One of the gates of the Tungabhadra dam in Karnataka was washed away this week due to the snapping of chain link. A flood alert was sounded in downstream Koppal as authorities immediately opened all except five dam gates to take off the pressure on just one. Anticipating a potential threat from the Tungabhadra reservoir […]
At Hyderabad’s ‘Manam Chocolate Karkhana’, you are sold not just premium India-crafted chocolates but a story. It is a profound story about the origins of that chocolate from Indian cacao, grown in the farms of West Godavari, and its unique journey to become people’s object of desire in the store, with credit to everyone along
A drug smuggling operation, seemingly taking cues from the 2021 superhit Telugu film “Pushpa”, was busted by excise officials in Telangana on Tuesday. Acting on a tip-off, the officials attempted to stop a tractor in the Bhadradri district on Tuesday. The driver of the tractor sped towards the Bhadradri bridge, abandoning the vehicle eventually. A
The BJP on Sunday responded to demands from various quarters, including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, to declare the devastating Wayanad landslides a national disaster, saying that such a concept doesn’t exist under Central government guidelines, a policy unchanged since the UPA government’s tenure. Senior party leader V Muraleedharan posted on his Facebook page a 2013
A photo of former adult star Mia Khalifa was used on a hoarding for a religious festival in Tamil Nadu’s Kancheepuram district. The hoarding, which was part of the decorations for the Aadi Perukku festival, depicted Mia Khalifa carrying a traditional milk vessel, a sight that was both puzzling and out of place in the
The Kerala landslide underscores the importance of preserving human lives in the Western Ghats region amid the challenges of climate change. Kerala is still recovering from the shock and ravages of its worst landslide in its history. The estimated number of deaths is 333 and around 281 people are missing. Wayanad district, situated in the ecologically sensitive Western
Three air-conditioned coaches of an empty stationary express train were gutted in a fire accident at Visakhapatnam Railway Station on Sunday, police said. There were no casualties in the Korba-Visakhapatnam Express (18517) as all the passengers had deboarded by the time the fire was detected. The train had arrived on platform number four from Chhattisgarh’s
DMK President and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin today admitted that clamour within his party has grown stronger to elevate his son and Sports Minister, Udhayanidhi as his deputy but indicated the time is yet to arrive . Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of his official programmes, Mr Stalin, when asked on demands
Rs three crore cash and gold worth lakhs were recovered during a raid by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on the residence of the superintendent and revenue in-charge officer at the Nizamabad Municipal Corporation in Telangana on Friday. During the search at officer Dasari Narendar’s residence, the ACB discovered Rs 2.93 crore in cash stashed in his
The Madras High Court has set aside the discharge of two Tamil Nadu ministers in disproportionate assets cases and directed a lower court to frame charges against them. The lower court has also been asked to conduct trial on a daily basis. The cases against Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu and Revenue Minister KKSSR Ramachandran, both