The New Indian Express Tiruchy - March 18, 2025
The New Indian Express Tiruchy - March 18, 2025
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March 18, 2025
Gang Murders 2 History-Sheeters in Kotturpuram
TWO history-sheeters were hacked to death by an eight-member gang near Kotturpuram on Sunday night.
1 min
Col, son assaulted by Punjab cops, 12 suspended
A serving army Colonel and his son were allegedly assaulted by Punjab Police personnel in Patiala in the wee hours of March 14 over a parking dispute.
1 min
Gabbard urged to ban Pannun's SFJ
DEFENCE Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday conveyed to US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, India's concerns over activities of Khalistani separatist group, Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), on American soil and urged her to declare it as a designated terrorist entity, sources said.
1 min
AIADMK's motion to oust Speaker Appavu defeated by 91 votes
THE resolution moved by the AIADMK seeking to remove Assembly Speaker M Appavu from his post was defeated by a margin of 91 votes on Monday.
1 min
Cash-for-jobs scam: SC stays HC order for CBI probe into ex-AIADMK minister
IN a major relief to former AIADMK minister K T Rajenthra Bhalaji, the Supreme Court on Monday stayed a Madras High Court order directing a CBI probe into the corruption allegations against him in connection with a cash-for-job scam case.
1 min
Manipur tense as Kuki-Zo leader mugged, prohibitory orders out
Ethnic violence case moved to Guwahati
1 min
HC quashes GO, tells DME to add medical prof on promotion panel
CRITICISING the Tamil Nadu Health and Family Welfare department and the Director of Medical Education (DME) for refusing to count the administrative experience of a medical college professor Dr Priya Pasupathy, the Madras HC struck down an order of the department and directed inclusion of her name in the panel for promotion to the post of Dean of government medical colleges.
1 min
CM Releases Book on Tamils' Fiscal Principle History
Thamizhar Nithi Nirvagam throws light on TN's budgets presented after Independence
2 mins
Trial court's acquittal of two in bribery case set aside; court told to pay ₹70K
THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, while setting aside a trial court's acquittal order of two persons, including a nationalised bank manager in a bribery case, observed that the authorities find ways to indulge in corruption while discharging their duty, either by acting contrary to the guidelines or deviating from the guidelines.
1 min
Delay in release of 'Pink Book' raises eyebrows, affects Rlys project plans
THE Indian Railways is yet to release the 'Pink Book' for the Southern Railway even after the passing of over 45 days since Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union budget.
1 min
HC quashes GO, tells DME to add prof's name to promotion panel
CRITICISING the Tamil Nadu Health and Family Welfare department and the Director of Medical Education (DME) for refusing to count the administrative experience of a medical college professor Dr Priya Pasupathy, the Madras HC struck down an order of the department and directed inclusion of her name in the panel for promotion to the post of Dean of government medical colleges as per the civil medical list seniority within four weeks.
1 min
ISRO chairman launches thermal research centre at IIT-M
V Narayanan, chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched a new fluid and thermal research centre at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) on Monday, aimed at making India's self-reliant in advanced space technologies and attracting global talent and research funding.
1 min
Didn't stop laptop scheme, AIADMK did: CM
From 2016-21, debt grew at 128% to ₹4.8L cr; after 2021, it has grown at 93%, says Thennarasu
2 mins
BJP, TVK spar over 'B-team' war
THE BJP and TVK on Monday traded charges, accusing each other of being the \"B-team\" of DMK by being in a covert alliance with the ruling party.
1 min
Act of Revenge: BJP Has Special Rage Against CM: Regupathy
LAW Minister S Regupathy alleged that the Enforcement Directorate was targeting the state as Chief Minister MK Stalin was uniting the leaders of various states against the alleged delimitation and the BJP has a 'special rage' against Stalin.
1 min
Advocate held for sexually assaulting Class 8 student
A 28-year-old advocate was arrested on Monday for allegedly kidnapping two girl students and sexually assaulting one of them.
