Metro Rail won’t go underground
The state government on Thursday informed the Andhra Pradesh High Court that Hyderabad, perched atop the Deccan plateau with its rocky terrain, is not suitable for an underground metro rail.
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Stir off, but garbage woes pile up
With new garbage contractors lined up, the BBMP is confident that the garbage mess dogging the city can be tackled effectively. But it may just have to contend with problems from another quarter, whic
SC/ST panel meet today
The Business Advisory Committee (BAC) of the Assembly, which met on Thursday, has decided to hold a three-day session from Friday to transact the SC/ST Sub Plan Bill.
Initially, the government propo
Aadhaar delay may affect cash subsidy transfer plans
Despite the Union government chalking out major plans for Aadhaar-enabled social services in Karnataka, the State government has not launched Phase II of Aadhaar enrolments. A target of 4 crore enrolm
Mother burns girl’s cheeks for theft
A woman burnt the cheeks of her seven-year-old daughter with a hot spatula on Wednesday evening for allegedly taking Rs 10 without informing her in Andhra Pradesh.
The incident, which took place at K
Woman punches thief, sets dog loose
Three armed masked burglars, who barged into a house in Belgaum and tried to rob a family of three, were outwitted by a 47-year-old housewife, who kicked one of them in the groin and let loose the fam
I told mother I was innocent: Vasantha
Members of an organisation noticed burn injuries on Vasantha’s cheeks when she was walking on the road and informed the Child Line.
On Thursday morning members of Child Line reached the area to gath
1 killed, mines official hurt in bomb attack
One person was killed and three persons including an assistant director, mines, Kanchipuram, were injured when men hurled country-made bombs at the vehicle they were travelling in Som
Sons of two mantris flop, suspended
The sons of two Congress ministers were suspended from the Youth Congress on Thursday for non-performance.
Baswaraju Sriman, son of BC welfare minister Baswaraju Saraiah, and Porika Sai Shankar, son
Assembly gears up for diamond jubliee today
The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly has a fascinating history that goes back several more years than the completion of 60 years of the state Assembly in a free India, that is being celebrated in a