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Chennai

Perungalathur station, where the family was headed. Photo: M. Srinath

Boy slips, falls from train as mother, sister watch in horror

A 19-year-old boy slipped and fell from a suburban electric train near Tambaram on Thursday night, even as his mother and sister witnessed the tragedy.Kirubakaran, his mother Mangamma, and... »      4 comments

Bangalore

Residents in east Bangalore have not got a drop for days on end. Photo: V. Sreenivasa Murthy.

Pumping restored, but most areas yet to get usual supply

Residents in east Bangalore, especially Pillanna Garden, HRBR Layout, Banaswadi, Hennur and surrounding areas, where water scarcity is a perennial problem, said they had not received water for the last five days. »      1 comment

Kochi

The Vasco da Gama memorial at Kappad
near Kozhikode. — File Photo

Vasco da Gama set foot at Koyilandy not Kappad, says historian

“Vasco-da-Gama landed here, Kappkadavu, in the year 1498,” says an inscription at the Vasco-da-Gama memorial at Kappad beach near Kozhikode. Schoolchildren in the State are taught the same through... »

Thiruvananthapuram

A file photo of Union Minister K.C. Venugopal. Photo: S. Ramesh Kurup.

Probe into flight protocol violation

Union Minister K.C. Venugopal has ordered a probe into the lapses in providing protocol facilities to Governor Nikhil Kumar while arriving at the Thiruvananthapuram airport by an Air India flight. »

Coimbatore

BOTTLENECK: Inadequate widening at some points on Marudhamalai Road in
the city frustrates road users. File Photo: K. Ananthan

Delay in land acquisition hampers Marudhamalai Road widening works

Widening of the five-km stretch of Marudhamalai Road has hardly brought any cheer to those who travel to or from Vadavalli every day, as traffic snarls is the order of the day. »

Tiruchirapalli

Darez Ahmed, Collector, addressing farmers at a grievance redress meeting in Perambalur on Thursday.

Drip irrigation is the way forward, Collector tells farmers

The State government has proposed to implement 100 per cent subsidy to small and medium farmers of the district for setting up drip irrigation units for the maximum area of five acres. »

Delhi

A girl enjoying chuski at India Gate in the Capital on Thursday, the hottest day of the season so far. Photo: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar

Powerless over power cuts

Thursday’s power cuts came a day after the State Government read out the riot act to the discoms, cautioning against load-shedding and warning of consequences. »

Hyderabad

With summer at its peak, most people preferred to remain indoors. Seen here is the deserted area around the Cyber Towers in Hi-tec City. Photo: Mohammed Yousuf

Another scorcher; Hyderabad reels at 43.4ºC

Thursday turned out to be yet another scorcher for the citizens with the mercury touching 43.4 degree Celsius -- little solace from Wednesday’s 43.9 degree Celsius.The minimum temperature w... »

Madurai

The vehicles flagged off in the city on Thursday. Photo: S. James

‘Much needs to be done to promote tourism’

The officials have failed to showcase anything beyond the Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple and Thirumalai Nayak Palace of the 2,500-year-old city with a rich culture and heritage. »

Mangalore

Mangalore airport to have new taxiway for rush days ahead

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is planning to construct a taxiway at the airport to avoid departing flights to wait for taking off. The parallel taxiway will connect runway to the apron. »

Vijayawada

Former mayor Mallika Begum demonstrating at the Andhra Ratna Bhavan in Vijayawada on Thursday.

Civic polls: filling of party posts brings rivalry in Congress to fore

Group rivalry in the Congress party is brewing up ahead of the civic body elections with different players trying to get as many of their candidates appointed as divisional presidents. »

Visakhapatnam

Coconut trees which are effected by the disease of black-headed catorpillar disease in the district. Photo: C.V. Subrahmanyam

Coconut farmers a worried lot

The black-headed caterpillar disease has affected two-thirds of coconut area in the district and the farmers have initiated control measures. »