The New Indian Express Chennai - October 20, 2024

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October 20, 2024

J&K one step closer to statehood as L-G clears Cabinet resolution

PAVING the way for the restoration of statehood for Jammu & Kashmir, the Union territory's Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has cleared the resolution passed by the Omar Abdullah-led Cabinet in this regard.

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Bomb threats to 30 more flights, regulator shifted

DGCA appointed coal secy in fresh shuffle

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Leopard mauls four-year-old girl to death near Valparai

A four-year-old girl hailing from Jharkhand was mauled to death by a leopard at Oosimalai near Valparai in the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) around 2 pm on Saturday.

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U.S. CHARGES BOGUS, CLAIMS VIKASH YADAV'S COUNSEL

THE counsel of former Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) officer Vikash Yadav on Saturday termed the charges brought against his client by the US law enforcement agencies as bogus and part of an international ploy to defame India.

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GoM moots GST relief on health insurance premium

THE Group of Ministers (GoM) constituted by the GST Council to look into the demand for lower rates on health and life insurance premium recommended a complete GST waiver on health insurance premium for senior citizens.

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Guv has to abide by cabinet's decision in premature release of convicts: HC

HOLDING that the governor is bound to act as per the recommendations of the state cabinet under Article 161 of the Constitution in the case of premature release of prisoners, the Madras High Court has disapproved Governor R N Ravi's decision to reject the advice of the government to release a life convict.

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Food for thought: How not to waste

The NGO distributes seven to eight lakh plates of food per month.

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WHEN WINGS FLAP THE WORLD HEALS

IN a city alive with constant activity, where the noise of daily life often drowns out nature's softer sounds, Dr T Badri Narayanan finds peace in the flutter of wings and the songs of birds. At 63, the ophthalmologist, who is busy restoring sight to hundreds, eagerly awaits chirps around him.

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A FOOLPROOF RECORD OF 100%

This headmistress, who has a track record of full-pass in all her classes for the past 17 years, was instrumental in the infrastructure development of multiple government schools, which helped in improving enrolment

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Youth electrocuted at grandfather's funeral

A 25-YEAR-OLD man was electrocuted on Friday while making arrangements for his grandfather's funeral in Poonamallee, police said.

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Loop Road row on a loop, fishers stay put

ON Saturday, most of the fish vendors on Marina Loop Road refused to shift to the newly constructed modern fish market as they were hesitant and concerned over a potential drop in sales, and only a few set up shop in the market.

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Ganja haul: 200kg seized, four arrested

THE Enforcement Bureau CID of Tamil Nadu police seized 200 kg of ganja, valued at ₹20 lakh, from four inter-state smugglers near the Elavur check post in Thiruvallur district on Thursday, an official release stated on Saturday.

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'Dikshitars think they are above God'

CRITICISING the Podhu Dikshitars of Chidambaram Natarajar Temple of acting with a cavalier attitude, the Madras High Court said such conduct does not augur well for the future of the place of worship.

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HC: NHAI responsible for laying roads, can't be held liable for accidents

THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court recently set aside an order passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal of Madurai, holding the NHAI liable in a road accident case for failing to tow away a lorry parked on the wrong side due to a punctured tyre at night on the Madurai-Tiruchy Main Road in 2012.

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18K dengue cases, but no need for panic, says DPH

DIRECTORATE of Public Health and Preventive Medicine (DPH) said that there 18,000 dengue cases in Tamil Nadu.

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K'taka DGP says delivery of drugs via courier service a serious challenge

THE conference of DGPs of southern states on Saturday focused on inter-state smuggling of illicit liquor and narcotics, drug trade and terror financing, radicalisation and cybercrime, left-wing extremism, interstate crimes and illegal transport of weapons, red sanders and contraband items, a release said.

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100 sportspersons across TN to be given govt jobs soon, says Udhaya

AT least 100 Tamil Nadu sportspersons will be given government jobs soon, Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin said on Saturday.

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CM seeks cooperation of other state cops to tackle narcotics, cybercrime

Accused in 1,390 cybercrime cases booked by TN police in 2023 were from other states: CM

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₹247 cr allocated to give incentive to 1.2L cane ryots

THE state government has allocated ₹247 crore to provide incentive to 1.2 lakh sugarcane farmers across the state for 2023-24 agricultural year.

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Burglary bid: 20-year-old beaten to death in Ranipet

M Madhesh, a 20-year-old history sheeter, was beaten to death by the locals for allegedly trying to burgle a house in Thakkolam, near Arakkonam, in the early hours of Saturday.

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Notice to govts on plea to stop attack on fishers

THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Saturday issued notice to the union and Tamil Nadu governments and the assistant high commissioner of India in Sri Lanka on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition seeking to stop the arrest and killing of Tamil Nadu fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy in international waters.

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Corporation says Tambaram rain-ready, residents doubtful

OFFICIALS of the Tambaram City Municipal Corporation (TCMC) have claimed that most flood mitigation projects are complete and the city is prepared for heavy rains. However, many residents remain sceptical.

