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Climate change poses threat to water sources

CHANGING weather patterns, climate change, and increasing human activities in the mountainous regions of Uttarakhand are pushing the state's 206 perennial rivers and streams to the brink of drying up.

Himalayan state grapples with rising air pollution

THE toxic air plaguing Delhi has now begun to affect the Himalayan states, leading to an alarming increase in particulate matter.

Kin say custodial torture after death of 27-year-old in 'dry' Gujarat liquor case

Police initiate probe after family raises doubts

Soren asked to appear in court in land scam case

Most of the new faces are from BJP with 7 MLAs, followed by JMM with 5 and Cong 3

J&K officials warned against sharing key info on internet

AMID the threat of cyber attacks and hackers, the Jammu and Kashmir government has warned its officers against using WhatsApp, Gmail and other similar third-party platforms on the internet for sharing sensitive, secret and top-secret documents, saying the practice of sharing information using third-party tools by employees has been posing significant risks to integrity and security of the information being communicated.

3 injured in clashes as Udaipur royal feud escalates over City Palace entry

THE ongoing property and succession feud within the former royal family of Mewar has escalated.

Caste politics threatens independence: Dhankhar

INVOKING Dr BR Ambedkar, the chairman of the Constitution's drafting committee, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday said that India's Independence \"will be put in jeopardy a second time\" if parties placed creed above collective wellbeing the country.

India condemns Bangla arrest of ISKCON leader

INDIA has come down heavily on the arrest and denial of bail to ISKCON's Chinmoy Krishna Das for allegedly disrespecting Bangladesh national flag.

Govt hands over Jiribam violence probe to NIA

AFTER getting a nod from the Ministry of Home Affairs, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has re-registered the three FIRs relating to the recent incidents of violence and launched its probe to bring the culprits to book expeditiously, officials said on Tuesday.

EC announces poll for 6 RS seats in 4 states on Dec 20

THE Election Commission on Tuesday announced that elections to the Rajya Sabha to fill six vacancies from four states will be held on December 20 and the results will be declared the same day.

'Nation first' will keep Constitution alive: PM

Recalls words of first President Rajendra Prasad in his concluding address to Constituent Assembly on Nov 26, 1949

Study says 'women bias' in command, seeks review of Army induction policy

In a comprehensive study of the women Commanding Officers (COs) in the Indian Army's important 17 Corps, some positive inputs were noted, but the majority called for adjustments at the training levels.

Keen to collaborate with India to ensure free, open Indo-Pacific: UK minister

UK's Indo-Pacific minister Catherine West has emphasised that the Indo-Pacific region is a \"generational mission\" for the current government, underlining its long-term strategic importance rather than a short-term shift for the sake of headlines.

COOPERATIVES: A NEW MOVEMENT FOR VIKSIT BHARAT

IN inclusive development strategy for enhancing shared economic prosperity—‘Sahakar se samriddhi’—has yielded impressive outcomes for India so far.

RETHINKING OUR CONSTITUTION FOR THE ANTHROPOCENE

This geological epoch, when man is the main destroyer of nature, sets new limits on human rights. So we must celebrate the Constitution by envisioning it afresh

TN a pioneer in women's safety schemes: Min

Tamil Nadu has been a front runner in ensuring women's safety in the country, and the state constitutes 43% of the country's women's workforce in manufacturing industries, said Social Welfare and Women Empowerment Minister Geetha Jeevan, countering Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam president and actor Vijay's concern over rising violence against women in the state.

Beacon at Hosur village to warn locals about animals

HOSUR forest division has installed a warning light in a village near Jawalagiri to warn locals about animal movement and prevent human-animal conflict.

5 killed as lorry runs over family in Kerala

FIVE members, including two children, of a nomadic family from Palakkad were run over by a lorry carrying timber while they were sleeping on the roadside at Nattika in Thrissur in the early hours of Tuesday.

92% of caste survey completed in T'gana, says CM Revanth

TERMING it as a \"social movement 3.0\" undertaken by the ruling Congress, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday said that caste census was required to ensure implementation of \"jitni abadi utna haq\", (rights proportional to the share in population).

Normalcy hit, delta farmers worried over more rain

NORMALCY took a hit in the delta districts on Tuesday as rains lashed the region through the day.

120kg of dried shark fins, seahorses seized; 2 held

THE Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Chennai zone, seized 95 kg of shark fin and 25 kg of sea horse, both in dried form, from a location in Tiruvottiyur in north Chennai and arrested two people on Friday.

Teacher suspended, booked for casteist remarks in class

A government middle school teacher in Kunichumoottur was booked by Kandili police on Tuesday for allegedly passing casteist remarks in the classroom.

TN will fix V-C issue without losing its rights

RESPONDING to a query on the intervention of Governor R N Ravi in the search committee for V-Cs in state universities, Minister for Higher Education Govi Chezhiaan on Tuesday said as per instructions from CM MK Stalin, the state will take the right decisions regarding the appointment of V-Cs without forfeiting the rights of the state.

AIADMK meetings turn free for all, expose internal fissures

DID field inspections of AIADMK senior leaders aimed at taking steps to improve the functioning of the grassroots-level units go counterproductive to the party?

DMK: Extend time frame for JPC on Waqf bill

THE DMK has urged Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to extend the time frame given to the joint parliamentary committee tasked with reviewing the Waqf Board Amendment Bill.

Activists urge TN to stop sale of GM maize

Opposed by MK, Jaya

Delta protection law: AIADMK rejects allegations against party

A reply by the Union Environment Minister Kirti Vardhan Singh to a question raised by Mayiladuthurai MP K Sudha (Congress) in the Lok Sabha on Monday left farmers concerned about the special protection accorded to the delta region to prevent hydrocarbon projects.

VCK fails to impress Maha voters in its maiden outing

THE VCK has suffered a massive defeat in its maiden outing in Maharashtra politics by polling a combined total of less than 1,000 votes in the four seats contested by the party in the just concluded Assembly election.

NDRF, SDRF teams rush to delta dists

Stalin tells collectors to keep relief camps ready; holiday for schools in Chennai, 3 districts

2.2L youth got employment via Naan Mudhalvan job fairs

A total of 2,23,025 youth from disciplines such as Arts, Science, Engineering, Polytechnic, and ITI have secured employment through 170 job fairs conducted under Naan Mudhalvan Scheme, a release said on Tuesday.