PFI offices closed in Kannur and Kasaragod

PFI offices closed in Kannur and Kasaragod

Following the Central government order to ban Popular Front of India, offices were closed and sealed in Kannur and Kasaragod district . While four office in Kannur, two offices in Kasaragod has been closed and sealed by the police. The District Collector S Chandrasekar in exercise of powers under section 8(2) of the Unlawful Activities […]

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Centre looks to revamp National Informatics Centre, its tech arm

Centre looks to revamp National Informatics Centre, its tech arm

The government has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for selection of a consultant for NIC’s organizational restructuring. The government has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for selection of a consultant for NIC’s organizational restructuring. Nearly half a century since it came into existence, the government is now looking to revamp and restructure the […]

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PFI offices closed in Kannur and Kasaragod

Tamil Nadu to introduce glamping, adventure sports to revive tourism, says Minister

The Tamil Nadu Tourism Department has identified revenue land close to forests in 10 districts for glamping and adventure sports, Tourism Minister M. Mathiventhan said here on Friday. A government order has been issued recently for acquiring 3-5 acres at Mannavanur in Kodaikanal for ₹2.75 crore-₹3 crore and a same amount of land in the […]

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PFI offices closed in Kannur and Kasaragod

Buffalo runs amok on Museum campus in Thiruvananthapuram

A runaway buffalo ran amok inside the Museum grounds in the city on Friday night. The incident led to a frantic evacuation of visitors from the sprawling campus as the police and Fire and Rescue Services personnel tried to bring the animal under control. The buffalo had entered the grounds around 9 p.m., causing panic, […]

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Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan opens to positive reviews and packed cinema halls

Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan opens to positive reviews and packed cinema halls

Advance booking for second week is also great, says producers’ association member Advance booking for second week is also great, says producers’ association member Ponniyin Selvan, Kalki Krishnamurthy’s five-part historical novel on the Chola dynasty, not only captivated generations of Tamil readers, it also cast a spell on Tamil filmmakers and actors, including M.G. Ramachandran, […]

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Google+ to Inbox: A look at all the services, apps that Google killed over the years

Google+ to Inbox: A look at all the services, apps that Google killed over the years

For decades now, Google has been virtually ruling the internet. The Mountain View-based tech giant has worked on thousands of products and services, revolutionising and inspiring other companies to innovate. It has several key products with billions of users. But that doesn’t mean that every product created at Google turns out to be a hit. […]

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PFI offices closed in Kannur and Kasaragod

Tahsildar, FDA arrested for bribery

The Mangaluru Lokayukta Police on Friday arrested Mangaluru Tahsildar Purandara Hegde and First Division Assistant (FDA) Shivanand Natyakar on the charge of accepting bribe from a resident of Kavoor. According to a press release, the Kavoor resident filed an application three months ago seeking no objection certificate from the office of Mangaluru Tahsildar for selling […]

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Yulimar Rojas — queen of the triple jump — sets her sights long

Yulimar Rojas — queen of the triple jump — sets her sights long

The owner of the world record, multiple indoor and outdoor World titles and an Olympic gold wants to breach 16m. She also has designs on extending her dominance across the horizontal jumps by capturing a triple jump-long jump double at a Major competition The owner of the world record, multiple indoor and outdoor World titles […]

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Limitless Kipchoge continues chasing rabbits — one at a time

Limitless Kipchoge continues chasing rabbits — one at a time

Every time the 37-year-old great runs a marathon, he strives to substantiate his belief that no human being is limited. He wants to keep going at least until the 2024 Paris Olympics and possibly break the mythical two-hour barrier before that — but for the moment, he is enjoying his new world record Every time […]

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PFI offices closed in Kannur and Kasaragod

Anticipatory bail plea of KSRTC employees rejected

The Additional District and Sessions Court VI, Thiruvananthapuram, on Friday rejected an anticipatory bail application submitted by five Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) employees who allegedly roughed up a man and his daughter at Kattakkada on September 20. Judge Vishnu K. turned down the plea for pre-arrest bail sought by Milan Dorich, 44, of […]

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