temple Updated: Updated: Srisailam temple EO presents silk robes to the diety at Kolanubharathi Share Article AAA Akharabhyasam rituals being performed at the Kolanubharathi temple in Kothapalli mandal of Kurnool district on Tuesday.   | Photo Credit: U. Subramanyam Srisailam temple EO presents silk robes to the diety at Kolanubharathi A mass aksharabhyasam programme (initiation of education to a child) was performed at the Saraswati Devi temple at...

Customs officials seized one kg of gold in paste form from a passenger who arrived at Coimbatore International Airport from Sharjah by Air Arabia flight on Wednesday. According to Assistant Commission

Bharti Airtel to buy out Warburg in DTH arm Updated: Updated: Warburg arm to get ₹3,126 cr. for 20% Share Article AAA Bharti Airtel on Wednesday said it will acquire 20% stake in its DTH arm Bharti Telemedia from an affiliate of Warburg Pincus for about ₹3,126 crore.   | Photo Credit: REUTERS Warburg arm to get ₹3,126 cr. for 20% Bharti Airtel on Wednesday said it would acquire 20% stake in Bharti Telemedia, its DTH arm, from an affiliate of Warburg Pincus for ₹3,126 crore. The amount...

Bamboo fest gets under way Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA The Kerala Bamboo Fest 2021 has got under way on the virtual platform “FICCI BIKE”. Industries Minister E.P. Jayarajan, who inaugurated the fest, said diversification and modernisation would be implemented in the bamboo and allied production sector. Technical deficiencies in the bamboo production sector would be addressed. FICCI is partnering with the Industries Department, the Kerala State Bamboo Mission (KSBM) and Kerala Bure...

Elderly women run over by train near Tuni Updated: Updated: Another person miraculously survived even after being hit Share Article Another person miraculously survived even after being hit An elderly woman and her sister belonging to Visakhapatnam district died after reportedly being run over by a train on a railway bridge near Tuni, on Wednesday morning. The deceased were identified as D. Mathyam (64) and her sister V. Suryakantham (63), both hailing from 104 area in the city. Government Rai...

The long-pending demand for a memorial for poet G. Sankara Kurup will soon fructify, according to Mayor M. Anil Kumar.While the corporation had identified 25 cents of land near the Goshree bridge for

519 new cases recorded Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA There were 519 new COVID-19 cases in the district while 604 patients recovered from the disease on Wednesday. Two health workers were among the infected. Thrikkakara recorded 21 new cases followed by Kothamangalam and Thripunithura (18 each), Edappally (16) and Thuravur (13). As on Wednesday, the district had 30,450 people under disease surveillance and 9,758 active patients. Fresh admissions to FLTCs were 72. A total of 8,149 samples...

Updated: Share Article AAA The Civil Aviation Ministry and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation has granted permission to the Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) to deploy remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) for the Integrated Urban Regeneration & Water Transport System Project - IURWTS either up to December 31 or till the first phase of the digital sky project is complete. Sources at KMRL said they would require to fly RPA for carrying out the survey of the canals that are slated for rejuvenation. Th...