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Army's anti-terror mission reaches 600 J&K villagers

IN yet another move to strengthen the counter-terrorist arrangements in the Jammu region of the Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory, the Army has initiated training Village Defence Guards (VDGs).

HC collegium told to reconsider 2 judges' elevation

The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that a High Court Chief Justice could not unilaterally reject a judicial officer's candidature for appointment as an HC Judge.

Don't allow construction in regulated areas near heritage sites, KMC told

THE National Monument Authority (NMA) has decided to write to the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), urging it not to grant permission for any construction within regulated or prohibited areas near protected heritage sites without mandatory approval from it.

West Asia conflict hits trade flow, shipping cost up: EAM

THE ongoing conflict in West Asia has understandably raised concerns about several contemporary initiatives, said External Affairs Minister S.

ASSIMILATING ASSAM WITH REST OF INDIA

Most Indian schoolchildren are rarely taught the fascinating history of the Northeast. We should use recent scholarship to bring the region closer to the rest of the country

SC stays HC order restoring DA cases of ministers

Apex court had questioned powers of Madras HC judge to initiate suo motu proceeding against six sitting minister

'State drafting Deep Tech Policy to power trillion-dollar dream'

THE state is in the process of drafting a Deep Tech Policy, a firstof-its-kind in the country, to help realise Chief Minister MK Stalin's vision of making the state a trillion-dollar economy, said Minister for Information Technology and Digital Services (IT&DS) Palanivel Thiaga Rajan (PTR).

Doctor arrested for sexual assault of 12 school stduents

THE Perur All-Women Police (AWPS) on Friday arrested a doctor under Pocso Act for sexually assaulting 12 girl students of government high school in Thondamuthur block during a medical camp.

What % of carts in Marina can be given to PwDs: HC

Disabled persons sought 5% pushcarts that will be given under beautification scheme

64,217 cops deployed across state for Vinayagar Chaturthi celebrations

THE state police have made elaborate security arrangements to ensure a peaceful Vinayagar Chaturthi festival from Saturday, an official statement said.

Main accused in manhandling DSP case nabbed

THE Aruppukottai police on Friday arrested the main accused in connection with the incident in which DSP Gayathri was manhandled while attempting to prevent protesters from staging a road blockade over a murder in Aruppukottai on Tuesday.

Cops targeting family, minor son detained: Victim's mom

THE mother of a victim in the former Ambasamudram ASP Balveer Singh's custodial torture case claimed that the Vikramasingapuram police conducted a raid at her house for ganja and gutka products, targeting her son on Friday.

SPIRITUAL TALK AT SCHOOLS SPARKS OUTRAGE

A ‘spiritual speaker' invited to make motivational speech at government schools triggered a controversy by his remarks on karma and rebirth, and blaming children for their struggles in life, prompting the state government to take action.

3 MoUs inked, TN may get₹850 cr in investments

Lincoln Electric, Vishay Precision, Visteon sign deals in the presence of CM Stalin

Pvt firms can set up hydel plants under new policy

AFTER introducing the repowering, refurbishment and life extension policy for wind projects, the state government has come up with its first 'Small Hydel Policy 2024' on Thursday.

Disaster averted in Vallur as CNG pipe burst tackled within 20 mins

IN a major scare, a compressed natural gas (CNG) pipeline belonging to Torrent Gas burst and began to leak gas.

Two infants charred to death at Tiruttani, parents still critical

IN a tragic incident, two children, aged three and one, died after a fire broke out in a twostorey building at Tiruttani in Tiruvallur in the wee hours of Friday.

Over 250 tonnes of waste removed from city parks in mass cleaning drive

A mass cleaning drive was taken up across the 871 parks in the city by the Greater Chennai Corporation on Friday.

Hike security at all PHCS: DPH to dist health officers

DIRECTOR of Public Health Dr T S Selvavinayagam has instructed all district health officers to enhance security in all primary health centres (PHCs) after the union health ministry directed all states to submit action-taken reports on immediate security measures implemented at medical institutions, in the wake of the rape-murder of a PG doctor in Kolkata.

TN health authority to attempt whole genome sequencing of dengue virus

IN a first, the State Public Health Laboratory under the Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine (DPH) is attempting to carry out whole genome sequencing (WGS) of the dengue virus to determine the strain and severity of the disease, as was done in the case of Covid-19.

Infanticide case: Mom, dad nabbed, were unhappy over second girl baby

Couple were arrested when they approached village panchayat secy seeking help to evade arrest

Brick wall discovered at Vembakottai site

ARCHAEOLOGISTS discovered a brick wall during the third phase of excavation at Vembakottai on Friday.

Stolen TN idol back from US after 20 yrs

THE Tamil Nadu police's Idol Wing CID has brought back a Lord Krishna idol worth 5 crore from the USA, around 20 years after it was supposed to have been stolen by infamous smuggler Subhash Kapoor, according to an official statement on Friday.

PRAVEEN'S RECORD JUMP GIVES INDIA SIXTH GOLD

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BJP promises 5 lakh jobs, terror-free J&K

Article 370 has become history, will never return: Shah

Call to change B'desh flag, anthem

AMID the continuing uncertainty in Bangladesh after prime minister Sheikh Hasina fled on August 5, a section in the country is lobbying to get the national flag and the national anthem changed.

Putin Backs Harris For Prez Polls; US Says Don't Interfere

RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he supported Kamala Harris in November's US presidential election, an apparent wry remark that led to a renewed call from Washington for the Kremlin to "stop interfering”.

Kapil Creates History With Bronze

From being electrocuted in his teen to running tea kiosk to finishing on podium at Paris Paralympics: Story of visually challenged judoka from Madhya Pradesh

GST Has Reduced Burden On Common Man: FM

UNION Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the narrative that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) has become a burden on the common man is wrong.

Can India Move Global Climate Action Goalposts?

THE latest Economic Survey has stirred a debate by suggesting a departure from the widely accepted 1.5°C target for limiting global temperature rise.