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July likely to get above normal rainfall

THE India Meteorological Department has forecast abovenormal rainfall in July in most parts of the country except northeast, and eastern states like some parts of western Bihar, east UP and Jharkhand.

THE PROMISE OF NEW CRIMINAL LAWS UNDER TEST

WITH the three new criminal laws to revamp the justice delivery system coming into force, the police across the country have already started invoking them.

ODISHA GOVT NEEDS TO PICK UP PACE IN WORK

IN office for close to three weeks, the Mohan Charan Majhi government in Odisha appears to be in no particular hurry.

HEED VOICES AGAINST A CENTRALISED EXAM SYSTEM

THE National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) controversy gripping the nation underscores deep-rooted corruption, inefficiency and apathy.

LOOKING FOR A BUDGET WE DESERVE

Planning organisations, especially those administering welfare schemes, need to be more connected to the poor. It is hoped this Budget would improve justice delivery to the marginalised

Two brothers hacked to death in Sivaganga

TWO brothers were hacked to death in Kalaiyarkoil on Sunday night in Sivaganga district, allegedly due to previous enmity.

T'gana HC rejects ex-CM KCR's plea against probe panel in power case

Rao's contention that commission was \"biased\" & \"predetermined\" was overruled by bench

Balaji filing petitions only to stall trial proceedings, says ED

CHENNAI: THE Enforcement Directorate on Monday informed a sessions court here that with an ulterior motive to stall the trial proceedings in a money laundering case, former minister V Senthil Balaji was constantly filing petitions and thereby causing a delay in commencement of trial.

3 arrested in ex-AIADMK councillor murder case

THREE men were arrested for allegedly murdering D Pushpanathan (45), an AIADMK district representative and former ward councillor in Cuddalore.

121 moved to rain shelters in Nilgiris

AS many as 121 residents were relocated to temporary shelters as part of safety measures in Pandalur and Gudalur taluks in the Nilgiris district on Monday as the fallout of the flooding in the wake of incessant rain over the last few days.

CM flags off 5 hi-tech luxury tourist buses

CM MK Stalin flagged off five new hi-tech luxury tourist buses at a cost of 3 crore from the secretariat on Monday.

NEET FIGHT TAKES 'ANTI-NAT'L TURN IN KOVAI

ANTI-NEET slogans painted on the parapet of the Kotagiri-Mettupalayam Road linking Coimbatore and Nilgiris created a flutter on Monday.

Fishers stage protest after SL Navy arrests 25 & seizes boats

THE Sri Lankan Navy arrested 25 Indian fishermen and confiscated the four country boats they were sailing in for alleged violations of the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) on Monday.

PM, CM condole death of Lankan Tamil leader R Sampanthan

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi, CM MK Stalin and other leaders condoled the demise of Sri Lankan Tamil leader R Sampanthan(91), who died on Monday morning.

New tax regime: Transport dept earnings up by ₹1.6K cr

WITH the increase in motor vehicle tax and other charges taking effect from November 9 last year, the transport department's earnings rose by 1,591 crore from January 1 to June 30 this year compared to the same period the previous year.

Union minister wants FIR against her for linking TN & B'luru blast binned

UNION Minister for State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Labour & Employment Shobha Karandlage has moved the Madras HC seeking orders to quash an FIR registered against her by the Madurai police in connection with her comments on the Bengaluru Rameshwaram Cafe blast.

Officials summoned over Palani temple squatters

NOTING that the authorities had not taken steps to remove encroachments from the girivalam path around the Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple in Palani, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court directed the district collector and Palani tahsildar to appear before the court on July 2.

Now, no building completion cert needed for small houses, shops

Exemption given to residential buildings not exceeding either 8 dwelling units or 750 sq m of built-up area and for commercial buildings not above 300 sq m area and 14 m in height

3 cases booked under new criminal laws

EVEN as the new criminal laws came into force on Monday, the Thousand Lights police registered the first criminal case at 1:10 am in a mobile snatching incident.

5 detained for attacking two men near Broadway

THE Flower Bazaar police have detained five men for allegedly attacking two others due to previous enmity.

AAI top official under lens in 267 kg gold smuggling case

Houses of joint GM and premises of two other officials searched

NCB seizes 4.2 kg of meth; 3 Lankans among 9 held

THE Chennai zone of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Monday said they busted two gangs trafficking methamphetamine to Sri Lanka from Chennai and Tamil Nadu and arrested nine persons, including three Sri Lankans.

SEP wants new regulatory body for deemed varsities

'Private universities must adhere to Tamil Nadu's reservation policy

105 get best doctor award from minister

HEALTH Minister Ma Subramanian presented the 'Best Doctor' award on the occasion of International Doctors Day on Monday.

Hooch: HC initiaties suo motu case, says SC/STs forced to brew liquor

THE Madras High Court has initiated a suo motu case regarding the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy, which has claimed the lives of over 60 people, with several others under treatment in different hospitals.

17% coral bleach in Gulf of Mannar, but recovery on

A comprehensive rapid assessment conducted at the Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park has revealed that 17% of coral reefs have bleached due to the unprecedented marine heatwave that triggered a global coral bleaching event.

New guideline value kicks in, 10% jump in Chennai

THE revised guideline value for properties came into effect across Tamil Nadu on Monday after the revision exercise was carried out as per due process, a release from the state's registration department said on Monday.

Govt may not fill post of dy speaker

AS uncertainty over the appointment of the deputy speaker post of the Lok Sabha continues, sources said the government is unlikely to move in this direction soon.

'Space Bays' to come up in 4 TN districts

AS Kulasekarapattinam is likely to be ready in next two years to launch small satellites, Tamil Nadu is working on a blueprint to create 'Space Bays' in Madurai, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli and Virudhunagar districts on the lines of Space Coast of Florida of the United States, according to the draft Tamil Nadu Space Industrial Policy 2024.

Do not enrol RTE students in city pvt schools: SEP panel

THE panel constituted to draft the State Education Policy has proposed several reforms to enhance early childhood care, streamline preschool education, restrict funding to private schools under the Right to Education (RTE) Act, and banning or regulating of private coaching centres all with the aim to prevent commercialisation of education.