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No IB review in 5 years, CISF requests MHA to list vital installations

SINCE the Intelligence Bureau has not conducted a review of the categories of sensitive and vital installations across the country in the last five years, the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), which is responsible for protecting them, has sent a request to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs in this regard, sources said.

Why statehood not restored, asks Kharge

CONGRESS chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday asked the BJP government why it has not restored statehood to J&K when it holds the power.

Disaster risk insurance must be made affordable for vulnerable: Mishra

EXPRESSING concerns over the rising frequency and intensity of disasters, the Principal Secretary to Prime Minister, P K Mishra, on Saturday stressed the need to expand affordable disaster risk insurance to vulnerable populations.

Agazhi op: Cops crack down on land grab kangaroo court in Tiruchy, Pudukkottai

CRACKING down on land grabbing and kangaroo courts, the Tiruchy and Pudukkottai police through a joint operation, ‘Operation Agazhi' since Thursday night seized a total of 258 land records, 68 bank passbooks, 75 promissory notes, 82 blank cheques, 18 mobile phones and 84 SIM cards following searches at the residences of a list of suspects in both the districts.

ON THE BRIDGE BETWEEN DEMOCRACIES

RAHUL Gandhi's recent visit to the US has garnered significant attention, both in India and abroad.

Podhu Dikshitars reject allegation of temple land sale

PODHU Dikshitars have denied the claims of the state government, made before the the Madras High Court, that they have sold the land of the Natarajar temple.

FOR AAP, KEJRIWALISM IS THE ONLY FUEL

Apolitician's identity is his ideology.

History-sheeter shot in both knees during escape bid

A40-year-old history-sheeter was shot at in both the knees and arrested when he allegedly attacked a policeman with a knife and threatened a police team in the early hours of Saturday.

Australian Space Agency head meets minister

AUSTRALIAN Space Agency Head Enrico Palermo met Tamil Nadu Industries Minister TRB Rajaa and highlighted Australia's value proposition as a space partner, investor and innovator to support space exploration, during his visit to Chennai and Sriharikota on Friday and Saturday.

Private firm's bus rams bike killing 2, driver held; company's 10 other buses vandalised

TWO men from Bodichipalli were killed after the bus of a private company hit their motorcycle near Kelamangalam on Friday night.

Laddu issue: Naidu to consult Hindu seers to uphold sanctity of Tirumala

'Quality test of prasadam, cleansing of temples to be carried out across Andhra Pradesh soon'

Pinarayi disowns Anvar, backs ADGP

SENDING a clear indication that he would not back PV Anvar, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday rejected the LDF-backed MLA's accusations of an alleged nexus between police and gold smugglers.

'System being installed at ₹19 cr to curb jumbo deaths on rly tracks

THE Southern Railway has informed the Madras HC that installation of optical fibre cable (OFC)based Intrusion Detection System (IDS) is being installed for preventing elephant deaths due to the animals crossing railway tracks between Coimbatore and Palakkad, bordering TN and Kerala.

Rodents nibble ventilator pipes at paediatric OT of Madurai GRH

VENTILATOR pipes used for surgeries inside an operation theatre of the paediatric ward in Government Rajaji Hospital were found to be damaged by rodents, which allegedly chewed through the pipes.

Six cases cracked, 12K kg tobacco products seized in 1 month: DGP

TN police have cracked six major gutkha cases and seized nearly 12,000 kg of banned tobacco products in the past one month, a release from Director General of Police Shankar Jiwal said on Saturday.

'One nation, one poll' dangerous, flawed: Kamal

MNM general body that met in Chennai re-elects actor-turned politician as prez

OBC employees assn seeks nationwide caste census, takes out rally

THE National Confederation of OBC Employees Associations held a demonstration on Saturday pressing for 15 demands, including the conduct of a nationwide caste-based census.

Lankan Navy arrests 37 TN fishers, seizes three boats

A total of 37 fishermen from the district were arrested by the Sri Lankan navy on Saturday for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line.

HC: Don't allow construction of govt buildings on waterbodies

The Madurai Bench of Madras HC directed the secretary of the rural development and panchayat raj department, and secretary of municipal administration and water supply department to issue a detailed circular instructing officials that in future, while selecting sites for constructing any building, it should be ensured that waterbodies are not chosen for constructing buildings.

4 revenue officials booked for issuing 'bogus' patta

THE Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) on Friday filed a case against four Velachery taluk officials and two others for allegedly passing off government plot as private property by issuing a 'bogus' patta.

VIT fest: Rajaa says TN govt committed to help startups

THE three-day flagship technical fest of Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), TechnoVIT 2024, concluded on Saturday.

Desilt small tanks, reservoirs to save more rainwater, say govt engineers

'Dredging 507 of 1,550 tanks in and around Chennai may help store 3.75 tmcft of water'

NGO GIVES MANY A LEG-UP AND MORE

Adinath Jain Trust, established in 1979 by D Mohan, offers a wide range of social services including free prosthetic limbs, wheelchairs, walkers for disabled

Atishi takes oath as Delhi CM, thanks political guru Kejriwal

ANUP VERMA @New Delhi ATISHI on Saturday took oath as the third woman chief minister of Delhi after Sushma Swaraj and Sheila Dikshit.

India, US closer than ever: Biden

US president hosts PM Modi at his private residence in Delaware ahead of Quad meet

Oly: Open team on cusp of glory

THE Indian Open team moved within whispering distance of winning gold for the first time at the chess Olympiad.

Ahmedabad? Selected region name not sent to IOC

IT is almost close to one year since Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India would be bidding for the 2036 Olympics, but the name of the host city is yet to be sent to the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

FIR on ex-AIADMK minister, sons in ₹27cr plan-permit case

THE Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) has booked a corruption case against former housing minister R Vaithilingam, his two sons and Shriram Properties, a private company, in a ₹27.9crore bribe-for-planning permission case.

'Hindi cinema bankrupt is not of ideas'

LAAPATAA Ladies director Kiran Rao talked about the current state of Hindi cinema at the Mumbai Dialogues, an event organised by The New Indian Express, in Mumbai on Friday.

Not a typical Chepauk track as pacers thrive

WHEN Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and opted to field against India on an unusually overcast day in Chennai on Friday, he was the only second captain to do so in Test cricket at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.