Take steps to form recruitment board for co-operative societies: HC

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court said the vision of the State government had been scaled down by certain actions in cooperative societies. Dismissing a batch of petitions that challenged cancellation of appointments of Aavin employees, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court directed the State to take steps to form a […]

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ED attaches Haridwar property in alleged SC/ST scholarship scam case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) attached a property linked to Roorkee-based Wali Gram Udhyog Vikas Sansthan in an alleged Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe scholarship scam case. The organisation runs Techword Wali Gram Udhyog Vikas Sansthan group of institutions. The ED probe is based on a case registered by the Haridwar police in Uttarakhand. The agency found that […]

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Ernakulam district panchayat to establish reference library in honour of Vyloppilly

The Ernakulam district panchayat will establish a public reference library with books on poet Vyloppilly Sreedhara Menon. The district panchayat will also allocate ₹10 lakh for the Vyloppilly memorial, said district panchayat president Ullas Thomas on Wednesday. He was speaking at the inauguration of a memorial for the poet at the Mulanthuruthy Government Higher Secondary […]

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Inspection of electrified Virudhunagar-Sengottai section taken up

A.K. Siddhartha, Principal Chief Electrical Engineer, Southern Railway, inspecting road safety measures in the electrified area during an inspection of Virudhunagar-Sengottai section on Wednesday. Principal Chief Electrical Engineer (PCEE), Southern Railway, A.K. Siddhartha, conducted statutory inspection and speed trial using electric locomotive on the newly-electrified Virudhunagar–Tenkasi-Sengottai and Sengottai-Bhagavathipuram sections on Wednesday. Inspection was conducted on […]

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Power demand peaks as temperature rises in State

As summer temperatures soared this month, so has electricity demand during peak consumption hours in the evenings. The record peak demand for the State has been reset thrice already in March, show load despatch centre data. The Kerala power system recorded a peak demand of 4,517 MW on Tuesday, March 28, the highest for the […]

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SC disposes of Mohammad Faizal’s petition against disqualification after Lok Sabha reinstates him

The Supreme Court on Wednesday disposed of a writ petition filed by Lakshadweep MP Mohammad Faizal against his disqualification from the Lok Sabha, in the light of a notification issued hours ago by the Lok Sabha Secretariat reinstating him in the Parliament. A Bench led by Justice K.M. Joseph said that the court was not […]

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Mamata Banerjee starts two-day dharna to protest Centre’s alleged ‘discrimination’ against West Bengal

West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee during a two-day sit-in demonstration near B.R. Ambedkar statue, on Red Road against Union government’s alleged ‘discriminatory attitude’ against the State, in Kolkata, on March 29, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on March 29 started her two-day sit-in demonstration in […]

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Fortified rice to be available at all Erode ration shops from April 1

Collector H. Krishnanunni releasing awareness materials on fortified rice at the Collectorate in Erode in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Erode Collector H. Krishnanunni has said that fortified rice that has more nutrients, will be available at all ration shops from April 1. The Collector distributed awareness materials on fortified rice […]

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SC refuses urgent hearing on plea against Calcutta HC order paving way for W.B. panchayat polls

The Supreme Court of India | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA The Supreme Court Wednesday refused urgent hearing on an appeal challenging the March 28 order of the Calcutta High Court declining to interfere with the West Bengal panchayat election process at this stage. A bench comprising Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, and justices P.S. Narasimha […]

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Centre proposes to tweak 2002 Act to make metro property, bank accounts unattachable

The amendment comes in the wake of a recent order passed by the High Court in a case involving the Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited and the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. Representational image | Photo Credit: PTI The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has proposed to amend a section of the Metro Railways […]

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