District in-charge Minister Priyank Kharge addressing a press conference in Kalaburagi on Monday. | Photo Credit: ARUN KULKARNI Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge on Monday criticized the Modi-led Central government for allowing India to play the Asia Cup cricket match with Pakistan on Sunday. Addressing presspersons in Kalaburagi, Mr. Kharge questioned Prime…
P. Mallikarjuna Rao, advisor to the A.P. government, inspecting the SVZP in Tirupati on Monday. | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT Retired IFS officer P. Mallikharjun Rao, who is an advisor to Andhra Pradesh government, indicated the State’s resolve to transform Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park (SVZP) into a centre for conservation, education and research. During his…
Civic workers cleaning K.R. Market in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN In a bid to improve cleanliness at K.R. Market, Bengaluru Central City Corporation Commissioner Rajendra Cholan P. on Sunday directed officials to prepare a comprehensive blueprint for waste management and tackle encroachments. Mr. Cholan batted for a detailed blueprint and phase-wise implementation of…
The ‘Erra Matti Dibbalu’ (Red Sand Dunes) beside the Visakhapatnam-Bheemunipatnam Beach Road. | Photo Credit: V. Raju Popularly known as ‘Erra Matti Dibbalu’, the red sand dunes beside the Visakhapatnam-Bheemunipatnam Beach Road have made it to the tentative list of UNESCO’s Natural Heritage Sites. The Erra Matti Dibbalu were popularised through various films in Telugu…
A 38-year-old man was killed in a road accident on the Chevella-Shadnagar road on Sunday afternoon. The victim was identified as Vadde Mallesh of Nakkalapalli village. The accident took place around 3.30 p.m. opposite Farah Institute of Technology, also known as Farah College. According to the Chevella police, Mallesh was riding a two-wheeler when a…
The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), led by Asaduddin Owaisi, is once again set to emerge as a factor in the upcoming Assembly election in Bihar. While the party claims to have made an impact in the State, it is, like in the past, concentrating its efforts on the Seemanchal region. Seemanchal, located in north…
Industries and IT Minister D. Sridhar Babu at the BNI event in Hyderabad on Saturday. Telangana government plans to establish two dry ports to boost export connectivity from the landlocked State. One of them will facilitate the cargo movement through the Mumbai port, on the west coast, and the other shipments through ports in…
Minister for Tourism P.A. Mohamed Riyas has said the State government would take the Destination Challenge project forward with greater strength. Speaking after inaugurating the Karamala children’s adventure park at Tarur, near here, on Saturday, Mr. Riyas promised that the State Tourism department would give all support to local self-governments in identifying and developing more…
