Top T.N. news developments today

Officials from T.N. and Kerala Forest Departments to have a meeting aimed at improving coordination to protect wildlife.  | Photo Credit: M. KARUNAKARAN Demand for grants for Departments of Water Resources and Transport to be presented in Tamil Nadu Assembly today. Officials from T.N. and Kerala Forest Departments to have a meeting aimed at improving […]

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A look into the history and expansion of the anti-vaccine movement in the U.S. 

Richard M. Carpiano, Timothy Callaghan et al, ‘Confronting the evolution and expansion of anti-vaccine activism in the USA in the COVID-19 era’, The Lancet, Volume 401, Issue 10380, March 18, 2023 doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00136-8 Vaccine hesitancy is probably as old as vaccines itself. People have, through the years, distrusted vaccines, for various reasons, even as the results […]

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APSRTC to run about 100 special services for Sri Rama Navami festival

The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) will operate about 100 special buses to Bhadrachalam and Vontimitta to cater to the needs of passengers during Sri Rama Navami. The celestial wedding of Lord Sri Rama and his consort Sita Devi will be performed on March 30, and ‘Pushkara Pattabhishekam’ will be organised on the […]

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KTR sends legal notice to Revanth, Bandi

Working president of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and Telangana Minister for IT, Industries and Urban Development K.T. Rama Rao has issued legal notices to State presidents of Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) A. Revanth Reddy and Bandi Sanjay respectively, for making baseless and false allegations against him. In separate notices sent to the two […]

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Wall of kindness donations given away to the needy

Vijayawada Mayor Rayana Bhagyalakshmi distributed clothes and toys to the needy under the ‘Wall of Kindness’ initiative at Alankar Centre here on Tuesday. Under the initiative started by VMC as part of Swachh Survekshan 2023, VMC collected clothes, toys and other items donated by the public. The civic body also opened Waste Collection Station at […]

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First batch of Agniveers passes out of INS Chilka

Admiral R. Hari Kumar, Chief of Naval Staff, reviewing the passing out parade of the first batch of Agniveers from INS Chilka in Odisha on Tuesday. .A total of 2,585 Agniveers, including 272 women of the Indian Navy, passed out from the portals of INS Chilka, in Odisha, on Tuesday. The post-sunset Passing Out Parade, […]

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Mayor adjourns special meeting on MCD budget, session to resume today 

 Mayor Shelly Oberoi said the meeting was adjounred for the day to allow some more time to councillors since a few of them had mentioned that they did not get adequate time to read the budget documents. | Photo Credit: File photo The special meeting convened on Tuesday to deliberate on the Municipal Corporation of […]

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