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Chennai: As many as 12 people tested positive for the new sub variants of COVID BA.4 and BA.5 in Tamil Nadu, as per state Health Minister M Subramanian. The Minister informed that 300 samples were sent to the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad of which 12 tested positive for the sub variants. “Today […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana Literary Festival will be organised in Mumbai soon in tune with Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao’s idea to give a taste of Telangana’s literature and culture to people of the State who are living in various parts of the country and abroad. He said the plans are afoot to organise the literary festivals […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana wheelchair basketball team emerged runners-up in the inaugural edition of South-zone Wheelchair Basketball Tournament held at the PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu on Sunday. Telangana lost to Tamil Nadu 36-45 in the final. Ramavath Koteshwar of Telangana was adjudged as the most valuable player of the tournament for scoring 99 points […]
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Coimbatore: A couple here has secured a ‘no caste, no religion’ certificate for their three-and-a-half-year-old daughter. The couple – Naresh Karthik and Gayatri – wanted admission of their daughter Vilma in kindergarten but all schools insisted on a caste and religion certificate. But, the parents said they were not willing to get the certificate as […]
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Chennai: Citing the recent killings in Chennai, former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition K. Palaniswami, has said that the state capital is “turning into a murder city with 18 murders in 20 days”. However, Greater Chennai City police commissioner, Shankar Jiwal refuted the claim, saying that only 10 murders took place in the […]
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Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s Ranipet district has created a world record with 20,000 volunteers collecting 186.914 metric tonnes of plastic waste in just three hours. With his, the district has surpassed Switzerland which collected 128 metric tonnes in the same time span. In a statement on Saturday, the Ranipet district administration said that 20,000 volunteers drawn […]
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Hyderabad: Representatives of different farmers’ unions met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday and invited him to attend the farmers’ public meeting, which is being conducted to demand the implementation of Telangana’s farmers’ friendly welfare programmes. The South India Farmers Unions Federation Chairman K Narasimham Naidu along with Tamil Nadu farmers’ unions’ leaders […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana’s demand for caste-based census has just got strengthened with Bihar joining the chorus. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday initiated efforts to hold an all-party meeting on caste-based census, which has become a highly emotive issue in the State. Telangana was probably the first State to have the Assembly pass a resolution […]
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Chennai: Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian on Saturday said that initial reports from a whole-genome sequencing lab have indicated the possibility of BA.4. Omicron variant in the state. Confirmation of the same will be obtained after the report from the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). If confirmed, this will be the second case of […]
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Hyderabad: To raise awareness among farmers and to educate people about the field of agriculture, a Kisan Expo is being organized at Hitex Exhibition Centre by Grama Bharathi, a non-profit organisation on May 21 and 22. The exhibition will showcase modern equipment, technology and organic produce methods. With over 130 stalls, the platform promotes entrepreneurship […]
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Chennai: The DMK government in Tamil Nadu revoked its order to ban the ‘Pattina Pravesam’ ritual of the Dharumapuram Adheenam on Sunday. ‘Pattina Pravesam’, a tradition of devotees carrying the seer of the Dharmapuram Adheenam in a palanquin, will take place on May 22. The order was released by the Mayiladuthurai district Revenue Divisional Officer […]
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Telangana comes a long way from 2014 when the conditions in State were similar to Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh
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Hyderabad: Tamil Nadu’s Meer Fazal Ali bagged twin titles – under-12 boys singles and doubles – at the Siddamsetty Krishna Rao Memorial AITA Super Series Boys & Girls Under-12 Tennis Tournament at Ash Tennis Academy, Shamirpet on Friday. In the boys final, Fazal Ali defeated top seeded Praneeth Reddy from Telangana 6-0, 6-1. He then […]
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Chennai: At a time when some electric two-wheelers are catching fire spontaneously, a Tamil Nadu physiotherapist, fed up with his Ola scooter’s poor performance and service, set the vehicle on fire. “I had set my Ola scooter on fire as it did not give the mileage as promised by the manufacturer, and the poor service,” […]
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Chennai: Eleven persons were electrocuted and 15 others injured when the top of a car belonging to Appar Madam/Mutt touched the overhead power cable in Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday morning. According to police, the accident took place in Kalimedu village when the car touched the overhead power cable killing 11 and injuring […]
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Hyderabad: The upcoming plenary of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) will unveil the party’s policy outlook towards the national politics. Besides discussing issues pertaining to the State as well as the country, the party will present Telangana’s model of development before the people of the country in order to trigger a discussion why not replicate […]
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Chennai: A retired senior police official of Tamil Nadu on Saturday morning left his pistol loaded with eight bullets in a train and deboarded, said an official of Southern Railway. The railway official told IANS that the loaded pistol was found in the HA1 compartment of the Yercaud Express from Chennai to Erode by a […]
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Chennai: In a shocking incident, a 12-year-old boy was arrested by the Tanjavur All Women Police after a 17-year-old girl gave birth to a girl after being raped by the boy. He was held under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (Pocso) Act. However, when contacted, the police at Tanjavur All Women Police station […]
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Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin announced a solatium of Rs 5 lakh each to the families of two persons, who lost their lives in a stampede during the 12th day festivities of the annual Chithirai festival in Madurai on Saturday. The 15-day event, which commenced on April 5 at the renowned Sri […]
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Tirupati(AP): A 65-year-old man was trampled to death by a herd of wild elephants in a village close to the Andhra Pradesh-Tamil Nadu border in the small hours of Saturday. The incident occurred when the victim was asleep under a tiny thatched shelter in his tomato farm, police said. Police and forest officials rushed to […]
