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19 counter-terrorism units set up in militancy-hit districts of Jammu

AFTER creating special force of 960 recruits from border villages to fight militancy and check infiltration in Jammu and Kashmir, police has formed 19 special counter-terrorism units in militancy-hit districts of Jammu, officials said.

TELANGANA NEEDS FASTER INVESTMENT CLEARANCES

TELANGANA Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has just concluded his third foreign visit since assuming office last December and, within a day after his return, announced the final tranche of crop loan waivers, fulfilling a major poll promise.

NO TIME FOR POLITICS ON TUNGABHADRA DAM, GUWAHATI FLOODS

Asluice gate of the Tungabhadra dam in Karnataka's Koppal district was washed away last week, leading to a flood alert and opening the floodgates of blame politics.

BETWEEN PHILOSOPHY AND PRACTICE OF RESERVATION

HE Lok Sabha elections drew a sharp debate on reservation policies in general and caste census in particular.

THE LONG ROAD BACK TO DEMOCRACY IN BANGLADESH

AFTER a student-led upsurge ended former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's 15-year rule early this month, Bangladesh installed its most famous citizen Nobel peace laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus as its interim leader until a new election is held.

S'pore national alleges assault by IAF officials

A Singapore national who wanted to witness the 'Tarang Shakti' 2024 international air exercise at the Defence airbase in Sulur was hospitalised claiming that he was allegedly assaulted by a few Indian Air Force (IAF) officials on Wednesday.

T'gana CM keeps his words, allots ₹5.6k cr for loan waiver

INDEPENDENCE Day was a busy, yet quite memorable, day for Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy who released ₹5,644.24 crore as the third tranche of the ₹2 lakh crop loan waiver scheme, inaugurated the Sri Sitarama Lift Irrigation Scheme in Pusuguda of Bhadradri-Kothagudem district.

'Father of Agni Missiles' dies at 84

Hyderabad DR Ram Narain Agarwal, popularly known as the 'Father of Agni Missiles,' breathed his last in Hyderabad on Thursday.

CM Chandrababu Naidu reopens Anna Canteen

CHIEF MINISTER N Chandrababu Naidu along with his wife Nara Bhuvaneswari inaugurated Anna Canteen at Gudivada of Krishna district on Thursday and shared the proud moment by standing on the serving side of the table and also joining them to have lunch.

3 devotees including two teen girls drown in Thamirabarani near Tirunelveli temple

THREE devotees, including two teen girls, drowned while taking bath in the Thamirabarani river near Sorimuthu Ayyanar Temple here on Thursday, while another devotee was rescued by the public.

Gold carrier and receiver brawl at airport, arrested

WHEN cops posted at the Chennai international airport stopped two men bashing each other up outside the arrival area on Wednesday evening, they had no idea that they had actually caught a gold carrier and receiver.

Crude bombs hurled at 2 places in Sholavaram

IN two separate incidents near Sholavaram, an unidentified gang hurled country-made bombs at the house of a DMK functionary and another man's house.

Leaders of political parties hoist tricolour at headquarters

LEADERS of several political parties hoisted the National flag at their respective party headquarters to observe Independence Day on Thursday.

Southern rly's earnings up by 10.3 %, touched ₹12,117 crore

THE gross earnings of Southern Railway (SR) zone reached ₹12,117 crore in the 2023-24 fiscal, marking a 10.3% increase over the previous year, said zonal General Manager R N Singh on Thursday.

Stalin attends guv's At Home while DMK stays off event

GOVERNOR RN Ravi accompanied by his wife Laxmi Ravi on Thursday hosted an At Home reception to mark the Independence celebrations.

Farmer who complained of illegal liquor sale murdered

A 63-year-old man, who had complained about illegal liquor sale, was hacked to death on Thursday.

Wait ends, CM to launch Athikadavu project on Sat

THE Athikadavu-Avinashi project, a 60-year-old demand of people in Tiruppur, Erode and Coimbatore districts, will become operational on Saturday, Housing and Urban Development Minister S Muthusamy has said.

Anbumani: PMK ready to make a Dalit TN CM

PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss has announced that his party is willing to make an SC person the state's CM if the community supports it.

TN's per capita power consumption rises to 1.8K units

Increasing use of home appliances like TV, AC, fridge and rise in number of e-vehicles contribute to surge in power usage

Mandatory CoP nod delaying FIR in city cybercrime cases?

Retd I-T official says he faced tough time to get FIR registered in online fraud case

Man avails loan by impersonation over phone, held

A 37-year-old man was arrested by the cyber crime police on charges of impersonation and taking a loan of ₹3 lakh by fraud from a private bank.

Father arrested for selling four-day-old infant for ₹2L

A 34-year-old man was arrested on charges of selling his four-day-old son to a couple for ₹2 lakh.

3 property owners lauded for paying taxes on time

THE city corporation issued letters of appreciation to three property owners, one from each region, for ensuring that their property taxes were paid without any delay, on the occasion of Independence Day.

CMCH house surgeon harassed, colleagues stage sit-in protest

AROUND 150 house surgeons practising under the Compulsory Rotating Medical Internship (CRMI) at the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH) staged a sit-in protest in front of the dean's office on Thursday demanding safety after a woman colleague was allegedly harassed by an unidentified man in a parking lot on Wednesday night.

Songs for posterity: TN, Kerala Irula tribals plan folk music album

IN what could possibly be the first tribal music album of Tamil Nadu, members of the Irular community of Coimbatore and Attappadi region in Kerala have set to music some of their traditional songs that capture their lives and livelihood.

Consider convicts' plea for early release on seniority basis: Court

MADRAS High Court has directed the prisons department to process the applications submitted for premature release of convicts based on seniority and by \"scrupulously following\" the procedures contemplated in the relevant G.O. in order to avoid undue delay and extend the benefits to all eligible convicts.

4-yr-old dies of rabies after stray-dog attack

First rabies case from Ranipet in 2024; official says close proximity of wound to brain may have caused boy's death

I-DAY GIFT: LOW-COST MED STORES, SCHEME FOR EX-SERVICEMEN

HOISTING the national flag on the ramparts of Fort St George in Chennai, marking the 78th Independence Day, Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday announced the state's plan to launch pharmacy outlets, named 'Mudhalvar Marunthagam' (CM's Pharmacy), on next Pongal day (January 14) to ensure availability of generic and other medicines at low cost to the people.

Modi push for secular civil code

Tells world India's progress doesn't threaten anyone 75,000 more medical seats to be created in five years

QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT STILL FRESH IN MY MIND: HANDE

THE 97-year-old Dr HV Hande is one among the very few people alive who can share a firsthand experience of India's freedom struggle.