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After people risk life to carry body, ₹20L given for bridge
The New Indian Express

After people risk life to carry body, ₹20L given for bridge

The hardship faced by residents of Veerasozhapuram to carry a 92-year-old man’s body across an overflowing Rajan Canal to reach their burial ground on Friday has again brought to fore, the demand for a bridge in the village.

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November 09, 2024
A LEGACY OF BALANCE
The New Indian Express Chennai

A LEGACY OF BALANCE

In his new book 'Speaking with Nature: The Origins of Indian Environmentalism', acclaimed historian Ramachandra Guha offers a fresh perspective on India's environmental heritage, challenging the widespread belief that environmental consciousness is a uniquely Western import

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November 09, 2024
UN award for 'Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam' scheme
The New Indian Express

UN award for 'Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam' scheme

Tamil Nadu's Health and Family Welfare Department has won the 2024 United Nations Interagency Task Force (UNIATF) Award for its 'Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam' scheme, recognised at the 79th UN General Assembly in New York.

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November 09, 2024
Archana Patnaik named TN's new Chief Electoral Officer
The New Indian Express

Archana Patnaik named TN's new Chief Electoral Officer

THE Election Commission of India on Friday designated senior IAS officer Archana Patnaik as the Chief Electoral Officer for Tamil Nadu.

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November 09, 2024
Case on Surya over farmer death report
The New Indian Express

Case on Surya over farmer death report

BJP MP, two editors of Kannada digital platforms shared fake report linking Waqf row

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November 09, 2024
The New Indian Express

Runoff water fight ends in murder

POLICE arrested a 31-year-old man on Friday for allegedly stabbing his neighbour to death in Aminjikarai over an argument on Thursday night.

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November 09, 2024
IRCTC announces domestic, international tour packages
The New Indian Express

IRCTC announces domestic, international tour packages

THE South Zone of the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) on Friday announced various domestic and international tour packages for November and December.

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November 09, 2024
The New Indian Express

Money laundering: 4 get bail after 1K days in jail

FOUR men facing trial in a money-laundering case arising out of an alleged ₹1,137 crore cheating case were given bail by a CBI court in Chennai as they had faced incarceration for more than 1,000 days.

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November 09, 2024
Seeman booked for denigrating Karunanidhi
The New Indian Express

Seeman booked for denigrating Karunanidhi

KARUR police on Thursday registered a case against Seeman, the chief coordinator of Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK), for allegedly making derogatory remarks against former CM M Karunanidhi.

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November 09, 2024
Bangladeshi man held in Tiruppur shared room with terror suspects
The New Indian Express

Bangladeshi man held in Tiruppur shared room with terror suspects

A Bangladeshi national was arrested from Tiruppur on Thursday, and investigations have revealed that he had stayed with members of Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), a banned terrorist outfit.

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November 09, 2024
Statewide digital crop area survey starts in Cuddalore, to cover 24 cr ha
The New Indian Express

Statewide digital crop area survey starts in Cuddalore, to cover 24 cr ha

AGRICULTURE and Farmers' Welfare Minister MRK Panneerselvam inaugurated a digital crop area survey initiative covering 24.45 crore hectares in Tamil Nadu on Friday.

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November 09, 2024
The New Indian Express

Stalin can't freeze govt schemes to name buildings after his dad: EPS

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Friday alleged the DMK government has abandoned several 'people-oriented' projects, and is keen on constructing Kalaignar International Convention Centre in Muttukadu at a cost of ₹487 crore.

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November 09, 2024
CM hands over Karunanidhi Tamil award to ex-UoM prof
The New Indian Express

CM hands over Karunanidhi Tamil award to ex-UoM prof

CM MK Stalin presented the Kalaignar M Karunanidhi Classical Tamil Award to former University of Madras Tamil professor M Selvarasan (78) on Friday.

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November 09, 2024
Green trend no bar, power corpn wants to improve efficiency of thermal plants
The New Indian Express

Green trend no bar, power corpn wants to improve efficiency of thermal plants

TAMIL Nadu Power Generation Corporation (TNPGC), despite facing challenges in keeping up the Plant Load Factor (PLF) at its coal-based thermal power plants, is aiming to improve efficiency by raising the PLF that indicates how much of a power plant's full capacity is being utilised.

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November 09, 2024
The New Indian Express

Segregate graft cases of MPs, MLAs to speed up trial: Govt

343 non-corruption, 76 corruption cases pending against TN legislators

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November 09, 2024
Mere intention to commit crime does not constitute an offence, rules HC judge
The New Indian Express

Mere intention to commit crime does not constitute an offence, rules HC judge

HOLDING that mere intention or preparation to commit a crime does not constitute an offence under Section 511 of the IPC unless an attempt is made, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court recently quashed an FIR against a duo on charges of trying to steal sand from a waterbody in Tiruchy.

