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August 05, 2024

Chennai-Tiruchy expressway in works to ease NH tailbacks

TO alleviate traffic congestion on the Chennai-Tiruchy route, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has decided to build a Greenfield expressway from Singaperumal Koil, which is 17 km from Tambaram, to Tiruchy or beyond.

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Pocso accused youth beats victim's dad to death; held

MONTHS after being released on bail in a Pocso case, a 24-year-old allegedly beat to death the man, whose daughter he had been booked for sexually assaulting, near Kelamangalam in Krishnagiri district on Saturday night.

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2 more bodies found, 200 still missing in Wayanad

AMID the continuing search for those missing in the devastating landslides in Wayanad, bodies of eight unidentified victims were laid to rest at a mass burial site at Puthumala near Meppadi on Sunday, the sixth day following the calamity.

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Bill to overhaul Wakf Act likely on Aug 9 or 12

Govt sources say the move is to bring in more transparency and gender diversity

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Miracle on Turf: In a corner of Paris, Indian hockey rises from the beyond

ALFRED Tennyson's words aptly surmise the emotional high of the men's hockey team.

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72% of maternal deaths in rural TN, says report

OF the maternal deaths that happened in Tamil Nadu between April 2014 and March 2024, 72% were in rural areas and 28% in urban areas, as per an analysis report released by the health department recently.

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AU identifies 676 'ghost faculty, to bar 20

A detailed probe by Anna University into the ghost faculty scam has revealed that as many as 676 teachers were working as full-time faculty in multiple engineering colleges simultaneously in the academic year 2023-24.

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Int'l SIMs link customs officers to smugglers

A recent directive of the principal commissioner of Chennai Customs asking all officials posted at the city's international airport to avoid using cell phones during shift hours has blown the lid off the officergold smuggler nexus, sources said.

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1k smart fences in Valparai to prevent human-jumbo conflict

SINCE the wild elephant migration is set to begin across the Valparai plateau from this month, the Smart Virtual Fencing System which is a new initiative by the Tamil Nadu forest department is expected to help the authorities to prevent human-wild elephant conflict.

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Showers likely to lash Chennai and nearby districts for three more days

The Regional Meteorological Centre said that heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places in Cuddalore, Pudukkottai, Thanjavur, Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, The Nilgiris, the ghat areas of Coimbatore, and Karaikal on Monday.

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Forsaken for decades, Nerkundram burial ground raises a grave concern

Pleas to corpn seeking basic amenities go in vain; official says ground belongs to WRD dept

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Impersonation of accused: HC orders SP to reprobe case

THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court directed the Ramanathapuram superintendent of police to entrust an officer to re-investigate an impersonation case, as one person appeared before the trial court on behalf of the real accused in a riot case.

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100 new govt buses flagged off; MTC gets 58 low-floor coaches

CHENNAI has received its first batch of 58 non-AC low-floor buses which are disabledfriendly and have kneeling facility for wheelchair ramp.

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Parents at the mercy of CBSE schools as fees go through roof

Private schools had managed to get interim SC order allowing them to fix fee on their own

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5,000 moved to safety in Kollidam, steps assured to address flooding

INSPECTING villages in Kollidam block of the district which was inundated following heavy flow in Kollidam river over the past few days, Environment Minister Siva V Meyyanathan on Sunday assured the residents of measures soon to address the recurrent flooding.

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Tahsildar stops mining, gets life threat

A tahsildar and other revenue officials who tried to prevent illegal sand mining from a private land at Kundadam in Tiruppur district on Saturday were allegedly issued a life threat by the landowner and her family members.

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Wayanad: Blue nail polish helps identify girl's body

STARING blankly into the distance, Brezhnev sat on the steps of the MSM hall in Meppadi.

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SC agrees to reexamine validity of 1886 Mullaperiyar dam lease deed

Court directs both Tamil Nadu & Kerala to produce relevant documents within eight weeks

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NTA profit at ₹448 cr; Cong slams it for making exams a revenue-raising exercise

THE Congress on Sunday slammed the National Testing Agency (NTA) for making a profit of 448 crore over the past six years by conducting examinations and said that the future of millions of Indian youths has been reduced to a \"mere revenue-raising exercise\" by the government.

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'BSF chief repatriated to home cadre due to differences with juniors'

Officers failed to resolve 'my vs your force' rift

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NGT panel: Need system to monitor Himalayan ecology

A recent report submitted to the National Green Tribunal has called for comprehensive monitoring mechanisms to safeguard the fragile ecosystems of the higher Himalayas.

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Raj Govt Fails To Act Against Firm Selling Non-Diabetes Drug Named 'Insulin'

DESPITE repeated directions from India's drug regulator, Rajasthan's state drug controller continues to defy orders to take action against a pharma company selling a homeopathic medicine named 'insulin.

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U'khand, HP toll rises, search on for missing

WITH the recovery of two more bodies from the Rudraprayag, the death toll in the devastating monsoon rains and landslides in Uttarakhand rose to 19 on Sunday, even as the fatalities due to flash floods in three Himachal Pradesh districts mounted to 11.

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Jharkhand political temp rises over Didi's remark on Bengal flooding

WEST Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Benerjee's remark that Jharkhand waters have been flooding Bengal has drawn criticism from the BJP.

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Himanta promises life term for 'love jihad', jobs for Assam-born

ASSAM will bring a law to ensure that people found indulging in 'love jihad' are given life imprisonment, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday.

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C'garh govt bans painting of trees as environmentalists voice concerns

THE Chhattisgarh Housing and Environment Department has issued a directive to all government offices, including every district collector, prohibiting the painting of trees as part of beautification drives.

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Another wall collapse in MP town, 9 kids dead

AT least nine children aged between 8 and 15 years were buried alive when the wall of a house adjoining a temple collapsed in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district early on Sunday.

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Will Complete Term, Win Yet Again: Shah

Says Opposition may have won some seats, but their combined strength is less than BJP's

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18 Killed In Israeli Strikes On Gaza; Two Dead In Tel Aviv Stabbing

Netanyahu tells cabinet that the state is in multi-front war, ready for attack or defence; Hamas says it has begun discussions on choosing a new leader

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Violence Spreads Across UK, Police Arrest 100

POLICE forces across the UK have made at least 100 arrests as violent clashes and unrest involving anti-immigration far-right groups continued to spread over the weekend, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer offering his full support to officers to take firm action against the 'extremists'.

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Self-Invoicing Raises GST Challenges

INDIAN corporates are encountering certain challenges related to GST compliance, particularly with the self-invoicing and reverse charge mechanism (RCM) for services received from foreign entities.

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Gold and silver demand to surge up to 30% in upcoming festive season

DEMAND for gold and silver is all set to zoom in the upcoming festive season following a sharp reduction in retail prices after the centre reduced customs duty in the union budget.

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Wake up call for Indian boxing as Lovlina loses

THE Paris North Arena is close to the Charles de Gaulle Airport.

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Srejeesh turns saviour, again

SOMETIME in 2017, after PR Sreejesh suffered a potentially career-ending ACL injury, the keeper turned to sports autobiographies.

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Excel-Sen Hands Sen Heartbreak

Lakshya has a 4-1 head to head record against Malaysian Lee Zii Jia, his opponent in the bronze medal match, and will start as the favourite today

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At Invalides, archery was invincible

It came down to last two arrows of the Games, but crowd witnessed epitome of the sport writes Kalyani Mangale

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