Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Transport sector fraught with issues

A public transport analysis of the city was prepared by Copenhagen Consensus Center and Tata Trusts under India Consensus and Andhra Pradesh Prioritie
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‘Dying words not clinching proof’

If victim is in an unfit state of mind other evidence is needed for conviction: SC
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Public transport fails to catch up with city’s growth

Mobility crisis in the offing as occupancy ratio on buses plummets
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Violence in Pakistan after Hindu doctor is accused of blasphemy

Veterinarian Ramesh Kumar was arrested on complaint by a cleric
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Opposition parties trying to regroup

Congress is leading the initiative.
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Pakistani teacher booked for forcing student to eat grass

The incident happened at the Government Primary School in Fatehpur, Lodhran in Punjab province
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Nepal marks 1st Everest ascent amid debate over permits

A record number of 381 permits were issued this year
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BSNL to stop sending paper bills to subscribers

They will sent through e-mails from June
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Russia probe: Robert Mueller says charging Donald Trump was never an option

Mr. Mueller, breaking a two-year silence on his investigation into ties between Russia and the Trump campaign, announced his resignation from the Justice Department on May 29 so that he can “return to public life”.
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IGNOU’s term end examination to begin on June 1

The term-end examination for Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) will commence from June 1 and conclude on June 29.A total of 7,59,380 hall
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Body cameras help reduce conflict in enforcement

They prevent arguments between traffic police and road users: CoP
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Flood cess only from July 1

The government has decided to defer the levy of the flood cess on goods and services transacted within the State from June 1 to July 1.The decision ha
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School education reforms draw Opposition ire

Says it will disrupt smooth functioning of schools
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Alert against Shigella infection

Two-month-old baby dies of suspected infection at Kodencherry
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Kalam Foundation opens head office

To guide students in spreading the ideals of the late leader
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KCR, Jagan to go to Delhi together for PM’s swearing-in

The duo will be accompanied by Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan
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Three Jaish militants escape amid clashes in Kulgam

A fierce gunfight between hiding militants and security forces erupted around 4 a.m. at Tazipora village of Mahmoodpora area in Kulgam
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MKU gets ₹2.2 crore to upgrade sports infrastructure

Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU) is all set to boost its sports infrastructure with a funding of ₹2.2 crore from the University Grants Commission (UGC
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Revival of Chittar river commences

Plans afoot to clean 86-km-long river
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Elephant calf electrocution; farm owner arrested

TIRUNELVELI The owner of a farm close to the Western Ghats, where a three-year-old elephant calf was electrocuted on Tuesday, was arrested on Wednesda
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Water supply, sanitation policy for State soon

Water Resources Department forms eight-member panel to draft policy
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U.P. hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 15, main accused arrested

The Barabanki hooch tragedy, in which many died after consuming spurious liquor, was reported from the Raniganj area under the Ramnagar police station of the district
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Top news of the day: Arun Jaitley opts out of ministerial position, Mamata not to attend Modi’s swearing-in ceremony, and more

Here are the important news stories of the day
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CPI (M) leader takes a dig at govt.

‘Residents buying water at exorbitant rates’
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Will resist revanchist forces: CM

Says committed to protect gender equality, renaissance values
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KCR, Jagan to go to Delhi together for PM’s swearing-in

The duo will be accompanied by Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan
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Three Jaish militants escape amid clashes in Kulgam

A fierce gunfight between hiding militants and security forces erupted around 4 a.m. at Tazipora village of Mahmoodpora area in Kulgam
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MKU gets ₹2.2 crore to upgrade sports infrastructure

Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU) is all set to boost its sports infrastructure with a funding of ₹2.2 crore from the University Grants Commission (UGC
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Revival of Chittar river commences

Plans afoot to clean 86-km-long river
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Elephant calf electrocution; farm owner arrested

TIRUNELVELI The owner of a farm close to the Western Ghats, where a three-year-old elephant calf was electrocuted on Tuesday, was arrested on Wednesda
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Water supply, sanitation policy for State soon

Water Resources Department forms eight-member panel to draft policy
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U.P. hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 15, main accused arrested

The Barabanki hooch tragedy, in which many died after consuming spurious liquor, was reported from the Raniganj area under the Ramnagar police station of the district
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Top news of the day: Arun Jaitley opts out of ministerial position, Mamata not to attend Modi’s swearing-in ceremony, and more

Here are the important news stories of the day
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CPI (M) leader takes a dig at govt.