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November 09, 2024
The New Indian Express

Bail for bizman, friend held for creating ruckus on Marina beach

THE Madras High Court has granted bail to businessman Chandramohan and his friend Dhanalakshmi who were arrested by the Mylapore police recently for creating ruckus over parking a car on Loop Road on the Marina and abusing policemen.

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November 09, 2024
The New Indian Express

State declares snake bite a notified disease

THE Tamil Nadu government on Friday announced that snake bites have been declared as a notified disease under the Tamil Nadu Public Health Act, 1939, becoming only the second state in India after Karnataka to do so.

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November 09, 2024
Anna Nagar, haunted by flood, keeps sandbags, pumps ready
The New Indian Express

Anna Nagar, haunted by flood, keeps sandbags, pumps ready

MONSOON woes drown even posh areas of the city like Anna Nagar every year, which residents attribute to poor urban planning and old and inadequate drainage system.

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November 09, 2024
Jasper et sard stones unearthed in Vembakottai
The New Indian Express

Jasper et sard stones unearthed in Vembakottai

\"SURA Aeru ezhuthiya mothiram thottal,\" posted Minister Thangam Thennarasu on social media on Friday.

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November 09, 2024
NEED A HOLISTIC PLAN, NOT KNEE-JERK REACTION
The New Indian Express

NEED A HOLISTIC PLAN, NOT KNEE-JERK REACTION

Every year Chennai's weather predictions of impending rains and cyclones inundate print, visual, and social media with news of potential floods. I live on the banks of the Virugambakkam-Arumbakkam Canal in Choolaimedu since 1973.

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November 09, 2024
The New Indian Express

Min chairs meet to ensure full power supply

Electricity Minister V Senthil Balaji held a meeting with officials at the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) headquarters in Chennai on Friday to discuss plans for ensuring uninterrupted power supply during the ongoing northeast monsoon and the upcoming summer season.

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November 09, 2024
Heavy showers to continue in coastal and delta districts for next five days
The New Indian Express

Heavy showers to continue in coastal and delta districts for next five days

HEAVY rain is expected over parts of Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, Thanjavur and Pudukkottai for the next four to five days, according to the Regional Meteorological Centre in Chennai.

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November 09, 2024
The New Indian Express

Probe use of orderlies by prison officials, free them, says HC

EXPRESSING concern over the colonial practice of employing orderlies for household chores, the Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu home secretary to hold an inquiry into the employment of orderlies in the residences of higher officials of the prisons department and free them.

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November 09, 2024
VCK chief rejects rumours, reaffirms bond with DMK
The New Indian Express

VCK chief rejects rumours, reaffirms bond with DMK

VIDUTHALAI Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) president and Chidambaram MP Thol Thirumavalavan on Friday said that some factions are working to engineer a rift in the DMK alliance by using VCK as a tool.

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November 09, 2024
Cong trying to divide OBCs, restore J&K's special status: Modi
The New Indian Express

Cong trying to divide OBCs, restore J&K's special status: Modi

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Friday kicked off his campaign for the Maharashtra assembly polls at Dhule, tearing into the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in general and the Congress in particular.

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November 09, 2024
Lokpal seeks Sebi chief's explanation on complaints
The New Indian Express

Lokpal seeks Sebi chief's explanation on complaints

TAKING cognizance of complaints of impropriety and conflict of interest filed by Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra and two others, anti-corruption body Lokpal on Friday sought explanation from Sebi chief Madhabi Puri Buch on the matter.

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November 09, 2024
The New Indian Express

SC lifts crucial bar that kept AMU out of the minority list

IN a landmark verdict on his last day in office on Friday, a Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud overruled by 4:3 its 1967 position that the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) can't claim minority status because it was created by a statute.

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November 09, 2024
PUTIN SAYS INDIA DESERVES STATUS OF SUPERPOWER
The New Indian Express

PUTIN SAYS INDIA DESERVES STATUS OF SUPERPOWER

Cites fastest growing economy, population, culture to make his point

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November 09, 2024
The New Indian Express

TECH PARK BOOST WILL STRESS BENGALURU MORE

THE ministry of electronics and information technology has listed 89 tech parks to be created or expanded in Bengaluru, eyeing a major infrastructure push aimed at bringing in foreign and domestic investments.

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November 08, 2024