3-day TN Food fest begins

Chennai, Aug 12 (UNI) An array of mouth watering food items, including
the world famous Tirunelveli Iruttukadai Alva, are on display in the 3-day
Tamil Nadu Food festival which began here today.

Free bus travel for women a revolution, not a freebie : Stalin

Chennai, Aug 12 (UNI) Dismissing the argument that free bus travel
for women as a freebie, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K.Stalin today
asserted that it was an economic revolution that helped them save
their hard earned precious income.

Raksha Bandhan celebrations held at Telangana CM's residence

Hyderabad, Aug 12 (UNI) Raksha Bandhan celebrations took place at Pragati Bhavan, the official residence of Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao here on Friday.

Godavari, Krishna rivers in spate in AP, floodwaters submerge several villages

Vijayawada, Aug 12 (UNI) The Godavari and Krishna rivers were in spate due to receiving heavy inflows from upper catchment areas in view of of heavy rains and warning signal two was issued at Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage in Dowleswaram of Andhra Pradesh.

Police flag march amid Bengaluru Idgah Maidan tension

Bengaluru, Aug 12 (UNI) Karnataka police on Friday carried out a flag march in the city's disputed Idgah Maidan following a few Hindu groups expressing their desire to hold Ganesh puja during Vinayak Chaturthi.

Low pressure area likely to form over north Bay of Bengal in next 24 hours : Met

Hyderabad, Aug 12 (UNI) A Cyclonic Circulation lies over west Myanmar &neighbourhood and extends up to middle tropospheric levels, Meteorological Centre said on Friday.

On World Elephant day, TN gets fifth elephant reserve, Stalin glad

Chennai, Aug 12 (UNI) Agathiyamalai in the southern Tirunelveli district
of Tamil Nadu has been declared as the fifth elephant reserve of the State
by the Union Government.

Telangana Eamcet results : Hyderabad boy secures first rank in Engg, AP girl in AM stream

Hyderabad, Aug 12 (UNI) Hyderabad boy won the first rank in Engineering stream while a girl from Andhra Pradesh secured first rank in Agriculture and Medical (AM) stream in the Telangana State Engineering, Agriculture & Medical (Pharmacy, Veterinary etc.,) Common Entrance Test-2022 (TS EAMCET-2022), the results of which was declared here on Friday.

Telangana number one in job creation in country : Ranjan informs Cabinet

Hyderabad, Aug 12 (UNI) Telangana Principal Secretary of Information Technology department Jayesh Ranjan informed the Cabinet on Thursday that 1. 55 lakh new jobs were created in 2021 and claimed that the state is number one in job creation in the country.

Stalin urges EAM to secure release of 9 TN fishermen arrested by Lankan Navy

Chennai, Aug 12 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K.Stalin today
urged External Affairs Minister Dr.S.Jaishankar to prevail upon the
Sri Lankan Government through appropriate diplomatic channels
and secure the release of nine TN fishermen and their fishing boat
apprehended by the Lankan Navy on August 10.

Telangana Cabinet decides to cancel special session of Assembly on Aug 21

Hyderabad, Aug 12 (UNI) The Telangana Cabinet on Thursday decided to cancel the proposed special session of the legislative Assembly and local body meeting on August 21, organised on the eve of vajrotsavalu Celebrations.

Telangana’s growth rate affected due to lopsided policies of Centre : CM

Hyderabad, Aug 12 (UNI) : Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao opined that the state’s growth rate is affected due to the lopsided policies adopted by the Union Government.

Forecast and Warnings for Tamil Nadu and Puducherry for next five days:
12.8.2022: Light to moderate rain with thunderstorm and lightning is likely to
occur at isolated places over North Tamilnadu, Theni, Dindigul, Thenkasi,
Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari districts of Tamilnadu, Puducherry and Karaikal
area. Heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Nilgiris and
Coimbatore districts of Tamilnadu. 13.8.2022 to 15.8.2022: Light to moderate
rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Tamilnadu, Puducherry and
Karaikal area. Day 5 (16.08.2022) Light to moderate rain is likely to occur at
a few places over Tamilnadu, Puducherry and Karaikal area.

Police flag march over Idgah Maidan

Bengaluru, Aug 12 (UNI) Karnataka Police on Friday carried out a flag march in the city's disputed Idgah Maidan after some Hindu groups expressed a desire to hold a Ganesh prayers during Vinayak Chaturthi.

Rainfall occurred at isolated places over TN. Dry weather prevailed over Pondy and Karaikal area

Chennai, Aug 12 (UNI) Following is the summary of observations recorded
by the weather office here at 0830 hrs today.