Raja on Tuesday spoke about how the Manusmriti insulted “shudras”. He has been facing the ire of BJP leaders who say he has insulted Hindus and Hinduism.

The Union cabinet on Wednesday approved the inclusion of several communities in the Schedule Tribes list of the Constitution across 4 states, as part of the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill 2022, tribal affairs minister Arjun Munda said

But Left Democratic Front convener EP Jayarajan failed to turn up citing ill health and later the court adjourned the case to Sept 26. The accused finally appeared before the court after the chief judicial magistrate issued an ultimatum to them.

Forest officials said they suspect the 15-year-old female elephant could have been electrocuted from a trap laid to catch wild boars in Mundur area. Later, they recovered 350-metre long wire tied near the fence of the estate.

A special court in Mannarkkad in Palakkad district, where tribal youth Madhu’s lynching case trial is progressing, on Wednesday witnessed interesting scenes after the court ordered to check the eyesight of a witnesses who turned hostile.

In another case in the state capital a staffer of a private club, Sreenivasan, suffered serious injuries after a pack of dogs attacked him while he was travelling on a motorbike on Tuesday night.

Under SIRPI, officers will offer classes in physical fitness, sports and drills to inculcate discipline and social awareness among students from a young age.

A few days ago, Bharatiya Janata Party leaders caught TRS leaders distributing umbrellas and wall clocks with pictures of chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on them among the voters in Munugode.

K Swathi Reddy, who has completed her final year of MBBS and is a house surgeon at Gandhi Institute of Techology And Management (GITAM) Medical College, Viskakhapatnam, boarded the Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam Duronto Superfast Express, at Vijayawada.