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Cong keeps door open for like-minded J&K parties

POST-elections, the focus in J&K has shifted to the counting of votes on October 8 for the 90-member Assembly.

Nitish govt's 'biased' relief ops spark row, flood victims angry

FLOOD victims on Thursday blocked Saharsa-Darbhanga road in Bihar and shouted antigovernment slogans to protest against what they called the Nitish Kumar dispensation's apathy towards providing relief material.

Haryana focus-29 seats in 7 dists along GT Road

WITH campaigning coming to an end on Thursday for the 90-member Haryana Assembly elections due October 5, key contenders, the BJP and Congress, have focused on both sides of the historic Grand Trunk Road, comprising 29 seats in seven districts.

Village in MP farm stir hotspot passes resolution - ₹7K MSP on soybean crop

IN perhaps the first of its kind development, the Burha village -which was reportedly the fountainhead of 2017 massive farmers' agitation in western Madhya Pradesh-has unanimously passed a resolution, demanding ₹7,000 per quintal MSP for soybean crop.

TMC youth wing leader, who was close to RG Kar ex-principal, held by CBI

THE CBI on Thursday arrested Trinamool Congress youth leader Ashish Pandey in connection with the corruption case against RG Kar Medical College's former principal Sandip Ghosh, officials said.

U'khand 1st state with 'time-of-day' power tariff

UTTARAKHAND is poised to become the first state in India to introduce time-of-day power tariffs for its 15.87 lakh electricity consumers.

Classical status to 5 languages okayed

Bonus for rlys, Port Authority staff 2 umbrella schemes for farmers' welfare and food security

‘Jamaican PM not stopped at Parliament gate

THE Lok Sabha Secretariat on Thursday dismissed reports claiming that the carcade of Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness was stopped at the gates of Parliament House.

Life term for ex-Bihar MLA for minister's murder

THE top court on Thursday convicted former MLA Vijay Kumar Shukla alias Munna Shukla and another person in the 1998 murder case of former Bihar minister and RJD leader Brij Bihari Prasad at a hospital in Patna.

Jaishankar to reaffirm Lanka ties during meeting with Dissanayake

EXTERNAL Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will be on an official visit to Colombo on Friday and will meet the newly-elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

TMC wants Moitra shift from House panel led by Dubey

JAYA Bachchan, a Samajwadi Party Rajya Sabha member, has opted out of the parliamentary standing committee on communications and Information Technology (IT) chaired by BJP member Nishikant Dubey.

NURTURING TALENT OVER BEING STICKLER FOR RULES

IN a victory for democracy, the Supreme Court last week directed IIT Dhanbad to admit an 18-year-old Dalit boy who had lost his seat for missing the deadline for depositing fees of 17,500. While passing the order, the top court evoked the plenary powers granted by Article 142 of the Constitution that empowers it to administer complete justice.

RESTORE STATEHOOD TO HEAL J&K, PRIORITISE INFRASTRUCTURE, JOBS

THE just-concluded Jammu and Kashmir assembly election was a pivotal moment for the troubled state-reflecting not only local concerns, but also broader national dynamics. The issues of identity, autonomy and the restoration of statehood resonated deeply with the electorate. Regional parties National Conference (NC) and People's Democratic Party (PDP) framed the election as a struggle for identity and autonomy. In contrast, national parties like the BJP and Congress focused on the restoration of statehood, emphasising the need for development and effective governance within an improved security environment.

THE CASE FOR QUALITY CERTIFICATION OF AGENCIES

THERE has been much public discourse around the performance of India's constitutional authorities, statutory bodies and enforcement agencies.

THEY DIDN'T START THE FIRE AND SEEM UNABLE TO DOUSE IT

West Asia's unending cycle of violence started with British and French meddling in the early 20th century. The latest spiral doesn't seem to offer a ramp off

Azhar requests ED more time to appear before it

EXPRESS REA FORMER MP and former India cricket captain Mohammed Azharuddin on Thursday requested the Enforcement Directorate for more time to appear before it.

Kumaraswamy sought ₹50 cr from a realtor, states FIR

Amruthahalli police on Thursday registered an FIR against Union Minister for Steel and Heavy Industries HD Kumaraswamy for allegedly demanding ₹50 crore from a realtor to meet the expenses on the byelection to the Legislative Assembly from the Channapatna constituency.

Surekha retracts statement over Sam-Chai divorce

Politicians, cinema industry slam Telangana minister; Nagarjuna files defamation case

Chargesheets in K'giri sex assault to be filed by Oct 15

THE state government on Monday informed the Madras High Court that the police would file the chargesheet in the cases relating to sexual assault of students at fake NCC camp held in Krishnagiri by October 15.

Efforts by Sangh to disrupt Pooram and sabotage KL social environment: Pinarayi

OFFICIALLY acknowledging for the first time that concerted efforts were made to disrupt this year's Thrissur Pooram with an aim to sabotage the state's social environment, and that the imprints of the Sangh Parivar were palpable behind it, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday said the state government has ordered a three-level investigation into the matter.

Newborn's body found in dump, 2nd case in a yr in Melapalayam

THE body of a newborn was recovered from a garbage dump in Melapalayam of Tirunelveli corporation early on Thursday.

3 youth threaten cops claiming link to Kani's PA, held

A day after a youth along with his two friends, allegedly in an inebriated condition, entered into a scuffle with traffic police on the 100-feet road in the city, claiming that he was the brother of DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi's personal assistant (PA), he tendered an apology to the police on Wednesday evening.

BRTEs plan protest if salaries not credited by October 10

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Block Resource Teacher Educators (TNBRTE) Association has announced plans to stage a protest at the headquarters of the school education department on October 10 if their salaries are not disbursed by then.

Madurai dy mayor, brother booked for threatening woman

DEPUTY Mayor of Madurai corporation T Nagarajan, his brother and a few others have been booked by the city police for allegedly criminally intimidating a woman to register a property in favour of another person.

75 YEARS OF DEFINING TN'S SOCIO-POLITICAL COURSE

WHEN a couple of journalists from Pravda, a Russian newspaper, interviewed the late DMK chief Kalaingar M Karunanidhi in Chennai in 1965 and asked about the DMK's ultimate goal, he said, “Equality and rationalism in society, socialism in economy, and democracy in politics.

All 38 TN dists will have drug warehouse soon: Min

POINTING out that construction of drug warehouses under the Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation is under way in six districts at a total cost of 30 crore, Health Minister Ma Subramanian on Thursday said upon their completion, all 38 districts in the state will have the storage facility.

TNGEC resumes work on Kolli Hills hydro plant; experts question viability

TAMIL Nadu Green Energy Corporation (TNGEC) resumed technical work on the ₹307.19-crore 20-MW hydropower plant in Kolli Hills in Namakkal district during the first week of September after receiving turbines from China.

Armstrong case: 5K-page chargesheet names 30 accused and 200 witnesses

Rowdy Nagendran is main accused, Sambo Senthil second accused & Aswathaman third

Auto seized for traffic violation, driver climbs tower in protest

A 40-year-old auto rickshaw driver caused a stir on Thursday by climbing a cell tower near Chennai Central Railway Station, demanding that the Railway Protection Force (RPF) return his seized vehicle.

TN-Alert weather app launched by min

REVENUE Minister KKSSR Ramachandran on Thursday launched the TN-Alert mobile application to provide real-time alerts on extreme weather events, rainfall data, and reservoir storage levels.