Simran Rajak Visakhapatnam: The Andhra Pradesh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights organized a review meeting on pediatric eye health at the Government Regional Eye Hospital on Wednesday. Gondu Sitaram, a member of the commission, led the investigation into the hospital’s efforts to address congenital eye diseases in children. Sitaram examined hospital records, focusing on congenital … Read more
Tirupati: To address the evolving waste management challenges, the Andhra Pradesh Environment Management Corporation Limited (APEMCL) will expand its scope and begin monitoring and control of biomedical, battery and e-waste generation. APEMCL president Polamreddy Dinesh Reddy disclosed this while inspecting the coastal waste management plant in Nellore district on Wednesday. He and Venkatagiri MLA Kurugondala … Read more
Chennai: Leaders of several political parties in the state strongly protested Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s derogatory remarks in Parliament targeting BR Ambedkar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for alleged ‘sins’ of the Congress. Chief Minister MK Stalin in a message on X said that those who commit many sins alone should worry about ‘Punya’ … Read more
Adilabad: The survey process of Indiramma houses in villages and towns of East Adilabad district has been accelerated. Collectors, revenue officers, and panchayat representatives are personally supervising the surveys and ensuring that the collected data is uploaded to the specific application. Survey teams are collecting detailed information from applicants who have submitted their requests for … Read more
Chennai: Governor RN Ravi on Wednesday threw down another gauntlet to the state government by dismissing the search committee set up by the state higher education department to find another vice-chancellor for Chidambaram’s Annamalai University and announcing his own committee for the purpose. A search committee notified by the higher education department through a government … Read more
Mumbai: The BJP will hold all aces in the Maharashtra legislature as the saffron party on Wednesday nominated Ram Shinde, a close aide of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, for the post of chairman of the Vidhan Parishad (State Legislative Council). BJP’s Rahul Narvekar also holds the Speaker’s post. Shinde filed his candidature for the post … Read more
Hyderabad: To clear encroachments on footpaths and roads in Vambe Colony and Laxmiguda localities of Mailardevpally, officials of Town Planning Branch, GHMC, carried out a demolition drive on Wednesday. Unauthorized structures and shops on footpaths, which cause inconvenience and safety to pedestrians as well as creating traffic jams, have been demolished. The campaign was launched … Read more
Mumbai: Radhakishan Damani (69), founder of Avenue Supermarts, IDFC First Pvt., the company that runs popular retail chain DMart, and Hurun India has topped the Top 200 Self-Made Entrepreneurs of the Millennium 2024. Avenue Supermarts cost more than Rs 3.4. Lakh crore shows a 44 percent increase in value compared to last year. Indian consumers’ … Read more
Srinagar: A significant haul of narcotics and arms was jointly seized by the Indian Army and local police on Wednesday from an area near the Line of Control (LoC) in north-western Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir. The Army said it launched a search operation along with the Jammu and Kashmir Police at Chinotra in … Read more
Chennai: The Center has released a total of Rs 10.36 lakh crore to the states till December. Among the states, Arunachal Pradesh has the highest debt-to-GSDP ratio at 50.4 percent, while Tamil Nadu tops the total outstanding liabilities. Till December in FY25, the government has released Rs 10,36,460 crore to states. The largest share of … Read more