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Telangana CM moots 15% of Govt employees’ salaries be deposited in neglected parents’ accounts
1+ week, 2+ day ago (370+ words) Updated - January 12, 2026 05:12 pm IST - HYDERABAD The Telangana Government has announced its resolve to implement reforms in child and senior citizen care with far reaching consequences. It has launched Bala Bharosa and Pranaam Day Care Centres on Monday (January 12, 2026), two of…...
Resident oppose move to shut Chalad post office
1+ week, 3+ day ago (202+ words) Resident oppose move to shut Chalad post office'The Hindu Residents of Chalad have renewed their protest against the government's decision to close the Chalad post office, with the Post Office Protection Action Committee demanding that the move be withdrawn The…...
Tamil Nadu: Rare January system over Bay of Bengal intensifies into deep depression, to bring heavy rainfall to parts of State
1+ week, 6+ day ago (346+ words) Updated - January 08, 2026 05:26 pm IST - CHENNAI According to the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), the deep depression lies over southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining east Equatorial Ocean, about 810 km southeast of Karaikal and 980 km south-southeast of Chennai. It is likely to…...
Need for infrastructure thrust at Coimbatore North Railway Station highlighted at DRUCC meeting
3+ week, 4+ day ago (177+ words) Published - December 27, 2025 08:30 pm IST - COIMBATORE The need to address infrastructure issues at Coimbatore North Railway Station was emphasised at the DRUCC (Divisional Railway Users Consultative Committee) meeting conducted in Salem recently. The non-functional lifts, platform height, and absence of ramp…...
Society has a responsibility towards senior citizens, says MP
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (282+ words) Published - October 05, 2025 06:44 pm IST - MANGALURU Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP Kota Srinivas Poojary on Saturday said society has a responsibility to care for senior citizens by instilling a sense of security, arranging healthcare, and doing away with their loneliness, thereby ensuring them a…...
Job fair aimed at financial security and dignity for senior citizens
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (318+ words) Published - September 07, 2025 07:50 pm IST - Bengaluru "I've worked in marketing for paper and paper products for 35 years, and I retired six years ago, but with the loss of my child in the recent months, I am now looking at opportunities that…...
Tamil Nadu government must pay compensation to conned senior citizens if police fail to recover lost valuables: Madras High Court
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (637+ words) Updated - September 03, 2025 07:28 pm IST - CHENNAI Senior citizens who fall victim to conmen must be paid a compensation of a minimum of 30% of the value of the jewels/cash lost by them or "5 lakh, whichever is lesser, from the Victim Compensation…...
Neglect of senior citizens will not be tolerated, says Joint Collector
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (231+ words) Published - July 31, 2025 07:29 pm IST - PUTTAPARTHI Neglect of senior citizens will not be tolerated and the violators would be liable for criminal action as per the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007, said Joint Collector Abhishek Kumar. Addressing…...
Two senior citizens from Hyderabad lose ₹58.8 lakh after clicking social media ads
6+ mon, 5+ day ago (206+ words) Published - July 15, 2025 07:29 pm IST - HYDERABAD In separate incidents of cyber fraud, two senior citizens in Hyderabad have been duped of over "58.8 lakh after falling prey to a deceptive online schemes, one through an Instagram-based trading platform, and the other via…...
Senior citizen duped of life savings of ₹53 lakh by fraudster posing as Delhi Police DCP
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (169+ words) Published - July 05, 2025 08:53 pm IST - HYDERABAD A 77-year-old man from Ameerpet was conned out of "53 lakh in a cyber fraud involving a fake money laundering investigation and impersonation of a senior police officer. The cybercrime wing of the Hyderabad Police booked…...