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Can Keralam’s elderly ministry make real difference or remain symbolic entity?
2+ hour, 10+ min ago (828+ words) According to the Union government’s Elderly in India 2021 report, people aged 60 and above accounted for 16.5 per cent of Keralam’s population in 2021. That figure is projected to rise to 20.9 per cent by 2031, compared with a national projection of 13.1 per cent. In…...
Keralam power crisis: Congress blames El Niño and Left, but did VDS govt act in time?
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (742+ words) Keralam’s power crisis is deepening, with frequent night-time power outages and load shedding continuing across the state. The disruptions have put the UDF government on the defensive, with the opposition and experts questioning whether timely intervention could have prevented the…...
Cauvery water release order: Karnataka to move SC on Sept 10, says minister
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (400+ words) Karnataka Water Resources Minister N Chaluvarayaswamy on Wednesday (September 9) said that the state government will move the Supreme Court on Thursday challenging the orders directing the state to release 6,000 cusecs of Cauvery water daily to Tamil Nadu. On Tuesday, the…...
Kannada actor Shiva Rajkumar apologises, clarifies âHindi is national languageâ remark
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (562+ words) Senior Kannada actor Shiva Rajkumar has found himself at the centre of a controversy for saying "Hindi is the national language”. Facing widespread criticism, the actor has now expressed regret and apologised for his statement. Shiva’s remarks on language during…...
Karnataka mulls moving SC against Cauvery water release order
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (296+ words) Bengaluru, Sep 8 (PTI) The Karnataka government is seriously considering approaching the Supreme Court against the CWRC direction to release 6,000 cusecs of Cauvery river water daily to Tamil Nadu, the state's Water Resources Minister N Chaluvarayaswamy said on Tuesday. Describing the…...
Smartphone ban at TN temples: What devotees say about Rs 5 fee
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (439+ words) The Tamil Nadu government has banned the use of smartphones at 52 major temples in the state. The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department brought the restriction into effect on September 1. The Federal visited the Vadapalani Andavar Temple in…...
Keralam highway, Thrissur accident: Forensic report points to alcohol use by TN students
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (424+ words) People gather near wreckage of a car after it collided with a lorry parked on the highway at Kaipamangalam, in Thrissur district, Keralam, on Saturday, September 5. PTI Some of the eight Tamil Nadu engineering students who were killed in a…...
Sarkaria to ‘Karur gang’: Vijay takes on DMK over corruption, Oppn calls it ‘cinema’
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (262+ words) The chief minister used the debate on the Police Department’s grant demands to launch one of his sharpest attacks yet on the previous DMK regime. He told the House that his government “will not touch even a single paisa of…...
Why delta farmers are unhappy despite CM Vijay releasing Cauvery water from Mettur dam
1+ week, 3+ day ago (696+ words) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay opened the Mettur dam on Tuesday (September 1) morning to send water to Cauvery delta farmers for paddy irrigation. The move came after months of delay. Yet many farmers and farm leaders say they are not…...
‘Not maintainable’: Madras HC junks Stalin’s plea for recounting in Kolathur
1+ week, 3+ day ago (824+ words) The Madras High Court on Thursday (September 3) dismissed as not maintainable a writ petition filed by DMK president and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin challenging the Kolathur Assembly election result and seeking a full recount of VVPAT slips,…...