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Chennai-Tiruvallur rly travel time may increase by 10 mins

The travel time for suburban commuters on the ChennaiTiruvallur route may increase by 10 minutes since the railway has imposed a 20 kmph speed limit over a 6-km stretch between Avadi and Ambattur to facilitate pipeline installation beneath the rail track by the metro water department. Currently, local trains are running at speeds of 80 to 90 km/h.

2 DECADES ON, KANNAPAR THIDAL FAMILIES GET A PLACE TO CALL HOME

Ending the two-decade-long struggle of 114 families residing at the corporation-run shelter in Kannappar Thidal, Minister of Youth Welfare and Sports Development Udhayanidhi Stalin on Monday issued housing allotment orders for them.

Class 8 boy harassed by HM, police over missing money, allege parents

SEEKING action against the headmistress of a government school and two police personnel from Mukkudal police station who allegedly harassed their son over 3,500 missing cash, the parents of a Class 8 student petitioned Collector KP Karthikeyan during the grievance meeting on Monday.

Road accidents on city outskirts claim three lives

THREE persons died in two road accidents on the outskirts of the city within just 12 hours.

Thanjavur gang-rape victim wants six accused detained till judgment

A gang-rape victim from Thanjavur district urged the district administration to take steps to keep all the six accused under detention till the judgement in the case was pronounced as she feared threat to her life if they were let out on bail.

20-yr-old female elephant found dead in MTR

A 20-year-old female elephant was found dead at Nelakottai in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) on Sunday.

EPS joins issue with Stalin over investment MoUs

AIADMK general secretary Edappapdi K Palaniswami on Monday took exception to the statement of Chief Minister MK Stalin that only 10% of the MoUs signed during the foreign visits of Palaniswami during his tenure as CM was realised.

CM opens two mini TIDEL parks worth ₹60 cr

CHIEF Minister M K Stalin on Monday inaugurated two miniTIDEL parks at Pillayarpatti in Thanjavur district and in Omalur taluk of Salem district virtually from Chennai.

VCK man takes swipe at Udhaya over deputy CM post, DMK seeks action

JUST days after a video of his old speech on the need for \"powersharing\" shared by VCK president Thol Thirumavalavan on his official 'X' handle sparked animated discussions on realignment in the state's political landscape, a veiled attack on CM Stalin's scion Udhayanidhi by VCK's deputy general secretary Aadhav Arjuna has triggered strong reactions from the DMK.

DVAC books ex-AIADMK min, daughter

DVAC registered a case against former AIADMK minister for Adi Dravidar Welfare department N Subramanian and his daughter for allegedly collecting ₹41 lakh from a businessman under the pretext of getting him a government job.

70 workers returned to work, says Samsung

AROUND 70 to 80 workers at the Samsung plant in Sriperumbudur left the protest and reported back to work on Monday, according to sources.

Cops bust Fedex, 'CBI officer' scams after ₹3.4 crore extorted

THE Tamil Nadu police's cybercrime wing recently handled two cases where the victims transferred a total of around 3.4 crore to cyber fraudsters who posed as Mumbai police (Fedex scam) and a CBI officer (Telecom scam).

Laddu: Ex-TTD chief and Swamy move SC

Former tirumala tirupati Devasthanams (ttD) chairperson and YSrc rajya Sabha mP YV Subba reddy, and senior BJP leader Dr Subramanian Swamy on monday moved the Supreme court, seeking a courtmonitored investigation into the allegations ofsubstandard ingredients being used to prepare Laddus at the Srivari temple in tirumala.

Drama over CPM leader's mortal remains

DRAMATIC scenes unfolded at the Ernakulam Town Hall when the mortal remains of veteran communist leader and former CPM central committee member M M Lawrence, 95, were kept for public homage on Monday.

NAVIGATING THE MINEFIELDS OF J&K ELECTIONS

The challenges of conducting polls in a combat zone are many. The dividend from Article 370's abrogation is likely to flow when an elected government takes charge

THE SUIT vs SARI CONFUSION

HE Securities and Exchange Board of India is one of the most important financial institutions in the country.

Modi meets Palestine presiden

In New York, PM also holds talks with his Nepal counterpart and Kuwait Crown Prince

Parliament standing committees await names as TMC drags feet

THOUGH the government has constituted certain parliamentary standing committees after hectic parleys with the Opposition parties, there has been no official notification on the chairship of the panels yet.

After oath, Dissanayake says will lead by example in Lanka

COLOMBO: Anura Kumara Dissanayake, 56, who won Sri Lanka's keenly fought presidential polls on September 21 took oath as the ninth president by Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya at a brief, simple ceremony on Monday at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.

Eastern Ladakh epicentre of multiple manoeuvres

THE Indian Army troops on Sunday displayed multiple tactical tank exercises in the icy heights of eastern Ladakh.

Om Birla says legislative bodies should make governance more responsive

IT is imperative that legislative bodies discuss and share schemes for welfare of the society’s last person through use of technology, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on monday.

'On UAPA, stick to timeline for prosecution noď

THE Supreme Court on Monday held that the timeline stipulated for recommendation and grant of prosecution sanction under the anti-terror law UAPA has to be strictly adhered to as without such limitations, power will enter the realm of the \"unbridled\" which is \"antithetical to a democratic society.

2 bridges collapse in Bihar within 24 hrs, Oppn steps up attack on Nitish

REVIVING memories of the bridge collapse spree, Bihar witnessed two incidents of bridge collapse in two separate districts of the state.

Fishplates removed by rly staff, 3 detained in Surat

DAYS after miscreants tampered with a railway track between Surat and Kim railway track by removing 71 rail safety clips, and two fish plates, the Surat Police on Monday detained three people, including two railway employees, for their alleged involvement in the incident.

Badlapur sex assault case suspect killed in self-defence by police

A man accused of sexually assaulting two girls in a school in Badlapur town in Maharashtra's Thane district died in \"retaliatory firing\" by the police after he allegedly snatched a cop's gun and opened fire, police said on Monday.

... meanwhile, Shah calls Cong 'anti-SC' in Haryana

HOME Minister Amit Shah on Monday dubbed the Congress as an \"antiDalit\" party and accused it of insulting leaders like Kumari Selja and Ashok Tanwar.

On J&K statehood, Rahul builds pressure on BJP...

RAHUL Gandhi addressed two poll rallies in Jammu and Kashmir on the last day of campaigning for the second phase of the Assembly polls on Monday and said that the Congress would build pressure on the BJP government to restore statehood.

CBI questions TMC MLA in RG Kar case

TRINAMOOL Congress MLA Nirmal Ghosh on Monday appeared before CBI in connection with its probe into the rapemurder of a 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor.

BJP preps Maha plan: 13 seniors to cover 8 regions

THE BJP has designated 13 senior leaders, including Union ministers, to oversee campaigning in poll-bound Maharashtra's eight regions.

Maha clearance: Brahmin funds, Rajput welfare

AHEAD of the Maharashtra assembly polls, the ruling Maha Yuti on Monday approved 24 major decisions, including setting up a ₹50-crore fund for the students belonging to the Brahmin community that will also help them start any business.