Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday (October 21, 2025) instructed officials to ensure that all the citizen services are user-friendly and the welfare schemes and services of the government effectively reach the people. Mr. Naidu reviewed the implementation of various schemes and services at the RTGS Centre in the State Secretariat. He asked the... Read More

The land belonging to HMT and Naval Armament Depot (NAD) required for the second phase expansion of Seaport-Airport Road has been handed over to the Roads and Bridges Development Corporation Kerala (RBDCK), the project implementation agency. Industries Minister P. Rajeeve said that the handover had resolved the main hurdle behind the more than two-decade delay... Read More

While the air quality in Bengaluru ranged from “good” to “satisfactory” on the first day (October 20) of the Deepavali festivities, on Tuesday it was “moderate” and “satisfactory”. As per the Central Pollution Control Board, Air Quality Index (AQI) data recorded on October 20 at 8 p.m., five of the 14 stations in Bengaluru showed... Read More

The A.P. Chambers of Commerce and Industry Federation on Tuesday (October 21, 2025) said that the Union government’s GST 2.0 reforms had positive impact on the middles class. However, there are certain issues that need to be reconsidered following decisions of the 56th GST Council meeting. In a representation submitted to the GST Council Chairperson... Read More

Transport Minister S.S. Sivasankar inspecting movement of buses at Mattuthavani bus stand in Madurai on Tuesday. Tamil Nadu Transport Minister S.S. Sivasankar inspected the movement of Deepavali special service buses to different destinations at the integrated bus stand, Maatuthavani on Tuesday. Officials from the TNSTC (Madurai division) led by MD V Saravanan and GM K... Read More

MP R. Sachithanantham, along with DYFI cadres, helping sanitation workers remove garbage near Clock Tower in Dindigul on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: G. Karthikeyan About 50 cadres of the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) in Dindigul district on Tuesday helped conservancy workers clear the garbage which had accumulated during Deepavali celebration. The Corporation Health... Read More

The Tiruppur South police arrested three persons on charge of assaulting a trainee doctor at the Tiruppur Government Medical College Hospital on Tuesday, alleging delay in providing treatment to their friends. Deventhiran, Devakumar and Bharathiraja, residents of Nallur, were arrested for offences under Sections 329 (4), 296 (b), 115 (2), 121 (1), 132 and 351... Read More

Schools in Chennai and both schools and colleges in Tiruvallur and Chengalpattu districts will be closed on Wednesday in view of the heavy rain forecast, said announcements from the respective District Collectors on Tuesday. In a press announcement by Chennai Collector Rashmi Siddharth Zagade all schools in the city would remain closed as part of... Read More

Following a theft case, the Sadashivanagar police arrested a gang of four for allegedly stealing cash and valuables from a shop recently. Based on a complaint filed at the Sadashivanagar police station by the owner of the Nandini milk parlour located on Temple Road, Ashwathnagar, the police analysed footage from 50 CCTV cameras to zero... Read More

Puducherry Transport department officials checking buses during an enforcement drive in Puducherry on October 21, 2025 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Transport Department in Puducherry, on Tuesday (October 21, 2025), conducted an enforcement drive in the city and booked 28 inter-State and private omni buses for plying without valid permits. Following directions from Transport... Read More