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Tongue splitting: Survey on in dist to identify illegal tattoo shops

THE health department, in collaboration with the city corporation, has initiated a district-wide survey to identify tattoo shops and curb illegal procedures like tongue-splitting.

103 kg ganja seized from car's secret compartment, 3 held

THE police seized 103 kg of ganja stashed away in a car near Kodiyamman Koil on the Thanjavur-Kumbakonam road and arrested three people in connection with the seizure on Tuesday.

Effluents from pvt sugar mill damaging paddy, say farmers

FARMERS in Kattur near Lalgudi in the district complain that a private sugar mill in the village has been discharging effluents illegally into a canal that irrigates hundreds of acres of paddy fields.

MAN GETS LIFE TERM IN 2016 MURDER CASE

The additional district sessions court in Kumbakonam on Tuesday sentenced a 44-year-old man to life imprisonment in a 2016 murder case.

Was eco study done before beach sand mining nod?

The Madras High Court on Tuesday questioned government authorities whether an environment impact assessment was carried out before allowing private firms to mine beach sand in Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli and Kanniyakumari districts.

NGOs urge TN to hold rural local body elections

Citizen groups including Thannatchi, Arappor Iyakkam, Voice of People, Institute of Grassroots and Governance (IGG) and Thozhan have urged the TNSEC and the state to expedite and conduct rural local body elections in 28 districts.

Was eco study done before beach sand mining nod?

The Madras High Court on Tuesday questioned government authorities whether an environment impact assessment was carried out before allowing private firms to mine beach sand in Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli and Kanniyakumari districts.

Land use policy draft points to shift towards horticulture farming in TN

State plan panel submits draft Sustainable Land Use Policy, bats for holistic spatial land use

Basha laid to rest amid huge police deployment in Kovai

OVER 2,000 police personnel and 200 RAF personnel were deployed from Ukkadam to Flower Market area on Tuesday ahead of the funeral procession of SA Basha, the mastermind of the 1998 serial bomb blasts.

18 fishers repatriated by Lanka reach Karaikal

ON the day when Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who is on his maiden Indian visit, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the island nation repatriated 18 Indian fishermen, arrested for allegedly crossing the IMBL this month.

Tribal hamlets in Kalvarayan Hills to get micro vans for taking kids to school

WORKING towards addressing the challenges faced by children from tribal areas in accessing formal education, the Tribal Welfare Department is planning to launch a pilot initiative to provide micro vans to four schools in Kalvarayan Hills of Kallakurichi district.

Cops yet to crack T'pur triple murder case, ask people to install CCTV cams

NEARLY three weeks have passed since three members of a family were beaten to death in a farm house near Avinashi-ipalayam, yet district police are unable to make a breakthrough in the investigation despite forming 14 special teams.

CM ANNOUNCES 'HOME OF CHESS' TO NURTURE MORE GRANDMASTERS

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday announced the establishment of a chess academy, Home of Chess, under the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT).

Special reservation under fine arts & culture for UG courses in IIT-Madras

IN a first, the IIT-Madras has introduced a 'Fine Arts and Culture Excellence' (FACE) admission quota for undergraduate programmes for the academic year 2025-26.

NTA to manage higher edu entrance tests alone

IN a significant shift from its role, the National Testing Agency (NTA) will now focus solely on conducting entrance exams for admissions to higher education institutions.

'One poll' bill introduced in LS

Draws fierce protest from Oppn; govt ready to sent it to a joint parliamentary committee

Do not make Aadhaar must for NREGS payment, says House panel

The Standing Committee on Rural Development and Panchayati Raj has recommended that the Rural Development Ministry's Aadhaar Based Payment Bridge System for making payments under MGNREGS should not be made compulsory.

Congress treated Constitution as pvt fiefdom: Shah

UNION home minister and the BJP's principal strategist Amit Shah on Tuesday tore into the Congress, terming it an anti-reservation party that recklessly amended the Constitution of India to pander to its appeasement politics during its long stint in government.

We're basically two dead people playing chess, mistakes happen: Gukesh

THE king had arrived home and that led to a frenzy as everybody, who were eagerly awaiting his arrival, wanted a piece of him.

TALE OF RAIN AND PAIN FOR INDIA'S TOP-ORDER

On a day that witnessed multiple delays due to weather, visitors lose four big wickets and now have an uphill task to save the match

TALE OF RAIN AND PAIN FOR INDIA'S TOP-ORDER

On a day that witnessed multiple delays due to weather, visitors lose four big wickets and now have an uphill task to save the match

Women's Euro: UEFA more than doubles prize money

PRIZE money for the 2025 Women's European Championship will more than double compared to the previous edition, with the 16 teams sharing 41 million euros, UEFA said Monday.

Vlogger shares dismal business class experience on Air India international flight

'Meal fell on business class seat as it was broken'

LTIMindtree cyber defence centre in B'luru

LTIMindtree, the country's sixth largest IT services company, on Monday announced the launch of the 100-seater AI-driven Cyber Defense Resiliency Center (CDRC) in Bengaluru.

Bitcoin profits even before VDA rules to be treated as capital gains

IN a first of its kind legal dispute over taxation of bitcoins, the Jodhpur Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has ruled that gains for sale of bitcoins even before the introduction of virtual digital asset (VDA) regime in 2022 should be treated as capital gains for the purpose of taxation.

Pvt sector output index rises to 60.7 in Dec

PRIVATE sector output grew at the fastest pace in four months, helping the economy end 2024 on a positive note boosted by strong demand from services and manufacturing sectors leading to record jobs creation.

Vedanta's dividend to make promoters richer by ₹1.9k cr

METAL and mining giant Vedanta Ltd has declared an interim dividend of ₹8.5 per share.

European agency endorses approval of Biocon Biologics' biosimilar Ustekinumab

BIOCON BIOLOGICS, a biosimilars company and subsidiary of Biocon, has announced that the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has issued a positive opinion recommending approval of YESINTEK, an Ustekinumab biosimilar intended for the treatment of adults and children with plaque psoriasis and adults with psoriatic arthritis or Crohn's disease.

LG eyes $15 billion listing valuation for Indian arm

Post-public offer, promoter's shareholding will come down by 15%

Shares of Dixon rise 5% a day after joint venture announcement with Vivo

A day after announcing a joint venture with Chinese mobile maker Vivo on Sunday, the shares of contract manufacturer Dixon Technologies jumped 5% to a day's high of ₹18,321.15.