The New Indian Express Madurai - December 24, 2024
The New Indian Express Madurai - December 24, 2024
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In this issue
December 24, 2024
Women lawyers can't appear with face veil: J&K HC
THE Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that women advocates cannot appear before the court with their face covered.
1 min
Govt schools can now fail students of classes 5 and 8
In a major decision, the Centre has scrapped the 'no-detention policy' for classes 5 and 8 in schools governed by it, which means students will be failed if they do not clear the year-end examinations.
1 min
Now, Dhaka note verbale for Hasina's extradition
Ministry of External Affairs confirms receiving it, offers no comment
1 min
Pioneer of Parallel Cinema
DAYS after celebrating his 90th birthday, Shyam Benegal, a towering figure in Indian cinema and a pioneer of the Parallel Cinema movement, passed away in Mumbai on Monday evening.
1 min
Centre approves revised proposal for widening of Ranipet-Chittoor NH
THE Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH) has set the ball rolling for the widening of the 28-km, two-lane stretch of National Highway 40 from Ranipet to the Tamil Nadu-Andhra Pradesh border into a four-lane highway.
1 min
TN won't scrap no-detention policy: Min
SCHOOL Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi on Monday stated that Tamil Nadu will not implement the recent amendment to the Right to Education (RTE) Rules, which removes the no-detention policy for students up to Class 8.
1 min
When a door closed, Annai Sathya home opened a window
The home took in around 100 children who lost their parents to the waves and gave them a new lease on life
3 mins
RGGGH docs save both hands of 40-year-old assaulted with knife
FOLLOWING a nine-hour complex surgical procedure, doctors at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH) managed to save the hands of a 40-year-old woman who was assaulted with a knife during a family dispute.
1 min
Villagers decry merger of panchayats with town panchayats, municipalities
RESIDENTS from several village panchayats across Ramanathapuram opposing the merger of village panchayats with town panchayat and municipalities, petitioned the district collector at the weekly grievances meeting here on Monday.
1 min
Disabled man claims monthly pension not received
CLAIMING that he has not received his monthly pension of ₹1,500 for the last seven months, a 50-year-old disabled person submitted a petition with the differently abled welfare office in Dindigul collectorate complex here on Monday.
1 min
Petition seeks action on illegal Madurai quarries
THE family members of a social activist Gnanasekaran, who was undergoing treatment at Government Rajaji Hospital after being assaulted by a person, submitted a petition to collector MS Sangeetha seeking action against people behind the incident, during the grievance day redressal meeting on Monday.
1 min
Same investigation officer should probe case and counter case: HC
Justice Anand Venkatesh makes observation while quashing lower court order in two cases
2 mins
One lorry carrying human excreta, 4 with food waste detained in Kumari
Police seized four vehicles loaded with food and fish wastes and a lorry loaded with human excreta from Kerala across Kanniyakumari on Monday.
1 min
Kerala finishes removal of waste dumped in Nellai border villages
A total of 30 truck-load of waste were taken back; TN local body officials disinfect the land
2 mins
Asset details of govt staff cannot be shielded from public: HC
SETTING aside an order of the State Information Commission denying information on the assets and liabilities of a government officer, the Madras High Court has held that such details cannot be shielded from public scrutiny.
1 min
3 students feared drowned in Cauvery
THREE school students were washed away in the Cauvery river at Ayyalamman Padithurai at Kudamurutti in Tiruchy on Monday.
1 min
NHRC takes up electrocution of EB workers case suo motu
THE National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of the electrocution of two Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) workers while repairing power lines on Olaiyur Ring Road in KK Nagar, Tiruchy, on December 18.
1 min
VCK dy gen secy: Cadre want party to contest from 25 seats
VCK to chant Ambedkar's name 1K times in Chennai stir
2 mins
Prima facie evidence of laundering exists against Sadiq, says spl CBI court
A special CBI court in Chennai rejected the bail petitions moved by alleged drug kingpin Jaffer Sadiq and his brother Mohammed Saleem, stating that there were sufficient documents available to show that they were prima facie guilty of charges levelled against them.
1 min
Kerala finishes removal of waste dumped in Nellai border villages
A total of 30 truck-load of waste were taken back; TN local body officials disinfect the land
1 min
Villagers want rly to reconsider fencing work
AS the railways department begins fencing works alongside the railway track from Mandabam camp for about 1.5 km, leaving residents to face accessibility issues, locals submitted a petition with DRM Madurai division demanding the railway department to reconsider the fencing works in the specific area.
