The New Indian Express Chennai - July 03, 2024

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July 03, 2024

DVAC BEGINS PROBE IN TANGEDCO ‘COAL SCAM'

THE Tamil Nadu government has given permission to the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption (DVAC) to start a preliminary enquiry into the alleged ₹6,000-crore scam in the procurement of poor quality coal by state power utility Tangedco from an Adani group company between 2012 and 2016, sources said.

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117 DEVOTEES DIE IN U.P. STAMPEDE

SCORES INJURED IN MISHAP AT RELIGIOUS EVENT IN HATHRAS WOMEN, KIDS AMONG DEAD FIR REGISTERED AGAINST ORGANISERS

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Modi rips Rahul with his balak buddhi barb

IN a strong pushback against Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi's fiery speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the country would not forgive the Congress MP for centuries for his hurtful comments about 'Hindus'.

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Monsoon covers India six days before schedule

THE Southwest Monsoon on Tuesday covered the entire country six days early of schedule, taking the remaining parts of Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab in its sweep.

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Two students injured in group clash in Nellai school, police reject caste angle

A clash between two groups of government higher secondary school students left two of them injured at a village near Nanguneri in Tirunelveli district on Monday.

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Govt CNG bus goes up in flames in Chennai

AN MTC bus that was recently converted to run on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) instead of diesel for a pilot study went up in flames on Tuesday.

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What if arrack was sneaked into Assembly, HC asks TN

THE Madras High Court has asked the state government what would be the consequence if some members brought banned products like illicit liquor into the Assembly to highlight the menace, just as certain DMK members had sneaked gutka products into the Assembly, during the previous government, as part of protest.

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Rescued calves Thambi, Paapa in good health at Theppakkadu

AFTER an abandoned fourmonth-old calf died of stomach ulcer at the camp at Theppakkadu in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR), veterinarians examined two other calves that are maintained in the camp and found out they are in good health.

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Custody death: HC wants trial over in 3 mths

THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court observed that if the courts could not deliver justice to the victim even after 25 years in a custodial death case, it would be a disgrace to the institution and the entire justice delivery system.

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Large no. of students fail to enrol for higher education: AICTE chief

ALL India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) chairman TG Sitharam on Tuesday expressed concern over the huge gap in the number of students enrolling for higher education.

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Can't implement RTE in CBSE, ICSE schools: TN to HC

Says these schools are not governed by fee fixed by govt, unlike matriculation schools

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Power cut in parts of city tomorrow

POWER supply will be suspended in the following areas from 9am to 2pm on Thursday to facilitate maintenance work: Avadi: Puzhal, Madanakup‐ pam, Netaji Nagar, Pudhagaram, Collector Nagar, Shanmugapuram, Sivaprakasam Nagar, Jayaparvathy Nagar, Senthil Nagar, JB Nagar, Jothi Nagar, Srisakthi Nagar, Power Line Road, Senthil Nagar, Ganapathy Nagar, Srinagar Colony, Brindavan Avenue.

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Monsoon work faces metro challenge in 7 zones in city

CMRL work affects construction and linking of stormwater drains

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Two killed in clash among drug gangs

THREE youngsters were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly murdering two others at New Perungalathur near Tambaram on Monday due to previous enmity over ganja trade.

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AIADMK ex-minister booked in land fraud, kidnap case

FORMER minister in the AIADMK cabinet MR Vijayabaskar has been booked by the Vangal police for land fraud and kidnapping.

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Artefacts in Perumbalai excavation site reveal an Iron Age story

ARCHAEOLOGISTS who studied the excavations undertaken at Perumbalai in Dharmapuri district have concluded that the shapes and size of pottery unearthed at the site undoubtedly belongs to the Iron Age.

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TN-RISE takes wings, to help rural women soar in business

MINISTER for Youth Welfare, Sports Development and Special Programme Implementation Udhayanidhi Stalin on Tuesday launched the Tamil Nadu Rural Incubator and Start-Up Enabler (TN-RISE), a special platform to bring more women entrepreneurs from the rural areas of TN.

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For BJP, Katchatheevu is only an election-time rhetoric, says Stalin

Says TN not consulted properly on ceding island in 1974; Annamalai says CM lying to people

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GANG FROM MAHA HELD FOR ROBBING BIZMAN ON TRAIN

TIRUPPUR railway police on Tuesday busted a gang of six from Maharashtra for robbing a gold dealer on board Kurla Express.

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Defence ministry to set up 3 testing facilities in TN

THE Defence Ministry will be establishing three state-of-theart testing facilities in Chennai of Unmanned Aerial System (UAS), Electronic Warfare (EW) and Electro Optics (EO) domains under the Tamil Nadu Defence Industrial Corridor.

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Her-story: In a first, tribal girl secures seat in NIT-Tiruchy

IT has taken 60 years for a tribal student to secure a seat at the National Institute of Technology-Tiruchy.

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Probe on as pet Rottweiler bites two men outside Tasmac bar in Tiruppur

THE city municipal corporation officials started investigating an incident where two men were allegedly bitten by a Rottweiler outside a Tasmac bar on Monday.

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Land 'illegally' given to Siddu's wife, alleges BJP

CM refutes claim, says wife entitled to said land under scheme introduced by BJP govt

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India's Aditya-Ll completes first 'halo' orbit around L1

ADITYA-L1, India's maiden mission to the Sun launched on September 2, 2023, has completed its first halo orbit around the Sun-Earth Lagrange 1 point, ISRO announced on Tuesday.

