T’puram: General education minister N Samsudheen urged Centre to expedite the release of nearly Rs 1,500 crore due to Kerala for the state’s school education sector. Addressing a meeting of state education ministers in New Delhi on Wednesday, he said Centre had kept the funds due under Samagra Shiksha Kerala (SSK) scheme pending and should…
Hyderabad: Amara Raja Advanced Cell Technologies (ARACT) commissioned its customer qualification plant (CQP) at its upcoming Giga corridor at Divitipally in Mahabubnagar district of Telangana, advancing India’s lithium-ion battery manufacturing ambitions and setting the stage for commercial cell production next year.The facility was inaugurated by chief minister A Revanth Reddy. Built with an investment of…
Locals demand inclusion of Rajnagar area in the proposed coastal highway project Kendrapada: Residents of several seaside villages under Rajnagar block in Kendrapada district have intensified their agitation, demanding construction of a coastal highway to protect the region from sea erosion and natural disasters. Environmentalists have countered their agitation to save mangrove forests of Bhitarkanika…
Arpit.BasuJaipur: Rajasthan averted an impending water supply crisis at the last moment Tuesday night after contractors working with the Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) withdrew an earlier call to pull their workers over unpaid bills amounting to Rs 4,500 crore.The reversal followed fresh negotiations between the All Rajasthan PHED Contractors Association (ARPCA) and the state…
Hyderabad: Union minister G Kishan Reddy asked Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy to inquire into the allegations on Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) urgency to assess whether the alleged irregularities have an element of truth and also see whether there are adequate safeguards, mechanisms and internal controls for effective function of SCCL.The union minister wrote…
Prayagraj: The Prayagraj Development Authority (PDA) has begun a major exercise to scrutinise notices issued over the past 10 years to properties found violating building bylaws, approved maps, land-use norms and other development regulations. The exercise is initiated on the directions of PDA Vice-Chairman Rishi Raj, with officials reviewing old records and notices to identify…
HYDRAA clears illegal occupations within the FTL limits of Mushkin Lake in the Puppalaguda-Narsingi villages of Gandipet mandal Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Disaster Response and Assets Protection Agency (HYDRAA) intensified its drive against lake encroachments on Saturday by clearing illegal occupations within the Full Tank Level (FTL) limits of Mushkin Lake in the Puppalaguda-Narsingi villages of…
Mumbai: The BMC suggested 15-point reforms to the BEST to improve efficiency and increase revenue, at a time when the undertaking estimated losses to the tune of Rs 2,439 crore for 2026-27 in its latest budget and was seeking a Rs 4,000 crore grant.The reforms included ways to strengthen the power distribution network, embark on…
