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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Even as Governor Rajendra Arlekar defended the display of the image of Bharat Mata carrying a saffron flag in events attended by him, the state cabinet has urged him to ensure that nothing other than the national flag and national symbol are displayed during official events conducted at the Raj Bhavan. Reminding the governor that displaying any other flag or symbol amounted to insulting the national flag and symbol, the cabinet urged him to issue the necessary directions to R
CHENNAI: A woman sub-inspector went beyond the call of duty to rescue a 27-year-old woman who was threatening to jump from the fourth floor of an apartment in T Nagar on Monday. Sources in the Greater Chennai Police said SI Meera Jayaram from the Pondy Bazaar police station rushed to the spot after getting information of a woman trying to jump from the apartment. After getting to the spot, she got the mobile number of the woman, spoke to her in a calm manner and won her over. Police sources said
VIJAYAWADA: NTR district is set to celebrate International Yoga Day in a festive atmosphere on June 21, with nearly 9 lakh participants expected across 650 ward and village secretariats, according to NTR District Collector G Lakshmisha. The Collector, along with Joint Collector S Ilakkiya, held a video conference with Municipal Commissioners and MPDOs on Thursday to review preparations. He said the districts programme is part of a massive state-wide initiative, with around 2 crore people set to
BENGALURU: Karnataka government will formulate a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for mega events, meetings and celebrations aimed at preventing any untoward incidents, state Home Minister G Parameshwara said on Thursday. The initiative comes in the wake of stampede near the Chinnaswamy Cricket Stadium here on Wednesday that claimed 11 lives. Speaking to reporters, Parameshwara said that the government will take strict measures to identify the lapses that led to the stampede near the stadi