Saving Sillahalla – The Hindu

Plea rejected: Activists have asked the government for details of the project and of explosives being used at the site. | Photo Credit: M. SATHYAMOORTHY For the last few months, residents of Bellathycombai village near Manjoor in the Kundha taluk have been a worried lot. The Adivasi residents have been reporting strange explosions along River Sillahalla…

Department of Posts to tie up with retail chains, e-commerce platforms for parcel delivery

After its successful partnership with Amazon, the Department of Posts is now looking to collaborate with major retail chains and more e-commerce platforms to facilitate parcel delivery across the country. On an average, nearly 81,000 parcels are booked every month in the department’s Chennai City Region (CCR) in speed and business parcel category. In a…

West Bengal CM announces compensation for tourists killed in Pahalgam, fallen soldier in J&K

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. File. | Photo Credit: ANI West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday (April 26, 2025) announced a compensation of ₹10 lakh each to the next of kin of the tourists from West Bengal killed in Pahalgam terror attack. Three tourists Bitan Adhikari, Sameer Guha and Manish Ranjan from the State were…

Urudhunai loan scheme launched for Adi Dravidars and Scheduled Tribes

Minister for Adi Dravidar Welfare M. Mathiventhan on Saturday said that the State government will implement the Urudhunai scheme to provide small and micro loans, worth ₹25 crore, at reduced interest rates to small retailers, traders and manufacturers from Adi Dravidar and tribal communities through the National Finance Development Fund. Making the announcements during the…

BBMP polls likely to be delayed beyond October

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Head Office at Hudson Circle, in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: File Photo The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), which has been without an elected council for over three years, is unlikely to get one soon, with the Governor’s assent to the Greater Bengaluru Governance Bill, 2024. Transport and Muzrai Minister…

YSRCP activist found murdered in Kurnool district

A YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) activist was found murdered on the outskirts of Siddavaram village under Halaharvi police limits late on Friday evening. The deceased, identified as K. Pedda Venkateswarlu (55), was a native of Amrutapuram village in Halaharvi mandal. Venkateswarlu left home on Friday morning, informing his family that he would be going to…

Eight injured as private bus overturns in Palnadu district

Police personnel busy in rescue operation after a bus overturned at Shantinagar village in Palnadu district on Saturday.   | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Eight people sustained injuries after Chirala-bound private bus from Hyderabad overturned near an Indian Oil petrol filling station at Shantinagar village in Nakirikallu mandal on Saturday morning. Palnadu District Superintendent of Police…