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ED conducts raids at 21 locations in case on betting app owned by Pak nationals
Owners and handlers
ONE ELECTION CAN BE FIRST OF MANY REFORMS
We should use the move for simultaneous elections to call for other political reforms, such as greater transparency in parties' internal affairs and mandatory reports on manifesto pledges
GROWING ENTERPRISES IN A TIME-TESTED INDIAN WAY
OME accomplished chief financial officers of established companies like Tata Consultancy, Tata Chemicals and KPMG set up a think tank as a body that would engage with relevant audiences—India Inc, regulators, administrators—to create and nurture better-governed enterprises.
In a first, transgender made guest lecturer at Karnataka varsity
FOR the first time in Karnataka, Sri Krishnadevaraya University of Balari has appointed a transgender person as a guest lecturer.
Can't seize PDS rice-carrying cargo ship due to legal issues
Weeks after inspection by dy CM, Kakinada collector issues clarification
Land use policy draft points to shift towards horticulture farming in TN
State plan panel submits draft Sustainable Land Use Policy, bats for holistic spatial land use
2 minors arrested for stealing over 20 phones
Two minors were arrested in connection with a cell phone shop burglary at Kulasekaram, where over 20 phones and spare parts were stolen, on Tuesday.
38 TMC cadre held for stir against pig menace in fields
A total of 38 cadres belonging to the Tamil Manila Congress (TMC) party were arrested for protesting on the Thoothukudi-Madurai National Highway at Vembur on Tuesday, urging to control pig menace destroying crops.
Was eco study done before beach sand mining nod?
The Madras High Court on Tuesday questioned government authorities whether an environment impact assessment was carried out before allowing private firms to mine beach sand in Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli and Kanniyakumari districts.
'Was eco study done before beach sand mining nod?'
The Madras High Court on Tuesday questioned government authorities whether an environment impact assessment was carried out before allowing private firms to mine beach sand in Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli and Kanniyakumari districts.
Land use policy draft points to shift towards horticulture farming in TN
State plan panel submits draft Sustainable Land Use Policy, bats for holistic spatial land use
Honing skills of grads top priority in next 4 yrs: PTR
IT Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan said the state's key priorities in the next four years will be to skill graduating talent and integrate them into the workforce through the ICT Academy; establish policies for R&D, deep tech and AI guidelines; reduce attrition; and provide support programmes for startups to fuel innovation.
Basha laid to rest amid huge police deployment in Kovai
OVER 2,000 police personnel and 200 RAF personnel were deployed from Ukkadam to Flower Market area on Tuesday ahead of the funeral procession of SA Basha, the mastermind of the 1998 serial bomb blasts.
18 fishers repatriated by Lanka reach Karaikal
ON the day when Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who is on his maiden Indian visit, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the island nation repatriated 18 Indian fishermen, arrested for allegedly crossing the IMBL this month.
Tribal hamlets in Kalvarayan Hills to get micro vans for taking kids to school
WORKING towards addressing the challenges faced by children from tribal areas in accessing formal education, the Tribal Welfare Department is planning to launch a pilot initiative to provide micro vans to four schools in Kalvarayan Hills of Kallakurichi district.
Cops yet to crack T'pur triple murder case, ask people to install CCTV cams
NEARLY three weeks have passed since three members of a family were beaten to death in a farm house near Avinashi-ipalayam, yet district police are unable to make a breakthrough in the investigation despite forming 14 special teams.
Thoothukudi fishers told to avoid venturing into sea
AFTER the Regional Meteorological Centre forecast a low-pressure area over central parts of the south Bay of Bengal and speedy winds, fishermen have been advised not to venture into the sea.
DMS begins process to recover bond amount from 95 absconding doctors
DIRECTOR of Medical and Rural Health Services (DMS) Dr J Rajamoorthy has instructed joint directors of all districts to recover the security bond amount from 95 absconding doctors of DMS institutions who were dismissed by Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine (DPH).
SLOW WORK ON ERAL, AUTHOOR BRIDGES IRK LOCALS
EVEN as a year has passed since the historic floods ravaged parts of Thoothukudi and other southern districts of Tamil Nadu, in December 2023, the state and central governments have failed to repair and restore the bridges across the Thamirabarani at Eral and Authoor.
KL waste dumped in TN village; case filed after 37 days
Complaint filed on Nov 11, FIR filed on Tuesday after TNIE report; SP promises to take action
CM ANNOUNCES 'HOME OF CHESS' TO NURTURE MORE GRANDMASTERS
CHIEF Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday announced the establishment of a chess academy, Home of Chess, under the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT).
Special reservation under fine arts & culture for UG courses in IIT-Madras
IN a first, the IIT-Madras has introduced a 'Fine Arts and Culture Excellence' (FACE) admission quota for undergraduate programmes for the academic year 2025-26.
'Savukku' arrested after court issues NBW for failing to appear before it
THE Principal Special Court for Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act Cases in Madurai issued a non-bailable warrant against YouTuber 'Savukku' Shankar for failing to appear before the court in a ganja case on Tuesday.
NTA to manage higher edu entrance tests alone
IN a significant shift from its role, the National Testing Agency (NTA) will now focus solely on conducting entrance exams for admissions to higher education institutions.
'One poll' bill introduced in LS
Draws fierce protest from Oppn; govt ready to sent it to a joint parliamentary committee
Do not make Aadhaar must for NREGS payment, says House panel
The Standing Committee on Rural Development and Panchayati Raj has recommended that the Rural Development Ministry's Aadhaar Based Payment Bridge System for making payments under MGNREGS should not be made compulsory.
Congress treated Constitution as pvt fiefdom: Shah
UNION home minister and the BJP's principal strategist Amit Shah on Tuesday tore into the Congress, terming it an anti-reservation party that recklessly amended the Constitution of India to pander to its appeasement politics during its long stint in government.
Gene therapy offers new hope to haemophilia patients
In a significant medical breakthrough, India's first human gene therapy with a lentiviral vector for severe haemophilia-A has been found to be successful with zero bleeding rate in patients.
TALE OF RAIN AND PAIN FOR INDIA'S TOP-ORDER
On a day that witnessed multiple delays due to weather, visitors lose four big wickets and now have an uphill task to save the match
TALE OF RAIN AND PAIN FOR INDIA'S TOP-ORDER
On a day that witnessed multiple delays due to weather, visitors lose four big wickets and now have an uphill task to save the match