Man arrested for FB post

 In Guntur ,on social media site Facebook a Hyderabad  based Techie has posted objectionable content and he has been arrested  by Andhra Pradesh Police.  The content titled “Political Punch” reportedly  had objectionable pictures with the building of the Legislative Council at Velagapudi in the backdrop.  The…

US: 3 officers injured; 1 suspect dead, 2 in custody in Seattle store robbery

US: 3 officers injured; 1 suspect dead, 2 in custody in Seattle store robbery Three Seattle police officers were shot and injured during an exchange of gunfire with a suspect, who later died, after a robbery at a downtown convenience store. Three people are suspected in the Thursday robbery at a 7-Eleven store near…

Kashmiris threatened in some states, ensure their safety: Rajnath to CMs

Kashmiris threatened in some states, ensure their safety: Rajnath to CMs Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday asked all states to ensure safety of Kashmiris living in different parts of the country. Condemning the alleged incidents of harassment of Kashmiris, the Home Minister said they are like any other Indian and…

‘Water sold in bubble top containers has high chlorine level’

 Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) recently conducted microbiological examinations in samples of 20 litre bubble top packaged drinking water in Coimbatore.  The test results were not confirming  to standards as per FSSAI.  The high presence of  chlorine was the main deformity found in the…

Red beacon ban: Government believes in equality, says Venkaiah Naidu

Red beacon ban: Government believes in equality, says Venkaiah Naidu Appreciating the Centre’s decision to ban the use of red beacon on vehicles attached to dignitaries, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday said that the government wants everyone to get equality, adding every…

Amma canteens plagued by drinking water scarcity

  Around 407 Amma canteens has been affected this summer.  The reason the supply of potable water is affected owing to the damage to infrastructure in most of the 407 facilities in the city.  Many of them were affected during Cyclone Vardah.  Water purifying facilities are in shambles and the yield from borewells…

Relocated elephant calf returns to camp

 On Tuesday the elephant camp at Varagaliyar had a surprise visitor.  From Karamadai a three year old elephant was captured and released inside a forest at Topslip.  But at present it is roaming near the elephant camp at Varagaliyar.  The plans of lodging the male elephant inside the wooden enclosure and to tame it…