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Corpn worker falls into open drain, dies

A 54-year-old contract sanitation worker of Vellore Corporation died on Friday after accidentally falling into an open sewage drain near Makkan Signal on Bengaluru Road. The deceased, M Murugan, a resident of Perumal Nagar in Keelmonavoor had been working in the corporation for last 15 years.

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Don't overstep, centre can take action: Raja warns govt in Tamil anthem spat

\"THE Tamil Nadu government is overstepping its boundaries. If the state government violates the law, the central government has the authority to take action against the state government,\" said BJP leader and the party's state coordination committee chief, H Raja, while speaking to reporters in Vellore. He made these remarks regarding the Tamil Thai Vaazhthu controversy that erupted on Friday between Governor R N Ravi and CM M K Stalin after singers missed the line \"Thekkanamum Adhir Sirantha Dravida Nal Thirunaadum\" from the 'Tamizh Thaai Vaazhthu' performed at Doordarshan (DD) Kendra Chennai's Hindi month valedictory function. Doordarshan had apologised for the \"inadvertent mistake.\"

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Residents strike back at litterers, tie rope with slippers and broom

IN a bid to stop miscreants from dumping waste in the open, residents of Gandhipuram tied a rope with old slippers and brooms across the littering space. They also placed a signboard stating that those who dump waste in the open would be handed over to the police.

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BJP fields Navya against Priyanka

The Bharatiya Janata Party has fielded Navya Haridas, Mahila Morcha state general secretary against Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi in the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency by election. The party national leadership on Saturday also announced the decision to field its state general secretary C Krishna Kumar as candidate in Palakkad assembly constituency and K Balakrishnan in Chelakkara reservation constituency by elections.

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Group I aspirants on protest; cops detain union minister, candidates

T'gana protesters say GO 29 unconstitutional, violates reservation rights of SC, ST and BC students

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MARKETS SENSE THE SCENT OF A SLOWDOWN

IT is flowing out in dribs and drabs and is not yet a deluge of dismal news. As high-frequency growth indicators flash amber and red the stock markets seem to sense the scent of a slowdown.

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OMAR MUST JUGGLE DNA TO RESTORE PARADISE

OU can take the Kashmir out of Abdullah but you cannot take the Abdullah out of Kashmir. Last week, J&K's new Chief Minister Omar Abdullah posted on X: \"I am back\" - a Kashmiri Schwarzenegger acting as The Terminator who incinerated his political enemies. With 3.2 million followers, the 54-year-old, British-born, third-generation Abdullah's post was a deadly DNA denouement. During his swearing-in ceremony, he followed the family tradition of donning a sherwani and pajama which signaled locality, heredity and continuity. His political pedigree mandates he favors both more power for the UT (read himself) and dialogue with Pakistan and that Jammu and Kashmir is different from other states. Omar, too, is different now. He is J&K's first CM to swear by the Indian Constitution after Article 370 was flung into the trashcan of turbulent history.

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TACKLING THE SOURCE OF PROBLEMS

OME elections, and newspaper front pages and social media timelines are full of new hospitals being launched or their foundation stones being laid, mostly in poll-bound states. Thousands of crores are being spent on these planned hospitals. On the face of it, it seems like a noble thing to do, much needed in society.

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Canada says other Indian diplomats 'clearly on notice'

THE diplomatic row between India and Canada continues as the Canadian foreign minister Melaine Joly said that the remaining Indian diplomats in Canada are \"clearly on notice\", a statement that came after Ottawa expelled six Indian envoys earlier this week.

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IIM-Lucknow's 'Mind lab' to study students' stress

THIS happiness centre at IIM-Lucknow has not only rolled out courses on wellness and mindfulness but will soon set up a Mind Lab to measure and understand the stress and anxiety levels among students and help them lead a better academic life and a more balanced lifestyle.

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Role of Supreme Court as people's court must be preserved, says CJI

CHIEF Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Saturday said the Supreme Court's role as a people's court must be preserved for the future, but this does not mean it has to fulfill the Opposition's role in Parliament.

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Role of Supreme Court as people's court must be preserved, says CJI

CHIEF Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Saturday said the Supreme Court's role as a people's court must be preserved for the future, but this does not mean it has to fulfill the Opposition's role in Parliament.

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Punitive law against hoax bomb threats likely soon

Initial proposals include five-year imprisonment, inclusion in no-fly list

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THE K-FACTOR AND INDIA-CANADA DIPLOMATIC CHILL

No one really knows what struck Hardeep Singh Nijjar and Gurpatwant Singh Pannun—both born in Punjab—to become \"wanted\" in India. Nijjar is no more; he was shot dead in June last year at the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Punjabi-dominated Surrey of British Columbia province in Canada. Pannun runs Sikhs for Justice (SJF) outfit and is based in the US and possesses American and Canadian citizenship.

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In major bureaucratic reshuffle, MORTH, coal, MoEF get new secretaries

THE government on Saturday commenced a major reshuffle of senior bureaucrats.

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Transparency matters: MHA amends guidelines on enemy properties

THE Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has amended the guidelines of Enemy Property Disposal Order- 2018 to bring in more transparency and clarity.

