Hubballi: More than 1.7 lakh students who have shifted from one school to another across Karnataka are yet to receive transfer certificates (TCs) from their previous schools. Though they have already joined new schools, the delay has created hurdles in biometric attendance, and in the distribution of eggs, textbooks and uniforms in govt schools. Educationists…
Mandya: Mandya district police and railway police Friday dismissed viral social media claims that a large group of Bangladeshi citizens had illegally migrated to the city.The clarification followed speculation on various platforms after more than 50 individuals arrived at Mandya railway station carrying substantial luggage and personal belongings.Law enforcement authorities conducted on-the-spot verification of their…
T’puram: In a major safety-focused upgrade to the ongoing six-laning of NH 66, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) floated a fresh engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) tender on Monday worth around Rs 959.25 crore for constructing 12 viaducts, a cut-and-cover tunnel and additional pedestrian underpasses on Kazhakkoottam–Kadampattukonam section. However, sources said this new work…
Family members mourn the death of the teen girl in Rangamatia village on Monday Bhubaneswar: Four women and a 15-year-old girl from Odisha’s Keonjhar district died after inhaling ammonia gas following a leak at a seafood processing unit in Tamil Nadu‘s Tiruvallur district on Sunday.The deceased were identified as Gumani Juanga (15) of Rangamatia village;…
Chennai: When the smell hit, Swati (name changed) knew something was wrong. She had just finished a 12-hour night shift at a seafood processing factory near Periyapalayam in Tiruvallur district and had stepped outside around 11am on Sunday, when the ammonia leak happened.She could smell it even though she was standing outside the building, and…
Thiruvananthapuram: District collector Anu Kumari directed officials to strictly enforce Dry Day observance and intensify surveillance in hotspot areas following the reporting of communicable diseases in the district. The directive was issued at a district-level review meeting convened under the chairmanship of the district collector to assess preventive measures undertaken by various departments.The collector stressed…
For much of Sunday, govt hospitals in Chennai were dealing with the fallout of the ammonia leak near Periyapalayam, as workers suffering from exposure were brought in for treatment and their families scrambled for information.The leak claimed two lives and both were reported at a private hospital in Tiruvallur district. As news of the incident…
The ADC directed the district development and panchayat officer to make voters aware in all villages through gram sabhas Gurgaon: Authorities are widening voter awareness efforts by taking information directly to public institutions, workplaces and community spaces as part of the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) campaign.Citizens visiting banks, petrol pumps, sports complexes, stadiums and…
Jharkhand Chief Electoral Officer K Ravi Kumar Ranchi: Jharkhand’s 1.63 crore existing voters in the 2026 electoral roll will not have to submit documents during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) after the first round of self and parental mapping got over on Monday, chief electoral officer K Ravi Kumar said on Tuesday. The state…
Berhampur: Two labourers from Gajapati district, allegedly subjected to bonded labour and illegally confined in Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati, were rescued through a joint operation by Gajapati and Tirupati police.The rescued men were identified as Santiel Karado, 54, and his son Gamliel Karado, 29, of R Udayagiri block. After returning home, they visited the SDPO office…
