The New Indian Express Chennai - September 18, 2024

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September 18, 2024

Days before SL polls, Tamils in North couldn't care less

With a crucial presidential election just days away, Jaffna, Sri Lanka's northern capital does not reflect South's political frenzy.

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SC red light on bulldozer justice till Oct 1

THE Supreme Court on Tuesday directed authorities across the country not to demolish properties, including those accused of crime till October 1, without seeking its prior permission.

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CM VOWS TO CHANGE CONSTITUTION TO GET STATES MORE POWER

CHIEF Minister and DMK president MK Stalin said that the key message he wanted to convey on the occasion of the party's platinum jubilee celebration on Tuesday was that the DMK would work actively to bring in amendments to the Constitution to ensure the rights of the states.

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Phase I polls today with J&K in grip of rare election fever

WITH J&K all set for voting for the first of the three-phase assembly elections on Wednesday, the Union Territory in the grip of a poll fever that is a novelty for entire generations.

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Kejriwal hands baton to Atishi

WITH Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal showing rare trust in a colleague by choosing Atishi as his successor chief minister, the latter on Tuesday met Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena and staked her claim to form the next government in Delhi.

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IIT-M develops portable ultrasound scanner for diagnosis of sports injuries

THE researchers of IIT Madras have developed a prototype for a portable ultrasound scanner for on-field diagnosis and management of sports injuries.

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Court case: Two officers fight for ranger post at Udumalaipet

The Udumalaipet forest range in Anamalai Tiger reserve (ATr) currently has two range officers as the officer who was holding the post got a stay order from the Madras high Court against his transfer and an officer appointed to replace him by the forest department has also taken charge.

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TANUVAS told not to reject application based on gender

The Madras high Court has directed the Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS) not to reject the application of a transgender woman seeking admission to the undergraduate course on the grounds of gender.

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UoM plans convocation amid dilemma over signing authority

THE University of Madras has decided to hold its 166th convocation for the academic year 2023-24 in the fourth week of September, after a delay of at least three months.

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Tobacco a food: HC refuses to nix FSSA case against Hans

Firm can’t say it has no nexus with stockist without disclosing info it is privy to, says court

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Vijay pays tribute, BJP says he's embracing Dravidian ideology

ACTOR and TVK president Vijay on Tuesday paid floral tributes to the statue of Periyar EV Ramasamy on his 146th birth anniversary at Periyar Thidal in Chennai in what is seen as a statement on where he stands ideologically in the political spectrum.

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Change in strategy helps Ooty Aavin taste success

THE Nilgiris unit of aavin has started to make profit in the last four months after it changed its procurement strategy, reduced procurement price by ₹20 per litre, and through better promotion of its products. Over the last three months, the unit has made a profit of ₹1.5 lakh (June), ₹2.5 lakh (July), and ₹ 5 lakh (august), respectively, sources said.

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With one more death, toll in Madurai women's hostel inferno increases to three

ANOTHER person succumbed to burn injuries after the inferno at the unauthorised working women’s hostel in Katrapalayam Street in madurai city on September 12, taking the death toll to three. The victim was identified as J Pushpa (58), a resident of madurai.

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Group of NTK men in Tiruchy, Thanjai want 'autocratic Seeman' out

A section of Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) office-bearers in Tiruchy and Thanjavur on Tuesday expressed dissatisfaction with party founder and chief Seeman's leadership, citing his \"authoritarianism and financial mismanagement\".

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Unusual Sept heat pushes TN's electricity demand up by 30%

Demand was 13,709 MW on September 1, it surged to 17,974 MW by middle of the month

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Coast Guard rescues three stranded Lankan fishermen off Kodiyakarai

THE Indian Coast Guard (ICG) patrol unit apprehended three Sri lankan fishermen, who were stranded in Indian waters off the coast of Kodiyakarai on Tuesday.

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Stalin, leaders offer respects to Periyar on his 146th birth anniv

Chief Minister MK Stalin remarked that Periyar's ideas and works laid the foundation for Tamils to achieve high positions globally.

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Court bins 20-yr-old drug export case, says NCB does not understand Acts

3 Chennai men, Mumbai trade partners were booked for exporting anti-anxiety drugs to US

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Chennai sizzles at 39.2° C, new high for September in 22 years

CHENNAIITES are enduring one of the worst heat spells in September.

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2 arrested for setting hut afire in Ayanavaram

TWO men were arrested for setting a hut on fire in Ayanavaram following a heated argument on Tuesday.

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B'desh woman held for staying in India with forged docus

POLICE arrested a 26-year-old Bangladeshi woman staying in India with forged documents after rescuing her from prostitution.

