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Five notice boards installed after service organisations agreed to use a common space for campaign materials; NGO Union says a single display point is impractical as employees use multiple entrances, while NGO Association says any deviation from the consensus would defeat the purpose of the initiative
New vessels to improve connectivity to Edakochi, Kadamakudy, Kumbalam, and Thevara; peak-hour ferry frequency on the High CourtFort Kochi and VyttilaKakkanad routes likely to increase from 1520 minutes to 10 minutes
TheTVK-ledgovernment has an unenviable task at hand meet sky-high expectations and achieve fiscal consolidation through its first Budget for Tamil Nadu.This report highlights the maze of election promises and options available for resource mobilisation
Youth was on his way home, say police; Safdarjung records 98.7 mm in 24 hours, third-highest August rainfall since 2011 though waterlogging, traffic less than Friday; light rain likely today: IMD
Under the initiative, KPTCL will retain 12 out of its 24 optical fibre pairs for its captive grid communication requirements and lease the remaining 12 fibre pairs to licenced telecom service providers, data network companies and other authorised service providers on a commercial basis.
People from different age groups participate in the marathon, held on the MadukkaraiMadhampatty Bypass along the Western Ring Road in Coimbatore
A few builders have switched to 11-floor apartment complexes enthused by buoyancy in demand for customer-driven modern residential experience and soaring land prices in some urban pockets
The Corporation is monitoring trends through surveillance at about 150 private and government hospitals and 35 testing laboratories; four cases of dengue have been detected in the last eight days
Tiruchi MP Durai Vaiko urges Civil Aviation Minister to execute the project expeditiously and also appeals for excluding two land parcels from the exemption in view of strong opposition from the residents
The chilling centre will procure about 3,000 litres of milk every day from 28 cooperative societies; set up under the National Programme for Dairy Development it aims to improve shelf life of milk
The Peoples Movement Against Drugs says the decision would allow licence holders to open bars in thickly populated areas and could result in youth getting addicted to drinking habit
The deceased have been identified as Mithan and Arun Kumar, the conductor and driver of the bus, respectively; one injured in critical condition.
Following a protest by families atEaswardassStreet, GCC stopped road-relaying work and revised the plan, revisiting the design
Across India, work is complete only in 261 out of 1,340 railway stations, says Mansooor Ali Khan, expressing concern over slow pace of progress in development under ABSS
The discussions focused on strengthening cooperation between Kerala and the United States in areas of mutual interest
The CJP founder accused the officer of being rude to visitors and trying to restrict and monitor people entering his residence in the Waluj MIDC area of the central Maharashtra city
Ak Nayok-er Sesh Raatexplores how authoritarianism can survive even under a democratically elected government
Today, the world is changing rapidly; nobody can say what will happen 20-30 years from now; keep your curiosity alive in life; keep your learning instinct alive; those who learn, win, said Narendra Modi
Several weather stations recorded light to moderate rain in the early hours of Saturday (August 8, 2026)
Mapletree will invest capital and working capital required for the project with the expectation of bringing more than $1.1 billion in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into the Raigad-Pen Growth Centre
A senior police officer told The Hindu that for almost a year, even the neighbours did not notice any foul smell or become suspicious about her absence, which led to her death going unreported.
For Madras Day, five contemporary artists revisit the Chennai that shaped them from the art school and cultural institutions of old Madras to Kasimedu, its theatres, streets and everyday rituals.
Police from Pandav Nagar conducted discreet enquiries and verified records to trace seven foreign nationals whose immigration status needed verification
The temple, located in Delampady Gram Panchayat, is already renowned for its 10th-century origins, its three-tiered Gajaprishta (elephant-back) style architecture, the famous Adoor inscription, an intricately carved Balikkal (sacrificial stone), and the Sathyakallu (oath stone)
Students across neighbourhoods surrounding the university told The Hindu that securing even modest accommodation has become difficult
According to Raj Tilak Roshan, DCP Detection, the men, between the ages of 20 and 25, were mostly recruited from Ahmedabad or Rajkot in Gujarat. They were given 10 to 15 days of training before being placed in the villa
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nithin Gadkari informs Hibi Eden, MP, that the current priority is to widen the rest of the Thiruvananthapuram-Kasaragod NH 66
The eastern parts of Ernakulam district received only light spells of rain on Friday
The 52-year-old, who was reportedly not allowed to work for over four months after her expulsion from the CITU, was reinstated after her plight caught public attention through media reports
Audit, tabled on the first day of Monsoon Session, also flags 220.59 cr. in tax, fee discrepancies in 145 cases; Opposition party criticises BJP govt. for not including Question Hour in four-day session
As Paradise-Shamirpet elevated corridor takes shape, decades-old shops and neighbourhood landmarks along Lothkuntas Rajiv Rahadari are disappearing, marking the end of a familiar streetscape even as the project promises to ease congestion on one of Secunderabads busiest traffic routes

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