The New Indian Express Chennai - July 11, 2024

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July 11, 2024

First phase of Parandur airport to cost ₹13.8K cr

THE first phase of the proposed greenfield airport at Parandur near Chennai will cost the exchequer ₹13,854 crore while the entire project, which will be implemented over four phases, will cost ₹29,143 crore, according to the pre-feasibility report prepared by Louis Berger International for Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO).

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Terrorists took instructions from handlers in Pak: NIA

TERRORISTS who attacked a bus carrying pilgrims in Jammu's Reasi on June 9 received instructions from their handlers based in Pakistan, a probe by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) found.

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ISRO case fabricated by police, IB officials: CBI chargesheet

THE 1994 ISRO espionage case, in which former space scientist Nambi Narayanan was falsely implicated, was the result of a conspiracy hatched by certain police and IB officials, the CBI told a court here.

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Vikravandi turnout a tad higher at 82.48%, vote counting on Saturday

BARRING minor hiccups, the by-election to the Vikravandi Assembly seat concluded peacefully on Wednesday with a turnout of 82.48%.

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Govt affidavit cites IIT-M clean chit to NEET-UG

A day ahead of the hearing in the NEET-UG case in the Supreme Court, the Centre and the National Testing Agency, which conducted the test, filed their affidavits on Wednesday opposing demand for a retest.

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Sec 125 on maintenance applies to Muslim women too, rules SC

Supreme Court's two-judge bench, in concurring verdict, says CrPC section is religion neutral

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Hooch case: HC seeks report on living conditions of tribals in Kalvarayan Hills

THE Madras High Court on Wednesday directed the Tamil Nadu government to file a comprehensive report within two weeks on the living conditions of tribal people in Kalvarayan Hills in order to improve the socio-economic conditions of the marginalised.

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600 PG teachers to receive residential training this yr

IN a bid to improve the standards of government schools, the State Council for Education Research and Training (SCERT) has decided to provide residential training to around 600 post-graduate teachers across the state on the training of trainers (TOT) mode this year.

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School librarian held for sexually assaulting 3 girls

COIMBATORE City police on Wednesday arrested a 35-yearold librarian of a private school near Vadavalli for allegedly sexually assaulting three girl students.

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Union min must face probe for jibe on Tamils over B'luru blast, says HC

'If min got any info, she should've shared it with police instead of making public comments'

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ICH equipment worth lakhs in disuse for a year

HUNDREDS of children in need of platelets at the Government Institute of Child Health (ICH) and Hospital for Children at Egmore are left stranded allegedly owing to the delay in obtaining a license from the State Drugs Control Department for an apheresis machine (blood components separator), even a year after its purchase.

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Pungent odour rattles Kelambakkam residents, TNPCB sets up monitor

SEVERAL residents living in gated communities in Siruseri and Kelambakkam, about 20 km south of Chennai on the Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR), have raised a stink about a foul, ammonia-like smell every day late in the evening and night for the past few weeks.

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High turnout in bypoll has lessons for AIADMK, EPS?

AIADMK's decision to boycott the Vikravandi bypoll seems to have had little effect on the ground as the voter turnout of 82.48% recorded on Wednesday was higher than the 82.45% polling recorded in the seat in the 2021 election.

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State wing takes up 4-laning work of 3 NH routes

Move aims at easing the pressure on NHAI; it is for the first time TN's NH wing is undertaking such massive projects

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Seven fall ill in TN after consuming Pondy arrack

SEVEN men from a village near Vikravandi recently fell ill after consuming arrack brought from Puducherry.

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De-addiction centre sealed over inmate's death; 6 held for assault

SIX persons, including the chairman, staff, and inmates of a de-addiction centre near Tirukoilur were arrested in connection with the murder of a man admitted for treatment.

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'CM blocking CBI probe into hooch, BSP prez murder

BJP state president K Annamalai on Wednesday accused CM MK Stalin of 'blocking' CBI inquiry into the hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi as well as in the murder of BSP state president K Armstrong.

