Chennai, March 4 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has urged the Union government to take immediate steps to protect Tamil fishermen from frequent mid-sea attacks, arrests, and seizures by the Sri Lankan Navy. In a letter to the Union government on Monday, Stalin highlighted that in the past 10 years under the BJP … Read more
Chennai, Feb 15 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Forest Department has decided to establish a new Marine Elite Force to prevent the deaths of Olive Ridley turtles, a vulnerable species. This initiative comes in response to reports that over 1,308 Olive Ridley turtles have died along the Tamil Nadu coast after becoming entangled in fishing nets. … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Wednesday launched a new report on the Disaster Risk and Resilience Assessment Framework (DRRAF) to make India’s telecom sector stronger against natural disasters. The report which was unveiled in collaboration with Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) is part of a detailed study on disaster risk … Read more
Hyderabad, Feb 9 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Sunday called on all southern states to unite to protect their rights. Terming termed delimitation of assembly and Lok Sabha Constituencies a contentious issue, he said the southern states were being punished for successfully implementing family planning and developing fast when compared to northern … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court, in an interim order passed on Thursday, granted police protection to officials of OTT platform Discovery+ after they received threats from “groups claiming to be supporters of Asaram Bapu” following the release of the documentary series “Cult of Fear: Asaram Bapu?” A bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna … Read more
Bengaluru, Feb 3 (IANS) Criticising the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for claiming that the Karnataka government is facing bankruptcy, State Home Minister G. Parameshwara questioned what contributions she has made to the state. Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, he said, “Nirmala Sitharaman is the country’s Finance Minister, and we all respect her. However, despite … Read more
Guwahati, Feb 1 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday that any attempt to impede the community’s pious customs will be met with firmness amid protests against a religious parade in Jorhat town that was led by Jain monks. Sarma’s remarks appeared in the midst of protests by a group of individuals … Read more
Chhotaudepur (Gujarat), Jan 30 (IANS) After the Nakuleshwar Mahadev Temple was washed away in the 2022 floods in Gujarat’s Chhotaudepur, the people fearing a similar fate for another temple in the area are now taking to the streets to draw the government’s attention. The people in the Sankheda area of the district on Thursday have … Read more
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday greeted the nation on the occasion of the 76th Republic Day and said it is the duty of all to respect and protect the Constitution as it guarantees justice, freedom, equality and human dignity to every citizen. Rahul Gandhi took … Read more