‘Residents buying water at exorbitant rates’
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Forest department gears up for eco-tourism in Gulf of Mannar

RamanathapuramThe Tamil Nadu Forest Department has purchased a glass bottom boat and two fibreglass passenger vessels and began installing buoys for t
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Youth held for murder of 8-year-old boy

TIRUNELVELI Thazhaiyoothu police have arrested a youth for allegedly murdering an 8-year-old boy as he reportedly resisted a sexual assault attempt.Wh
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Mock drill by railway staff

TIRUNELVELI Train passengers who crossed the Thaazhaiyooththu railway station on the city outskirts here on Wednesday morning witnessed the ‘train acc
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Interactive: Know your MP

Analysis of MPs in the 17th Lok Sabha
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Water level in Periyar dam

MADURAIWater level in Periyar dam stood at 112 feet (permissible level is 142 ft) with an inflow of 7 cusecs and a discharge of 100 cusecs. In Vaigai
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Will wait for Cong.-JDS govt to collapse on its own: Yeddyurappa

The BJP had won 25 of 28 Lok Sabha seats in the state and an independent candidate supported by it in Mandya.
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PMLA case: Delhi court reserves for June 3 order on Robert Vadra’s plea to travel abroad

The Enforcement Directorate opposed Robert Vadra’s plea seeking permission to travel to the U.K. and two other countries citing health reasons.
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Masala bond repayment will be prompt: Isaac

Says the initiative is needed for development of the State
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SPIOs liable for delay in giving RTI info

SIC holds sitting in Kannur, disposes of 19 appeals
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List of Ministers and their portfolios in Naveen Patnaik's Cabinet

The new Cabinet comprises 20 Ministers, including 10 new faces and two women.
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I am in a comfortable space as a musician: Jakes Bejoy

With a number in ‘Ishq’ striking a chord with listeners, composer Jakes Bejoy is on a high
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Supreme Court agrees to examine power of authorities to arrest individuals for GST evasion

The Vacation Bench scheduled the case for hearing before a three-judge Bench.
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Silence difficult, but more desirable to see through poll process, says CEC on Lavasa’s public dissent

Arora said he also maintained that all the three members of ECI are not expected to be template or clones of each other.
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Chandrababu Naidu elected Telugu Desam Legislature Party leader

The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MLAs on May 29 unanimously elected N. Chandrababu Naidu as their leader in the Assembly. This puts an end to speculation
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How much can you eat in 15 minutes?

Soumya Prakash Basu and Bharath Suthapalli surprised themselves by winning Rann pulao and haleem eating challenges
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Petition filed in Supreme Court seeking direction to regulate coaching institutes

The mushrooming of coaching classes has led to a “parallel education system”, the petition says.
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Flavours of Ramzan in Thiruvananthapuram

The GI-tagged Hyderabadi haleem and the aromatic Thiruvithamcode-style nombu kanji are the season’s delicacies
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First time in over 5 years, India’s domestic air traffic growth falls in April

India was one of the fastest growing domestic aviation markets in the world for the past many months.
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Why did the snake cross the road?

A wildlife photographer and a herpetologist dispel myths and fears about snakes and beg people not to kill them
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Sajin Baabu’s Biriyani is told from a woman’s perspective

Biriyani, Sajin Baabu’s new film, presents a woman’s perspective of the persecution her family faces when her brother is radicalised and goes missing
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Injured wild tusker dies near Kukke Subrahmanya

An injured tusker which was wandering in the reserve forest area near Kukke Subrahmanya in Dakshina Kannada for more than 20 days died on Wednesday,
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Stop the hiss-teria!

Don’t kill them; it is a punishable offence, warns Hari Mani M who has rescued more than 1000 snakes from certain death
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Mamata Banerjee not to attend Modi’s swearing-in ceremony

“There have been no political murders in Bengal,” Ms. Banerjee counters BJP’s claim.
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Aashiq Abu’s Virus has stories of fear, courage and resilience

Aashiq Abu’s Virus recounts how the Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala was tackled on many fronts
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Air Chief Marshal Dhanoa gets baton of COSC chief

The COSC comprises the three Service Chiefs with the senior most of them being the Chairman.
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Pema Khandu sworn in as Arunachal Pradesh CM

Chief Ministers of Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Tripura and Meghalaya attend the function.
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Arun Jaitley opts out of ministerial position

In a letter to Modi, the former Union Finance Minister says his health requires his full attention.
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In Bengaluru, Congress leaders closeted with Kumaraswamy to ensure stability of government

Top Congress leaders and Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy were huddled at the Kumara Krupa Guest House in Bengaluru on Wednesday morning to d
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Nanguneri to face bypolls as Congress MLA Vasanthakumar resigns

Vasanthakumar was recently elected to the Lok Sabha from Kanniyakumari constituency.
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Pema Khandu sworn-in as Arunachal Pradesh CM

Chief Ministers of Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Tripura and Meghalaya attended the function.
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Arun Jaitley opts out of ministerial position

In a letter to Modi, the former Union Finance Minister says his health requires his full attention.
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Kumaraswamy, Congress leaders meet to discuss cabinet reshuffle

Top Congress leaders and Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy were huddled at Kumara Krupa Guest House in Bengaluru on Wednesday morning to douse
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Delhi High Court seeks Centre’s response on making ‘two child norm’ as a criteria for government jobs, subsidies

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to give its stand on a petition seeking to set ‘two child norm’ as a criteria for government jobs,
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Pakistan extends ban on use of its airspace for flights till June 15

The earlier notice to airmen issued by Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority was until 3.30 p.m on May 30, but it has now been pushed to 5.30 a.m. on June 15
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Jagan Mohan Reddy stands in queue, prays at Tirumala

