KCR holds meeting with party leaders ahead of Jubilee Hills bypoll
BRS president K. Chandrasekhar Rao speaking at a party meeting held at his Erravelli farmhouse near Gajwel on Thursday. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement HYDERABAD Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) president and former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has asked the party rank and file to knock every door in the constituency to enlist support for... Read More
Tribesman attacked by wild elephants in Anamalai Tiger Reserve
A tribesman from Kadamparai settlement in the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) was hospitalised after being attacked by wild elephants on Thursday. ATR authorities said that R. Moorthikumar, 37, was attacked by a herd of wild elephants when he was walking from Vellimudi settlement to Kadamparai through the forest around 6 p.m. The injured tribesman was... Read More
Stray dog mauls sleeping child at Kottakkal
K.M. Swalih, whose child was attacked by a stray dog a few weeks ago, staging a protest in front of Kottakkal Municipality demanding action against the stray dog menace. A surge in stray dog attacks on children within Kottakkal municipality culminated in a flashpoint when a dog intruded into a house and mauled a child... Read More
Five students hurt as school bus overturns
Five students sustained injuries when the private school bus in which they were travelling overturned near Medavaram mandal in Undi mandal, West Godavari district on Thursday. Villagers said: “The mishap occurred due to rash driving of the bus driver.” The Undi police rushed to the spot and have launched an investigation. Published – October 23,... Read More
Kerala government contemplating centralised purchase of cardiac cath lab consumables
The State government is contemplating moving to a system of centralised and standard purchase process for cardiac cath lab consumables for all cath labs in the State’s public health sector by purchasing these consumables directly from medical devices firms through the Kerala State Medical Services Corporation (KMSC). At a high-level meeting convened by Health Minister... Read More
Bihar Assembly polls: Shrinking space for third front
Former Rajasthan Chief Minister, Ashok Gehlot speaks at a press conference with Leader of Opposition in Bihar State Assembly Tejashwi Yadav, RJD Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Yadav, Vikassheel Insaan Party Chief Mukesh Sahni, Bihar Congress state President, Rajesh Kumar and CPI (ML) National General Secretary, Dipankar Bhattacharya present, in Patna on Thursday, October 23, 2025... Read More
Seven arrested in YSRCP ZPTC Nookaraju’s murder
The Anakapalli district police on Thursday arrested seven persons in connection with the murder case of YSRCP ZPTC (Koyyuru) member V. Nookaraju, at Rolugunta police station on October 20. The arrested have been identified as K. Rajababu, N. Yerakanna, N. Lakshman, N. Appalanaidu, and three others, all residents of Chatterjipuram, MK Patnam Panchayat in Rolugunta... Read More
CCB busts drug rackets, narcotics worth ₹5.5 crore seized
Officials of the Anti-Narcotics Wing of the Central Crime Branch on Wednesday busted two drug peddling rackets in separate cases. They arrested two foreign nationals allegedly peddling drugs and recovered narcotic substances worth ₹5.5 crore from them. Based on a tip-off , a team of officials raided a place in Hebbagodi and arrested two foreign... Read More
Private drivers of BMTC electric buses stage protest over salary delays
Drivers of BMTC electric buses from Depot 16 in Deepanjali Nagar staged a sudden protest on Thursday, raising concerns over delayed salary payments and pressure to complete all scheduled trips despite severe traffic congestion. The protest is the latest in a series of demonstrations by drivers operating BMTC electric buses under private operators. Similar protests... Read More
Priyanka warns against shifting Thirunelli Ashram school students to Aralam
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Wayanad MP, has warned that attempts to relocate the Paniya and Adiya tribal students of Government Ashram High School, Thirunelli, to a model residential school at Aralam in Kannur district will lead to widespread dropouts. In a letter to O.R. Kelu, Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes,... Read More



