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In Karnataka's Malnad region, elderly live alone in the silence of villages among the hills
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (339+ words) Published - June 28, 2026 07: 00 am IST - Agumbe (Shivamogga) Jayamma, in her early seventies, begins her mornings by cooking sambar and rice for one. She tends to her small arecanut plantation near Doddlimane, occasionally hiring help for maintenance. Her husband, Srinivas Gowda, passed…...
Climate change poses growing risks to elderly: report
2+ week, 4+ day ago (67+ words) The Hindu Published - June 15, 2026 07: 42 pm IST - HYDERABAD Marking World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) 2026, Help Age India on Monday organised an event in Hyderabad and launched its national report titled "Climate Resilient Ageing " Ensuring Care, Dignity and Agency, which highlights…...
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day marked
2+ week, 4+ day ago (275+ words) Published - June 15, 2026 03: 45 pm IST - CHENNAI Ahead of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, which falls on June 15, the Dr. V. S. Natarajan Geriatric Foundation, organised a pledge-taking ceremony in Erode on June 10, a note from the organisation said. Around 2, 000 persons, including school and…...
Latur tribunal cancels gift deed after man fails to take care of 89-year-old grandmother
3+ week, 3+ day ago (352+ words) Published - June 09, 2026 01: 26 pm IST - Latur A tribunal in Maharashtra's Latur district has restored an 89-year-old woman's property rights by cancelling its transfer through a gift deed to her grandson and great-grandson as they failed to provide her care and maintenance....
Online darshan system aims at curbing corruption, managing crowd: HR and CE Minister
3+ week, 4+ day ago (277+ words) Published - June 07, 2026 10: 27 pm IST - Coimbatore Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Minister S. Ramesh on Sunday said the department plans to introduce an improved online darshan token system in phases across temples in Tamil Nadu for better crowd management and…...
Kolkata to join Centre's water metro project, says West Bengal CM
4+ week, 18+ hour ago (365+ words) Published - June 05, 2026 03: 00 am IST - Kolkata West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday (June 4, 2026) said that Kolkata will join the Union government's water metro project. "Kolkata is being joined in the water metro. The Government of India has decided to…...
'Revealing chat with fellow anti-national Soros agents': Rahul's dig at govt over CBSE OSM row
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (475+ words) Updated - May 31, 2026 07: 18 pm IST - New Delhi Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday (May 31, 2026) targeted the Centre over the CBSE OSM row, sharing a video of his interaction with a group of students and describing them as brave young Indians who…...
Three from Vellore arrested for extorting money from senior citizens through "digital arrest
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (157+ words) Three persons from Vellore district have been arrested by Madurai City Police on charges of extorting money from two senior citizens through "digital arrest. The police identified the accused as J. Abdul Fazul Ur Rahman, 34, Sahabudeen, 34, and Javid, 26. The police said…...
Tirunelveli reader's mail
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (169+ words) The Tenkasi forest department's eco-friendly regulations for tourists visiting the Old Courtallam waterfalls is a commendable move to protect local wildlife and their habitat. However, along with such restrictive guidelines, monitoring of tourists are also needed to reduce the effect…...
Congress slams Modi Government over women's safety citing NCRB data
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (367+ words) Published - May 08, 2026 09: 35 pm IST - New Delhi The Congress on Thursday (May 8, 2026) sharpened its attack on the Narendra Modi Government over women's safety and rising crime against vulnerable sections, with party president Mallikarjun Kharge alleging that 12 years of Bharatiya Janata Party…...