Fire during PM’s visit: police launch probe

Fire Services personnel trying to extinguish flames that engulfed a stock of plastic pipes near Tallayapalem village in Guntur district on May 2. | Photo Credit: G.N. RAO Police and the Fire Services departments have launched a probe into the two fires that broke out during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the State on…

Admissions to FYUGP at Kerala University

Kerala University has invited applications for admission to four-year undergraduate programmes in its teaching departments for the academic year 2025-26. The deadline for submitting online applications is May 10. The university offers Major programmes with research in 16 subjects including Malayalam and Kerala Studies, English, Hindi, Sanskrit, History, Economics, Politics and International Relations, Physics, Chemistry,…

NIMS doctors secure top ranks in NEET-SS 2024, clinch AIR 1 for second year in a row

Director of Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) Dr. N. Bheerappa and senior faculty along with the top rank-holders of NEET-SS 2024. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Doctors from the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), Hyderabad, have secured top positions in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test Super Speciality (NEET SS) 2024. The institution has produced…

Sample fireworks set the sky aflame in Thrissur

With regulations eased at Thrissur Pooram this year, fireworks enthusiasts were treated to a closer, clearer view than usual at the sample show (first round of fireworks) on Sunday, thanks to improved viewing access. Both Thiruvambady and Paramekkavu devaswoms delivered on every expectation, setting the night ablaze with a breathtaking fusion of colour and sound….

Moving from a minority to a majority

Warding off flies with one hand, and holding a weathered mobile phone in another, Kesari Bagri, 40, tries hard to keep her tears from brimming over. She is speaking to her ageing parents, both in their 70s, over a video call. They live in a village in Hyderabad division, Sindh, Pakistan; she is in one…