Day: May 2, 2020

Kerala students win top prize in global hackathon

7:24 pm May 2, 2020

Kochi: Two students of Government College of Engineering, Kannur, won the first prize of USD 10,000 (Rs 7.5 lakh approximately) in a global competition for developing a virtual classroom amid the coronavirus lockdown. Abinand C and Shilpa Rajeev, both doing second-year B.Tech (computer science) from the institution upstate, emerged toppers in the #CODE19 (against COVID-19) […]

167 Bangladeshi nationals leave for Dhaka

7:23 pm May 2, 2020

Chennai: As many as 167 Bangladeshi nationals stranded here during the ongoing lockdown left for Dhaka by a chartered flight on Saturday, officials here said. The US Bangla flight, arranged following consultations between authorities of both India and Bangladesh, departed in the afternoon, they said adding the passengers included women and children. Recently, about 3,000 […]

138 litres of liquor seized from train, accused missing

Himachal allows liquor vends to open from Monday

7:13 pm May 2, 2020

Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh government on Saturday allowed liquor vends to operate in the state from May 4, the day the third phase of the coronavirus lockdown begins. Himachal Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Bhardwaj told reporters that the decision was taken during a state cabinet meeting on Saturday. Giving some relaxations, the Union government had […]

PM Modi discusses reforms in agriculture sector

7:10 pm May 2, 2020

New Delhi: Amid coronavirus-induced lockdown, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday deliberated on ways to reform the agriculture sector with emphasis on agriculture marketing, access of farmers to institutional credit and freeing the sector of various restrictions with appropriate backing of laws. Agriculture accounts for 15 per cent of India’s gross domestic product and is […]

MiG-29K crash: Navy's search for missing pilot continues

Navy to honour coronavirus warriors for relentless fight

7:00 pm May 2, 2020

Kochi: A Chetak helicopter of the Navy would shower flower petals on the district government hospital on Sunday morning to honour coronavirus warriors for their relentless fight against the infection. The Southern Naval Command (SNC) in Kochi, in keeping with the directive of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), would represent the Indian Armed Forces […]