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AIMIM urges Maharashtra to follow Telangana and Andhra govt. circular for Ramzan

AIMIM has requested the Maharashtra government to follow a similar circular issued by the governments of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh for the month of Ramzan. File photo of Waris Pathan, AIMIM national spokesperson. | Photo Credit: PTI The All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) on Wednesday requested the Maharashtra government to issue a circular similar to the ones…

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Maha Kumbh 2025: NGT pulls up U.P. pollution board for inadequate info on high faecal coliform bacteria levels

An aerial view of devotees at Sangam amid the ongoing ‘Maha Kumbh Mela’ festival, in Prayagraj, Uttar Prades. File. | Photo Credit: PTI The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday pulled up the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) for not submitting adequate information to the court, including on faecal coliform levels in the Ganga…

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Kharge tells Congress office-bearers they will be held accountable for future election results

AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge with the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR After a series of setbacks in recent Assembly elections, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday (February 19, 2025) put stress on strengthening the organisation and said that party office-bearers would be held “accountable” for…

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GHMC Commissioner inspects Murki Nala, and other drains

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Commissioner K. Ilambarithi has instructed officials to conduct a comprehensive survey of Murki Nala, a stormwater drain in Yakutpura. On Wednesday morning, the Commissioner, along with local MLA Jaffer Hussain and corporators, inspected several stormwater drains in Yakutpura. During the visit, the Commissioner toured areas such as Rangeli Khidki, Hussain Koti,…

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ASHAs must be paid just wages, says Satheesan

Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) should be paid just wages in recognition of the long and hard labour they have been doing at the grassroots to hold up the health system, Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan said on Wednesday (February 19, 2025). He was addressing ASHAs, who have been agitating for the past 10…

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Fresh mumps cases reported in in Ambalappuzha, Punnapra

The Health department has intensified its surveillance and preventive measures following a fresh outbreak of mumps among students at two schools in Ambalappuzha and Punnapra. Officials said here on Wednesday that only a few students had tested positive for the disease. “There is no need to panic. We are closely monitoring the situation and precautionary…

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