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Chennai: After reaching out to major political parties for an alliance, AIADMK has now turned its attention to smaller outfits and micro caste groups to strengthen its front. The party believes additional support of these small and micro communities could enhance its winning prospects in tight contests. As part of this outreach, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami met representatives of unorganised workers’ unions and potters’ associations on Thursday. Representatives from the Anaithu Maruthuvar Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam, Nethaji Subash Senai (representing the thevar community from the south), Akila Indiya Kuyavar Urimai Katchi, and sections of unorganised workers’ associations have also…
Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has decided to provide boots and socks to about 1.72 lakh students studying in schools run by the Ahmedabad Municipal School Board. The decision was taken at a meeting of the AMC standing committee held on Wednesday.Standing Committee chairman Devang Dani said the civic body has approved an expenditure of Rs 5 crore for the initiative. “Boots and socks will be distributed to all school board students, and the distribution drive began from Thursday across various wards of the city,” Dani said.Ahmedabad: AI Flight Diverted To Dubai, Gujarat Luxury Car Sales Rise, AMC Budget…
Prayagraj: Daraganj police on Thursday arrested four people on the charges of assaulting a man after passing objectionable comments on his wife near Mela Road.DCP (City) Maneesh Shandilya told TOI that a group of 4 to 5 miscreants allegedly assaulted Rajnish Singh, a resident of Jhunsi, when he, along with his wife, was going to Magh Mela on Jan 30.Expressway Propylene Gas Crisis, New Labour Codes, Delhi’s 807 Gone Missing And MoreRajnish Singh told police that he and his wife were going to take a holy dip in Sangam on Jan 30. At Panda Crossing, an unidentified man passed some…
India hockey coach Craig Fulton With coach Craig Fulton opting for depth of squad, as expected, in a busy season for Indian hockey, Odisha youngsters Roshan Kujur and Amandeep Lakra got their maiden call-up for the senior India team and a place in the 24-member list for the FIH Pro League matches in Rourkela, announced in New Delhi on Thursday.Having taken the onus of being his team’s go-to dragflicker this season, Hockey India League (HIL) Player-of-the-Tournament Lakra had impressed Fulton with his aggressively improved show for Hyderabad Toofans this season where he scored nine goals from PCs in 10 games.Twenty-one-year-old…
Dimapur: A team from Mizoram’s planning & programme implementation department held a consultative meeting with stakeholders from Nagaland at the Dimapur DC’s conference hall on Thursday to understand how railway connectivity impacts social structures, cultural practices, and economic transformation in Nagaland.The Mizoram team, led by MLA and chairman of the study committee on Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project (KMMTTP) & Railway Line Services Pu T Lalhlimpula, sought insight into how Nagaland has managed both the opportunities and challenges arising from improved rail connectivity.Speaking about the new railway services in Mizoram at the meeting, Lalhlimpula said the dialogue focused on two…
Pic: Venkatesh AvalamandGangavathi (Koppal): Four youths from Gangavathi city were arrested on Wednesday, in connection with the alleged assault of a 27-year-old salesman, Venkatesh Avalamand, a resident of Basapattana village in Gangavathi taluk.Expressway Propylene Gas Crisis, New Labour Codes, Delhi’s 807 Gone Missing And MoreBased on a complaint lodged by Venkatesh at the Gangavathi Town police station, a case was registered against 8 suspects, including Khaja Peer, Amir and Indravali.According to the complaint, the incident took place on the night of Feb 3 when Venkatesh went to the Gangavathi bus terminus to drop a woman and her children at the…
Udupi: DC Swaroopa TK warned that legal action will be taken against residential high-rise complexes that pollute water by failing to treat wastewater.”Residential complexes must manage and reuse wastewater through proper treatment. If untreated wastewater is discharged into rivers and streams, immediate legal action will be taken against those responsible,” she said.She was speaking while presiding over a meeting of Apartment Owners Association at the DC’s office in Manipal Thursday.With the rising number of apartments in the Udupi City Municipality area, more than 376 complexes are discharging wastewater into stormwater drains without treatment. Notices have been issued by the municipality.…
Madikeri: The Kodagu district Congress committee on Thursday held a protest march in Ponnampet condemning the implementation of VB-G RAM G Act by the Union govt. The protesters gathered in front of the Mahatma Gandhi circle and voiced their opposition, alleging that the new act will exploit the poor.Virajpet MLA AS Ponnanna flagged off the protest rally, in which Congress workers from across the district participated. “The BJP-led NDA govt abandoned the MNREGA scheme and renamed it to keep the poor as poor. The Union govt has no answer to the questions asked by Congress. India cannot be developed solely…
Pune: An elderly couple from Rahatani on Tuesday morning foiled a chain-snatching bid after the accused had already managed to snatch the woman’s gold chain worth Rs3.80 lakh, just a few metres from their residential building.Despite being dragged on the road, the woman did not release her grip on the metal ‘kada’ worn by the snatcher, helping her husband and passers-by nab the accused and hand him over to the Kalewadi police.Pune: Expressway Chaos, Helicopter Exit, ITI Revamp, Crime Crackdown And MoreSenior police inspector Rajendra Bahirat later visited the woman and felicitated her for her bravery.”The police arrested chain snatcher…
Panaji: Goa police on Thursday registered an FIR against Aarav Pharma, Santa Cruz, for allegedly cheating the directorate of health services (DHS) by supplying spurious snake anti-venom. TOI was the first to report the case.Deputy director of medicine at the DHS, Dr Saheen Saiyed, filed a complaint on behalf of the health department against the pharma company for supplying spurious lyophyllised (freeze-dried) snake anti-venom, thereby amounting to criminal breach of trust in govt procurement.Police said the accused person dishonestly misrepresented to the DHS that the pharmaceutical product was manufactured by Vins Bioproducts Pvt Ltd, and knowingly used infringed copies of…