Year: 2025
Telangana Prisons dept. tightens the bars with security, tech and staff audit
In a move to improve prison security and operational standards, the Telangana Prisons Department has launched a State-wide security and technology audit across all correctional facilities. The comprehensive audit covers central prisons, district jails, special prisons for women, special sub jails and sub jails across Telangana. The key areas include main gate security with special…
Liverpool ‘truly deserve’ to be Premier League champions, van Dijk says | Football News
Liverpool beat Tottenham Hotspur 5-1 at Anfield to claim the Premier League title with four games to spare. Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk says winning the Premier League title is an achievement the club would never take for granted after the Merseysiders thrashed Tottenham Hotspur 5-1 to secure a 20th top-flight crown in front of…
Outsourcing non-core works helps Kochi metro reduce operational costs
The Kochi metro’s reliance on solar power for about 50% of its energy needs has significantly reduced power supply costs. | Photo Credit: file photo Faced with mounting operation and maintenance (O&M) expenses due to the expiry of the defect liability period (DLP) and warranty for trains, structures, and other assets, Kochi Metro Rail Limited…
Police seize 30 kg of suspected ganja from 3 migrant workers
The Ernakulam Rural Police seized 30 kg of suspected ganja from three migrant workers, including a woman, on Sunday (April 27), in what has been termed a major drug seizure in recent months in Ernakulam Rural. The seizure was made during a raid at Muvattupuzha led by the new District Police Chief (Ernakulam Rural) M….
Beijing seizes tiny sandbank in South China Sea
The Chinese coastguard has seized a tiny sandbank in the South China Sea, state media has reported, in an escalation of a regional dispute with the Philippines. State broadcaster CCTV released images of four officers, wearing all black and holding the Chinese flag, stood on the disputed reef of Sandy Cay in the Spratly Islands….
Skirmishes continue at LoC as India weighs response to Pahalgam attack
Ceasefire violations by Pakistan troops continued along the Line of Control (LoC) for the third night in a row on Saturday (April 26, 2025), while the Indian Navy and the Air Force held exercises on Sunday (April 27, 2025) as tensions run high after the Pahalgam terror attack. Pakistan began massive mobilisation of equipment close…
WBSSC recruitment case: Hurdles emerge as process begins to remove ‘tainted’ names from salary portal
Kolkata, April 26 (IANS) As the process to remove “tainted” names from the salary portal for teaching and non-teaching staff in state-run schools across West Bengal gets underway, district inspectors of schools are encountering initial difficulties, particularly in tracing the current postings of several teaching staff. Sources in the state education department said that some…
Dr. Satish Kumar is new Pro- Vice Chancellor of SRM University-AP
Ch. Satish Kumar has assumed charge as the new Pro-Vice-Chancellor of SRM University-AP. Previously, Dr. Satish Kumar served as Vice-Chancellor of SRM University, Sikkim. Dr. Satish Kumar completed his post-graduation from Andhra University and received his Ph. D from Punjab University. He then pursued a Master’s in Management at the McGill University, Canada. In 2007,…
BC Sangam leaders detained for ‘unauthorised’ rally
Police arrest Andhra Pradesh BC Sankshema Sangam leaders in Vijayawada on Sunday. | Photo Credit: RAO GN Leaders of the Andhra Pradesh BC Sankshema Sangam were taken into preventive custody by the police on Sunday, when they tried to take out a rally demanding the government take up BC Castes Census in the city. Police…
