The New Indian Express Chennai - July 09, 2024

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July 09, 2024

TN forms panel to review new criminal laws, suggest changes

CHIEF Minister M K Stalin on Monday constituted a one-man committee led by retired judge of the Madras High Court, M Satyanarayanan, to study the three new criminal laws brought into force by the union government from July 1 and recommend amendments that need to be effected at the statelevel, including a change in the nomenclature of the titles.

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Chennai's top cop shunted out, Arun new commissioner

THREE days after Tamil Nadu BSP president K Armstrong was hacked to death in Chennai, the state government on Monday transferred city police commissioner Sandeep Rai Rathore and brought in ADGP (law and order) A Arun to replace him.

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Make NEET disclosure on leak: SC to NTA, CBI

THE Supreme Court on Monday directed the CBI to file a status report on the probe into the NEET-UG paper leak case, sharply observing the sanctity of the examination process has been breached.

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5 jawans killed in Army convoy ambush in Jammu's Kathua

TERRORISTS ambushed an Army convoy on Monday in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district, killing five soldiers and injuring five others.

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HEAVY PRE-DAWN RAINS DROWN MUMBAI, RED ALERT ISSUED

HEAVY rains lashed Mumbai during the early hours of Monday, causing severe flooding in many areas of the financial capital that disrupted flight and suburban rail operations and prompted the closure of schools and colleges.

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Modi, Putin hold informal talks ahead of summit

RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin congratulated visiting Prime Minister Narendra Modi for winning a third consecutive term in office, as the two leaders hugged when they met in Moscow on Monday and spoke over a round of tea.

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Rahul meets violence victims in Manipur, urges PM to visit

LEADER of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday met displaced Meiteis and Kukis at relief camps in Manipur, and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit the state and try to understand the situation there.

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Six ancient metal idols worth ₹22 cr seized in Thanjavur, 3 held

THE Idol Wing CID has seized six ancient metal idols valued at ₹22 crore and arrested three persons.

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State govt report sought on plan to rehabilitate Manjolai estate workers

THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Monday directed the state government to file a report on its plan to rehabilitate the Manjolai tea estate workers.

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Contempt case nixed as govt pays ₹15L to freedom fighter

THE Madras High Court has closed the contempt of court case against the state government after it informed that pension arrears of ₹15.31 lakh was paid to a 96-year-old freedom fighter.

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HC pans CB-CID over delay in Vengaivayal probe

Division bench adjourns case by two weeks, tells sleuths to finish investigation without asking further adjournments

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Chennai-SL gold smuggling racket: Vigil up in airports

AFTER the Chennai customs identified the gold smuggling modus operandi that involves transit passengers and the staff of a shop at the airport, specific instructions have been given to Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and customs officials across India to review identical loopholes at all airports.

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Corpn to administer six-in-one vaccination for all stray dogs

THE city corporation will administer a six-in-one vaccination, in addition to the usual ARV (anti-rabies vaccine) shot, to stray dogs in all zones to prevent the spread of inter-canine diseases and also leptospirosis, which can be picked up even by humans from dogs.

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Cocaine worth ₹10 crore seized from SA woman

THE Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) seized 1 kg of cocaine worth ₹10 crore from a South African woman who landed at Chennai airport a week ago.

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3 threaten YouTuber at Ritchie Street, held

THREE men have been arrested by Chintadripet police for allegedly threatening a YouTuber who was recording a video near Ritchie Street.

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Upkeep work: Power cut in parts of city on Wednesday

POWER supply will be suspended in the following areas from 9 am to 2 pm on Wednesday (July 10) to facilitate maintenance work.

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CUMTA likely to roll out integrated ticketing system by next January

COMMUTERS in Chennai will soon be able to use a single integrated ticketing system to travel in both MTC buses and metro trains.