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EPS begins interaction with partymen on LS poll debacle

AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Wednesday began his interaction with party functionaries from each Lok Sabha constituency on the AIADMK's poor performance in the election and forfeiture of deposit amount in many constituencies as well as erosion of vote share.

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Venomous box jellyfish spotted in Gulf of Mannar

AMONG a bloom of jellyfish sighted along the coast of the Gulf of Mannar, box jellyfish of the species Chironex indrasaksajiae, notorious for causing fatalities, were spotted.

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Six-lane bypass work over, motorists can now avoid Thiruporur junction

GUARANTEEING huge relief to residents along Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR) from the persistent traffic congestion, the laying of the 7.45 km sixlane bypass at Thiruporur Junction has been completed.

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Friends consume liquor mixed with poison, one dies, another hospitalised

A man died at the General Hospital in Mayiladuthurai on Tuesday evening after accidentally consuming liquor laced with poison his friend had allegedly intended to use for himself.

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Tech firm cab falls into lake, security guard dies, 1 hurt

A 27-year-old man from Bihar, who was employed as a security guard, died after the cab in which he was travelling plunged into a lake in Pallikaranai in the wee hours of Wednesday.

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Lawyers filing bail pleas sans suspects' nod irks HC

Taking a serious note on the bail petitions filed without the consent of the accused persons, due to a nexus between advocates and policemen, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court directed the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Pudhucherry, and the Director General of Police (DGP) to take a call on the issue and provide necessary instructions to their members, to preserve and maintain the dignity of the institution.

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Jumbo falls into Mullaiperiyar channel, rescued

IN a joint effort, Tamil Nadu PWD officials and Kerala forest department personnel rescued an elephant, which was washed away and got stuck in an iron grill gate of the leading channel of Mullaiperiyar Dam on Wednesday.

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Karnataka ST corpn scam: ED raids ex-min Nagendra's flats

Officials also searched houses of Raichur Rural MLA, chairman of corpn

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Apex court gives no interim relief to Senthil Balaji

THERE was no immediate relief to MLA and former Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji as the Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing on his bail plea in a money laundering case to July 12 (Friday).

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THE TROUBLE WITH PREDICTING POLLS IN FOREIGN LANDS

Foreign diplomats in India have often missed the mark in predicting political outcomes here. Indian diplomats have been no less erratic in calling elections in their foreign stations

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JOINT COMMAND, LOCAL ENGAGEMENT FOILS FOR JAMMU TERROR ATTACKS

FIVE Indian Army soldiers were killed and five injured on Monday in an ambush by militants in Badnota, a village about 80 km from Jammu's Kathua district.

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WHY COURTS CAN RULE ON ESSENTIAL RELIGIOUS PRACTICES

THE Madras High Court's May 2024 judgement in P Naveen Kumar vs District Collector, Karur & Others has revived the debate on what in India is called the essential religious practices test.

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CITIZEN & GOVT ACTION CAN DEFEAT DENGUE

A surge in dengue cases has worried the Karnataka government, which has gone into combat mode with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah ordering deputy commissioners to constitute task forces in all 31 districts of the state to combat the disease.

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Russia Ready To Accept PM Line To End Ukraine Conflict

Peace is most important, solution can't be found on battlefield: Modi

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Mann move forces farmers to sell moong below MSP

WITH the highest-ever area under moong (green gram) cultivation in Punjab this year three times more than last year farmers have been left in a lurch, forced to sell their crop below the Minimum Support Price (MSP) to private players.

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Vikravandi in TN records highest 82% turnout, violence in U’khand & Bengal

AMID sporadic incidents of violence in Uttarakhand and West Bengal, the bypolls to 13 constituencies across seven states recorded moderate to brisk polling on Wednesday.

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CBI operates under Centre's control: SC

THE Supreme Court on Wednesday held that as per the law, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) functions under the administrative control of the Union government and rejected the Centre's objections to the maintainability of a lawsuit filed by the West Bengal government.

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Prices Of Pulses Softening Amid Forecast Of Good Rain

GOOD rainfall has increased the sowing acreage of pulses, which has softened the price, especially of Urad dal.

