Kozhikode (Kerala): Heavy rains continued to lash several parts of Kerala, especially the hilly areas of its northern districts on Thursday, disrupting the normal life there. Incidents of flooding, uprooting of trees and minor landslides have been reported from many parts of northern Kerala districts. Widespread heavy rains have been reported in the hilly areas…
Bengaluru: The opposition BJP in Karnataka on Thursday warned the Congress government in the state to be prepared for the wrath of the people if it fails to table the bill that mandates reservations for Kannadigas in the private sector in the ongoing Legislative session. The party slammed Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for taking an U-turn…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has temporarily halted the implementation of a bill that mandates reservation for locals in the private sector. The decision follows significant backlash from Nasscom and leading industrialists, who argued that such mandates are unconstitutional and overly restrictive for private enterprises. The Siddaramaiah-led Congress government initially proposed that 50 percent of managerial…
Puri (Odisha): Lakhs of devotees on Wednesday witnessed Lord Jagannath’s “Suna Besha” ritual in which the idol, seated on a chariot in Puri, was adorned with gold ornaments embedded with precious stones. The idols of his siblings – Devi Subhadra and Lord Balabhadra – were also decorated by servitors with golden jewellery and attires atop…
Guwahati: The Assam government has asked its border police unit not to forward cases of non-Muslim illegal immigrants entering the state before 2015 to the Foreigners Tribunal, and advised them to apply for citizenship under the CAA. In a letter to the Special Director General of Police (Border), Home and Political Secretary Parth Pratim Majumdar referred…
Chandigarh: The Haryana government announced on Wednesday a 10 per cent reservation for Agniveers in services such as police, forest guard and jail warden, besides other incentives like the relaxation of age. At a press conference here, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said that in direct recruitment to posts of constable, mining guard, forest guard,…
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam continued to improve on Wednesday as water level across the state was receding, officials said. The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Guwahati predicted no rains for the next two days, giving hope for faster enhancement in the condition. Meanwhile, a report from the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA)…
Bengaluru: Senior JD(S) lawmaker HD Revanna on Tuesday told the Karnataka Assembly that his son Prajwal Revanna, the former Hassan MP accused of mass sexual abuse, should be hanged if found guilty. But an emotional Revanna also launched a diatribe against Director-General of Police Alok Mohan, dubbing him as “unfit” to be the top cop….
Siliguri (West Bengal): Colonel Bhuwanesh Thapa (retd), the father of Captain Brijesh Thapa, who was killed in action in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda, remembered his son and said that he is “proud” that his son has done something for the nation and for the security of the nation. Speaking to ANI, Col….
Srinagar: In the early hours of Tuesday, four army personnel, including an officer, succumbed to injuries sustained during a gunfight with heavily armed terrorists in the Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, according to official sources. The encounter occurred late Monday evening when troops from the Rashtriya Rifles and the Special Operations Group of the…
