Hyderabad: In a landmark announcement, Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy declared that the annual spiritual event Koti Deepotsavam will be officially recognised as a State festival starting next year. The festival, which draws thousands of devotees every year during Kartika Masam, is held at Hyderabad’s NTR Stadium and involves the lighting of thousands of lamps as…
By: Pir Azhar U Din Palakkad, Kerala – November 9, 2025: Two children from the Muthuka tribal settlement were killed and another seriously injured on Sunday when the wall of an unfinished house collapsed at Karuvara, Agali, in Attappadi. The deceased children have been identified as Aadi (7) and Ajnesh (4), siblings and children of…
Kupwara |8 November 2025 A freshwater stream once known for its purity and trout fish in north Kashmir’s Kalaroose area of Kupwara district has turned toxic after years of administrative neglect, leaving the rural and marginalized communities struggling for safe water. Nallah Mori, fed by melting snow and natural springs, irrigates hundreds of kanals of…
Srinagar, Nov 8: The Jammu & Kashmir government has announced plans to implement a Water Metro system on Dal Lake and the Jhelum River in Srinagar, aiming to modernize transport and boost tourism in the Union Territory. The project, estimated at ₹900 crore, will be executed in collaboration with the Inland Waterways Authority of India…
Chandigarh, Nov 8: The political temperature in Punjab has risen sharply ahead of the Tarn Taran Assembly bypoll, scheduled for November 11, as the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) traded accusations over alleged misuse of power and police intimidation. The SAD, led by Sukhbir Singh Badal, accused the ruling AAP…
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 8: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has strongly criticized the inclusion of a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)-linked song during the launch of the Ernakulam–Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express, calling it a “dangerous move” and an attempt to infuse ideological propaganda into a government function. The controversy erupted when, during the inaugural ceremony of the…
Aragam (Bandipora), Nov 8: Nestled at the foothills of the Harmukh range, about 65 kilometers north of Srinagar, lies Aragam village in Bandipora district — a settlement known for its natural beauty but limited educational resources. Here, in a modest two-room house surrounded by paddy fields and apple orchards, a quiet revolution in learning is…
Kargil, Ladakh // In the cold, isolated valleys of Taisuru — a remote and marginalized village in Suru Valley under Kargil district — a small group of determined youth have proven that community willpower can succeed where formal systems failed. Cut off for nearly eight months every year by snow and landslides, and located about…
Rabia Ahad Kupwara // In the far-flung and marginalized border communities of north Kashmir, education continues to be one of the greatest challenges. Despite years of development programs and technological progress, children in these hilly areas remain deprived of even basic educational facilities. Poor connectivity, lack of infrastructure, and administrative neglect have turned education into…
Chennai, Nov 8: In a significant ruling promoting social equality and religious inclusivity, the Madras High Court has permitted the Muthu Kolakki Amman Temple car to pass through a Dalit colony in Kancheepuram district. While hearing a petition filed by Selvaraj, a member of the Scheduled Caste community, Justice P.B. Balaji observed that faith cannot…