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Maoists trigger IED blast, kill 2 ITBP jawans

TWO jawans of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) were killed in a powerful explosion of improvised explosive device (IED) planted by the outlawed CPI (Maoist) close to forested terrain of Kodliyar village while the security forces were returning from the search operation in an edgy district of Narayanpur, south Bastar, on Saturday.

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No CM face, Maha Yuti decides to fight polls under PM's name

THE ruling Maha Yuti in Maharashtra will not project incumbent CM Eknath Shinde or anyone else as chief minister for the assembly polls due next month.

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On Punjab paddy crisis, Mann says ready to deal with farmers' agitation

AMID farmers' protests over tardy procurement of paddy in the kharif marketing season, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday warned all stakeholders -- farmers, commission agents (arthias) and rice millers -- saying his government is ready with plan B and will not allow \"blackmailing\".

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Cataract patients open eyes to be Gujarat BJP members, party retorts

A new controversy has surfaced in Gujarat over the BJP membership drive. A viral video shows patients at Rajkot's Ranchoddas Bapu Charitable Trust eye hospital being woken up in the middle of the night and enrolled as BJP members after cataract surgeries.

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Mamata dials medics to break RG Kar deadlock

A day after junior doctors threatened to go for complete cease-work in all government and private hospitals in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday appealed to the protesting medics over the phone to withdraw their fast unto-death.

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RJD's '2-minute noodle' swipe at INDIA seat deal

AS preparations for the Assembly polls intensify in the state, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and Congress have announced their decision to contest 70 seats together. Meanwhile, the RJD and the left parties have been allocated 11 seats.

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Marandi, Champai, Soren bahu in NDA nominee list

THE BJP on Saturday released the first list of 66 candidates, including 12 women candidates, for the Assembly elections scheduled for November 13 and 20 in Jharkhand.

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Drone targets Netanyahu's house

Prime Minister and his wife safe as they were not at home in coastal town of Caesarea, says PMO

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US judges fear violence as Election Day nears

OVER the past four years, judges at Washington's federal courthouse have punished hundreds of rioters who stormed the US Capitol in an unprecedented assault on the nation's democracy.

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BRICS exploring use of digital currency for trade, Putin says

RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin has said the time has not come yet for a common BRICS currency but added that the 10-nation bloc is exploring the use of digital currencies in mutual trade and investments for which his country is working with India and other nations.

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OLA ELECTRIC UNDER FIRE FROM CUSTOMERS AND INVESTORS

There have been instances when angry consumers burnt down showroom

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Kotak Bank reports muted Q2 earnings

THE rising stress in the personal loans, credit card and microfinance portfolios roiled the earnings for Kotak Mahindra Bank for Q2FY25.

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‘Economic prospects help India-US ties’

COMMERCE and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said Indo-US business relations have strengthened over the past 10 years as lack of predictability and confidence in the future of the Indian economy has become a thing of history.

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SPECTRUM ALLOCATION: MUSK'S WIN OVER AMBANI DEBUNKS 2G 'SCAM' CASE

It is significant that the Union government has backed Elon Musk's internet arm Starlink and Amazon over Mukesh Ambani Reliance and Sunil Mittal's Airtel by deciding to allot satellite spectrum administratively rather than take the auction route.

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HDFC Bank net profit rises 5% to ₹16,820 crore in Q2

HDFC Bank on Saturday reported a 5% rise net income year-on-year to ₹16,821 crore, despite overall stressed assets inching up marginally.

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10-man Arsenal stunned

TITLE hopefuls Arsenal had a chance to go top of the Premier League on Saturday. Instead, they suffered their first defeat of the season as the Gunners lost 0-2 against AFC Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium.

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Ranji Trophy: Pradosh & Washington help TN post 674/6

AFTER Sai Sudharsan's double century (213), Washington Sundar (152) and Pradosh Ranjan Paul (117) notched up a century each against a hapless Delhi attack to help Tamil Nadu post a mammoth score of 674/6 (declared) in 158.2 overs on Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday.

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Jordan, Bates and the legacy of jersey No. 23

JUNE 14, 1998. Delta Center, Salt Lake City. Utah Jazz vs Chicago Bulls. National Basketball Association Finals, Game 6. Even though the Bulls were leading the seven-match series 3-2, and just needed one final push to clinch their second hat-trick of the championship in the 1990s, the games, bar one, were exceptionally close. The Jazz were at home, but trailing behind by one Game. A win here meant they would get another opportunity to go at the Bulls and potentially win the championship.

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Final frontier: A new champion and long-lasting legacy await

HIS time around last year, when the cricketing world was in the middle of the men's ODI World Cup in India, all cards were falling in place for another rivalry to lock horns in the Rugby World Cup. While New Zealand All Blacks were crushing every opposition to make it to the final, South African Springboks were sticking to their mantra of winning by one point because that was enough of a margin for them. All cards fell in place and Stade de France, the national stadium of the host country, witnessed one of the best finals ever.

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The short-lived joyride ft. Sarfaraz, Rishabh

ON SATURDAY, two young men -one who was on the verge of leaving the sport for good and another who almost died less than two years ago - gave wings to new dreams. They broke open a hitherto lost cause.

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