1 min
Cong MP seeks Shah's resignation
CONDEMNING Union Home Minister Amit Shah's alleged objectionable remarks about BR Ambedkar, Sivaganga MP Karthi P Chidambaram said that the minister had meant that pronouncing the name of a Dalit (Ambedkar) would not help anyone attain heaven.
1 min
Devi Awards: A platform to celebrate works of 17 women
IT was an all-women show without any pink bows. The 30th edition of the Devi Awards, instituted by The New Indian Express group, and the sixth in Delhi on December 23, showcased the work of 17 women in the arts, economics, public service, and governance.
1 min
Begin paver block laying work in Vembakottai
Nearly 20 AIADMK councilors from Vembakottai Panchayat Union petitioned Collector VP Jeyaseelan on Monday, to pass an order to begin paver block laying works in their wards.
1 min
Kerala HC flays govt for dumping waste in TN
Secretary of the local self govt department directed to furnish report on agencies involved in collecting, disposing waste
1 min
RELIGION IN THE TIME OF UNCERTAINTIES
A few months ago, Elon Musk said 'woke' was a virus and he would not rest till he destroyed it. Apart from other motivations, he said he 'lost' his young son to the left as the progressive establishment wholeheartedly assisted the boy's irrevocable transition to become a girl.
4 mins
INFLUENCER OF THE YEAR: ALGORITHM
Algorithms affect most parts of our lives today. With quantum computing set to be unleashed, the future looks loaded in favour of the abilities of instructions coded in machines
5 mins
200 Vande Bharat sleeper trains in line
THE Indian Railways is preparing to launch 200 Vande Bharat sleeper trains following the success of its chair car trains, which have reportedly received positive feedbacks in the regions they are running through.
1 min
E-forensics platform to connect 117 labs: MHA
KEEPING in view the special importance given to forensic evidence after implementation of revamped criminal laws---Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and Bhartiya Sakshya Sanhita (BSS), the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has developed and operationalised an e-Forensics IT platform, which is connected with 117 forensic science laboratories across the country, officials said on Monday.
1 min
Army's equine, canine unit falls short on training, animal transport use: CAG
THE Indian Army's Remount and Veterinary Corps (RVC) fell short of achieving half of its training objectives and failed to fully utilise its Animal Transport (AT) Units, revealed a recent audit conducted by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India on the defence services.
1 min
Building young talent key for New India: Modi
Distributes over 71K appointment letters to new recruits in govt depts under Rozgar Mela
1 min
PMO steps in, asks health ministry to act against misleading adverts
THE Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has directed the Health Ministry to take \"appropriate action\" to amend the draft Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisement) Act, 1954, which aimed to take stringent action against misleading advertisements, including Ayush medicines.
1 min
SHOULD EVALUATE ONOE IN NATIONAL INTEREST
Amid the political heat surrounding the issue, the Modi government has tasked you with heading the JPC. Why do you think this concept is needed for India in the coming years?
3 mins
UP plans crash course on RTI Act at Sangam during Mahakumbh 2025
INTRODUCING new features to the Mahakumbh, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to sensitise the visitors about the Right to Information on the sands of Sangam.
1 min
Three Khalistani terrorists killed in Pilibhit encounter
Three suspected Khalistani terrorists allegedly involved in the grenade attack in Gurdaspur were killed in an encounter with police in Pilibhit early on Monday.
1 min
Parbhani youth killed for being Dalit: Rahul
CONGRESS MP and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday met the family members of Somnath Suryawanshi, who allegedly died in police custody in Parbhani and alleged he was killed because he was a Dalit.
1 min
Protests erupt after idol of Ambedkar vandalised
A statue of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar was vandalized in Ahmedabad's Khokhra area on Monday morning, sparking outrage amid the ongoing controversy over a contentious statement by Home Minister Amit Shah in Parliament about the Dalit icon.
1 min
Manipur govt announces to make 1,946 new police recruits peace messengers
THE Manipur govt will make an endeavour towards restoring peace in the ethnic violence-hit state by not disintegrating a team of 1,946 newly-inducted India Reserve Battalion personnel from Meitei, Kuki, Naga and other communities who were trained together in Assam.
1 min
Snowfall in Himachal, severe cold alert issued
HIMACHAL Pradesh experienced its second light snowfall of the season on Monday, bringing joy to both locals and tourists.
2 mins
College students locked up inside hostel for hours
AS many as 90 students of Government Polytechnic College in Saraikela were allegedly locked inside the hostel for at least two hours on the behest of the principal for failing to pay the contribution money for the fresher's party being charged forcefully by them.
