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Mukkottil Temple Road Residents’ Association, comprising areas under the Kochi Corporation, Division 50, and areas such as Pettah, Thripunithura, and Mukkottil Temple Road have complained that they are facing acute shortage of drinking water supply

A group of retired military personnel, who chose to settle down at Kochi after their decades-long toil across various military installations, have found themselves homeless as the apartments they purchased have become unliveable. A recent judicial intervention has warranted the demolition of the multi-storey apartment complexes. M. P. Praveen chronicles the emotional and financial crisis of the military veterans

Egg business in the State has incurred a loss of approximately ₹100 crore in the past two weeks, says A.P. Poultry Federation vice-president T. Kutumba Rao

Konda Reddi women set out on a quest for tender shoots of a species of bamboo that grows exclusively in Godavari Valley forests during the monsoon. Konda Veduru, known for its rich nutritional value, gained popularity post-COVID-19 when many started exploring healthy food options. However, the recipes of a myriad of delicacies made with the ‘green gold’ the tribe prepares to celebrate the onset of summer remains its well-kept secret 

The impact of rising sea levels is visible at the annual Gangasagar Mela on Sagar Island in West Bengal’s Sundarbans. Here, soil erosion is threatening the Kapil Muni temple as the sea creeps inland, finds Shiv Sahay Singh. Meanwhile, the State government accuses the Centre of non-cooperation on funding

The party has also created four new district units

Property worth ₹3 crore recovered 

Mr. Trump has announced that he would be signing an executive order on reciprocal tariffs in the afternoon — three hours before the meeting with the Prime Minister.

In a drastic action, the AIADMK government promulgated an ordinance on the night of November 13 and at one stroke removed about 24,000 traditional officers, who were replaced by Village Administrative Officers to be recruited through a routine test. The merits and demerits of the decision are still being debated among members of the public

In the text of Ramamohan Rao’s first Assembly address sent by the government in 2002, the opening remarks constituted an intemperate indictment of DMK. But he rephrased them and CM Jayalalithaa did not object, Mr. Rao writes in his autobiography

In the early 1980s, the Centre had called in the Tamil Nadu Special Police (TSP) to guard Tihar Jail after 13 prisoners escaped. They have been manning the outer periphery, the main entrance, and the high-security wards. Impressed by their commendable work, the Delhi jail administration has put Mandoli and Rohini prisons too under the TSP

56 persons to get final orders by March 10, while over 50 cases are under scrutiny, he says