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Factories pay less for leaves, Kundha tea planters protest
CONDEMNING tea factories for paying ₹3 less per kg than the committee-fixed price of ₹24.59 for green tea leaves, small plantation owners in Kundha launched a strike on Monday. The planters also did not send leaves that have already been plucked to eight tea factories.
17 Delhi women achievers felicitated with Devi Awards
IT was an all-women show without any pink bows.
HC flays KL for dumping waste in TN
Govt secy directed to furnish report on agencies involved in collecting, disposing waste
Loco pilot's swift action averts major accident
A potential train crash was averted near Tindivanam in Villupuram district on Monday after a crack was spotted on the railway tracks by the loco pilot of a passenger train.
3 arrested for gun trade in Kovai
COIMBATORE District Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), in coordination with Peelamedu police, arrested three individuals for illegal firearm trade on Sunday.
MLA joins stir against 'school closure', kneels before HM
PARENTS along with PMK MLA R Arul from Salem West constituency on Monday staged a protest at Old Suramangalam in Salem urging the administration of an aided higher secondary school against closing it allegedly as the school land had been sold.
NHRC takes up electrocution of EB workers case suo motu
THE National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of the electrocution of two Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) workers while repairing power lines on Olaiyur Ring Road in KK Nagar, Tiruchy, on December 18.
Prima facie evidence of laundering exists against Sadiq, says spl CBI court
A special CBI court in Chennai rejected the bail petitions moved by alleged drug kingpin Jaffer Sadiq and his brother Mohammed Saleem, stating that there were sufficient documents available to show that they were prima facie guilty of charges levelled against them.
3 students feared drowned in Cauvery
THREE school students were washed away in the Cauvery river at Ayyalamman Padithurai at Kudamurutti in Tiruchy on Monday.
Asset details of govt employees can't be shielded from public: HC
SETTING aside an order of the State Information Commission denying information on the assets and liabilities of a government officer, the Madras High Court has held that such details cannot be shielded from public scrutiny.
VCK to chant Ambedkar's name 1K times in Chennai stir
VIDUTHALAI Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) will hold a large-scale protest on December 28 in Chennai over the recent remarks on social reformer and Dalit icon Dr BR Ambedkar by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Party leader Thol Thirumavalavan announced the protest here on Monday.
VCK chief: 25 seats in DMK bloc is Vanniyarasu's opinion
A day after VCK deputy general secretary Vanniyarasu said the cadre working at the grassroots level wish the party to contest in 25 assembly seats in the 2026 assembly elections, party president Thol Thirumavalavan clarified this was Vanniyarasu's personal opinion.
One lorry carrying human excreta, 4 with food waste detained in Kumari
Police seized four vehicles loaded with food and fish wastes and a lorry loaded with human excreta from Kerala across Kanniyakumari on Monday.
Kerala finishes removal of waste dumped in Nellai border villages
A total of 30 truck-load of waste were taken back; TN local body officials disinfect dumpsites
Kerala finishes removal of waste dumped in Nellai border villages
A total of 30 truck-load of waste were taken back; TN local body officials disinfect dumpsites
Myopia summit to be held on Jan 4
DR Agarwals Eye Hospital will host 'Myopia and digital eye strain patient summit' on January 4 to raise awareness on the conditions among patients.
Man injured as balcony collapses at Srinivasapuram
IN a second mishap within a few weeks, a 45-year-old man sustained leg injuries when a balcony in his house on the third floor of a TNUHDB housing tenement in Foreshore Estate, Srinivasapuram, collapsed on Sunday night.
TN won't scrap no-detention policy: Min
SCHOOL Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi on Monday stated that Tamil Nadu will not implement the recent amendment to the Right to Education (RTE) Rules, which removes the no-detention policy for students up to Class 8.
RGGGH doctors save hands of 40-year-old assaulted with knife
FOLLOWING a nine-hour complex surgical procedure, doctors at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH) managed to save the hands of a 40-year-old woman who was assaulted with a knife during a family dispute.
Centre approves revised proposal for widening of Ranipet-Chittoor NH
THE Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH) has set the ball rolling for the widening of the 28-km, two-lane stretch of National Highway 40 from Ranipet to the Tamil Nadu-Andhra Pradesh border into a four-lane highway.
When a door closed, Annai Sathya home opened a window
The home took in around 100 children who lost their parents to the waves and gave them a new lease on life
Child marriages up by 56% in TN in one year; Erode and Tirunelveli top the list
The number of child marriages in Tamil Nadu has increased at an alarming rate of 55.6% between 2023 and 2024.
Govt schools can now fail students of classes 5 and 8
In a major decision, the Centre has scrapped the 'no-detention policy' for classes 5 and 8 in schools governed by it, which means students will be failed if they do not clear the year-end examinations.
'New election rule amendment gravest threat to democracy'
CHIEF MINISTER MK Stalin on Monday alleged that democracy is facing its gravest threat under the BJP-led union government as it has made a reckless amendment to Section 93(2)(a) of the Conduct of Election Rules of 1961 to \"kill transparency\" and appealed to all political parties to counter the \"assault on free and fair\" elections.
He was a leader of leaders
One of those who lit the screens of Indian cinema with very meaningful colours and poignant hues left us on Monday. Shyam Benegal is no more. He was 90.
Women lawyers can't appear with face veil: J&K HC
THE Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that women advocates cannot appear before the court with their face covered.
New election rule amendment gravest threat to democracy
CHIEF MINISTER M K Stalin on Monday alleged that democracy is facing its gravest threat under the BJP-led union government as it has made a reckless amendment to Section 93(2)(a) of the Conduct of Election Rules of 1961 to \"kill transparency\", and appealed to all political parties to counter the \"assault on free and fair\" elections.
Now, Dhaka note verbale for Hasina's extradition
Ministry of External Affairs confirms receiving it, offers no comment
We expect 2025 to be a strong year for us in India: Toyota
AT a time when most automakers are grappling with sluggish demand, Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) is achieving impressive double-digit sales growth each month. This success is driven by its strong SUV portfolio and the strategic partnership between its parent company, Toyota Motor Corporation, and Suzuki Motor Corporation. The Japanese automaker is set to surpass the 3 lakh annual sales milestone in the financial year 2025 and expects this robust growth to continue into the next fiscal year. Unlike other carmakers focusing heavily on electrification, TKM has adopted a unique strategy by offering a broader range of green powertrain options, emphasizing its ultimate goal of reducing carbon emissions. In an interaction with TNIE's Arshad Khan, Vikram Gulati - Country Head of TKM and Sabari Manohar - Vice President of Sales at TKM discuss Toyota's growth in India, their approach towards different powertrains and investments by the company. Edited excerpts:
CONCOCTIONS BY THE COAST
Unnavu Thiruvizha on Marina Beach provides a platform to showcase regional cuisines. But chaos and confusion ensued on Sunday as thousands turned up to relish some delicacies