1 min
Almost all on US death row get life
PRESIDENT Joe Biden announced on Monday that he is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment just weeks before Donald Trump, an outspoken proponent of expanding capital punishment, takes office.
1 min
China denies request to probe ship linked to cable cuts: Sweden
SWEDEN's foreign minister said on Monday that China had denied a request for prosecutors to conduct an investigation on a Chinese ship linked to two severed Baltic Sea cables despite Beijing pledging \"cooperation\" with regional authorities.
1 min
Marcel Ciolacu reappointed Romanian PM
ROMANIA's president on Monday nominated incumbent Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu to lead a new pro-European coalition government in hopes of ending a protracted political crisis in the European Union country following the annulment of a presidential election by a top court.
1 min
Israel's pager blast ops started 10 yrs ago: spies
TWO recently retired senior Israeli intelligence agents shared new details about a deadly clandestine operation years in the making that targeted Hezbollah militants in Lebanon and Syria using exploding pagers and walkie-talkies three months ago.
1 min
Don threatens to take back Panama Canal, gets it from Panama's prez
Incoming president says US ships are charged unfair fees; also points to Chinese footprint
1 min
$5 bn scam probe against Hasina over N-plant project
BANGLADESH launched a probe into the alleged $5 billion embezzlement connected to a Russian-backed nuclear power plant by ousted leader Sheikh Hasina and her family, the anti-corruption commission said on Monday.
1 min
Honda-Nissan to be 3rd-largest carmaker
JAPANESE auto giants Honda and Nissan have announced plans to merge operations, creating the world's third-largest automaker by sales, trailing only Toyota and Volkswagen.
1 min
Tata Capital to raise up to $2 billion from overseas mkt
TATA CAPITAL, which after the merger with the group company Tata Motor's NBFC subsidiary has become the 12th largest non-bank player in terms of AUM, is tapping the global debt market to raise up to $2 billion as part of its medium-term notes (MTN) programme.
1 min
TRAI asks telcos to offer tariff vouchers for calls, SMS
THE Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has directed telecom service providers to offer separate special tariff vouchers (STVs) for voice calls and SMS services.
1 min
Adani Defence acquires 85.8% in Air Works
ADANI DEFENCE Systems & Technologies Ltd. (ADSTL) in acquiring 85.8% shareholding in Air Works (AWIEPL), India's largest private sector MRO company with the largest pan-India footprint, said the Adani Group company on Monday. ADSTL will acquire the stake at an enterprise value of ₹400 crore.
1 min
Market snaps 5-day losing streak, retail participants advised to take cautious stance
DOMESTIC equity market snapped a five-day losing streak on Monday with the benchmark indices - BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty - gaining 0.70 per cent each.
1 min
Airtel gains customers for first time since tariff hike in Oct; Jio, Vi lose users
FOR the first time since the tariff hike announced by private telecom service providers in July 2024, Bharti Airtel added 1.9 million subscribers in October 2024.
1 min
Women represent 20% of crypto exchange CoinDCX's high networth customers
WITH the increasing adoption of cryptocurrency, women are now representing 20% of crypto exchange CoinDCX's HNI (high net-worth individual) customers.
1 min
GST rate hike: Used car market faces challenges
Experts say rate hike from 12-18% to impact second-hand vehicle biz
1 min
Razorpay grants employees ₹1L ESOPs to mark 10-yr of operation
FINTECH major Razorpay is awarding employee stock option plans (ESOPs) worth ₹1 lakh to all its current employees as part of its 10 years celebration.
1 min
Beau is not afraid of Test challenges
IMAGINE being Beau Webster. You had just helped Tasmania beat New South Wales at the Sydney Cricket Ground in the Sheffield Shield game around late November. A 61 and 49 with the bat while taking five wickets across two innings. You get called up as cover for Mitchell Marsh ahead of the pink ball Test against India.
3 mins
Naveen & Lokesh one hit away from national glory
IT was a mixed outing for shuttlers from Tamil Nadu in the ongoing Senior National Badminton Championships in Bengaluru on Monday.
1 min
GREEN CORNER IN BOXING DAY BOUT
MCG curator says grass on the surface should excite pacers
4 mins
Hyderabad FC squander 2-goal lead to suffer loss
HYDERABAD FC have endured a difficult run in the ongoing Indian Super League so far. And things turned from bad to worse on Monday.
1 min
Scrap dealer's son Sairaj claims gold
SAIRAJ Pardeshi was pretty clear what he had to become when he was only eight.
2 mins
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Category: Newspaper
Language: English
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