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BRO makes breakthrough at 200km strategic Poonch link

THE process to develop a pivotal infrastructure project on National Highway 144A connecting Akhnoor to Poonch on Tuesday reached a significant milestone following the breakthrough ceremony for the Sungal tunnel reviewed by Director General BRO Lt Gen Raghu Srinivasan.

Hoarding owner booked, toll 14

Mumbai's Illegal billboard couldn’t be removed due to a dispute’ between BMC, Rly Police

WEATHER DERIVATIVES: A NEW DAWN IN RISK MANAGEMENT

THE allure of weather derivatives financial instruments that allow businesses to hedge against the whims of Mother Nature is undeniable.

BEYOND THE BLUSTER OF WILD POLL PROMISES

The INDIA bloc seems glued together only by the parties’ opposition to the BJP. Will the rich-poor binary work for them in 2024?

Wedded to activism, Karnataka lovers tie knot after 25 yrs

HAVING immersed themselves in people's movements, it took over 25 years for activists G Sudha and Mohan Kumar J to enter the wedlock. Both are 54.

Five-month-old baby mauled to death by dog in Telangana

In a heart wrenching incident, a fivemonth-old baby was mauled to death by a dog at Tandur in Vikarabad district on Tuesday.

TDP leader attacked by YSRC group post-poll violence rocks parts of AP

Cops on tenterhooks as party workers clash; Naidu criticises govt's failure to curb violence

Eel caught in '21 off Thoothukudi coast is new species, finds research

MARINE biologists have discovered a new species of Congrid Eel Genus, Ariosoma Thoothukudiense at Thoothukudi fishing harbour.

Survivor kidnap case: Revanna out of prison

Bengaluru Holenarasipur JDS MLA HD Revanna, who was arrested on charges of kidnapping a 47-yearold victim of sexual assault, was released from the Parappana Agrahara central prison around 1.30 pm on Tuesday.

'Farmers must go for single crop in delta'

SENIOR Agrotechnologists Forum, Thanjavur, has suggested a single crop for the current cultivation year and said it would be prudent to release water from Mettur dam on August 15 for irrigation in the delta district.

Incessant rainfall hits harvest-ready paddy in 600 acres, farmers seek aid

WITH heavy downpour lashing the district for the past few days, paddy farmers of Chellampatti region rued harvest loss stating that over 600 acres of paddy crops got inundated, and urged the state government to grant compensation.

Five killed as car rams stray cow, tree on ECR

FIVE men were killed in a road accident near Kalpakkam along the East Coast Road (ECR) in Chengalpattu district on Tuesday night.

Intense rain likely in TN till May 18

Nearly 15-20 districts to receive showers; respite from heat as mercury level dips across state

EPS appears in magistrate court over Maran's defamation case

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami appeared before the Egmore Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Tuesday in connection with a defamation case filed against him by former union minister and DMK candidate for the Central Chennai parliamentary constituency Dayanidhi Maran.

Synchronised elephant census to be held across south India from May 23

FOUR southern states would be joining hands for the synchronised population estimation of wild elephants for three days starting from May 23.

SHORT END OF THE DRUMSTICK

This would have been the time of celebration for farmers but the sweltering heat has played spoilsport, leaving the otherwise resilient crop wilting in the adverse weather conditions

Gold worth 10 cr seized from Ramnad, Sivaganga

A total of 13.95 kg of gold, valued at 10.03 crore, was seized in two separate incidents in Ramanathapuram and Sivaganga on Tuesday.

4K asst prof recruitment: Guest lecturers want posts

MAKKAL Kalvi Kootiyakkam has urged Chief Minister MK Stalin to regularise guest lecturers working in various colleges across Tamil Nadu.

Fee for excavating silt from waterbodies may be slashed

THE Water Resources Department (WRD) is considering to reduce or remove tariffs for the extraction of clay from waterbodies for commercial use.

Tahsildar asks for 1 cr to remove encroachment on ECR, gets ₹3L; arrested

A WOMAN tahsildar who allegedly demanded a hefty bribe of ₹1 crore for clearing an encroachment from a government land in Injambakkam on East Coast Road landed behind bars on Tuesday.

City corpn schools register 80.08% pass in class 11 exam

CITY corporation schools registered a pass percentage of 80.08 while government schools in the state recorded a pass percentage of 85.75 in class 11 examination on Tuesday.

TEMPLE PRIEST BOOKED FOR RAPE

Makes woman abort foetus; tries to force her into having sex with 'friend' for money

Cars go up in flames, advisory issued against fuel conversion kits

IN the wake of recent incidents where stationary and moving cars went up in flames across the state, the transport department has cautioned against converting the fuel intake of internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to run on compressed natural gas (CNG) or LPG at unapproved centres.

VIT founder awarded doctorate by US varsity

FOUNDER and chancellor of Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) Dr G Viswanathan was conferrred with an honorary doctorate by the State University of New York.

Three boys drown while bathing in well in Karur

THREE minor boys drowned while bathing in an agricultural well at Andankoil in Karur on Monday evening.

Principal of health training institute, wife booked by DVAC

A disproportionate assets case has been filed against VK Palani, the principal of the health and family welfare department's training institute in Egmore, and his wife Dr N Premila by the Kanchipuram detachment of Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) on Monday.

Docus issued by consular office can be proof for foreign employment, says HC

THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court recently observed that any document authenticated by the respective diplomatic and consular officer of a foreign country can be admitted as evidence in a case, even without the seal or sign of the employer, when the victim has met with an accident on Indian soil.

PM files papers amid show of NDA strength

SEEKING a third term as member of Parliament from Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday filed his nomination papers amid great fanfare and symbolism in the presence of a whole array of NDA allies, chief ministers and Union ministers.

Day after, AAP admits assault on Maliwal

A day after Aam Aadmi Party leader Swati Maliwal accused Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's private secretary Bibhav Kumar of misbehaving with her, the party sought to limit the damage by admitting the crime, adding stern action would be taken against the accused.

Ex-Indian Army officer with UN killed in Gaza

COLONEL Waibhav Anil Kale, a former Indian Army officer who had joined a UN agency in Gaza barely two months ago, was killed when the vehicle he was travelling in came under attack in wartorn Rafah in Gaza, becoming the first 'international casualty' for the world body since the IsraelHamas conflicted started.