Tripura signs MoU with the IIM to provide advanced training to Panchayat officials

Tripura government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute Of Management–Shillong (IIM–Shillong) to provide advanced training to Panchayat officials of the State. | Photo Credit: X/IIM Shillong Tripura government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute Of Management–Shillong (IIM–Shillong) to provide advanced training to Panchayat officials of…

Panel to supervise Haj operations at Karipur

An elaborate organising committee with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Haj Minister V. Abdurahiman, and MPs E.T. Mohammed Basheer and P.V. Abdul Wahab as patrons was formed here on Saturday (May 3, 2025) for the smooth conduct of the Haj embarkation from Karipur. Ten sub-committees were also formed. Haj Committee chairman Husain Saqafi Chullikkode is also…

Governor visits Chettur’s native house

Governor Rajendra Viswanath Arlekar presenting a shawl to Chettur Krishnan Kutty Nair, a member of the Chettur Sankaran Nair family, during his visit to the latter’s ancestral house at Mankara, near Palakkad, on Saturday. | Photo Credit: K K Mustafah Governor Rajendra Arlekar visited the native home of Chettur Sankaran Nair, the only Malayali to…

U.K. and India can be exemplars of how you can use culture to bring people closer together: U.K. Culture Secretary

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar with the U.K. Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport, Lisa Nandy on the sidelines of Waves Summit 2025, in Mumbai on May 2, 205. | Photo Credit: ANI India and the United Kingdom can be the world’s “exemplars” of using cultural collaboration to transcend national boundaries and bring…

Water released from Miruganda and Shenbagathoppu dams for irrigation

Collector K. Tharpagaraj opening the sluice gates of the Shenbagathoppu dam in Tiruvannamalai on Saturday. Water from Shenbagathoppu and Miruganda dams in Tiruvannamalai was, on Saturday, released for irrigation. Water Resources Department (WRD) officials said around 150 cusecs of water from Shenbagathoppu dam near Polur was released for farming purposes in the region. Water from…

Two arrested for assaulting sub-inspector

The Bagayam police on Saturday arrested two persons for assaulting a traffic sub-inspector for stopping them from abusing bus crew. The police said the arrested persons — V. Manikandan, 25, and B. Rajesh, 27  — were residents of Otteri near Palamathi Hills on the outskirts of Vellore town. Inquiry revealed that they were coming from the hills…