India
Adminstration on its toes to check diarrhoea
ROURKELA: With several cases of diarrhoea being reported at the district headquarters town of Sundargarh and monsoon round the cor..
No disciplinary action against Majhi and Minz
BHUBANESWAR: Even after one year, the Congress has not taken disciplinary action against the two MLAs - Shivaji Majhi and Gregory ..
An image makeover soon for coconut pluckers
Lungi-clad, weary-looking coconut pluckers are set to be given an image makeover by the Coconut Development Board (CDB)...
State wants Centre to set up NBFC to lend SHGs
HYDERABAD: The state government on Sunday requested the central government to start a non-banking financial corporation (NBFC) wit..
Back to school
Thirteen-year-old Bhavani studied in 3rd standard near her house in Venketeswara Colony in Hyderabad. Her parents tried to educate..
Drains in Ejipura get a makeover
BANGALORE: In the backdrop of the ever growing Koramangala lies the locality of Ejipura. An open drain is causing a lot of inconve..
Three dead, 10 injured as lorry overturns
NELLORE: Three persons including a 10-year-old girl died in a road mishap at Attakanitippa, three kilometres from Sriharikota on S..
Only force works in the rural pockets
VELLORE: Any official query about custodial deaths, will receive a standard response in the Vellore-Tiruvannamalai region: None o..
Body formed to address construction woes
CHENNAI: As many as 200 civil engineers got together to establish Chennai Civil Engineers Association (CCEA) at a hotel here on Su..
Bollywood's 'extras': Story of dreams unfulfilled
There are more than 10,000 members registered with the Junior Artists Association in Mumbai.
Button wins rain-hit Canadian Grand Prix
Button overtook Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel on the last lap of the rain-delayed thriller.
Shankaracharya demands probe into Baba's assets
Swami Adhokshjanand accused Baba Ramdev of acquiring illegal assets.
Fishermen asked to avoid sea in south Gujarat
The Met department said that the winds would move north-westwards and weaken gradually during next 24 hours.
Wild buffalos death in Nandankanan sparks row
BHUBANESWAR: The death of the wild buffalo, which was captured, tranquillised and successfully moved from Koraput to Nandankanan Z..
BBMP conducts cleaning drive at Ulsoor Lake
BANGALORE: Funds are not a constraint. You must take the initiative and begin work, Commissioner of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara ..
Village-level officers to monitor NREGS project
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The best way to save a project is to make its beneficiaries responsible for it. At least that was the idea of ..