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Debris disposal hits Badrinath highway project

THE ongoing all-weather road project aimed at enhancing the accessibility to Char Dham shrines in Uttarakhand has hit a snag as the dumping zones created for hill-cutting debris along the Badrinath highway have reached their full capacity.

RJD home truth: Dad, son agree to disagree on Nitish

LALU Prasad and his son Tejashwi Prasad Yadav are apparently not on the same page on the issue of Nitish Kumar returning to the INDIA bloc, even as the JD(U) leader gave an \"evasive\" reply to the RJD chief's statement that \"doors were open for the CM\".

Prayagraj airport expands ops, flights connecting 23 cities for Maha Kumbh

THE Prayagraj Airport authorities are bracing up to meet the expected crowd of devotees thronging the Sangam city for Mahakumbh.

NIA Court Convicts 28 for Killing ABVP Man During Kasganj Rally

THE National Investigation Agency (NIA) court of Lucknow convicted 28 of the 30 accused in the high-profile Chandan Gupta murder case.

BSF allowing infiltrators to India to destabilise Bengal, says Mamata

WEST Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the Border Security Force of allowing infiltration from Bangladesh and alleged that they were doing so as part of a Central government's \"blueprint\" to destabilise the state.

Return of Maha farm land soon

MahaYuti govt amends revenue law code to give back 4.9K acres of land to original farmers

SC did not direct to break Dallewal's fast

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan on Thursday clarified that the Supreme Court never directed to break farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal's indefinite fast and had only expressed concerns over his health and wanted him to get urgent medical aid.

1/3rd of insurance claims filed in '24 still unpaid

Only 8% say claims processed instantly

Will implement panel's reco on NEET-UG

THE Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it would implement all the corrective measures suggested by its seven-member expert panel on exam reforms after reviewing the National Testing Agency's functioning in holding NEET-UG last year.

2 Sites at Rashtriya Smriti Sthal for Singh Memorial Proposed to Family

The Centre has formally started the process to allot land for the memorial of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the campus of Rashtriya Smriti Sthal, the area along the Yamuna bank earmarked for the last rites and memorials of presidents, vice-presidents and prime ministers.

Army hunts for ammunition to protect air defence assets

AIMING to bolster security of the Indian Army's ground-based Air Defence assets against drones, the Indian Army Air Defence branch has released a Request for Information (RFI) to identify prospective vendors (DPSUs/Private Vendors) to undertake manufacturing of 23mm Anti-Drone Ammunition under Make in India.

Inauguration of college named after Savarkar triggers political controversy

AN announcement for inaugurating a new college named after Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar triggered a political row, with the Congress and its student wing, NSUI, demanding that the college be renamed after former prime minister Manmohan Singh.

Muizzu minister-EAM meet today

Jaishankar and his Maldives counterpart to give new direction to eco, maritime cooperation

Cohesion at Home Must While Backing an Equitable World

As India champions the cause of the Global South, it must address its domestic vulnerabilities. International leadership requires a balance between ambition and resilience

Fertility Decline: A Success Story Or Cause For Concern?

India's declining fertility rates, once hailed as a success of family planning policies and socio-economic progress, are now the subject of renewed debate. Despite achieving replacement-level fertility, India now faces the challenge of below-replacement fertility, which presents new socio-economic hurdles.

₹40 lakh stolen from contractor's house in Tiruchy, probe on

Miscreants broke into a house at Ponnagar in Tiruchy city on Wednesday, tied up a watchman and allegedly decamped with ₹40 lakh in cash.

NSS secy hits out at Kerala CM over temple tradition

'Hindus have freedom to enter temples without interfering in customs of shrines'

Man Tries to Rape Daughter, Wife Kills Him

POLICE have arrested a woman for allegedly murdering her husband who attempted to rape their daughter at Umarani near Chikkodi on Wednesday night.

Community health programme a hit in Tiruchy, expanded to other dists

BUOYED by the response to the pilot phase of its community-based mental and health awareness programme for elderly women, the state government has expanded it to cover two other blocks in the district as well as Dharmapuri and Tiruvannamalai.

Week after MT's demise, his favourite editor dies

IT is a curious coincidence that S Jayachandran Nair bade adieu exactly a week after legendary writer MT Vasudevan Nair breathed his last.

FB pic of car, LPG delivery help ED crack money laundering case

Distinct clues ranging from Facebook images and LPG gas cylinder deliveries to intelligence reports from Chennai Customs and data from the Tamil Nadu government’s commercial taxes wing were crucial to the Enforcement Directorate busting the International Trade Based Money Laundering (TBML) scam in Chennai.

TN will not compromise its edu policy for central fund: Minister

SCHOOL Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi on Thursday said CM M K Stalin is firm on not accepting funds from the centre under Samagra Shiksha scheme if it comes at the cost of the state having to compromise on its policy.

15-Year-Old Tiruppur Girl Attacks Robber, Helps Police Arrest Him

A home-alone 15-year-old girl, who was robbed at knife point by a masked man and locked up in the toilet, acted bravely and helped police locate the burglar.

Move to merge local bodies sparks job, governance fears

Govt planning to merge, upgrade village panchayats in 28 districts

97% land acquired for runway expansion: Durai Vaiko

Nearly 97% of land acquisition for the expansion of the Tiruchy international airport runway has been completed, said Tiruchy MP Durai Vaiko on Thursday.

Dammam flight of AI Express from Tiruchy launched

AIR India Express on Thursday commenced its maiden flight between Tiruchy and Dammam, marking the first direct air link between the city and Saudi Arabia.

Kerala to procure shallots from Perambalur farmers

IN a move spelling cheer for shallot farmers, two farmer producer organisations (FPOs) based in the district have jointly entered into an MoU with the Kerala State Horticultural Products Development Corporation (HORTICORP) enabling the latter to procure from them the small onions harvested by Perambalur farmers.

Civic projects: Corpn's 'soft corner' for Anna Nagar irks residents

THE continuing allocation of multiple projects by the Tiruchy corporation to Anna Nagar, one of the prime locations in the city, has irked other locality residents.

Boon for tourism: Foundation laid for adventure sports facility at Pachamalai

PERAMBALUR MP Arun Nehru on Thursday laid the foundation for an adventure sports zone at Top Sengattupatti in Pachamalai Hills near Thuraiyur.

Comments on Hindu women: Case against Thiruma binned

THE Madras High Court has quashed a case pending at the district munsif-cum-judicial magistrate court at Peraiyur in Madurai, against VCK leader Thirumavalavan in connection with his comments about Hindu women made at an international conference in 2020.