India
What ails jute cultivation
BHUBANESWAR: Jute cultivation in the State has come down to just 10,000 hectares (ha) from over 40,000 ha in the last 10 years.
Maintain status quo in PDO selection: HC
BANGALORE: The High Court on Tuesday directed the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) and state government to maintain stat..
KSRTC drive for teetotaller staff on board
BANGALORE: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) will soon be acquiring around 100 new breathalysers for al..
Ravanan in Royapettah GH
CHENNAI: Ravanan, a relative of Sasikala, who was arrested by the Central Crime Branch following a complaint of cheating, was admi..
Kerala: Watery grave for 3 engineering students
KOCHI: In a tragic incident, three students of SCMS School of Engineering Technology, Karukutty, met with a watery grave in Chalak..
Telangana employees plan protests
HYDERABAD: The Telangana Employees Joint Action Committee is preparing for another round of agitation for Telangana state. The com..
Homestays seek tax, tariff shelter
KOCHI: Aimed at attracting more entrepreneurs to homestay business, the Kerala State Homestay and Tourism Association (Kerala HATS..
AP in fix over SC notice
HYDERABAD: The state government is in a fix over what reply it should give to the notice of contempt served by the Supreme Court f..
C-11 gets jitters, thanks to public footfalls
HYDERABAD: Trust the science loving public to retire hurt one of the most powerful amateur public viewing telescopes. Launched alm..
Address concerns of IT industry: India to US
Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai said the Indian IT industry in the US has contributed $15 billion in taxes in the l
Kuwait lifts 5-month ban on commercial visit visa
Kuwait, which has large number of expatriates from India, has lifted the ban on transferring commercial visit visas to work permits.
Lawyers drag DCP to court for 'inhuman' behaviour
A constable was allegedly made to crawl on ground by the DCP for talking on mobile while on duty.
Beauty in ceramic
Even as terracotta is an evolved art form in the State, very few artists have realised the possibility of ceramics. The origin of ..
Six child labourers rescued, agent held
BALASORE: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) on Monday evening rescued six child labourers from Balasore railway station and detai..
Naveen Patnaik cracks the whip on rebels
BHUBANESWAR: Hardly days away from the polls, intra-party wrangling forced the BJD to crack the whip. At one go, the leadership su..
Seer expresses shock at abuse
UDUPI: Shiroor Mutt pontiff Laxmivara Theertha, one of the Ashta Matadhipathis of Udupi, on Sunday might have visited St Mar..