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Society for the Protection of the Environment, Kerala (SPEK) says though the govt decision has been presented as a flood mitigation step, no environmental impact assessment appears to have been conducted. Activists also point out that this may serve as a pretext for indiscriminate extraction of sand from all rivers and streams

Former Health Ministers P.K. Sreemathy, K.K. Shailaja and Veena George accuse Health Minister K. Muraleedharan of trivialising the issues in the sector and handling the department affairs without the diligence it deserved

Deputy Chief Minister asks Genco officials to go for 140 MU daily generation by improving plant load factor of all units

The announcements came as the Minister reviewed the progress of Metro construction and directed officials to accelerate work on the delayed Blue Line corridor connecting KR Puram with Hebbal and Kempegowda International Airport

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla sidesteps all questions regarding the delay in proroguing the Monsoon Session of Parliament and speculation about a special sitting to deliberate on delimitation legislation.

Municipality had issued a notice in June, which cited his absence from three consecutive municipal council meetings as grounds for ending his membership.

Police said Jason Samuel Vijaykumar was arrested based on the complaint filed by the victim’s father, J. Vinayagam

At present, Rajampet has four Collectors, four SPs, four different political ecosystems, and remains a seat that everyone claims but no district currently owns; officials claim the 2022 decision to carve the districts along parliamentary-constituency lines has backfired in Rajampet’s case

Tom Brady collected $170,000 for a speaking gig at Salem State University, generously donating the entire sum to charity. He allocated $50,000 to Best Buddies and distributed the remaining funds to various other organizations. With approximately 4,000 attendees present, ticket sales effectively covered his speaking fee. However, the event was notable for Brady facing questions about the NFL's Deflategate saga. The university reported a financial profit from hosting the event.

As the city of palaces and royals, Mysuru is known for horse riding, and continued to keep that tradition alive this year.

Environmentalists seek probe into alleged unauthorised entry; DFO says those seen in the video were police personnel

The stage is set for polling in the elections to the Legislative Council West Graduates Constituency today with all steps taken for a smooth process