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300 cops check for drugs at tenements in Perumbakkam, return empty handed

TWO weeks after nearly half a kilo of ganja was seized from 15 students following raids at 500 houses of a gated community in Potheri, the Tambaram police conducted a raid at 1,000 houses at the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board (TNUHDB) tenements in Perumbakkam on Tuesday.

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Debt: Couple attempts to end life along with 3 kids

A couple, along with their three children, attempted to die by suicide allegedly due to debt burden in Urapanur village near Thirumangalam on Monday night.

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Tanker lorry mows down bike, 4 of family killed

FOUR of a family, including two children, travelling on a bike were killed on the spot after a tanker lorry mowed down the two-wheeler in Tirunelveli city on Tuesday.

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Newly-weds gift 'moi' cash for cancer facility

A newly married couple from Theni donated ₹1.91 lakh they received from guests as gift money at their wedding, to the construction of a cancer facility in Madurai on Tuesday.

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Quack couple held by Coimbatore cops

TWO quacks were arrested on Monday for allegedly providing allopathic treatment and collecting ₹2.7 lakh as a fee from an individual in August 2023.

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KL trucks discharge fish waste on Pollachi roads

Two truck drivers arrested; four vehicles seized in September so far

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Children petrified as goons attack private school van in road rage incident in K'taka

IN a case of road rage, a group of men in an SUV attacked the driver of a private school van and smashed the windows of the vehicle, even as schoolchildren sitting inside the van watched in horror.

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MRC: Don't have rental dues, govt allegations baseless

TAMIL Nadu government's allegations about violations by the Madras Race Club are baseless and the club has paid all the lease rentals at the contracted rate in advance, an official statement of the club said on Tuesday.

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Suspected case of monkeypox in KL test results awaited

TRIGGERING concern, a 38year-old man from Edavanna in Malappuram has been admittedto the Government Medical College Hospital (MCH), Manjeri, with suspectedsymptoms of mpox (monkeypox).

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Two years after it was damaged, Periyar statue reinstated in Villupuram district

TWO years after it was damaged in an accident, the statue of Dravidian stalwart and social reformer E V Ramaswamy, popularly known as Periyar, was reinstated in Villupuram, on the 146th birth anniversary of the revolutionary leader on Monday.

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'Manipur peace roadmap worked out'

Amit Shah says clashes in the state are racial & they can be resolved through dialogue

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NIA-CBI-GRP joint scheme to keep railway network safe

UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the CBI, NIA, railway police and the MHA are jointly working on a security scheme for the protection of railway network to ensure that there is no sabotage.

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Modi to attend Quad, UNGA beginning Sept 21

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi will pay a three-day visit to the US beginning September 21 to attend the annual Quad Summit and address the 'Summit of the Future' at the UN General Assembly.

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Discipline leaders making ‘objectionable, violent' remarks on Rahul: Kharge to PM

CITING 'objectionable' and 'violent' statements by the members of the ruling alliance targeting Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discipline his leaders.

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Simultaneous poll plan in the offing, says Shah

THE government on Tuesday said a plan is in the offing to implement simultaneous polls in the country.

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Case closed against 30 Army men in Nagaland op

THE Supreme Court on Tuesday closed the criminal proceedings against 30 Army personnel accused of killing 13 civilians (tribals) in a 2021 botched-up military operation to ambush militants in Nagaland's Mon district.

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Phase 1: 219 candidates in 24 seats

Direct fight between NC-Congress and BJP in Jammu, multi-cornered contests in the Valley

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Rebels in Haryana look to upset BJP's electoral applecart

REBELS are threatening the ruling BJP in at least 15 of Haryana's 90 seats voting for which will take place on October 5.

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Manoj Verma, anti-Maoist ops expert, new Kolkata Police chief

COUNTER-insurgency and anti-Maoist operations specialist, senior IPS officer Manoj Kumar Verma, is the new commissioner of Kolkata Police, replacing Vineet Goyal.

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ED files laundering case, to probe Bangladeshis' infiltration into J'khand

THE Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a money laundering case to probe an instance of suspected infiltration of some Bangladeshi women into Jharkhand, officials said.

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Factional fight deepens in Gujarat BJP as former minister writes letter to Modi

AMID escalating factional tensions in Gujarat BJP, former cabinet minister Jawahar Chavda has accused the Junagarh party president of misconduct in a letter to the Prime Minister.

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14-yr-old Bihar gang-raped in moving car girl

TWO youths raped a 14-year-old girl in a running car in Bihar's Saharsa district.

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U'khand govt reduces weight of school bags

THE Uttarakhand has undertaken a new initiative to standardize school bags for Classes 1-12 to reduce students' physical and mental burden.