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'Rights upheld': Activists hail verdict

HAILING the Supreme Court ruling that divorced Muslim women are entitled to maintenance under the Section 125 of the CrPC, several rights activists on Wednesday said that the verdict will have positive implications on the rights of Muslim women in the country.

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Bodies of 3 Army men recovered after 9 months

THE Army has recovered bodies of its three personnel lost in an avalanche during a mountaineering expedition in Ladakh last year.

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IAS officer lands in Maha soup over fake OBC, disability papers

AN IAS officer in Maharashtra, who came under spotlight for using a red-blue beacon light and a VIP number plate on her private Audi vehicle, was found to have submitted fake disability and Other Backward Class (OBC) certificates to get into the administrative service.

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Rajkot fire victims' kin threaten march if no justice in 6 months

AFTER meeting with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, the families of the victims of the Rajkot TRP game zone fire met Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday.

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Yet another bridge crashes in Bihar

13th such incident in state in less than 3 wks; no casualties reported

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MP man kills wife, 2 children before jumping in front of oncoming train

IN the Vindhya region's Satna district, a horrifying discovery was made as a labourer couple and their two young sons were found murdered at two separate locations.

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BMW hit-and-run accused's father sacked by Shinde

A Mumbai court on Wednesday remanded Mihir Shah, the prime accused in the BMW hitand-run case, to police custody till July 16, while the ruling Shiv Sena sacked his father Rajesh Shah as party deputy leader.

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Diya tables budget: Focus on women, Hindutva

WITH Finance Minister Diya Kumari making several major announcements, the Bhajan Lal government of Rajasthan presented its first full budget on Wednesday.

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Syrian national airline resumes Saudi flights after 12 years

SYRIA's national airline resumed regular services to Saudi Arabia after a 12-year suspension on Wednesday as the first flight arrived in Riyadh.

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Strategic cooperative ties between China, Bangladesh

CHINA and Bangladesh are reaffirming their ties during a visit by Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Beijing on Wednesday as tensions rise in the region over territorial disputes and resources.

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Israel Wants Gaza City Evacuated Amid Heaviest Combat Since Oct 7

UN office used by Hamas attacked; 60% of militants eliminated

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Trump wants second debate, golf match; no, says Biden campaign

DONALD Trump, the Republican presumptive presidential nominee, has offered his rival and incumbent President Joe Biden the opportunity to \"redeem himself in front of the entire world\" via a debate this week while also challenging him to a round of golf.

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Myanmar armed ethnic group group takes over control of town en route to China

MYANMAR ethnic minority fighters said on Wednesday they had seized a town along a key trade highway to China following days of clashes, in another blow to the military.

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Analog Devices aims to tap electric vehicle market

US-based semiconductor company Analog Devices, which has one of the largest R&D centres in Bengaluru, sees huge growth opportunities in the Indian market, and aims to tap the fastest growing market.

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Note ban, GST, Covid erase ₹11.5 lakh cr

THE cumulative impact of the GST roll-out, note-ban along with the pandemic on informal sector has been 4.3% of FY23 GDP or about ₹11.5 trillion, shows an analysis.

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Deal Street in H1 closes 4.4% more transactions

IN spite of over 18% fall in volume, deal street saw transactions worth $37.3 billion being closed in the first six months of the year, logging in a growth of 4.4% year-on-year.

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Vedanta demerger will unlock value, says Agarwal

Each demerged entity will chart its own course, which will give the investors more choices in Vedanta assets, the co’s chairman says

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Reserve Bank further liberalises remittances under LRS through IFSCs

THE Reserve Bank has further liberalised remittances under the LRS (liberalised remittance scheme) via the International Financial Services Centres (IFSCs) by allowing remittances for availing of financial services or financial products as well as all current or capital account transactions, in any other foreign jurisdiction (other than IFSCs) through an FCA held in IFSCs.

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Yamal, 16, shoots for stars with goal for ages

Spark is back in Spain as they storm past France to 2024 Euros final

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