The New Indian Express Chennai - August 11, 2024

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August 11, 2024

2 soldiers killed in encounter in poll-bound J&K

TWO soldiers were killed while three other jawans and two civilians were injured in an encounter with militants in the forest area of Kokernag in poll-bound Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district on Saturday.

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Eco-sensitive area tag: States propose to omit private lands

50 of 135 TN villages suggested by Kasturirangan allegedly left out

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FULL SUPPORT TO REHAB: MODI

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi visited the landslide-ravaged areas of Wayanad on Saturday and promised all support in the relief and rehabilitation efforts.

1 min

Govt green light for desi nuclear-powered sub likely

A government green light to enhance the attack capability of the Indian Navy is due this year through the manufacture nuclear-powered submarines.

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'VIDIYAL' OF A GREENER CITY

Apart from building a sanctuary around his home, M Sreedhar of Chromepet initiated a movement to spread green canopy in his neighbourhood

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A service, jumbo-sized

TREADING through the dense forests of Mudumalai Tiger Reserve with the midday sun shining in full glow, Dr Sivaganesan Natarajan and his companion found themselves caught in a chance encounter.

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IN TUNE WITH EASY LEARNING

THE students of the Panchayat Union Primary School in Kurunchankkulam of Tenkasi district were repeating after instructor M Muthu Durai's words; astoundingly, the chorus they made had a tune to it.

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India's 1st abrasive waterjet unveiled by IIT-M director

AN IIT Madras backed start-up has designed India's first abrasive waterjet machine which can be used for cutting combustible materials without generating heat, and can play a major role in the semiconductor, aviation, defence and diamond industries.

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Action sought against illegal 'no parking' boards in city

THE Madras High Court has asked the police and Chennai Corporation to file a report on the action taken to remove unauthorised installation of 'no Parking' boards and restricting the use of public spaces by placing flower pots or barricades by residential associations and individual bungalow owners.

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200 gig workers take part in traffic awareness seminar

THE city traffic police organised a seminar at Vadapalani on Saturday as part of its Zero Accident Day (ZAD) campaign for about 100-200 delivery personnel working for e-commerce platforms.

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Man held for cheating couple of ₹8L

A 57-year-old man and his wife were arrested by Avadi police for allegedly cheating a couple of ₹8 lakh by promising them high returns.

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Heavy to very heavy rain likely in 5 dists today; sky to be cloudy in Chennai

THE Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has issued heavy to very heavy rainfall alert in isolated places over ghat areas of Coimbatore district, Nilgiris, Namakkal, Tiruchy and Perambalur districts on Sunday.

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TNSDC to set up gamified platform to conduct Olympiad for govt schools

THE Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation (TNSDC) is set to introduce a gamified platform that will be integrated into 13,500 government schools across the state for conducting \"Naan Mudhalvan Olympiad\" - a competition for government school students of Classes 6, 7 and 8, to identify, nurture their cognitive skills at an early stage.

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JC sexually harassing us, allege 21 HR&CE women staff in Madurai

CLAIMING that the joint commissioner (JC) of HR&CE department (Madurai) has been sexually harassing them for the last few months, a group of 21 female employees of the department filed a complaint with the commissioner of the department against the official on Saturday.

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CBI files new case, questions ex-idol wing chief

CBI has registered a fresh case against retired IG and former head of Idol wing CID, AG Pon Manickavel, for allegedly falsely implicating former DSP Kader Batcha in a criminal case leading to his arrest.

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Probe irregularities in recruitment of professors: HC to Madras university

THE Madras High Court has directed the University of Madras to probe the alleged irregularities in appointing professors.

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TN 2nd in renewable energy generation in south, again

State leads in wind power; Karnataka & Kerala better in hydel power.

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SI names judge in FIR, faces heat

MADRAS High Court has ordered the DGP to take action against an SI for mentioning the name of a judge in an FIR registered regarding dispute over increase of rental of a shop.

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Athikadavu project: BJP threatens indefinite fast

BJP state president K Annamalai said the national party's goal is to form a coalition government in Tamil Nadu in the 2026 legislative assembly election.

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2 tourists cook inside room, die after inhaling charcoal smoke

TWO youth died of suspected suffocation caused due to burning of charcoal inside a closed room in a hotel in Kodaikanal on Saturday morning.

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NIA nabs human trafficker absconding for three years

THE National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday arrested a key member of a Sri Lankan human trafficking racket at Ramanathapuram.

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DMK took credit for flyover built by us, says AIADMK, stages protest

CLAIMING credit for the Ukkadam-Athupalam flyover that was opened on Friday, the AIADMK asserted that the plan to construct it took shape during the collectors' meeting convened by the late CM J Jayalalithaa in 2014-15 when the present AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami was the Highways Minister.

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Kerala survivors pour their heart out to Modi

FROM the moment survivors at the Meppadi relief camp learned of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visit, a wave of anticipation swept through those affected by the devastating landslide in Chooralmala and Mundakkai.

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Terminated SC faculty alleges caste bias, BIM rejects accusation

THE Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM) is embroiled in a controversy surrounding allegations of discrimination against a Scheduled Caste (SC) faculty member, who was terminated by the management last year.

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Kanchi seer calls for peace in Bangladesh

CHENNAI: Special prayers for restoration of peace and normalcy in Bangladesh are being held at Kanchi on the guidance of Kanchi Shankaracharya Pujyashri Shankara Vijayendra Saraswathi Shankaracharya Swamiji.

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A FEW GRAMS OF DESPAIR

A COUNTRY'S success at the Olympics is always measured in medals.

