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Soren's job offer letters to 1.5K teachers trigger row

DAYS after being released from jail following the High Court order and taking over as Chief Minister of Jharkhand, Hemant Soren on Friday distributed appointment letters to 1500 Post Graduate Teachers (PGT) teachers which has sparked a controversy in the state.

No power subsidies to those who pay income tax in Himachal: Sukhu

THE Himachal Pradesh cabinet decided on Friday to withdraw the free electricity scheme for all income-tax payers due to the poor financial health of the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board.

Nitish intensifies demand for special package for Bihar

AHEAD of the union budget for FY 2024-25, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal (United) has intensified its demand for a special package for the state so that it could emerge as a developed state in the next five years.

MahaYuti wins all 9 council seats

Cong and Shiv Sena (UBT) win 1 seat each, but Sharad Pawar-backed party faces defeat

Land grabbing? Maha IAS officer's mom whips out gun, threatens farmers

A video showing controversial IAS officer Puja Khedkar's mother threatening a group of farmers with a pistol has gone viral.

Haryana govt asked to remove Shambhu border blockade, regulate traffic

THE Supreme Court on Friday asked the Haryana government to remove the barricading at the Shambhu border crossing since February to prevent farmers from protesting.

Hunt for terrorists linked to Kathua attack enters 4th day

EVEN as a massive search operation continued for the fourth day in forest areas of Kathua and adjoining districts in Jammu and Kashmir following the July 8 militant attack on an army convoy, there has been no contact with the militants involved in the deadly ambush in which five soldiers were killed.

'Headline grabbing, hypocrisy': Cong on govt's June 25 move

IN a sharp response to the Modi government's move to declare June 25, the day Emergency was declared in 1975, as 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas', the Congress on Friday said that the BJP has been celebrating 'Constitution Murder Day every day' in last 10 years.

Not over yet, Covid still accounts for 1.7K deaths per week globally: WHO

COVID-19 is still killing around 1,700 people a week globally, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.

Mamata govt says Guv sitting on bills, moves SC

Petition says Raj Bhavan move violates Article 200 of Constitution | Border blocked to stop farmers from protesting

Spare Smriti of trolls, don't be nasty: Rahul

LEADER of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday appealed to people to refrain from using derogatory language and being nasty towards former Union minister Smriti Irani after her defeat in the Lok Sabha polls.

Army to be deployed in hills to thwart terrorist movement

AFTER the recent terror strikes, the Centre has decided to deploy Army and paramilitary personnel for patrolling the hills in the Jammu region as security officials suspected that the high spots facing the roads were being used by terrorists to launch their attacks, sources said on Friday.

Snow cover dips in Himalayan river basins

CLIMATE change is the prime reason for a decreasing snow cover in the main river channels of Himachal Pradesh, according to a report of the State Centre on Climate Change under the aegis of the Himachal Pradesh Council for Science Technology and Environment (HIMCOSTE).

Ex-AP CM Jagan booked for attempt to murder

GUNTUR district police have registered a case against former Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, two senior IPS officials and others on charges of criminal conspiracy, attempt to murder, criminal intimidation and others based on a complaint by former MP K Raghurama Krishnam Raju.

First transshipment port: Vizhinjam trial run success

THE inaugural trial run of the first container ship berthed at the Vizhinjam International Seaport Thiruvananthapuram was held on Friday, marking 'one giant leap for Kerala's development aspirations', even as the ruling LDF and the Opposition UDF vied for credit in realising the state's dream project.

Bodies of two girls wash ashore, search on for dad

Cops say man took his children to beach after quarrel with wife

VCK SUSPECTS POLITICAL AGENDA BEHIND ARMSTRONG MURDER

Some parties, particularly BJP, acting with the motive to disturb law & order: Thiruma

Court opens a 'khaki' bag of goof-ups, frees accused in 3-year-old ganja case

PUNCHING several holes in the case files of Narcotics Intelligence Bureau-CID (NIBCID)'s seizure of 5 kg ganja from a 24-year-old at Chennai Central station in March 2021, a trial court judge on Tuesday acquitted the youth, castigating the prosecution.

TN: Numerous schemes for SC/STs being implemented

THE state government on Friday said numerous welfare schemes are being implemented for the welfare of people belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Tamil Nadu, and during the past three years, many new schemes have been introduced for them.

Tangedco's trifurcation gets centre's approval

THE Union government's Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has approved the trifurcation of Tangedco to Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (TNPDCL), Tamil Nadu Power Generation Corporation Limited (TNPGCL), and Tamil Nadu Green Energy Corporation Limited (TNGECL) on June 27.

Seeman has no political standing to comment on Kalaignar: Geetha Jeevan

SOCIAL Welfare and Women Empowerment Minister Geetha Jeevan condemned NTK coordinator Seeman for his derogatory remarks against DMK patron and former chief minister M Karunanidhi at the MLA office on Friday.

U-shaped flyover near Tidel Park signal to be ready in 2 weeks

THE extensive traffic congestion at Tidel Park Junction on Rajiv Gandhi Salai will soon be a thing of the past as the second U-shaped flyover on the stretch is nearing completion.

Submission of DPR to raise Poondi level by end of July

THE Water Resources Department is expected to submit a detailed project report to the state government by July end with regard to raising the Poondi Reservoir level from 35 feet to 37 feet.

TNPSC aspirant murdered, body buried near Palar; 2 friends nabbed

NEARLY a week after a 21-yearold graduate, who was preparing for TNPSC examinations, went missing, his body was found buried on the banks of Palar River at Walajabad near Kancheepuram on Thursday.

Free from bondage, these tribal students' civil service dream now gets wings

THE lives and dreams of B Mallesh (24) from Krishnagiri and S Santhosh (17) from Tiruvannamalai are similar at many levels.

Problem of plenty: Jackfruit price dips by 80% in Pudukai

IN a forlorn problem of plenty, a bountiful harvest of jackfruit this year attributed to unseasonal rains has rendered farmers in Pudukkottai a miserable lot, as the fruit's market price has plummeted due to the jacked-up supply.

HC: Cover dependent parents of govt employees under insurance scheme

Judge directs chief secretary to modify 2016 scheme in accordance with the court orders

Brothel case: 'Advocate' seeks relief, HC slams Bar Council

THE Madurai Bench of the Mae dras High Court expressed e shock over an advocate allegedly running a brothel in Nagercoil, and dismissed his petition seeking to quash the FIR filed against him.

SC grants interim bail, but Kejri to stay in Tihar jail

Delhi trial court extends judicial custody in case lodged by the CBI

Govt hopes to make WAVES with Davos-like do

THE government appears to be pulling out all the stops to draw the biggest global leaders in the media and entertainment sector like James Cameron and Steven Spielberg, and the heads of popular social media intermediaries, to a major industry event in Goa in November.