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5-member panel to assess safety of new Pamban bridge

UNION Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday said a five-member committee under the guidance of Additional Members (Bridges) of the Railway Board has been set up to examine the concerns raised by the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS), South Circle, AM Chowdhary, regarding the new Pamban bridge.

Stalin has betrayed Tamil people by rejecting Modi's Vishwakarma scheme: BJP

THE state unit of the BJP on Thursday took strong exception to the decision of Chief Minister MK Stalin not to implement the Prime Minister's Vishwakarma Scheme saying it strengthens the system of caste-based vocation.

₹25K cost slapped on caste assn for ‘inhumane’ plea

THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court recently imposed ₹25,000 cost on a caste welfare association for filing an ‘inhumane’ petition seeking to forbear non-members of the association from taking out funeral processions through the residential streets of its members in Panayadipatti panchayat in Virudhunagar district.

Udhaya attends swearing-in event of Jharkhand CM

DEPUTY Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Thursday attended the swearing-in ceremony of JMM president Hemant Soren as Chief Minister of Jharkhand.

India considers whole world its family: Murmu

INDIA has always followed the principle of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' and considers the whole world its family, President Droupadi Murmu said on Thursday.

ED can issue summons in money-laundering cases even after filing chargesheet, says court

THE Madras High Court has ruled that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is empowered to issue summons to the accused as part of further investigations even after the complaint (equivalent to a chargesheet for an FIR) is filed in the jurisdictional court in a case of money laundering.

BRING STRICTER LAWS TO STOP SEXUAL ASSAULT OF KIDS BY KIN, HC TELLS GOVT

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court recently urged the state to bring stricter laws and punishment to curtail sexual offences against children by family members or close friends.

Crops on 14K ha under water across state, says minister

If crops had sustained over 33% damage, ryots will be compensated

Honorarium of surgeons, other med staff hiked

THE GCC revised the honorarium for private medical specialists performing surgeries in Urban Community Health Centres, on Thursday.

Parks & burial grounds in shambles, not consulted on vending zones: Councillors

WARD councillors raised concerns about the poor maintenance of parks and attributed it to a delay in renewing maintenance contracts, at the council meeting at Ripon Building on Thursday.

CORPN DROPS PLAN TO CONSTRUCT ECO-PARK IN PERUNGUDI

Move follows uproar over proposal to use reclaimed dumpyard land

0.57 acres of waterbodies to be given for ECR expansion

THE Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has passed a retrospective resolution confirming the issuance of a no-objection certificate (NOC) for transferring 0.57 acres of the total 13.09 acres of government porambokku land located in Palavakkam, Kottivakkam, Neelankarai, and Injambakkam, to the Highways Department for expanding the East Coast six-lane highway road near Sholinganallur.

Textbook corpn plans to sign 1,000 translation agreements this book fair

THE Tamil Nadu Textbook and Educational Services Corporation is planning to sign at least 1,000 MoUs with foreign publishers for translating books at the upcoming Chennai International Book Fair, scheduled to be held from January 16 to 18, 2025.

Docs to intensify stir from Nov 30 over govt's failure to record main demands

THE Tamil Nadu Government Doctors Association (TNGDA) announced that it will intensify the protest from Saturday and will stop all elective surgeries from December 3, condemning the 'record of discussion' held with Health Secretary Supriya Sahu on Tuesday.

Chennai, Thoothukudi among ports used for smuggling poppy seeds

THE Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has recently flagged a nation-wide alert regarding the smuggling of poppy seeds from Malaysia and other southeast Asian countries through ports across India, including Chennai and Thoothukudi, by either misdeclaring the cargo or concealing it in some other consignment.

DEVISE MONSOON PLAN TO PROTECT HOMELESS

Following the major impact of the 2015 floods in Chennai, the government of Tamil Nadu has been putting special focus on flood mitigation measures in the city.

Mild intensity blast in Delhi's Rohini area, second in forty days

A mild-intensity explosion at the entrance of a park near Delhi Police's Crime Branch office in Rohini on Thursday cocked a snook at the security apparatus in the national capital at a time when Parliament is in session.

No road to reach hospital, TN girl dies of snakebite

A 13-year-old girl of Alakattu Vattuvanahalli panchayat, a hamlet located on a hillock, died of snakebite on Thursday after it took nearly two hours for the villagers to reach the bottom of the hill by carrying her on a doli for 8km on unmotorable road.

College girl confined and raped for 2 days, 1 held

IN a suspected gang-rape of a 17-year-old college girl, one person was arrested under the Pocso Act and remanded in judicial custody on Thursday, and at least five more, including a juvenile, are under investigation in Mayiladuthurai.

Weather system weakens, but red alert for city on Saturday

THE deep depression over the Southwest Bay of Bengal remained stationary about 100 km east-northeast of Trincomalee.

CCI launches probe against Google

THE Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Thursday launched an investigation into Google after online gaming firm WinZo accused the US tech giant of anti-competitive practices.

Mahayuti leaders discuss Maha power-share formula with Shah

Eknath Shinde, Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar hold talks with the Union home minister

Buzz on tough talk as Jaishankar meets Modi

AMID escalating tensions in Bangladesh, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the situation.

Massive fire in UP hospital, 10 newborns dead

TEN newborn babies died of burn injuries and suffocation after a massive fire broke out at the neo-natal intensive care unit (NICU) of Rani Laxmi Bai Medical College in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh late on Friday night.

TDON'T RESPOND TO FACELESS TROLLS'

As he gears up for the release of his upcoming film Miss You, actor Siddharth opens up on returning to the romance genre after a long time, his career post Chithha’s success, the criticisms for Indian 2, and more

Suriya 45 goes on floors

UST a few weeks after the release of Siva's Kanguva, Suriya is back on sets to film his upcoming project with director RJ Balaji.

Once Upon a Time in Madras to release in December

Earlier, we reported that the Bharath-starrer Once Upon a Time in Madras was scheduled to hit theatres on September 26. However, it will now release instead on December 13, alongside the Shiva-starrer Soodhu Kavvum 2: Naadum Naatu Makkalum.

Beauty that burdens, desire that disrupts

Argentinian filmmaker Mariana Wainstein's Linda, screened at the 55th International Film Festival of India, delves into the uneasy intersections of beauty, class, and desire, unraveling the dynamics of an upmarket household shaken by the presence of a magnetic maid

First look of Rio Raj's Sweetheart is here

HE first look poster of Rio Raj's upcoming film, Sweetheart, was unveiled by Yuvan Shankar Raja and Silambarasan TR on Wednesday.

When ads go beyond agenda

Actor Aishwarya Rai released a short video in which she spoke about street harassment, to coincide with the International Day For The Elimination of Violence Against Women on November 25.