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Centre launches campaign to eliminate elephantiasis, targets 6 endemic districts

THE Centre on Saturday launched a nationwide drug administration campaign to eliminate lymphatic filariasis, the world's second leading cause of long-term disability.

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Somanathan to replace Rajeev Gauba as cabinet secretary this month-end

THE government on Saturday named Finance Secretary TV Somanathan as the new cabinet secretary for a two-year tenure.

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RSS weekly reignites debate on caste system, calls it 'unifying factor'

AT a time when the BJP is opposed to the caste census being demanded by the Opposition, an editorial appearing in the latest issue of RSS weekly Panchjanya has reignited a debate.

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Bangla crisis: Bhilwara's yarn mills grind to a halt

THE political mess in Bangladesh has created a massive crisis for the textile industry in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district.

1 min

India to fund 28 water projects in Maldives

In first top-level visit to Male from New Delhi after Muizzu takes charge, Jaishankar conveys greetings from PM Modi

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SC seeks govt reply on plea for muscular dystrophy care

THE Supreme Court has granted two weeks' time to the Additional Solicitor General (ASG), senior law officer of the Centre, to get more clarity on the status of a petition pending before the Delhi High Court regarding muscular dystrophy.

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Rape, murder of doctor in hosp triggers massive stir

Kolkata cops say a suspect held for killing the 2nd-year PG student

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Cong campaign against price rise, crime against women in UP

IN a bid to corner Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government in Uttar Pradesh over issues, including unemployment, price rise and crime against women, the state unit of the Congress is contemplating a statewide outreach programme encompassing street plays, night camps in villages and \"prabhat pheris\".

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Extension for panel to look into Maratha quota

THE Maharashtra government on Saturday extended the term of the Sandeep Shinde committee till December 31, 2024, enabling it to scrutinize records for the reservation in jobs for the Maratha-Kunbi community.

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Yet another bridge collapse in Bihar, this time in Tejashwi's Vaishali dist

THERE seems no end to the incidents of bridge collapse in Bihar as a small bridge fell down in Vaishali district.

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BJP's 'Tiranga Yatra' to counter Cong 'Nyay Yatra' in Gujarat

A day after the Congress launched its 'Nyaya Yatra' in Gujarat, the BJP kicked off its \"Tiranga Yatra' from Rajkot on Saturday, heating up the political scene in the state.

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Numerical grading in appraisal forms of Himachal officers

HIMACHAL Pradesh's Class I and Class II officers, including those of IAS, will get numerical grading in their annual performance appraisal report (APAR) system.

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1.92L Indians visited Kartarpur in 3 yrs: Data

AROUND 1.92 lakh devotees from India visited Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan through the Kartarpur Sahib corridor in the past three years, the Rajya Sabha was informed recently.

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Rescuers say 93 dead in Israeli strike

Hamas militants were active in Islamic school hit in Gaza City: Israel

1 min

Yunus slams violence against minorities

BANGLADESH'S interim leader Muhammad Yunus on Saturday appealed for religious unity and condemned attacks on the minority communities in the violence-hit nation, terming them as \"heinous\".

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Quit to protect other judges, says Bangladesh chief justice

BANGLADESH'S Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan told journalists at the apex court premises on Saturday that he decided to resign considering the safety of judges of the Supreme Court, High Court and lower courts across the country amid the emerging situation, The Daily Star newspaper reported.

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Russia says it launched 'counter-terror ops' to halt Ukrainian advance

MOSCOW on Saturday mounted a \"counter-terror operation\" in three border regions adjoining Ukraine to halt Kyiv's advance deeper into Russia and warned that the fighting endangered a nuclear power plant.

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UNHAPPY NEIGHBOURS, AND POOR DIPLOMACY

EXACTLY two years ago, in August 2022, Sri Lanka's President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa and 2 security guards fled the country hours before he was slated to resign.

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'Sebi chief linked to offshore funds'

US-based short-seller Hindenburg Research on Saturday alleged that current SEBI Chairperson Madhabi Buch and her husband, Dhaval Buch, had hidden stakes in the exact same obscure offshore Bermuda and Mauritius funds, found in the same complex nested structure, used by Vinod Adani, brother of billionaire Gautam Adani, in what it calls the money siphoning scandal.

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'Banks need to focus on deposits'

FINANCE minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday stressed upon the importance for the banks to focus on their primary banking activities, specifically in terms of collecting deposits and providing loans to those in need of financial assistance.

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Sebi flags rising demand-supply gap in debt papers

GIVEN the rising mismatch between demand and supply of debt market instruments across investor classes, a senior Sebi official has urged the mutual fund industry and its lobby Amfi to conduct voluntary and credible industry-wide stress tests.

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Tribunal stays IRDAI order against Rashmi Saluja

IN a relief to Religare Enterprises chairperson Dr Rashmi Saluja, the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) has stayed for 12 weeks the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) order directing Care Health Insurance to buy back 75,69,685 shares of CHIL allotted to and revoking unexercised and / or unvested stock options of Dr Rashmi Saluja.

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NEERAJ SILVER IN THE WORDS OF COACH KLAUS

THEY share a very sacred bond: Olympic silver medallist Neeraj Chopra and his coach Klaus Bartonietz.

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Reetika out, India's Olympics over

INDIAN wrestler Reetika Hooda put up a stout defence against top seed Aiperi Medet Kyzy before losing the women's 76kg quarterfinal bout, which turned into an intense power struggle at the Paris Olympics here on Saturday.

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