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AFTER NOISE OF DISCORD, BJP SWEARS BY AINRC

AMIDST the growing discord between BJP and its ally All India NR Congress (AINRC), Puducherry in-charge of the saffron party Nirmal Kumar Surana has asserted the alliance will continue through the 2026 Assembly elections and beyond.

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CM presents order to farmers, potters to take silt from rivers

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin on Monday presented orders permitting removal of tank silt to farmers and pottery workers, enabling them to take alluvial soil (vandal mann) and clay (kali mann) from water resources like irrigation tanks, ponds, canals, lakes, etc, free of cost.

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Prices at rock bottom, fishers want MSP

HUNDREDS of fishermen went on a strike on Monday, demanding that the state government fix fish prices.

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Woman, two daughters found dead in water sump of house in Coimbatore

A woman and her two daughters, aged 9 and 3, were found dead in a 10-ft deep drinking water sump of their house in Singanallur on Monday morning.

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Domestic coal prices down, centre asks Tangedco to cut import by 2%

Following requests from discoms, union power ministry has agreed to supply additional coal

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₹5K-cr dues: Mining firms fault TN show-cause notice

BEACH sand miners are alleging that the show cause notices issued by the state government to recover the cost and royalty of the minerals under court custody, were on the basis of unsubstantiated documents.

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Low-cost 'Air Kerala' gets centre's nod

KERALITES' long-pending demand for a low-fare flight to the Gulf has received a boost with Dubai-based Malayali entrepreneurs' Air Kerala' obtaining a no-objection certificate (NoC) from the Ministry of Civil Aviation, India, (MoCA).

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Campaigning draws to a finish at Vikravandi

The campaigning for the Vikravandi bypolls concluded on Monday evening, with the polling scheduled for July 10 (Wednesday), followed by the counting of votes on July 13.

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TN school has no permanent teachers, parents livid

A government middle school in Thiruvangalam panchayat union at Kasimpudupettai on Monday, functioned briefly without any permanent teachers and the headmaster, as they all sought transfers citing issues with the school management committee (SMC).

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Why Society Turns To Miracle Workers

SOME 121 people, mostly women and children, died at Hathras last fortnight in a stampede at a congregation presided over by Bhole Baba.

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USE OF ODIA IN GOVT WORK LONG OVERDUE

AFTER Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi began officiating from the state secretariat following a ritualistic entry last week, his first direction was to use Odia language in all official work.

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THE KILLING FIELDS OF PAKISTAN

Our neighbour has been through an upward spiral of terrorism for over two decades. With Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan rearing its head again, the region is in for more turbulence

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DAUNTING TASK AHEAD FOR IRAN'S REFORMIST PRESIDENT-ELECT

DESPITE apprehension of a staged presidential election in Iran with candidates picked by a small, opaque panel loyal to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, reformist Masoud Pezeshkian won the runoff by an impressive margin of 2.8 crore votes.

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SC seeks govts' opinion on menstrual leave for students, employees

THE Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre and all state governments whether they could work on a modality and frame guidelines regarding a plea seeking menstrual leave for female students and employees.

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'Caste census needed, it'll hold mirror to society'

In this edition of Delhi Dialogues, Azad Samaj Party chief Chandrashekhar fields questions on a range of issues on Dalit politics

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CUET-UG retest for valid cases from July 15: NTA

THE National Testing Agency has declared a retest for CUETUG candidates, scheduled from July 15 to 19, for those with validated complaints regarding the initial exam.

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Infiltration fuels terror in Jammu

THE terror attack on the Army's convoy in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district affirm a shift in militants' focus towards the Jammu region.

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Cong wants PM to take up issue of Indians fighting for Russian army

AS Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins his two-day Russia visit, the Congress on Monday sought to know if he would raise the issue of Indians fighting for the Russian Army with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Missions to get funds for promoting Indian cinema

WITH an aim to promote Indian cinema globally, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MI&B) will provide financial assistance to Indian missions to organise film festivals and conduct various outreach activities.

