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Sreedevi Rajan, 84, noted dancer and winner of the 2024 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, died here on Tuesday (October 27). The daughter of Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair and Kalamandalam Kalyanikuttyamma, Sreedevi was the director of ‘Nrithakshethra’ on Warriam Road here. The cremation will be held at the Ravipuram crematorium at 10.30 a.m. on Wednesday (October 28),…
S. Raghu, C.V. Raman Nagar BJP MLA, says people may have misused his name, and that he would be the “last person” to be involved in such dumping. | Photo Credit: ALLEN EGENUSE J. Several garbage trucks have been dumping dry and wet waste at Kalpalli crematorium for nearly three months now, alleged families living…
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Municipal Commissioner Ashwini Bhide. File | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has warned of strict action against developers and contractors who fail to implement dust-control measures at construction sites and adjoining roads, as part of efforts to curb air pollution in Mumbai. Municipal Commissioner Ashwini Bhide issued the directions during a…
Security personnel deployed outside Jamia Millia Islamia as Section 163 of the BNSS was enforced on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP Delhi Police enforced Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita around the Jamia Millia Islamia campus on Tuesday, banning the assembly of five or more persons. The prohibitory order comes amid…
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Mirchowk Inspector of Police M. Kondal Rao and Home Guard Abid Ali. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested Mirchowk Inspector of Police and a Home Guard on Tuesday for allegedly demanding ₹6 lakh and accepting a part payment of ₹3 lakh from a complainant in return for closing a case against…
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The Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (TNPDCL) has started expanding the fuse off call (FOC) offices in the city, and Tiruvallur, Chengalpattu, and Kancheepuram districts. The FOCs, which functioned in circle offices until 2021, were discontinued and their numbers were reduced to pave way for the launch of the centralised complaint redress facility called Minnagam….
D.K. Shivakumar | Photo Credit: File Photo Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Tuesday sought cooperation from MLAs and MLCs from Bengaluru to break what he called the “garbage mafia” in the city, even as the Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Limited (BSWML) is re-tendering 16 of 21 waste management packages. Mr. Shivakumar held an all-party meeting…
Security personnel detaining a student activist during a protest demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO Delhi Police has registered at least 40 First Information Reports (FIRs) in connection with the protests against the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the national capital since…
James Anderson’s 26-year association with Lancashire has come to an end. | Photo Credit: Getty Images In one fell swoop, without warning or indication, without even a hint of what was coming, a 26-year-old association was snapped in a jiffy. Inarguably the greatest son of the soil was let go without so much as a…
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Harmanpreet Singh drew first blood for India. | Photo Credit: X@TheHockeyIndia For a city hosting its first-ever international hockey tournament, the result of India’s opening match in the Asian Champions Trophy (ACT) against Bangladesh was the perfect initiation. But less so for coach Craig Fulton and the team’s long-term plans. With local boys among the scorers…
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