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April 01, 2023

Elephant calf dies of diarrhoea due to lactose intolerance'

A three-month-old elephant calf that was orphaned after being separated from its herd in Dharmapuri recently, died of diarrhoea at the Theppakadu elephant camp inside the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) on Friday.

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FRESH VIOLENCE IN HOWRAH; MONTH-OLD PLOT, SAYS MAMATA

FRESH brick-batting was reported in Howrah's Shibpur area on Friday, a day after violence and arson broke out there during a Ram Navami procession. At least three police personnel were reported injured in the stoning.

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Kalakshetra case: Cops book faculty, 100 plaints filed, CM assures action

AFTER two days of protest by the students of Rukmini Devi College of Fine Arts, Kalakshetra Foundation, demanding action against a few faculty members over complaints of sexual harassment, the Chennai city police late on Friday booked assistant professor Hari Padman under IPC sections 354A (sexual harassment) 509 (use of words, gestures or acts intended to insult the modesty of a woman) and Section 4 of Women Harassment Act.

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More cash in your pocket as small savings rates up

Govt relaxes deposit limits for post office, senior citizen schemes

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Guj HC quashes order on PM's degree, fines Kejri

THE Gujarat High Court on Friday quashed a seven-year-old order of the Central Information Commission (CIC), directing the Gujarat University to provide information on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's degree to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

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11 more TN products to get GI honour soon

A total of 11 products from the state are set to be conferred with the geographical indication (GI) tag, said P Sanjai Gandhi, the president of the Intellectual Property Rights Attorney Association (IPRAA), Chennai.

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Custodial torture: 5 appear before SHRC

Panel had taken suo motu cognisance after 10 people alleged that ASP pulled out their teeth

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Letter to CM details 'decades of harassment' at Kalakshetra

A letter written by a newly formed Kalakshetra students' union to Chief Minister MK Stalin and the Union Ministry and Culture, which was shared by the students with TNIE, said students have been facing sexual and verbal abuse and harassment for decades from four male teaching staff - Assistant Professor Hari Padman, and repertory artists Sanjit Lal, Sai Krishnan, and Sreenath.

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14-year-old boy dies after fight with classmate in Tiruvallur dist

Boy had questioned his classmate for allegedly making fun of him and was hit repeatedly

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400 MLD desal facility, Southeast Asia's biggest, to come up in Chennai

CHENNAI-HEADQUARTERED VA Tech Wabag, a water technology company, secured a seawater desalination project with a capacity of 400 million litres per day (MLD) from the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB).

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20 kg of ganja seized from three peddlers

ANTI-DRUG DRIVE

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Consultancy preparing biz plan, want to turn TANTEA profitable: Minister

MINISTER for Forests M Mathiventhan on Friday said the state government is taking all steps to make the Tamil Nadu Tea Plantation Corporation (TANTEA) a profit-making organisation.

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Prices of essential goods may go north as toll fee at 33 plazas up by 10%-15%

AT a time when prices of essential goods are witnessing a record jump due to soaring fuel prices and other factors, consumers will now have to shell out more as user fee has been hiked by 10 to 15% at 29 toll plazas on national highways and four on Chennai Outer Ring Road.

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Implement 10.5% quota for Vanniyar community in edu, jobs, PMK tells govt

PMK president Dr Anbumani Ramadoss urged the state government to implement 10.5% compartmental reservation for the Vanniyar community in employment and education rom this academic year.

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₹175 cr to make middle, high schools smart

Poyyamozhi informs assembly 2,996 govt middle schools and 540 high schools will be equipped with hi-tech labs

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Five govt arts and science colleges to offer MCA, MBA

IN a bid to enhance the employability of students, Higher Education Minister K Ponmudy on Friday announced a slew of measures in the assembly.

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TN highways dept builds 3-foot-tall drain at night, walls people inside homes

THE highways department's move to construct sewage drains on the side of Courtallam road in Tirunelveli corporation, blocking the pathway to workshops and houses, has drawn flak from the public.

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Split Lok Ayukta refers Pinarayi's case to full bench

Members have 'difference of opinion' over allegations of misuse of CM's relief fund

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Illegal electric fence kills jumbo, case comes out after a year

AN elephant died of electrocution by an illegal fence in a farmland near Bargur in Erode in May last year.

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Over 40% villages in India ODF-plus, TN gets high rating

THERE was a five-fold increase in open defecation-free (ODF) plus villages in the country last year.

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Russia's new foreign policy says India a privileged, strategic ally

UNVEILING its new foreign policy, Russia announced on Friday it will continue to build a \"particularly privileged strategic partnership with India\".

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Oppn needs no 'crutches', says Sibal; Rijiju recalls Emergency

THE BJP on Friday got an unusual support in its bid to snub Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on his apparently over-the-top expression of gratitude to the German foreign ministry's spokesperson on the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from the membership of the Lok Sabha. Digvijaya on Thursday thanked Germany for taking \"Taking note\" of Rahul Gandhi's disqualification.

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Fake news must be fought robustly with trustable news, says Thakur

TERMING 'malicious and weaponised disinformation' a matter of great concern for governments across the globe, Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting Anurag Thakur on Friday said that 'fake news' is a 'virulent virus', which should be countered with 'trustable news'.

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Army ready for more women colonels

The proceedings for the second intake of women colonels is already on, Army sources say

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Indore temple tragedy toll rises to 36, probe ordered

CM orders survey of all covered step-wells to prevent such incidents

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PM to flag off Delhi-Bhopal Vande Bharat Express today

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bhopal on Saturday to attend the three-day Joint Commanders Conference.

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Delhi-Dehradun eway, Asia's longest wildlife corridor, may be ready by Oct

THE Delhi-Dehradun Economic Expressway, Asia's longest wildlife corridor, is likely to be ready by October this year, according to officials.

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INDICTED DON SET TO BE ARRESTED

New York grand jury indicts Donald Trump over hush-money payments made to porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016 Former president set to appear before NY court on Tuesday, potentially faces over 30 counts related to business fraud

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Q3 current account deficit narrows to 2.2% of GDP

INDIA'S current account deficit, a key indicator of the country's external sector, declined to $18.2 billion or 2.2% of the gross domestic product (GDP) in the December quarter of the current fiscal.

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Sensex, Nifty end flat in FY23 as mkt rise on last day

IN the highly volatile financial year 2023, domestic equity market returns remained flat.

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New FTP targets $2 tn exports by '30

Policy focuses on e-commerce exports, merchanting trade reforms, rupee as global currency

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Unacademy founders, top deck to take pay cut

A day after firing 12% of its workforce or about 380 employees, edtech major Unacademy's leadership team including its founders will take a permanent salary cut.

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Bayliss backs Curran, Shahrukh to come good

AFTER the 2022 IPL auction, Tamil Nadu middle-order batter and big hitter Shahrukh Khan was the talk of the town.

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TITANS OVER KINGS

Gaikwad's 92 in vain as Gill and Rashid power defending champs Titans to victory in the season opener

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