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Govt lacks 2/3rd majority to push bill, says Tharoor

AS the government tabled two Bills on 'One Nation One Election' on Tuesday, the Congress party has raised questions about whether the NDA government has the requisite numbers to pass them in Lok Sabha.

Nadda accuses Cong of attempting to introduce religion-based quota

QUOTING BR Ambedkar, Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha JP Nadda on Tuesday accused the Congress of attempting to introduce religion-based reservations.

HC judge appears before SC collegium over remarks on UCC at VHP function

ALLAHABAD High Court judge Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, who stirred controversy with his statement at a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) event, appeared before the Supreme Court collegium on Tuesday to present his side of the issue.

ED conducts raids at 21 locations in case on betting app owned by Pak nationals

Owners and handlers

OTTs glorifying drug use under govt lens

THE OTT (over-the-top) platforms are on the radar of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for streaming content that reportedly 'glamorises' and 'glorifies' the use of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.

GROWING ENTERPRISES IN A TIME-TESTED INDIAN WAY

OME accomplished chief financial officers of established companies like Tata Consultancy, Tata Chemicals and KPMG set up a think tank as a body that would engage with relevant audiences—India Inc, regulators, administrators—to create and nurture better-governed enterprises.

ONE ELECTION CAN BE FIRST OF MANY REFORMS

We should use the move for simultaneous elections to call for other political reforms, such as greater transparency in parties' internal affairs and mandatory reports on manifesto pledges

Chola-era inscriptions, idols found in Salem village

An 800-year-old Chola-era inscription, Shiva lingam and statues of Amman have been uncovered at Annathanapatti in the district on Tuesday.

Can't seize PDS rice-carrying cargo ship due to legal issues'

Weeks after inspection by dy CM, Kakinada collector issues clarification

DMS begins process to recover bond amount from 95 doctors

DIRECTOR of Medical and Rural Health Services (DMS) Dr J Rajamoorthy has instructed joint directors of all districts to recover the security bond amount from 95 absconding doctors of DMS institutions who were dismissed by Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine (DPH).

Rail passengers oppose greenfield terminal proposed at Perambur

EVEN as the Southern Railway continues to drag its feet on the new terminal work at Tambaram for the last seven years, the decision to set up a greenfield terminal at Perambur, near Perambur Loco Works station and 7 km from Chennai Central, has left rail passengers shocked and disappointed.

In a first, transgender made guest lecturer at Karnataka university

FOR the first time in Karnataka, Sri Krishnadevaraya University of Balari has appointed a transgender person as a guest lecturer.

Was eco study done before beach sand mining nod?

The Madras High Court on Tuesday questioned government authorities whether an environment impact assessment was carried out before allowing private firms to mine beach sand in Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli and Kanniyakumari districts.

NGOs urge TN to hold rural local body elections

Citizen groups including Thannatchi, Arappor Iyakkam, Voice of People, Institute of Grassroots and Governance (IGG) and Thozhan have urged the TNSEC and the state to expedite and conduct rural local body elections in 28 districts.

Land use policy draft points to shift towards horticulture farming in TN

State plan panel submits draft Sustainable Land Use Policy, bats for holistic spatial land use

Was eco study done before beach sand mining nod?

The Madras High Court on Tuesday questioned government authorities whether an environment impact assessment was carried out before allowing private firms to mine beach sand in Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli and Kanniyakumari districts.

Basha laid to rest amid huge police deployment in Kovai

OVER 2,000 police personnel and 200 RAF personnel were deployed from Ukkadam to Flower Market area on Tuesday ahead of the funeral procession of SA Basha, the mastermind of the 1998 serial bomb blasts.

18 fishers repatriated by Lanka reach Karaikal

ON the day when Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who is on his maiden Indian visit, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the island nation repatriated 18 Indian fishermen, arrested for allegedly crossing the IMBL this month.

Tribal hamlets in Kalvarayan Hills to get micro vans for taking kids to school

WORKING towards addressing the challenges faced by children from tribal areas in accessing formal education, the Tribal Welfare Department is planning to launch a pilot initiative to provide micro vans to four schools in Kalvarayan Hills of Kallakurichi district.

Cops yet to crack T'pur triple murder case, ask people to install CCTV cams

NEARLY three weeks have passed since three members of a family were beaten to death in a farm house near Avinashi-ipalayam, yet district police are unable to make a breakthrough in the investigation despite forming 14 special teams.

Body of 16-yr-old washed away in river recovered

THE body of a 16-year-old schoolboy, who was washed away by floodwater in the Sankaraparani River near Puducherry, was recovered on Tuesday after a three-day search.

Three youths with 1.2 kg of ganja arrested

A total of three people were arrested near Vedaranyam in the district on Tuesday for allegedly attempting to smuggle ganja.

87-yr-old man gets life term for killing wife for property

THE district and sessions court on Tuesday sentenced an 87-year-old man and his son to life imprisonment for murdering the elderly man's wife in 2016 over a property dispute.

Effluents from pvt sugar mill damaging paddy, say farmers

FARMERS in Kattur near Lalgudi in the district complain that a private sugar mill in the village has been discharging effluents illegally into a canal that irrigates hundreds of acres of paddy fields.

Ivory sale: Suspended SI arrested

A sub-inspector with the armed reserve police here who was under suspension was arrested by forest department officials on Monday for alleged collusion with a gang into illegal sale of gift items made from elephant tusk.

103 kg ganja seized from car's secret compartment, 3 held

THE police seized 103 kg of ganja stashed away in a car near Kodiyamman Koil on the Thanjavur-Kumbakonam road and arrested three people in connection with the seizure on Tuesday.

Tongue splitting: Survey on in dist to identify illegal tattoo shops

THE health department, in collaboration with the city corporation, has initiated a district-wide survey to identify tattoo shops and curb illegal procedures like tongue-splitting.

MAN GETS LIFE TERM IN 2016 MURDER CASE

The additional district sessions court in Kumbakonam on Tuesday sentenced a 44-year-old man to life imprisonment in a 2016 murder case.

Indo-Lanka passenger ferry service to resume on Jan 2

THE passenger ferry service between Nagapattinam and Kankesanthurai in Sri Lanka, which was suspended in view of the monsoon, would resume on January 2 next year.

CM ANNOUNCES 'HOME OF CHESS' TO NURTURE MORE GRANDMASTERS

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday announced the establishment of a chess academy, Home of Chess, under the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT).