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PM congratulates RSS as it enters its 100th year

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday acknowledged the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's (RSS) contribution to the development of the nation, as it marks its centenary, emphasising the organisation's commitment to serving India.

LOK SABHA SPEAKER TO LEAD HOUSE DELEGATION TO GENEVA

LOK Sabha Speaker Om Birla is set to lead a parliamentary delegation to the 149th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, from October 13-17, 2024.

For PM's presence, swearing-in of Haryana govt postponed to Oct 17

Shah, Khattar, chief ministers of BJP-ruled states to attend key event in Panchkula

From a key player, PDP pushed to margins in 2024 Assembly polls

FROM a key player in Jammu and Kashmir politics, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of Mehbooba Mufti has been pushed to margins by the voters in the 2024 Assembly polls, which was the first since Article 370 abrogation.

Mass resignation by doctors not acceptable: Govt

THE West Bengal government on Saturday said the mass resignation of doctors of state-run hospitals is not valid and it must be submitted individually according to service rules.

RG KAR: 2 MORE DOCS JOIN INDEFINITE FAST AS PROTEST COMPLETES FIRST WEEK

Condition of fasting doctors worsens, with fellow medics saying their health parameters are declining’

Don't fund madrasas unless they comply with RTE norms

THE National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has raised serious concerns about the state of functioning in madrasas and called for stopping state funding to them, unless they comply with the Right to Education (RTE) Act.

Remark against PM: SC to hear Tharoor’s plea in defamation case

THE Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor against a Delhi High Court verdict that refused to quash defamation proceedings against him for his alleged “scorpion on Shivling” remark targeting PM Narendra Modi.

Pak min: Neighbouring country instigating PTI to strike before SCO meet

PAKISTAN Minister Ahsan Iqbal blames Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, at the behest of the neighbouring country (implying India), of staging street protests ahead of the upcoming SCO Summit.

CONGRESS NEEDS SONIA, NOT RAHUL ALONE

IT'S an exception beyond explanation. Congress, the grand old party of Indian politics, gets more publicity in defeat than in victory. Last week, when it lost Haryana, which was billed by pendulum pollsters as a winner for them, knee-jerk pundits and media masala manufacturers trotted their tired trope of a Congress struggling for survival—to explain that a rise in vote share means nothing.

Rajnath dedicates BRO projects in Arunachal, elsewhere to the nation

DEFENCE Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday dedicated the Kupup-Sherathang Road in Sikkim and 74 other infrastructure projects of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) built at a cost of ₹2,236 crore.

WHY WE MUST FOCUS ON PALLIATIVE CARE

branch of the hospice movement. It encompasses a range of services to patients, seeking to alleviate their physical and mental suffering. The word palliative is derived from the Latin palliare, which means to cloak. It is a multi-disciplinary approach to provide care to those suffering from terminal illness. It aims to improve the quality of life by providing relief from pain, and give emotional and spiritual support. The World Hospice and Palliative Care Day is observed on October 12.

Incessant downpour leads to landslides on Erode ghat road

DUE to incessant rain, landslides occurred on Anthiyur-Kollegal and Sathyamangalam-Kadambur hill roads in Erode on Saturday.

‘Core engg will be popular again in 3 yrs’

OVER 75,000 students pursue civil engineering, 65,000 in electrical engineering, 1.35 lakh in electronic and computer engineering while 95,000 pursue mechanical engineering in India and, it is good for the country, said TG Sitharam, chairperson of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), here on Saturday.

Undertrial prisoner dies by suicide at Pudukai GH

A 46-year-old undertrial prisoner undergoing treatment at the Government Medical College Hospital in Pudukkottai allegedly ended his life on the premises by consuming poison.

BJP a party of terrorists: Kharge retorts to PM's 'urban naxal' jibe

CONGRESS president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday alleged that BJP is a 'terrorist party', while reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remark that Congress is an 'urban naxal party'.

Chennai-based company gifts its employees 28 cars, 29 motorbikes

AT a time when there has been rising complaints against firms exploiting workers, a company based in Chennai has rewarded its workers for their commitment and service.

10L take part in Mutharamman fest

'MAHISHA Soorasamharam', the final event of the Dussehra festival was held at the beach adjacent to Kulasekarapattinam Mutharamman temple on Friday. Over 10 lakh devotees from across south India participated.

Class 10 students score well, get to be HM, dy HM

As per the assurance given by the Government High School Makkinampatti headmaster, two Class 10 students who scored high marks in their quarterly exams got to act as one day headmaster and assistant headmaster in their school on Thursday.

Tiger cub dies as speeding vehicle smashes 6 of its ribs

A postmortem examination carried out on a five-month-old male tiger cub on Friday revealed that the animal was killed after being hit by a vehicle in the Kotagiri forest range in the Nilgiris district. Five ribs of the cub were broken in the impact of the high-speed crash and not because it was run over by a vehicle, sources said after the postmortem.

Temple property scam: Karaikal dy collector held

A deputy collector of Karaikal was arrested on Friday in connection with a case of selling temple land with forged documents. Four others were earlier arrested for allegedly illegally selling the land parcel as house plots and cheating the public of crores of rupees.

Oppn flays centre for frequent train accidents

FOLLOWING the accident, political parties criticised the Union government for failing to ensure the safety of train passengers.

MLA takes offence to portrayal of govt school in 'Vettaiyan'

KOVILPATTI MLA Kadambur C Raju urged the crew of the movie 'Vettaiyan' to remove the portrayal of a Kovilpatti government school in a derogatory manner.

Court: Power of attorney won't get cancelled with death of assignor

THE Madras High Court has ruled that a power of attorney agreement will not automatically be cancelled with the death of one of the persons who handed over the power, but the termination depends upon the facts and circumstances of each case.

It's LHB coaches that made the difference

THE accident could have caused many deaths if not for the features of the Linke-Hoffman-Busche (LHB) coaches.

Meeting held to assess flood mitigation works

CHENGALPATTU district monitoring officer A R Rahul Nadh chaired a meeting recently with Tambaram Corporation officials to assess the status of flood mitigation works ahead of the northeast monsoon.

Orange alert for city on Oct 15, heavy rain likely

THE met department has issued an orange alert for Chennai on October 15, with a forecast of heavy to very heavy rainfall. The rain will commence from Monday afternoon and intensify thereafter. It is caused by a well-marked low-pressure area over east central Arabian sea to north Sri Lanka across coastal Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

A tuk-tuk fuelled by service

Mohammed Shabir is leading a team of emergency blood donors since 2019 | S DINESH

Women get stuck on zipline at Kalaignar Centenary Park

SOCIAL media was abuzz on Saturday with claims that the zipline at the Kalaignar Centenary Park stopped working just five days after it was inaugurated, and left two women suspended mid-air.

NCP leader Baba Siddique shot dead in Mumbai; 2 held

FORMER Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) minister and a member of Ajit Pawar-led faction of the party Baba Siddique was shot dead in Mumbai on Saturday night.