The New Indian Express Chennai - May 12, 2024
The New Indian Express Chennai - May 12, 2024
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In this issue
May 12, 2024
Modi playing the game of 1 nation, 1 leader: Kejriwal
Claims Mamata, Uddhav, Stalin, Tejashwi could end up in jail as well
1 min
20% TN transformers in use beyond lifespan
THE recent fire accident at the : Pattabiram substation near Avadi on the outskirts of Chennai has brought into focus the need for Tangedco to replace many of its substation transformers that are being used beyond their lifespan.
1 min
BJP sees red as Left tries to grab Begusarai
BEGUSARAI, once known as the Leningrad of Bihar, dramatically took a right turn in the past two Lok Sabha elections, riding on the back of the Modi wave.
1 min
Kharge counterpunch at Election Commission
THE war of words between Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and the Election Commission (EC) continued on Saturday as the former shot off another letter in response to the poll body's strong rebuttal on voter turnout data.
1 min
Modi to stay PM till 2029: Shah
ASSERTING that Narendra Modi will be the prime minister till 2029, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday clarified that there was no confusion in the party in this regard.
1 min
YOUTH WEDS SURVIVOR, HC ACQUITS HIM IN POCSO CASE
THE Madras High Court has set aside the conviction and 20 years imprisonment awarded to a youth by a trial court for sexual assault of a minor girl in 2021.
1 min
A SUMMER BY THE LAKE
Community-driven cleaning & lake restoration works are under way as authorities pay no heed to complaints about pollution in and around Periya Eri
3 mins
IN 38 Road safety is top priority
IN the bustling city of Coimbatore resides a man in his early 50s who never misses a day to traverse around the place and alert people about road safety.
2 mins
Taekwondo lesson for the day: Roll with the punches
Narayanan from Madurai was 18 years old when he lost his father.
3 mins
NHAI dumps debris in Odiyur lake
Authorities claim to have nod; activists say waterbody as vital as Vedanthangal, Point Calimere SV KRISHNA CHAITANYA @ Chennai AS part of ECR expansion under Bharatmala project, NHAI is carrying out a major bridge work inside Odiyur lake, for which tonnes of debris and earthen material are being dumped in the waterbody.
2 mins
CUMTA cuts down time to prepare transport roadmap, saves 3 crore
THE collection of data to prepare the Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP), a long-term vision document that provides the strategy for integrated development of land use and transport planning in the Chennai Metropolitan Area for 5,904 Sq.
1 min
Aneesh Sekhar withdraws resignation, appointed as green energy corpn MD
ANEESH Sekhar, who resigned from the Indian Administrative Service earlier this year, has been re-inducted into the service after his withdrawal of resignation was accepted by the President of India.
1 min
Gerald, second accused in Shankar case, held in Delhi
ACTING on a complaint by the Musiri DSP, a special police team from Tiruchy arrested YouTuber G Felix Gerald in Delhi on Friday night.
1 min
HIGH HEAT, LOW WATER: FARMERS GO COCO NUTS
Farmers say the groundwater which was available at a depth of 80 to 100 feet earlier has now dropped to a depth of 200 feet
4 mins
Two of Thanjai family among 3 killed in road accident in Cuddalore
TWO members of a family from Vallam in Thanjavur district were killed in a road accident on the Tiruchy-Chennai National Highway near Ezhuthur on Friday night.
1 min
250 sovereigns, ₹5L stolen from woman cop's house; probe on
AFTER more than 250 sovereigns of gold jewellery and ₹5 lakh in cash were stolen from the house of a police inspector at Alanganallur in Madurai district, the police have formed special teams to nab the accused, whose identity remains unknown.
1 min
Empowering women to soar towards dreams
Vikas Surana, Managing Trustee, Vidhya Sagar Institution Na landscape where education paves the way to empowerment, Vidhya Sagar Women's College (VSWC) emerges as a beacon of hope and opportunity for young women.
1 min
Pallikaranai caste killing case: Lawyer says police wantonly delaying probe
SENIOR advocate Bhavani Mohan, who has appeared for victims in several cases related to caste atrocities, has alleged that the Pallikaranai police was \"purposefully\" going slow in its investigation into the alleged caste killing of SC youth Praveen in February and also claimed the hand of some ruling party leaders in this.
1 min
Spl study material gets Ariyalur top spot
AS Ariyalur hogs the limelight for securing the top spot in the state and coming fourth in terms of pass percentage in this year's Class 10 and Class 12 public examinations respectively, school faculty and students alike give special credit to the study material that was brought out by the district school education department earlier this year and distributed for free to thousands.
1 min
Age no bar, but TET portal sets 1974 as cutoff for applicants
CNDIDATES who have completed their postgraduate studies and are over the age of 50 are facing difficulties in applying for the Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test (TNTET) on the official website, as the year of birth on the portal does not go back further than 1974.
1 min
Despite ad ban, TN schools gloating about toppers in Class 10, 12 exams
Some schools install flex banners outside their premises with names, pictures of students
2 mins
CPCL row: Nearly 100 Nagai villagers detained for blocking land survey
DAYS after the collector's peace talks with residents of Thirumarugal block protesting against CPCL's refinery expansion in the district failed to end the impasse, around a hundred of them were detained on Saturday for allegedly obstructing land survey works undertaken by the firm in their villages.
1 min
'Sin to weaken democracy in the name of dharma'
AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi said weakening democracy and changing the Constitution in the name of dharma is a sin.
