NEWS Edavanakkad panchayat prioritises tetrapod seawall, campaign against drug abuse January 2, 2026 Bibha Enterprises The newly elected governing committee of Edavanakkad panchayat has identified the implementation of a tetrapod-based seawall, modelled on the Chellanam panchayat, as its foremost priority. A ₹55-crore proposal to construct…
NEWS Sangita Kalanidhi award conferred on violinist R.K. Shriramkumar January 2, 2026 Bibha Enterprises Violinist N. Rajam presenting the Sangita Kalanidhi award to R.K. Shriramkumar at the Sadas of the Music Academy on January 1, 2025. N. Murali, president of the Academy, is seen…
NEWS Award of excellence presented to V-Excel Educational Trust January 2, 2026 Bibha Enterprises The award was presented to V-Excel founder Vasudha Prakash on the occasion of the R. Ramachandran (RRC) Birthday Remembrance | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Hamsadhwani R. Ramachandran Award of…
NEWS Cashless health scheme to be rolled out in Punjab on January 15 January 2, 2026 Bibha Enterprises Healthcare workers check their computer. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Punjab Health Minister Dr. Balbir Singh on Friday (January 2, 2026) said the ‘Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojna’ — which will…
NEWS Sabarimala gold theft: Kerala BJP leader K. Surendran calls for Central agency probe January 2, 2026 Bibha Enterprises K. Surendran | Photo Credit: H.VIBHU Indicating a lack of confidence in the probe by the special investigation team (SIT) in the gold theft case linked to the Sabarimala Ayyappa…
NEWS ‘Dhurandhar’ declared tax-free in Ladakh by Lieutenant Governor January 2, 2026 Bibha Enterprises Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Kavinder Gupta. File | Photo Credit: ANI Ranveer Singh-starrer “Dhurandhar” was on Friday (January 2, 2026) declared tax-free in the Union Territory by the Lieutenant Governor…
NEWS BJP corporator’s son slaps sub-inspector in U.P.’s Varanasi, beaten up by people January 2, 2026 Bibha Enterprises A police sub-inspector was allegedly slapped by a BJP corporator’s son in Varanasi, officials said on Friday (January 2, 2026), adding that the people present at the scene then beat…
NEWS Polls to 12 ZPs, 125 panchayat samitis likely in first week of February; schedule expected next week January 2, 2026 Bibha Enterprises Maharashtra State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare (centre), addresses a press conference in Mumbai. File | Photo Credit: PTI Elections to 12 zilla parishads (ZPs) and 125 panchayat samitis in Maharashtra…
NEWS Sreekumar G. Pillai appointed director of Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research January 2, 2026 Bibha Enterprises Sreekumar G. Pillai, Deputy Chief Executive, Nuclear Recycle Board, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, has been appointed the new Director of Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam,…
NEWS Ghaziabad Police orders inquiry after video shows officer intimidating residents with ‘device to detect nationality’ January 2, 2026 Bibha Enterprises Ghaziabad Police said the drive was not aimed to verify nationality but a standard security procedure to verify individuals in temporary settlements. Photo credit: X/@ghaziabadpolice The Ghaziabad Police ordered an…