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The Hindu Minister inaugurates 33-kV substation at Thumboor

New technology of covered conductors have been used for the new station at Thumboor to reduce risk

The Hindu ₹14 lakh crore debt is a small part of State’s financial picture, says Yanamala Ramakrishnudu

The accounts pertaining to 2020–2021 and 2021 -2022 are yet to be finalised, and the accounts of corporations have not been audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, he says

The Hindu State Transport Corporations to outsource bus crew

The Corporations have floated bids for selection of service providers to choose drivers and conductors; all labour laws that are in force will be applicable to the contractors who provide manpower

The Hindu SIDBI provides 50 kiosks to polio patients, physically-challenged

SIDBI has been extending its support to nearly 10,000 physically-challenged persons across India for the last 18 months, says Deputy General Manager

The Hindu Kerala targets enrolment of more foreign students in higher education institutions

‘Study in Kerala’ programme comes in response to the State’s underwhelming performance in hosting foreign students compared to its neighbours, despite Kerala’s potential advantages. The government has granted in-principle sanction to implement the initiative mooted by the Kerala State Higher Education Council to improve campus diversity and equip its students to work in a global society

The Hindu One severely injured after Bihar railway policemen beat up passengers

Two railway policemen suspended; they allegedly beat up passengers after a scuffle for seats at a Sitamarhi station; victim on the platform had recently undergone abdominal surgery and was injured badly

The Hindu Another power hike to compensate cancellation of power purchase agreement will not be allowed, says V.D. Satheeshan

He accuses the govt. of cancelling the deal reached by Oommen Chandy cabinet in 2014 for purchasing power for ₹4.29 per unit

The Hindu Farmers’ body cries foul over inter-State water projects in Krishna and Godavari basins

Farmers in the tail-end areas of Krishna and Godavari in Andhra Pradesh are bearing the brunt of construction of projects by the upper riparian States in blatant violation of the Interstate Water Disputes Act of 1956, alleges Kisan Service Organization A.P. president Akkineni Bhavani Prasad