IN a blatant violation of environmental norms and solid waste management rules, Athipattu panchayat has dumped tonnes of municipal solid waste inside a mangrove area thereby contaminating the ecologically sensitive Ennore wetlands, which are already in a degraded state due to encroachments and fly ash dumping by thermal power plants.
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TN to set up war room to prevent maternal deaths
Decision taken during first task force meeting; 74% deaths occurred during postnatal period
Fake PSTM certs: HC permits DVAC to search varsities if docus are denied
EXPRESSING displeasure over the non-cooperation of four varsities in the investigation being conducted by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) into the alleged issuance of fake Persons Studied under Tamil Medium (PSTM) certificates, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court permitted the investigation agency to expand the scope of the probe and add those who are suppressing material documents as offenders in the case.
Meet on Waqf turns ugly as TMC member smashes bottle
THE meeting of the Joint Committee on Waqf (Amendment) Bill witnessed high-voltage drama on Tuesday as Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee smashed a glass bottle during a heated exchange of words with BJP member and former Calcutta High Court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay, injuring himself in the process.
Solar scheme fails to shine in TN, only 18K applicants in six months
THE installation of domestic rooftop solar plants under the PM Surya Ghar Scheme in Tamil Nadu is facing poor response from consumers with only 70,122 registering for the scheme and just 18,032 applications submitted so far.
MODI, XI TALKS TODAY
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Appoint nodal officer for better PMLA probes, ED tells TN police
Official sources said a proposal has been sent to the Tamil Nadu government for appointing a nodal officer. Since TN police doesn't have a nodal officer, the ED relies on open sources and media reports to launch money laundering investigations, sources said.
NIA probe ordered as LeT wing claims responsibility for Ganderbal strikes
THE Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has handed over the probe into the attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district, in which a doctor and six migrant workers were killed late on Sunday evening, to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), as a four-member-team has left for the Union Territory (UT), sources said on Monday.
'VPN chaining making task of agencies difficult in hoax bomb threat calls'
THE Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has stepped in to deal with the spate of hoax bomb threats to the airlines last week with Home Secretary Govind Monhan on Monday meeting top officials of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS).
SC restrains states, UTs from acting on NCPCR move to close madrasas
THE SC on Monday stayed the recent orders of UP and Tripura governments which directed that all students in unrecognised madrasas and non-Muslim students studying in government-aided madrasas be shifted to government schools.
Rajasthan BJP faces internal strife over distribution of tickets
THE ruling BJP in Rajasthan is facing internal strife following the announcement of candidates for six out of seven assembly seats where by-elections will be held on November 13.