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Typhoon Yagi toll in Southeast Asia crosses 500

FLOODS and landslides in Myanmar triggered by last week's Typhoon Yagi and seasonal monsoon rains have claimed at least 226 lives, with 77 people missing, state-run media reported Tuesday.

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Teen accounts to be launched by Instagram

INSTAGRAM is introducing separate teen accounts for those under 18 as it tries to make the platform safer for children amid a growing backlash against how social media affects young people's lives.

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Trump attacker lay in wait for nearly 12 hours

BEACH THE man suspected in an apparent assassination attempt targeting Donald Trump camped outside a Florida golf course with food and a rifle for nearly 12 hours, lying in wait for the former president before a Secret Service agent thwarted the potential attack and opened fire, according to court documents filed Monday.

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Exploding pagers kill 9, at least 200 others critical

Iranian ambassador in Lebanon, Hezbollah members among injured

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Meta bans RT for US election interference

META said it's banning Russia state media organisation from its social media platforms, alleging that the outlets used deceptive tactics to amplify Moscow's propaganda.

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EU chief has more women in her team than before

EUROPEAN Union chief Ursula von der Leyen put women in many of the top roles on her new team for her next five-year tenure at the head of the bloc on Tuesday, despite the reluctance of many EU member states to give in to her demand for gender parity.

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Murdochs in court over future of media empire

RUPERT Murdoch and four of his children on Monday went before a Nevada probate commissioner behind closed doors to an evidentiary hearing that could decide who controls Murdoch's media empire after his death.

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August goods exports fall by 9.3% to $34.71 bn

Merchandise trade deficit rises to a high of $30 billion during the month as compared to $23 billion in July

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AI launches refit scheme for 67 aircraft revamp

AIR INDIA has commenced its $400 million refit programme for a phased revamp of 67 legacy aircraft in its fleet.

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Credit offtake falls 600 bps in July on personal loans

THE Reserve Bank clamp down on unsecured loans in November last year have finally began to show result as credit growth of banks' have fallen by nearly 600 bps to 13.7% in July from 19.5% in the same month last year tempered down by their personal and agriculture portfolios.

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Semicon mission launch in next six months: Minister

THE government will launch the next phase of India Semiconductor Mission in the next six months, said Electronics and Information Technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday.

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Lenovo launches Infra R&D Lab in Bengaluru

LENOVO on Tuesday launched a new infrastructure R&D lab in Bengaluru, which will be one of its four critical labs globally after Morrisville, Beijing, and Taipei.

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100 days of commerce min under Modi 3.0

KEY initiatives launched by commerce ministry over the past 100 days include launch of Trade Connect e-Platform, which connects over 600,000 Import Export Code (IEC) holders with experts, banks, and export promotion councils.

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'B'deshi crisis doesn't have much impact on India trade'

THE recent developments in Bangladesh that have led to the creation of new junta-led government haven't had any significant impact on India's trade so far and going forward, the effect will vary based on industry/ sector-specific nuances and exposure, according to India Inc.

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'Hindalco Ind ramping up copper output'

ADITYA Birla Group flagship company Hindalco Industries, India's largest copper producer, has said that it is ramping up capacities, building new capabilities and innovative products as copper becomes a critical manufacturing component in India's transition towards a developed economy and net zero emissions.

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SpiceJet has not paid statutory dues, to use QIP proceeds to clear liabilities

SPICEJET has not paid statutory dues of 427 crore between March 2020 and August 2024, according to the airline's preliminary placement document which was submitted to the BSE on Monday to raise funds.

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Rahul or Sarfaraz: Middle-order conundrum

Captain Rohit hints at senior batter’s return in the first Test against Bangladesh starting in Chennai on Thursday

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Chasing his red-ball dream, keeper-batter Jaker lands in India

POSTED as a Naik with Bangladesh Army, Showkat Ali of Habiganj district in Sylhet division, Bangladesh was not fond of cricket.

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Asiad medallist fails dope test, Bajrang's name goes missing

Hangzhou Asian Games bronze medallist Kiran Baliyan figures among some of the top athletes who have tested positive for banned substances and have been provisionally suspended. this has been updated on the website of the National Anti-Doping Agency provisional suspension list as on 11.09.2024.

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India win fifth ACT hockey title

A DETERMINED india claimed their fifth hero Asian Champions trophy title with a fighting 1-0 victory over hosts China here on tuesday, completing a display of absolute dominance in the tournament in which they won all their matches. Defender Jugraj Singh scored a rare field goal as the defending champions toiled hard before getting the better of their opponents.

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