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister-designate Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy will also be visiting Kadapa Darga and CSI Church at Idupulapaya.
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SC dismisses Karti Chidambaram’s plea seeking return of ₹10 crore deposited for travelling abroad

The Supreme Court Wednesday dismissed a plea of Congress MP Karti Chidambaram seeking return of ₹10 crore which he had deposited with the court’s reg
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Naveen Patnaik takes oath as Odisha Chief Minister, 20 ministers also sworn in

Naveen Patnaik’s cabinet comprises 20 ministers, including 10 new faces and two women.
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Teenage marriages down by 51% in India since 2000: report

If the rates had remained unchanged, there would be 9 million more married girls in India today
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Huawei asks court to deem US security law unconstitutional

The Chinese tech giant challenged the constitutionality of a law that limits its sales of telecom equipment
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Scott Morrison sworn in as Australia's prime minister

Also sworn in was Mr. Morrison’s revamped Cabinet, which includes an equal-record seven women, and Australia’s first Aboriginal federal cabinet minister, Ken Wyatt.
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Two more doctors held for Payal Tadvi’s death

Payal Tadvi, a second-year resident doctor with the B.Y.L. Nair Hospital in Mumbai Central allegedly committed suicide in her hostel room on May 22, 2019
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Fire breaks out at women’s hostel in Janakpuri

A fire broke out in a two-storey girls hostel building in Janakpuri area on Wednesday.According to the Delhi Fire Service, the fire broke out early m
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Politics live: Nostalgic and personal journey for me to reminiscence the past 19 years: Naveen Patnaik tweets

Here is a look at political developments of the day.
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Nine AIADMK members take oath as MLAs

With the election of these nine AIADMK MLAs, the ruling party has 123 MLAs in the House, the DMK-led alliance has 110 members.
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Tornadoes rip through Kansas after one killed, scores hurt by Ohio twisters

The latest wave of tornadoes came a day after a spate of twisters pulverized buildings in western Ohio, killing one person, injuring scores and triggering a recovery effort in neighborhoods strewn with wreckage.
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Scott Morrison sworn in as Australia’s PM, Huawei to ask US court to throw out federal ban, and other news in pictures

 9.30 a.m. Scott Morrison sworn in as Australia’s Prime MinisterScott Morrison was sworn in as Australia’s Prime Minister, 11 days after retaining the
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4 gold bars worth ₹30 lakh found inside IGIA toilet

It was concealed inside a cigarette packet
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Partymen come to Gambhir’s rescue on controversial tweet

East Delhi MP’s tweet on a man from the minority community assaulted in Gurugram had split opinion
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India issues updated travel advisory for Sri Lanka

The External Affairs Ministry says the security situation is gradually returning to normal in the island nation but Indian nationals travelling there need to be careful and vigilant
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Jagan invites Naidu for his swearing-in ceremony

CM-designate seeks the TDP president’s advice for the State’s development; Stalin likely to attend event
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Ozone pollution likely to spike in Capital

Air Quality Index also expected to slowly deteriorate in the next two days
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HC quashes ‘leave India’ notice to Pak. woman

Directs govt. to consider woman’s appeal for citizenship
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‘Menstrual hygiene management should be part of curriculum’

Stressing the importance of spreading awareness of menstrual hygiene, Corporation Commissioner N. Ravichandran on Tuesday said it should be included i
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They get decent burial, thanks to this Good Samaritan

Social activist A. Manoharan’s Cauvery Trust has so far performed the last rites of 52 unclaimed bodies
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Morning digest: NDA inches towards majority in Rajya Sabha, Delhi gears up for possible Pompeo visit, and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day.
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Pre-election alliance led to poor performance, says former Congress MLA

H.M. Chandrashekharappa, former MLA and senior Congress leader, has blamed the pre-poll alliance with Janata Dal (Secular) for the poor performance of
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Fancy a cup of jaffee?

How about a steaming cup of ‘jaffee’ to wake you up in the morning? A social entrepreneur has come up with a hot beverage made out of jackfruit seeds.
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Channel feeding Kathiyanoor tank carries untreated sewage

It causes health hazards to residents
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KSRTC workers stage protest

The staff of Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) staged a protest in the city on Tuesday seeking fulfilment of demands.Addressing the m
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Anna Bus Stand lives in sheer neglect

It craves for optimal use of available space mainly to avoid traffic snarls on roads
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Simha thanks Modi supporters

Mysuru’s BJP MP Pratap Simha, who was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in the recent elections, has thanked the supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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Elephant calf electrocuted

A three-year-old male elephant calf was electrocuted when it came in contact with live electric fence erected around a farm close to the Western Ghats
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Bonded labourers rescued in Katpadi

The four families were grossly underpaid and their movement was restricted
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Enhanced social security pensions from June

First major decision taken by government is part of the TRS manifesto
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Special trains between Bandra-Mangaluru next month

Railways will operate additional special trains on special fare between Bandra (T) and Mangaluru Junction next month to clear extra rush of passengers
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