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Spell out steps to form trustee committees for temples: SC

THE Supreme Court on Wednesday sought a response from the Tamil Nadu government within four weeks on the steps it proposes to take on the appointment of the Arangavalar Committee (trustee committee) for all Hindu temples in the state of Tamil Nadu.

Stalin, Pinarayi to hold talks on Mullaperiyar row

TN farmers held protest after Kerala stopped state officials from carrying out repair works

Four Lankan Tamils try to illegally migrate back by sea, arrested

RAMANATHAPURAM police personnel arrested four individuals identified as Sri Lankan Tamils wandering near the Thangachimadam shore near Rameswaram.

Boat sinks off Colachel coast after collision, 9 fishers rescued

NINE fishermen were rescued from their sinking vessel mid-sea, after it was allegedly struck by a merchant ship, 25 nautical miles off the Colachel coast on Wednesday.

HC sets aside CAT order on transfer of KK Nagar ESIC med college docs

THE Madras High Court has set aside orders of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) which quashed the transfer orders issued by the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) to doctors serving with ESIC Medical College at KK Nagar in Chennai.

BJP will move court over CAG records: TN prez

BJP state president K Annamalai said the party will file a contempt petition against the HR and CE department and the state government for refusing to provide records for an audit by Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

PM releases compendium of Bharathi works

Modi says by popularising the poet's literary works, we are serving Tamil language and promoting nation's heritage

Bharathi stood for imparting edu in mother tongue

GOVERNOR RN Ravi on Wednesday said poet Subramania Bharathi, over a century ago, stood for imparting education through mother tongue when the Britishers were boasting about English medium.

VCK flagpole row: Protest over suspension of revenue staff

AFTER three revenue officials were suspended for failing to prevent VCK cadre from erecting an unauthorised 46-feet flagpole in Velichanatham village, members of various associations such as the Tamil Nadu Village Administrative Officers Munnetra Sangam and Tamil Nadu Survey Officers' Union staged a protest at the collectorate on Wednesday, seeking to revoke the suspension orders.

Thoothukudi, Kumari may house TN's 1st hybrid power plants

In a first-of-its-kind initiative in the state, Tamil Nadu Green Energy Corporation Limited (TNGECL) is set to establish wind-solar hybrid power plants with a combined capacity of 100 MW.

Devanoora Mahadeva, Kannada writer, chosen for TN's Vaikom award

KANNADA writer Devanoora Mahadeva (76), hailing from the Mysuru district in Karnataka, has been chosen for the Tamil Nadu government's Vaikom Award for the current year.

RTOs to tighten checks on gig workers' bikes

FOLLOWING repeated complaints about traffic violations, the transport commissioner Shunchonngam Jatak Chiru has directed Regional Transport Offices (RTOs) to inspect two-wheelers, particularly those involved in commercial activities, to ensure compliance with statutory provisions.

Guv orders inquiry against BU registrar

GOVERNOR RN Ravi, who is also the chancellor of Bharathiar University (BU), has ordered an inquiry into the university's registrar (in-charge) Rupa Gunseelan after Syndicate members lodged several complaints against her in June.

Kitchen inaugurated in Palacode GH

Collector K Santhi inaugurated the kitchen of the Palacode Government headquarters Hospital and participated in a mass meeting conducted in Gummanur panchayat and provided ₹2.36 crore worth of assistance to 152 beneficiaries under various government schemes on Wednesday.

Leopard movement recorded near Venkatapuram

FOREST department officials warned the residents of Bayanapalli, Venkatapuram, and the surrounding villages about the leopard movement near Krishnagiri on Wednesday.

Buses to get automated doors to curb footboard travel

THE district TNSTC is set to fix automated doors in 837 town buses to prevent footboard travel and ensure safety of passengers.

JICA officials inspect Hogenakkal drinking water project phase 2 plan

A delegation from the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) inspected works from the proposed Phase 2 of the Hogenakkal Drinking Water and the Fluorosis Mitigation Scheme on Wednesday.

70-year-old walks 5 km to govt camp, faints

A woman, believed to be in her seventies, who travelled by foot over five kilometres to reach a mass contact programme, fainted before the programme started, as per a health department official.

Broken, encroached road affects traffic in Palacode

RESIDENTS are irked as half of the Palacode State Highway Road is dilapidated and the other half is encroached, leading to severe traffic disruption.

Devotees won't be allowed to climb T'malai hill for deepam

THE Tiruvannamalai district administration has decided to prohibit people from climbing up the Arunachala Hills in Tiruvannamalai for 11 days from December 13 to 23, including the Mahadeepam festival day on December 13, considering the safety of devotees.

Stock investor cheated of ₹48 lakh through online scam in T'pur

THE Tiruppur city cybercrime police are on the lookout for culprits who cheated a 50-year-old stock investor of ₹48 lakh through an online scam.

Lack of gender cells in depts affecting key budget sectors

THE Tamil Nadu government did not establish proposed gender budget cells in all departments to facilitate the integration of gender analysis into the Budget, stated the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report tabled at the Assembly on Tuesday.

183 TN villages part of eco-sensitive zone notified by union forest ministry

Development of hotels, resorts will be prohibited; public can submit objections in next 60 days

Nilgiri tahr died of liver disease, not due to sedative overdose: Forest dept

FIVE days after an eight-year-old female Nilgiri tahr died (on December 6) of multiple organ failure hours after it was sedated by forest department officials to fix a radio collar, the postmortem report has revealed that the animal did not die of a drug overdose as was suspected earlier, but due to a liver ailment.

Rahul's pitch to Birla to make LS fully functional

Urges Speaker to expunge BJP's derogatory remarks; wants discussion on Constitution

HC judge faces impeach bid

A day after the Supreme Court asked the Allahabad High Court to furnish details of the controversial speech delivered by Justice Shekhar Yadav at a VHP event, Opposition MPs in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday started the process to move an impeachment motion against the HC judge.

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After Adelaide loss, focus on red ball ahead of third Test

REELING from their humiliating 10-wicket defeat in the pink-ball Test, the under-fire Indian batters, led by Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, turned their attention to red-ball preparations with an intensive net session here on Tuesday, aiming to bounce back in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

CFC eye win vs Hyderabad

CHENNAIYIN FC coach Owen Coyle is confident of a better show against Hyderabad FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) game to be played at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium on Wednesday.

RSPB may be served show-cause notice

A GRECO-ROMAN wrestler employed with Indian Railways was asked to withdraw after winning his first bout at the recently-concluded Senior National Championship in Bengaluru.