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HC bins GO regularising contract jobs

Telangana HC says employees who have already been regularised will not be terminated

EV road map: TN officials to hold talks with World Bank

TAMIL Nadu government is eyeing generation of jobs through transition to electric vehicles and it is learnt that it has roped in World Bank to chart out a roadmap.

Devaswom's actions in pooram suspicious: CDB

THE Cochin Devaswom Board (CDB) has told the Kerala High Court that certain actions of the Thiruvambadi Devaswom during the Thrissur pooram had given rise to suspicions that they were aimed at aiding certain parties to influence the Lok Sabha elections.

2 TN cab drivers held for kidnap, rape of 17-yr-old

TWO cab drivers were arrested on Sunday by the St Thomas Mount All Women Police on charges of kidnapping and raping a 17-year-old girl who had left her aunt's house in Nandambakkam after a tiff with her.

Conmen held for cheating bizman of ₹7cr

The Endorsement Document Fraud (EDF) wing of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) Chennai arrested nine people for allegedly swindling ₹7.32 crore from a Tiruchy-based businessman under the pretext of getting funding of ₹2,000 crore from the Russian Government for his project.

Digital arrest: Man from Assam held for swindling ₹92L

A 38-year-old man from Assam was arrested by the cyber crime wing of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) Chennai on charges of swindling ₹92 lakh from a central government employee in a digital arrest scam.

Police raid 14 places linked to rowdy 'Seizing' Raja in land grabbing case

THE Tambaram City Police along with the district revenue department officials conducted raids at 14 places connected to history-sheeter A Raja alias 'Seizing' Raja (51), who was shot and killed in a police encounter in September.

PMK flays centre for granting nod for Melur project

PMK has condemned the union government for granting permission to Hindustan Zinc Limited to establish a tungsten mine in Melur block, Madurai.

Chennai Book Fair from Jan 16 to 18

SCHOOL Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi said on Tuesday that the Chennai International Book Fair will be held from January 16 to 18 next year.

EPS appears in master court in defamation case

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Tuesday appeared before the additional master court on the high court premises testifying evidence in a defamation suit he had filed against whistle-blower NGO 'Arappor Iyakkam'.

DMK govt is taking credit for central projects: BJP state V-P

BJP state vice president KP Ramalingam told reporters on Tuesday that the DMK government is cheating the people of Tamil Nadu by taking credit for over 98% of projects completed in the state which had actually been funded by the central government.

PMK Hays centre for granting nod for Melur project

PMK has condemned the union government for granting permission to Hindustan Zinc Limited to establish a tungsten mine in Melur block, Madurai.

English goes missing on LIC site, CM slams firm for 'propagating Hindi'

Website was not shuffling language page due to technical glitch, issue resolved, says firm

Door-less Valparai PDS stocks goods during day, turns empty at night

RESIDENTS of the picturesque Kadalapparai in Valparai municipality have raised concerns over the dilapidated condition of the ration shop in their area.

Treasurer says parties want ₹100 cr, 20 seats for alliance with AIADMK

TO ally with the AIADMK, political parties are demanding 20 seats and ₹50 crore to even ₹100 crore, making it seem like a business deal, said AIADMK Treasurer Dindigul Srinivasan on Tuesday.

Woman gets life term for murder of former union min's son-in-law

THE Madurai district court on Tuesday sentenced G Sri Kalpana to life imprisonment for killing DP Kamaraj, a lawyer and son-in-law of former union minister Dalit Ezhilmalai, at Chennai in 2014.

Ekanapuram panchayat vice prez dies by suicide

A 32-year-old who was the vice-president of the Ekanapuram village panchayat allegedly died by suicide at her house on Monday night.

Bangladeshi illegally living in India for 15 years caught while leaving country

A Bangladeshi living in India for the past 15 years with forged documents was arrested by immigration authorities at the Chennai international airport on Monday, official sources said.

Carpenter kills self, kin allege distress over eviction drive at Thiruverkadu

AMID the ongoing protest at Thiruverkadu against the eviction of encroachments in Koladi lake in Thiruverkadu, being carried out by the Water Resources Department (WRD), a 48-year-old man died by suicide at his house.

Minister hands over tourism award to 38 stakeholders

Tourism department handed over Tamil Nadu Tourism awards to various stakeholders in 17 categories including best inbound tour operator, best domestic tour operator and best airline partner.

MINUTES BEFORE CREMATION, 'DEAD' WOMAN WAKES UP

A 60-year-old woman who was presumed dead woke up at the cremation ground on Monday just moments before her last rites were to be performed.

Biometric system to curb univ staff skipping work

Higher edu dept circular asks varsities to implement e-0ffice systems

Villagers want bridge to keep monsoon blues at bay

WITH no bridge on the Palar river connecting the main land, the villagers of Kuttaiyur are a worried lot.

Day before poll, Tawde in cash row

A day before polling in Maharashtra, a purported video of BJP national general secretary Vinod Tawde at a five-star hotel went viral on Tuesday amid allegations by the Bahujan Vikas Aghadi (BVA) that he was distributing 5 crore in cash among his party leaders and workers at Nalasopara (Virar) to buy votes.

India: Set new finance goal on climate justice

With COP29 negotiations reaching a critical stage, India on Tuesday demanded clear answers from developed countries on the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) for climate finance.

India, China look to resume direct flights, dialogue

visa relaxation, resumption of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra on the cards

Rahman, Banu separate after 29 years of marriage

ACADEMY Award-winning music composer A R Rahman and his wife Saira Banu announced their separation to the media on Tuesday. They have been married for 29 years.

Loan app case: ED arrests 2 Chinese men in TN

THE Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday stated that they have arrested two Chinese nationals - Xiao Ya Mao and Wu Yuanlun - on November 13 from Tiruchy, under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), in a case booked against digital loan apps operated by Chinese nationals that indulge in disbursing short-term, high-interest instant loans through various mobile applications. The Sessions Court in Chennai remanded them to judicial custody till November 29, the central agency said.

Three days and counting: Air India flight leaves flyers stranded in Phuket

OVER 100 Delhi-bound Air India passengers faced a harrowing three-day ordeal in Phuket after the flight, originally scheduled to depart on November 16, was cancelled due to operational and technical setbacks.

PC post gives Biren ammo to rap Cong

A social media post by Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday gave embattled Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh some ammunition to blame the grand old party for the ongoing crisis in the state.