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CM Revanth Reddy along with labour minister G Vivek Venkata Swamy at a meeting in Secretariat on Thursday. Pic: Suman Reddy D Hyderabad: With many US-based IT companies announcing thousands of layoffs, and many Indians losing jobs with the evolution of artificial intelligence (AI), Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy advised the youth not to go after IT or Computer Science-based jobs, asking instead to shift towards skilled jobs that have greater demand in various countries.“The US is a consumer economy and manufacturing of various US brands are being done in the countries like China, Taiwan or Telangana. Don’t go…

Coimbatore district collector Pavankumar G Giriyappanavar inspected private school buses on Thursday. COIMBATORE: Ahead of the 2026-2027 academic year, Coimbatore district collector Pavankumar G Giriyappanavar inspected private school buses at PRS Grounds here on Thursday.The fitness inspection was carried out under the Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles (Regulation and Control of School Buses) Special Rules, 2012. Of the 1,775 permitted school vehicles operating under the Coimbatore Central, South, North, West, and Sulur regional transport offices, 1,213 were presented for inspection. The collector said the remaining 562 vehicles would undergo mandatory testing within a week.During the inspection, the collector and transport officials…

Hazaribag: The district administration will launch a month-long water testing campaign from May 23 to ensure safe drinking water and prevent water-borne diseases. The decision was taken at a review meeting of the Jal Jeevan Mission and Swachh Bharat Mission chaired by deputy commissioner Hemant Sati on Wednesday, officials said on Thursday.Sati reviewed the status of multi-village schemes, tap water connections, water supply systems and Swachh Bharat projects, and directed officials to ensure effective implementation at the ground level. He also sought details on villages covered under multi-village schemes.Expressing concern over complaints that tap water supply was not reaching households,…

New Delhi [India], May 21: Amidst growing concerns over alleged irregulaties in the NEET, examination process, triggered by the recent paper leak, the Director General (DG) of the National Testing Agency (NTA), Abhishek Singh on Thursday appeared before a Parliamentary committee to provide a detailed briefing on the NEET-UG paper leak and the steps being taken to reform the examination process. Education Secretary Vineet Joshi was also present during the deliberations that began at 11 am and went on for about 5 hours. Sources said the standing committee members asked about the NEET-UG paper leak and ways to make the…

It began as a satirical online project after a high court judge compared unemployed young people to cockroaches. Now millions of young Indians are flocking to it as an outlet for their frustration.A parody political party with the insect as its symbol has exploded across India’s social media by turning absurdist humour into protest. Memes and short videos mocking corruption, joblessness and political dysfunction have flooded social media sites, where millions of users are embracing the cockroach – an insect known for its ability to survive harsh conditions – as a tongue-in-cheek symbol of endurance.The online movement’s rise has been…

Daltonganj: A 61-year-old man was killed by his son with a spade at a village in Latehar district in the intervening hours of Wednesday and Thursday. The deceased Raj Kumar Singh was a resident of Baree village under Manika police station limits and had retired as a driver. The accused Chandan Kumar Singh, in mid-twenties, killed his father over a minor tiff and fled after the incident.Prabhat Kumar Das, the officer-in-charge of Manika police station, said, “Police have seized the murder weapon and also recovered blood-soaked bed sheet on which the deceased was laid dead. There were some heated arguments…

Srinagar, May 21 : The J&K Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday trapped and arrested a Ziladar and a Patwari of Irrigation Division Anantnag while they were allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh for disposal of a land-related complaint, officials said. In a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), a spokesperson said the ACB trapped and arrested Nazir Ahmad Wani, Ziladar, and Bilal Ahmad Wagay, Patwari of Irrigation Division Anantnag, for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 1,00,000. “Anti Corruption Bureau received a written complaint stating that Ziladar Nazir Ahmad Wani S/o…

NEW DELHI: In four days of securing Kerala chief minister post, Congress leader VD Satheesan has found himself at the centre of a political storm that is not over policy or governance, but over his name.Congress leaders have now criticised its own CM for the name he chose to publicly use while taking his constitutional oaths.The row erupted after Satheesan used his full legal name, ‘Vadasseri Damodara Menon Satheesan’, while taking oath as chief minister on May 18 and again while taking oath as an MLA of the 16th Kerala legislative assembly on Thursday.What’s in the name?The controversy stems largely…

Ranchi: The Jharkhand Biodiversity Board (JBB) has drafted the biodiversity site management plan for Canary Pahar in Hazaribag district, the state’s first notified biodiversity heritage site.Canary Pahar is the first of 111 sites identified by the board to receive the status from the state govt, positioning it as the 45th biodiversity heritage site in India.Board chairperson Vishwanath Shah said, “Last week, we conducted a meeting with the six biodiversity management committees (BMCs) of Canary Pahar to discuss the strategy to manage and conserve the site. Based on their inputs, the draft site management plan was prepared and shared with them…

Srinagar, May 21: The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Thursday issued a public clarification dismissing as “fake” a purported government order being circulated on social media regarding the preponement of a holiday on account of Urs Hazrat Ameer Kabir. According to an official statement, the alleged order was falsely attributed to the General Administration Department (GAD) and had not been issued by any authorised government office. Authorities urged the public to exercise caution and refrain from sharing unverified information on digital platforms. Citizens were advised to rely solely on official government websites, verified social media handles, and authorised communication channels…