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May 16, 2023

1,000s of trees missing in restored park

ON April 4 this year, after the inauguration of the newly restored Thiru Vi Ka Park in Shenoy Nagar by the metro rail, a government press release said the park now has 5,400 'well-grown trees'.

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Hooch toll rises to 17, CB-CID to probe case

THE toll in the hooch tragedy increased to 17 with six more people dying in Marakkanam and one more person succumbing to the spurious concoction in Madurantakam GH on Monday.

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Manipur tribal MLAs seek separate administration

THE Manipur situation took a serious political turn on Monday with 10 tribal MLAs, including two ministers of the Biren Singh government, meeting Union home minister Amit Shah in New Delhi and demanding a separate machinery for the administration of the state's tribal areas.

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Siddu set to be K'taka CM

Most MLAs support him; announcement likely today; DK to reach Delhi too

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Rail network to LoC with new Uri line

THE Northern Railways is considering to connect Uri, a border town on the Line of Control (LoC) in the north Kashmir, with the rest of the region.

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CeRAI to formulate AI regulatory framework in healthcare, education

THE Centre for Responsible Artificial Intelligence (CeRAI) has started to create a regulatory framework for AI models for easier and wider adoption of the technology.

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Bogar Jayanti celebrations at Palani temple get HC's go-ahead

Court asks Palani Dhandayuthapani Swamy temple not to interfere in the function

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Engg course applicants cross 1.17L in 10 days of opening admissions

WITHIN 10 days of opening of the application process for engineering admissions in the state, the number of applicants for Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions(TNEA) has crossed 1.17 lakh mark.

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Six new court halls opened at Madras HC

ACTING Chief Justice T Raja on Monday inaugurated six newly furnished court halls at the Madras High Court's principal seat in Chennai.

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Services hit on Chennai-B'luru route as coach derails

A coach of the double-decker express train heading to Bengaluru from Chennai derailed at Bisanattam station, which is located 20 km from Bangarapet at 11.30 am on Monday.

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Mercury Breaches 40° C For 2nd Consecutive Day

FOR the second consecutive day, the daytime temperature in Chennai crossed 40 degrees Celsius and weather models suggest dry westerlies would continue to dominate for at least two to three weeks and it would keep the temperature high.

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J Radhakrishnan takes charge as Chennai corporation commissioner

THE focus is on ground-level work and to strengthen grievance redressal mechanisms said newly appointed Corporation Commissioner J Radhakrishnan on Monday.

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CM should resign, take responsibility, says EPS

AIADMK leaders have called upon Chief Minister MK Stalin and minister Senthil Balaji to resign and take responsibility for the hooch tragedy in Villupuram and Chengalpattu.

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Combing operations held in TN, UT border areas

IN the wake of hooch tragedy in Villupuram and Chengalpattu districts, the Excise Department in Puducherry conducted combing operations in secluded places in the border areas of Karasur and Sedarapet on Monday, while warning bootleggers of serious action under Goondas Act.

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Fish landing, auction and drying centres in various dists inaugurated

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin threw open several buildings which were constructed at a cost of ₹314.89 crore by the Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department across the state through video conference from the secretariat on Monday.

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Jaggery unit fire: Jedarpalayam on high alert after suspected arson

A day after four migrant workers suffered injuries in a fire accident at Jedarpalayam, district collector Shreya P Singh on Monday said the incident is suspected to be an arson attack.

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No ban on 'The Kerala Story': TN to SC

'Multiplexes decided to stop screening due to lack of patronage, criticism, poor performance'

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Indian pharma all set to be $130 bn industry by 2030, says Mandaviya

A total of 184 fishermen from Gujarat, who were released from a prison in Pakistan last Thursday, arrived at the Vadodara Railway station in Gujarat early on Monday.

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Shah says law-drafting officials need to upgrade skills from time to time

AN inefficient legislative drafting system can weaken laws, said Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday. Inaugurating a training programme on legislative drafting for state and central government officials, he said: \"It is of utmost necessity that the skills of the legislative drafting officials are upgraded from time to time.\"

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Post-K'taka polls, Didi softens stand on backing Cong

INDICATING a rethink on her part following the Congress formidable victory in the Karnataka assembly polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said that her party will consider supporting the Congress wherever the latter is in a stronger position in the Lok Sabha election scheduled to be held next year.

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SEBI to SC: Probe into Adani not on since 2016, six months more needed

SEEKING justification of extension of six months time to complete the probe into the Adani Hindenburg saga, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Monday told the Supreme Court that the same is being sought for ensuring the carriage of justice while keeping in mind the investor's interest.

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On menu: Recces for fool-proof G20 security in J&K

MISSION KASHMIR is once again on the priority list of the Central government.

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184 fishermen freed from Pakistan jails reach Vadodara

A total of 184 fishermen from Gujarat, who were released from a prison in Pakistan last Thursday, arrived at the Vadodara Railway station in Gujarat early on Monday.

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Pilot ultimatum: Address demands by month-end or face statewide agitation

SACHIN Pilot ended his five-day padyatra in Jaipur on Monday on an aggressive note by giving an ultimatum to CM Ashok Gehlot to agree to the three major demands by the month-end or face a state-wide stir.

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Division In Muslim Votes Helped BJP In Civic Polls?

THE Muslim voters, who had consolidated en masse in favour of the Samajwadi Party in 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, threw up a surprise in the recently-concluded urban local body (ULB) polls by using their discretion over their support to parties including SP, Bahujan Samaj Party, Congress and Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Musalmeen (AIMIM).

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Minister: Conversion link in terror module busted in MP

Key operative Mohd Salim was Saurabh Rajvaidya till a few yrs ago

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24-yr-old woman tonsured, dragged to jungle on panchayat diktat in J'khand

A 24-year-old tribal woman was thrashed, garlanded with shoes, her head tonsured and was left to die in the jungle by her family for refusing to marry a man of her their choice.

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Simultaneous polls in Maha? MVA decides to initiate seat-sharing talks

IN view of the possibility of simultaneous Maharashtra state assembly polls and Parliamentary elections in May 2024, Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has decided to start seat-sharing discussion for both.

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Erdogan defies pollsters, wins 1st round of election

Decisive win amid record high inflation and continuing anger over poor quake response; voter turnout at record high of 89%

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Military-backed parties suffer heavy losses in Thailand elections

THAILAND'S main opposition parties easily bested other contenders with virtually all the votes counted from Sunday's general election, fulfilling many voters' hopes that the balloting would serve as a pivotal chance for change nine years after incumbent Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha first came to power in a 2014 coup.

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Exports plunge to six-month low of $34.7 bn, imports dip 14% in April

INDIA'S exports fell by 12.7% to six-month low of $34.66 billion in April 2023, commerce ministry data showed on Monday.

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SpiceJet subsidiary to raise $100 million from UK's SRAM & MRAM Group

LOW-COST carrier SpiceJet on Monday said its subsidiary SpiceExpress will receive $100 million investment from a UK-based group-SRAM & MRAM Group.

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Vi likely to raise funds, launch 5G in June

Discussion to raise funds is in final stage, telco to deploy 5G network in same month after receiving fund

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Sharath confident of making last-8 cut in both singles & doubles

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