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'Nitish expects Centre to make special Budget provision for Bihar'

AS politics heats up over Bihar's demand for special category status by the Centre, senior JD(U) leader KC Tyagi said that the state government is expecting greater financial assistance for it in the upcoming Budget as it figures among the poorest states in the country.

1 year after submission of report, govt yet to act on it

Justice Rohini Commission report on sub-categorisation of OBCS

TRADE, TECH & SUSTAINABILITY: ENGINES FOR LONG-TERM GROWTH

FINANCE and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is poised to set a historical precedent.

LEO MESSI TRANSCENDS FATE, FOOTBALL HISTORY

THERE was a point in Lionel Messi's career when it looked like the holy grail would elude him forever.

CATALOGUE PURI TEMPLE TREASURES WITH CARE, FOCUS ON CONSERVATION

BY reopening the Puri Jagannath temple's Ratna Bhandar on Sunday, the Odisha government has ended a 46-yearold quest to catalogue the treasures of the 12th century shrine.

THE FORTUNE AT THE TOP OF THE AGE PYRAMID

The number of Indians aged 60+ is growing fast. With such a large cohort, it is time policymakers and marketers took note of the silver lining in an ageing India

Protests in Pudunagar as toxic gas leak issue resurfaces

BARELY a month after three women were asphyxiated to death due to toxic gas leakage from sewer lines into their toilets, the problem has resurfaced in Pudunagar, causing widespread panic among residents.

Is Shankar a nat'l threat for state to be so harsh: SC

Why shouldn't we grant him interim protection, the Supreme Court observes during hearing

No accident, man poisoned friend knowingly: Cops

THE death of a 24-year-old daily wage labourer here last week after he consumed liquor laced with poison his friend had allegedly intended to use for himself now is suspected to have been a murder.

Work for parasports facility to commence at Nehru stadium soon

THE Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu will soon begin construction of a parasports facility at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Periamet.

Corpn explores GoI app to guard cables under roads

THE state government is examining how feasible it will be to integrate the 'Call Before u Dig (CBUD)' app with the singlewindow system of the Greater Chennai Corporation and the Directorate of Municipal Administration for digging up road portions, in an attempt to protect vital telecom infrastructure from damages.

K'taka is acting against court order, says Duraimurugan

MINISTER for Water Resources Duraimurugan on Monday criticised Karnataka for not releasing the quantum of water specified by Cauvery Water Regulation Committee to Tamil Nadu.

Cauvery water rights: Farmers want govt to resume legal battle

WITH the Karnataka government on Sunday announcing that it would release 8,000 cusecs of Cauvery water daily to Tamil Nadu as against 1 tmcft ordered by the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC), farmers insist the state government resume its legal battle in the Supreme Court to get the share of the river water due to the state.

Techie, mom, son found burnt in locked house

THE bodies of a woman, her software engineer son and her grandson were found charred in their locked house at Karamanikuppam near Nellikuppam sending shockwaves across the village on Monday.

CM: WILL CENTRE BRING BACK EDU TO STATE LIST?

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin on Monday asked whether the BJP-led union government was ready to bring back to State List the subject of education, which was which moved to the Concurrent List of the Constitution during the Emergency.

Power tariff increased by 4.83% from July

TNERC issues suo motu order; opposition parties condemn government for the hike, demand withdrawal of order

Youth killed in drunken brawl near railway track

A 22-year-old youth was hacked to death allegedly in a drunken brawl near Korukkupet railway track on Sunday night.

138 star tortoises seized at airport, one man held

THE Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Chennai customs seized as many as 138 star tortoises from a passenger bound for Malaysia on July 10, an official release by the agency on Monday said.

Woman who paid ₹12L for govt teacher job among 5 arraigned by DVAC for graft

A government school principal, a suspended teacher, a senior school official, a teacheraspirant and her husband were arraigned by the DVAC's Tiruvallur detachment in a corruption case filed on July 11.

Reply on plea seeking CBI probe into Jaya death: HC

THE Madras High Court has asked the state government to respond to a petition requesting a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe, to be monitored by the court, into the circumstances leading to the death of the late chief minister and former AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalithaa in 2016.

Kovai ESI hospital offers 'recovery room' for juvenile offenders

THE Government Medical College and ESI Hospital in Coimbatore is helping two children in conflict with law turn over a new leaf by accommodating them under the community service programme.

'Chandala' usage punishable offence: TN SC/ST panel

THE Tamil Nadu Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Commission on Monday clarified that the use of the word 'chandala' (sandala in Tamil) to insult or ridicule someone, its usage in films and on political platforms is a punishable offence under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

Draft CZMPs revised, ready for public hearing

TN Coastal Zone Mgmt Authority seeks NGT approval to publish draft notification; bench to hear matter on July 23

Sterlite firing: HC orders DVAC probe into 21 officers

STATING that the police had opened fire on peaceful antiSterlite protesters in Thoothukudi because the people at the helm of affairs and an industrialist wanted to teach them a lesson, the Madras High Court on Monday ordered a Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) investigation into the assets of 21 officers, including one IAS and a few IPS officers.

ASI FILES BHOJSHALA REPORT; VINDICATED, SAYS HINDU SIDE

THE Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Monday submitted to the Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, its report on the 98-day scientific survey at the Bhojshala TempleKamal Maula Mosque in western MP's Dhar town.

TN to convene all-party meet on Cauvery issue

STRONGLY condemning the Karnataka government's stance on releasing Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister MK Stalin, on Monday, announced that a meeting of all legislature parties will be held on Tuesday at the state secretariat to decide the next course of action.

CJI agrees to take his call on hearing money bill case soon

THE Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider commencing hearings on challenges to the passage of important laws like the Aadhaar Act as money bills, allegedly to bypass the Rajya Sabha.

SC junks review plea against its order on Adani

Chandrachud-led bench rules there is no error apparent in its January 3 judgment

SC refuses to quash FIR against DKS

IN a major blow to Karnataka deputy chief minister D K Shivakumar, the Supreme Court on Monday rejected his petition challenging the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)'s first information report (FIR) against him in the disproportionate assets case.

Price rise: TN may rejig PDS of tur dal, oil

TAMIL Nadu government is considering a major overhaul of the distribution of tur dal and palmolein oil through the special PDS as the subsidy for the two products accounts for a massive ₹3,800 crore for 2024-25.