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Sanitation workers bear brunt of illicit brew calamity aftermath

THE aftermath of the tragedy that struck the village of Karunapuram, where scores of men died after consuming illicit liquor, has brought to the foreground a section of workers often overlooked.

CB-CID arrests man for passing on methanol to hooch sellers

THE CB-CID arrested a Chennai man, Sivakumar, who is suspected to have passed on methanol to the gang in Kallakurichi which has been arrested for selling the hooch that led to the tragedy.

13 victims, thought to be asleep, were brought in dead by their families

AS the death toll in the hooch tragedy rose to 56 on Sunday, doctors at the Kallakurichi Government Medical College Hospital revealed that as many as 13 victims were brought dead to the hospital by their family members.

HOOCH TRAGEDY IN KALLAKURICHI: COST OF TN GOVT'S INACTION

A carpet of crushed flowers on the village road leading to Karunapuram Kallakurichi is an intense allegory of an institutional homicide.

Toor dal distribution through ration shop hit for second month

Tenders have been finalised for procuring 13,000 tonnes, distribution will resume soon: Official

Don't hike EB tariff by 6% from July: MSME to govt

MSME operators have urged the state government not to effect the proposed electricity tariff by 6% from July.

ROLL CAMERA ACTION: COPS FIND NEW WAY TO CRACK VEHICLE THEFTS

IN yet another feather in the khaki cap of Chennai police, they have found a compelling solution to mitigate the vehicle theft menace.

35-yr-old falls into sewage pit in Maduravoyal, dies

A 35-year-old man died after falling in a 20-metre-deep sewage collection pit that was under construction in Maduravoyal, on Sunday morning.

NEET-PG cancellation causes mental agony, monetary loss

HEALTH Minister Ma Subramanian and doctors associations have condemned the cancellation of NEET-PG hours I before the exam.

Mobile linking helps unearth ghost students

Around 60K mobile numbers registered with EMIS portal have at least four or more students linked to each number

Anna varsity embarks on R&D to deploy 50-drone swarms

ANNA University and Dhaksha Unmanned Systems Private limited have entered into agreement to research and develop algorithms to deploy swarm drones with over 50 units.

Court staff hit by stray cattle, run over by bus, dies in Nellai

AFTER a district court staff died upon being hit by stray cattle and subsequently run over by a TNSTC bus here on Saturday, the city municipal corporation officials have initiated a special drive to impound stray cattle across the corporation limit on Sunday.

Infrastructure not up to mark in quake-prone Kovai & Salem

ABOUT 80% of areas in Coimbatore and Salem are susceptible to moderate earthquakes (Zone III seismic hazard) while the remaining 20% has a seismic hazard of high intensity quakes (Zone IV), a study conducted by Anna University has found.

Hooch tragedy: One more dead, 'methanol provider' nabbed

AS the death toll in the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy reached 56, the CB-CID n Sunday arrested a Chennai man suspected of providing methanol to the gang arrested for selling the toxic liquor in the district.

ILLAM THEDI KALVI TO BE DOWNSIZED BY OVER 60% IN TN

THE Illam Thedi Kalvi scheme, touted as the largest volunteer-based door-to-door education programme in the country and aimed at bridging learning gaps and losses caused by the pandemic, will be downsized by over 60% and implemented only in areas with identified needs from July 1.

Security forces bust Maoist fake currency operation in C'garh

SECURITY forces on Sunday tracked down a Maoist-run facility in the Sukma district of Chhattisgarh which was allegedly being used for printing counterfeit currency notes.

CBI takes over NEET-UG probe, registers FIR

THE Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday filed an FIR and initiated a probe into alleged irregularities in the medical entrance exam NEETUG held on May 5 on a complaint it received from the Union education ministry, officials said.

Parl session to begin today amid pro-tem speaker row

AMID the row over appointment of seven-term member Bhartruhari Mahtab of the BJP as pro-tem speaker, the inaugural session of the 18th Lok Sabha is set to begin on a combative note on Monday.

Portugal ease past Turkiye, advance to Round of 16

PORTUGAL Swept into the last 16 of Euro 2024 on Saturday after comfortably seeing off Turkey 3-0 and guaranteeing first place in Group F.

Peru and Chile play out drab stalemate in Copa

TWO-TIME Copa America champions Chile opened their bid for a third title with a hardfought 0-0 draw against Peru in Arlington on Friday.

Indian openers set tempo, team on the verge of semis

INDIA took a huge step towards advancing to the semifinals of the T20 World Cup with a clinical display over Bangladesh.

Durlax IPO subscribed more than 161 times

SOLID surface manufacturer Durlax Top Surface's initial public offer (IPO) to raise 40.80 crore has been oversubscribed nearly 161 times, the company said on Saturday.

'SLAVE LABOUR' EXPORTS FROM INDIA MUST STOP

THE story of insensitive governments and a brutal labour trafficking international order is being repeated ad nauseum.

Saudi Aramco Chairman reappointed independent director on RIL board

THE majority of shareholders of Reliance Industries (RIL) have approved the reappointment of Saudi Aramco Chairman Yasir Othman H Al-Rumayyan as an independent director on the company's board for five years.

Vocational school student stuns university competitors in China

A 17-year-old vocational school student from rural region in China became a celebrity on social media after reaching the final round of a math competition, beating many others from top universities and raising questions about the country's education system.

Massive overnight Russian attack on Ukraine power infra

UKRAINE on Saturday said Russia had launched a \"massive” overnight attack on energy infrastructure in the west and south, adding that at least seven people died from Moscow strikes elsewhere.

Egypt strips licences of 16 tour firms over illegal Haj trips

EGYPTIAN Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Saturday ordered 16 tourism companies stripped of their licences and referred their managers to the public prosecutor's office for illegally facilitating pilgrims' travel to Mecca, the cabinet said.

Nearly 50 people killed in Israeli attacks on 2 cities in Gaza Strip

Hamas-controlled health ministry says refugee camps in Rafah and Gaza City hit

Sharp Cong riposte after Shivraj's son says Delhi bowing to his dad

ENTHUSED by his father's landslide Lok Sabha polls win and subsequent debut in the union cabinet, union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's elder son Kartikey Singh Chouhan believes that Delhi is bowing to the ex-Madhya Pradesh chief minister.

Communal clash erupts in Jodhpur; 2 cops hurt, 47 held

A communal clash erupted in Jodhpur's Sursagar in which two policemen were injured and two vehicles were damaged, police said on Saturday.