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After report on pvt college refusing to admit boy with disability, institute asks him to enrol

A boy with learning disability, who was denied admission at a private college as he had not written the English exam in Class 12, was asked to enrol after a report titled 'College denies admission to boy with learning disability' was published in these columns on Tuesday.

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KARNATAKA CONG NEEDS TO UNITE BEFORE BYPOLLS

WITH the Lok Sabha elections concluded, the Karnataka Congress has done away with all pretence of unity.

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NEW FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT FOR A CHANGING WORLD

IMMANUEL Kant's moral philosophy centres around the concept of the 'categorical imperative', the idea that we must act in line with practical rules that we can 'will' to become universal laws.

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WHY BRIDGES KEEP FALLING ACROSS INDIA

About 2,000 bridges are reported to have failed in India during 1977-2017. One essential remedy would be a systematic bridge health monitoring system with regular inspections

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SLOWER GST GROWTH, FEWER NEW PROJECTS ARE WARNING SIGNALS

RECENT data on the economy's performance seem to indicate India's growth story may be hitting the pause button.

1 min

Behavioural support among other steps in WHO guideline on tobacco cessation

IN a move to help more than 750 million people quit all forms of tobacco, the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday recommended a comprehensive set of tobacco cessation interventions, including behavioural support by healthcare providers, digital cessation interventions and pharmacological treatments.

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Why parts of my speech expunged, Rahul asks Birla

A day after several parts of his speech in Lok Sabha were expunged from records, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi shot off a letter to Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday, saying that it goes against tenets of parliamentary democracy.

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Dhankhar jibe at Jairam evokes Kharge's retort

Cong chief's 'Varna' remark comes after RS Chairman's advice to Ramesh to take over as LoP

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Weapon system school to take on IAF challenges

To recalibrate and transform its combat training towards a specialised cadre, the Indian Air Force has established the Weapon Systems School (WSS) at its Begumpet station in Hyderabad.

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Oath-taking procedure recast after Owaisi's 'Jai Palestine' remark in LS

A significant amendment has been introduced in the Lok Sabha about the oath-taking procedure for the elected members.

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NEET-PG likely in Aug; cyber wing holds meet

IN view of the announcement of fresh dates to conduct the postponed National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, Postgraduate (NEET-PG), which is likely to take place in August, a highlevel meeting of senior officials of Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) wing of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and the ministries of Information Technology and Health was held to find ways to plug any possibility of paper leak, sources said on Tuesday.

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5 special children die of food poisoning at Indore orphanage

FIVE orphan and speciallyabled boys have reportedly died at an orphanage in Madhya Pradesh's most populated city Indore since Sunday.

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Rain continues to batter Gujarat, cities submerged

INCESSANT rain continued to pound Gujarat for the second straight day on Tuesday leading to waterlogging, traffic congestion, and closure of several roads.

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Maha OBC outreach as Pankaja Munde BJP nominee in council poll

AFTER the Lok Sabha debacle in Maharashtra, the BJP has decided to \"reframe\" its original Other Backward Class (OBC) vote bank by giving it the maximum representation in the state legislative council's biennial election due on July 12.

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Assam seeks IAF help to rescue affected, toll 38

AS the flood situation in Assam continues to remain grim with the toll mounting to 38, the state government is taking the help of the Indian Air Force (IAF) to rescue the affected people.

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Guy sues Mamata over 'slanderous comments'

WEST Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose, on Tuesday confirmed that he has filed a defamation suit against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at Calcutta High Court, allegedly for some slanderous comments made by her against him.

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Rahul House barbs trigger protest in Gujarat, stones thrown at Cong office

MEMBERS of the VHP and Bajrang Dal targeted the Congress office in Ahmedabad late on Monday night, spraying black ink on Rahul Gandhi's posters and photos in response to his remarks in the Lok Sabha.

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Israel pounds South Gaza after evac order

ISRAELI forces carried out deadly strikes on Tuesday on southern Gaza and battled militants after issuing an evacuation order.

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Midnight Oli-Deuba deal to chuck Prachanda

Agree on rotational prime ministership with Oli getting the first shot at leading new coalition; PM refuses to resign

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Global index inclusion yet to reflect on Gsec yields

THOUGH the much-anticipated inclusion of the government bonds (G-secs) in the JP Morgan's emerging market bond index from last Friday has underwhelmed the market with muted response, both in terms of inflows as well as in the flat bond yields.

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Brokerages on equity trade may go up following Sebi circular

NITHIN Kamath, founder and CEO, of discount brokerage firm Zerodha has said it may have to let go of the zero brokerage structure for equity delivery trades, which the brokerage house has been able to offer for the past nine years.

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HC sets aside NCLT order on rights issue, sends the matter back to tribunal

THE Karnataka High Court on Tuesday set aside the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) order that had restrained Byju's from launching a second rights issue.

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Hindenburg's 'nasty' reply to Sebi

Says regulator pushed brokers to close short positions in Adani stocks, failed to name Kotak

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Developers continue to sign high-profile land deals in B'luru

BIG property developers continue to sign high-profile land deals in Bengaluru.

1 min

Tears and sweat for fading star

Portugal's Ronaldo is not the force he once used to be and that could hurt their chances going forward in the Euros

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Rohit & Co likely to arrive in country today evening

THREE days after lifting the T20 World Cup trophy at the Kensington Oval, the Indian team is finally set to leave Barbados on Tuesday evening (local time).

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