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Soren wins trust vote, inducts 3 new faces in cabinet, drops 2 ministers

AFTER winning the trust vote in the Jharkhand Assembly, Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday expanded his cabinet, inducting three new faces and dropping two ministers of the Champai Soren Cabinet, including his brother Basant Soren.

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BMW hit-and-run: 11 teams formed to nab accused; father gets bail

IN the BMW hit-and-run case, a Mumbai court on Monday granted bail to Shiv Sena (Shinde) leader Rajesh Shah, father of 24-year-old accused Mihir Shah.

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12 more killed in lightning strikes in Bihar

TWELVE more people have lost their lives in fresh incidents of lightning strikes in seven districts of Bihar in the past 24 hours, officials at the chief minister's office said on Monday.

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Assam flood toll 72, Rahul says need for rehab policy

THE death toll in Assam rose to 72 on Monday as six more people died in the floods in the state.

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Army joins NDRF in rescue efforts as rains lash U'khand

TORRENTIAL rains that have battered Uttarakhand for the past five days have left the Kumaon region devastated.

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Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad to specify new norms against fake babas

WHILE the three-member judicial commission, led by a retired High Court Judge Justice Brajesh Kumar Srivastava, interacted with local residents of Sikandra Rau in Hathras during investigation, the Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad (ABAP) the apex decisionmaking body of the ancient Hindu monastic orders — is set to issue guidelines against fake saints and seers.

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Bhajan meets miffed Raje ahead of 5 Assembly by-elections in November

AFTER losing 11 out of 25 seats in the Lok Sabha elections in Rajasthan and with by-elections for five assembly seats on the horizon, the BJP seems to be making efforts to reconcile with former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia.

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Political vacuum in France as no party gets majority

FRANCE was faced with an unsettling political vacuum on Monday after snap elections called by President Emmanuel Macron to reshape the political landscape failed to clear a path to a new government.

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Russian cruise missile hits children's hospital in Kyiv

Heaviest bombardment of Ukrainian capital in 4 months; 31 people killed

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India Generated 46.7 Mn Jobs In FY24, Up 6%

Estimate shows much better picture of employment generation than the private surveys such as CMIE have made

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State Bank economist calls for extending PLI scheme to MSMES

SOUMYAKANTI Ghosh, chief economic advisor at the State Bank, has called for an added push for production-linked incentives (PLI) scheme in the forthcoming budget and its extension to small businesses given its job creation and export potentials can add up $30 billion to the GDP.

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Luxury vehicle sales on the rise: Merc sold 9,262 units in HICY24

EVEN as overall passenger vehicle sales are facing a challenging time, luxury car sales are on the rise.

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Q1 results preview: Improvement likely in IT cos' revenue

AFTER a muted Q4FY24, IT services companies are expected to report a slight improvement in revenues in the first quarter of this fiscal.

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Flipkart-backed Zinka files for ₹550 crore IPO

BENGALURU-based Zinka Logistics Solutions, backed by Flipkart and Accel, has filed its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the SEBI to mop up funds through an initial public offering (IPO).

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SpiceJet has not deposited EPF for 2.5 years

IN yet another financial trouble brewing at SpiceJet, the cashstarved airline is said to have not deposited employees' provident fund (EPF) dues over nearly two-and-half years.

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Tata Realty gets ₹825 crore loan from IFC

REAL ESTATE TATA Realty has secured ₹825 crore loan from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), which is earmarked for the strategic refinancing of Ramanujan Intellion Park in Chennai, a landmark development in sustainable real estate.

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Godrej Agrovet's Samadhan Centre in Thanjavur

IN a bid to help farmers make informed decisions about venturing into oil palm cultivation and enhancing their yields, Godrej Agrovet's (GAVL) Oil Palm Plantation business launched its first Samadhan Centre in Thanjavur.

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LIBERTE, EGALITE, MBAPPE?

Rejuvenated by the election results back home, French players would be keen to give it all against Spain in the semifinal

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