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January 11, 2023

FURY OF LOCALS BLOCKS DEMOLITION

Angry people foil plans to pull down 2 damaged hotels in Joshimath, demanding adequate compensation

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Now, DGCA notice to Go First for failing to board 55 travellers

AVIATION regulator DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) on Tuesday issued a show cause notice to GO First airline after its Bengaluru-Delhi flight inexplicably took off from Bengaluru airport without boarding 55 passengers on Monday.

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Day after assembly tiff, state emblem missing on Raj Bhavan Pongal invite

DAYS after Governor R N Ravi triggered a controversy by saying that 'Tamizhagam' is the more appropriate name for the state than Tamil Nadu, an invitation issued by Raj Bhavan on Tuesday for 'Pongal Peruvizha' on January 12 carries the emblem of Government of India (GOI) and not the customary Tamil Nadu state emblem.

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Army to induct women officers in combat, starting with artillery

THE Army is all set to induct women into its combat streams, beginning with the Regiment of Artillery, sources said.

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Woman, son killed as Bengaluru Metro pillar collapses over them

A 28-year-old techie and her two-and-half-year-old son were killed on Tuesday when parts of an under-construction pillar of the Bengaluru Metro that collapsed, fell over them as they were travelling on a two-wheeler in the city's Outer Ring Road.

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Puthirai Vannar community made to relive wretched past

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MaSu hands over ₹1,200 cr for insurance scheme

HEALTH Minister Ma Subramanian handed over a ₹1,200 crore cheque to the United India Insurance Company towards the premium account of the Chief Minister's Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme, at the DMS campus on Tuesday.

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Thala vs Thalapathy fan clash to come to a head on Pongal?

AFTER nearly nine years, the reigning 'mass' stars of Tamil cinema will be clashing onscreen this Pongal, with Vijay's Varisu and Ajith's Thunivu both releasing on Wednesday.

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Disproportionate assets: MP appears before special court

FORMER union minister and DMK leader A Raja on Tuesday appeared before the special court for MP/MLA cases in connection with a disproportionate assets case.

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Practical exams for Classes 11 & 12 to be held from March 7 to 10

THE Directorate of Government Examination (DGE) on Tuesday asked Tamil Nadu schools to conduct practical examinations for Class 11 and 12 students between March 7 and 10, said a circular on Tuesday. The board exam will be held in March and April 2023.

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Entrepreneurship summit at MOP

THE two-day national-level entrepreneurship summit, Ignite -2023, got underway at the MOP Vaishnav College for Women on Tuesday.

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Corpn to install 9,000 new lamp posts

IN a bid to make city streets safer at night, the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) is installing 9,152 new lamp posts in the city. At present, 6,625 (72%) posts have already been installed, said the corporation.

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Control room for monitoring feed from city buses opened

The centre will take action when alert is sent via panic button on buses

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TN police seize drugs worth ₹30 cr and arrest 13,000 suspects in 2022

State police also froze suspects' properties worth 18 crore, data accessed by TNIE show

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Guv's address: Cong to move resolution, VCK praises CM's response

CONGRESS MLAs on Tuesday gave notice to Assembly Speaker M Appavu to move a private member resolution against Governor RN Ravi to condemn the governor's act in the Assembly on Monday.

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Stalin warns DMK MLAs against use of objectionable terms against Ravi

CHIEF Minister and DMK president MK Stalin on Tuesday told DMK MLAs not to use any objectionable word against Governor RN Ravi and his activities during the current Assembly session.

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Olive Ridley turtles face trawl net risk in Marakanam

Environmental activists urge govt to ensure turtles' safety while they journey to shore during the nesting season between Dec to Feb end

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Kannada novelist Sara Abubakar dies at 86

Veteran Kannada novelist, essayist, and translator Dr Sara Abubakar passed away on Tuesday. She was 86. She was suffering from oral cancer and died around 12.30 pm at a private hospital in Mangaluru. She had recently undergone a surgery, and is survived by four sons.

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Kerala police mull removal of 10 cops over 'unfit' record

Cops against whom disciplinary action has been taken in last 10 years figure in the list

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SC to decide validity of Sec 6A of Citizenship Act

THE Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it would first decide the validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955 which grants citizenship to illegal immigrants, mostly from neighbouring Bangladesh, who entered Assam before March 1971.

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423 km of TN coastline eroding, says report

Shoreline changes assessment shows that anti-erosion structures like groynes, seawalls, breakwaters not working

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Rahul offers prayers at Golden Temple

Talks about farm distress, lack of development; faces anti-Sikh jabs by BJP, SAD in Punjab

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Tribal bodies call for J'khand bandh to 'free' Parasnath Hills from Jains

TRIBAL bodies stepped up their demand and have called for 'Jharkhand Bandh' on January 24 to free Parasnath Hills from the Jain community and declare the hills as 'Marang Buru' (hill deity or supreme source of power) for the Santhal community.

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AI to save jumbos from train accidents in Assam

WHAT can save the elephants from train accidents? Artificial Intelligence (AI), says the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR). Incidents of wild elephant deaths due to train hits are common in Assam but the NFR has found a technological solution by utilising Al-based software.

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AMID OLI HEADACHE, PRACHANDA WINS TRUST VOTE WITH DEUBA'S AID

IN less than a fortnight after forming a coalition government in Nepal, indications of the uneasy relationship Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda is having with his powerful ally KP Sharma Oli are already apparent.

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After publicity, Harry's Spare out now

AFTER weeks of hype and days of leaks, readers got a chance to judge Prince Harry's book for themselves when it went on sale on Tuesday.

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Lenders approve 2nd auction for RCap

VOTING on the expected lines, the lenders on Tuesday unanimously decided in favour of the proposal to hold the second round of e-auction for Reliance Capital.

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Kohli In 'Happy Space', Fires India Past Lanka

FOR a moment, Virat Kohli had rolled back time. He had just driven Kasun Rajitha down the ground for a single to get past the three-figure mark in the first ODI against Sri Lanka in Guwahati.

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Indian-American space expert is NASA's new chief technologist

An Indian-American aerospace industry expert has been appointed as NASA's new chief technologist to serve as principal advisor to Administrator Bill Nelson on technology policy and programmes at the space agency's headquarters here. A.C. Charania joined the space agency in his new role on January 3.

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First look of Shanthnu Bhagyaraj's Raavana Kottam out

The first look poster of Raavana Kottam, the upcoming Tamil film starring Shanthnu Bhagyaraj and Kayal Anandhi in the lead roles, was released by the makers on social media on Tuesday.

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