1 min
50-yr-old lives on veranda for 4 months after bank attaches home
WHEN Rajan P M availed a loan from a private bank to build his dream house, he would not have thought that it would lead him to the depths of familial despair and financial deprivation.
1 min
Naveen does not know his own state: Modi
Odia culture and pride are in danger and cannot be mortgaged to someone who has no respect for them: PM BIJOY PRADHAN @ Bhubaneswar PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday lit into Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik saying the latter is so disconnected from the state that he cannot even name 10 district headquarters without reading from a piece of paper.
1 min
Curb accidents at firecracker units, ex-min tells Stalin
AIADMK ex-minister RB Udhayakumar urged the state government, led by Chief Minister MK Stalin, to concentrate on controlling the fatal accidents at firework units as the total death toll due to such mishaps has increased to 28 in five months in Virudhunagar district in 2024.
1 min
Another scandal in K’taka, BJP man Gowda arrested
THE Holenarasipur JMFC court on Saturday remanded BJP leader and advocate Devaraje Gowda in judicial custody for 14 days.
1 min
Unwell wild elephant yet to get back on its feet
THE treatment of a 30-year-old wild female elephant which was found in an unconscious state in the Kadambur Hills of Erode district entered the third day on Saturday.
1 min
Post-poll, cracks in BJP widen as leaders trade charges against each other
A BJP leader in Gujarat, who contested Manavadar by-elections in Junagadh district, has claimed that former BJP minister Jawahar Chawda and his son orchestrated his defeat, further adding to the discontent within the ruling party that came to the fore after the conclusion of Lok Sabha polls in the state.
1 min
BJP nominates maximum turncoats in Punjab battle
OF the 52 candidates declared by the four major political parties AAP, BJP, Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) — in Punjab, 15 are defectors.
1 min
Kharge says Modi has to walk tightrope to form govt
A DAY before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's road show in the state capital, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday claimed that it would be \"extremely difficult\" for PM Modi to form the next government at the centre.
1 min
FIGHT FOR BHIL TRIBE HOMETURF
IT'S the Bhil tribe politicians who have mostly ruled the roost in Ratlam-ST constituency of western Madhya Pradesh over the last 72 years.
3 mins
Not in fray, yet BJP goes whole hog in Valley campaign
THE BJP is not contesting any of the three Valley seats - Srinagar, Baramulla and Anantnag in the Lok Sabha polls, the first major electoral exercise in Kashmir after abrogation of Article 370, but is engaged in door-to-door campaign against NC and PDP and in favour of candidates of likeminded parties.
2 mins
AURORAS LIGHT UP NIGHT SKY AS STRONG SOLAR STORMS HIT EARTH
A powerful solar storm put on an amazing skyward light show across the globe overnight but has caused what appeared to be only minor disruptions to the electric power grid, communications and satellite positioning systems.
1 min
Russia says it took control of 6 villages amid new offensive
RUSSIA on Saturday said it had captured six villages in Ukraine's east during a surprise ground offensive that prompted mass evacuations, as President Volodymyr Zelensky made an urgent call for military aid.
1 min
Israel orders civilian evacuation from more areas of east Rafah
Washington says Israel's use of US supplied arms may have violated international law
2 mins
More than 300 dead in Afghanistan flash floods
MORE than 300 people were killed in flash floods that ripped through multiple Afghan provinces, the World Food Programme said on Saturday, as authorities declared a state of emergency and rushed to rescue the injured.
1 min
Protests against foreign influence bill grip Georgia
THOUSANDS of protesters marched through central Tbilisi on Saturday at a rally against a controversial \"foreign influence\" bill backed by the Georgian government and likened to Russian laws silencing dissent.
1 min
Major US hospital chain targeted in ransomware attack
A cyberattack on the Ascension health system operating in 19 states across the US forced some of its 140 hospitals to divert ambulances, caused patients to postpone medical tests and blocked online access to patient records.
1 min
Eicher Motors net profit up 18% to 1,070cr in Q4
EICHER MOTORS on Saturday reported an 18% increase in consolidated profit after tax (PAT) to 1,070 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 2024, driven by higher sales.
1 min
INHERITANCE TAX: AN ECONOMIC BLUNDER
THE belief of leaving behind an inheritance or legacy for one's progeny has remained in the human psyche for time immemorial.
4 mins
The curious case of boxer Parveen
THERE'S no question over Parveen Hooda's talent.
1 min
BEATING THE HEAT
With CSK playing an afternoon home fixture a day after the evening game in Ahmedabad, Kalyani Mangale looks at the work that goes into help players' recover & more...
3 mins
Desperate Super Kings seek victory in high-stakes clash
CHENNAI Super Kings will be under immense pressure when they take the field against Rajasthan Royals at the MA Chidambaram stadium here on Sunday afternoon.
1 min
Wrestler Aman qualifies for Oly; heartbreak for Deepak
AMAN Sehrawat entered the final of the 57kg weight category at the World Olympic Games Qualifier in Istanbul, Turkey on Saturday to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
2 mins
Chopra, Jena among big names in Federation Cup
OLYMPIC gold medallist and world champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, local favourite Asian Games medallist Kishore Kumar Jena and the core group of 400m runners are raring to go for the season's first domestic track and field competition, the 27th National Federation Senior Athletics Competition, which is also a Paris Olympic Games qualification event, at Kalinga Stadium here from May 12 to 15.
1 min
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