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Focus is on modernising agriculture, improving farmers income, says Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu

An amount of 2,670 crore has been credited to the accounts of each of the 46.85 lakh farmers towards third instalment of the PM Kisan-Annadata Sukhibhava programme, and this includes the States share of 1,874 crore

13 Mar 2026 9:24 pm
13 Mar 2026 9:21 pm
NHRC issues notices to five States over rise in missing persons cases

The Commission takes cognisance of media reports indicating 12,000 and 14,000 missing persons cases annually since 2013 in Bihar alone; observes the issue raises serious concerns of human rights violations

13 Mar 2026 9:20 pm
Kerala has become a hunger-free state: Minister G.R. Anil

Says Kerala is the only state in India that guarantees ration access to every household

13 Mar 2026 9:19 pm
Sales dip at Koyambedu wholesale market as LPG shortage hits bulk buyers

Merchants say the prices of most vegetables have dropped as many slashed rates to clear their stocks; traders add that they will have no option but to dump unsold produce

13 Mar 2026 9:15 pm
Kerala government decides to lift construction ban in Idukki

Title deed holders can now build homes and utilise their land. Individuals can construct up to 5,000 sq ft without any fees, while commercial projects will incur charges based on land fair value. Activist express concerns that the timing may be politically motivated ahead of upcoming Assembly elections.

13 Mar 2026 9:13 pm
Cong. MLA B.R. Patil, another accused of committing irregularities in development works

Subhash Guttedar says that crores of rupees have been misappropriated through poor execution of road works in Aland constituency

13 Mar 2026 9:12 pm
Thiruvananthapuram Collectors report contradicts Corporations claim on Attukal Pongala cleanup

While the Mayor had said that cleaning was completed within a few hours of the festival, the Collectors report points out that the waste removal was completed only within three days

13 Mar 2026 9:12 pm
Congress stages protest outside ITC factory near Yelwal over tobacco price crash

Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee spokesperson M. Lakshmana says tobacco prices, which had dropped to around 240 per kg after companies scaled down procurement, showed signs of recovery on March 13.

13 Mar 2026 9:07 pm
Kerala Assembly Polls 2026 | Sudhakaran hints at revolt as Congress decides to keep MPs off Assembly polls

Sudhakarans hasty return from Delhi to Kannur, when Parliament is in session, seems to have rocked the Congresss bid to present a united face at the hustings. He asserted last week that he would 100 per cent contest the polls from Kannur

13 Mar 2026 9:04 pm
Union Ministers to inaugurate sports complex in Dharwad today

The facility has a swimming pool of global standards

13 Mar 2026 9:02 pm
Kanara Chamber urges New Mangalore Port to offer concessions and relaxations to EXIM traders

The geopolitical disturbances in West Asia has considerably affected the export-import trade with 106 TEU of container cargo held up at the Port

13 Mar 2026 8:59 pm
KARE Portal to monitor rare diseases in Kerala

To facilitate identification, tracking and coordinated treatment of rare diseases

13 Mar 2026 8:56 pm
Auto LPG scarcity leaves drivers in a limbo

Nearly 9,000 autorickshaws run on LPG and their drivers are in distress as the fuel outlets in Tiruchi have gone dry and the threat of sharp increase in prices looms

13 Mar 2026 8:55 pm
School examination wings come under a single umbrella at Pareeksha Bhavan

Minister inaugurates new block for higher secondary and vocational higher secondary examination wings at Pareeksha Bhavan

13 Mar 2026 8:54 pm
Law and order: Laborious efforts pay off as Madurai city police trace lost gold

Patiently sifting through video footage of several CCTVs for days helps police track person who stole them

13 Mar 2026 8:53 pm