1 min
Police thwart BJP stir, arrest leaders
BJP state president K Annamalai on Monday said his party would intensify protests against the government for the alleged Tasmac scam and for not allowing them to stage protest.
1 min
We will seek more seats in 2026: VCK
\"WE prioritise ideology, which is why we contest for fewer seats.
1 min
TTPS fire adds to discom's summer worries
WITH summer months around the corner, the disruption of 630 MW of power at the Thoothukudi Thermal Power Station (TTPS) following the fire on Sunday has come as a cause of concern for state-owned power distribution corporation.
1 min
Aviation fuel tanker falls into pit along the highway
A tanker transporting aviation fuel overturned into a roadside pit near Siruganur on the Chennai-Tiruchy National Highway on Sunday evening, leading to a fuel spill on the road.
1 min
Smelly water in parts of Kumaran Nagar
THE foul smell from the drinking water supplied by the Tiruchy corporation in Kumaran Nagar has raised concern among residents.
1 min
Caning row: Action sought against cop
A school student who was subjected to corporal punishment at school was allegedly maltreated by an officer at the Ponmalai police station.
1 min
Tiruchy corpn's study centres help four crack TNPSC exams, bag state govt jobs
THE city corporation's Knowledge and Study Centres (K&SC), launched to support financially disadvantaged and other students, has started yielding results, with four aspirants from humble backgrounds securing government jobs through the TNPSC Group IV examination this year.
1 min
Farmers deprived of fair prices as regulated market remains idle
Question the need for new one at Poolambadi; demand revival of old Perambalur facility
1 min
HC quashes chargesheet on Canadian national
THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court quashed a chargesheet, filed by the Tiruchy airport police against a Canadian citizen for producing forged documents while attempting to depart from the airport in 2007, as the police has failed to produce any prima facie material to prove that the document is forged.
1 min
Smuggling bid foiled, beedi leaves worth ₹1 crore seized
THE Thoothukudi Q branch sleuths seized 2.4 tonnes of beedi leaves worth ₹1 crore, meant to be smuggled to Sri Lanka by sea, at Alanthalai beach in Tiruchendur on Monday.
1 min
Ruckus in K'taka House as Siddaramaiah targets RSS
Assembly resumed proceedings only after Speaker expunged CM's remarks
1 min
THE GROWING CRISIS OF RAGGING IN KERALA
AGGING in Kerala's educational institutions has become an organised crime, which at times is facilitated by drug abuse. Despite the strict laws to counter such brutalities, many educational institutions choose not to report such incidents.
3 mins
What Cleaves Us Apart Can Bring Us Together
Language divides only when we want it to. When we speak someone else's language, we create an instant rapport. But politicians find it more useful to use it as leverage
4 mins
'Railways on ventilator,' Oppn slams Vaishnaw
THE Opposition on Monday came down heavily on the railways ministry in the Lok Sabha, saying making Instagram reels will not help the railway which is on a 'ventilator' due to poor management of the government.
1 min
Centre says yet to get response from US on USAID funding in India
THE Centre on Monday said that the US administration is yet to officially furnish details on the USAID funded projects in India over the past decade.
1 min
'Railways on ventilator', Oppn slams Vaishnaw
'Railways on ventilator', Oppn slams Vaishnaw
2 mins
Refugee Issue Should Figure in Immigration Law
Former Union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai cautions the authorities over the draft law empowering immigration officers with arrest power, saying recent Supreme Court rulings needed to be kept in mind while framing rules to ensure that officers should also be made responsible for abiding by provisions of the Bhartiya Nyay Surksha Sanhita.
3 mins
China hails PM's 'dialogue over discord' statements
CHINA on Monday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent comments on India-China relations in conversation with American podcaster Lex Fridman, emphasising that dialogue, not discord, should steer bilateral ties.
1 min
SC asks RG Kar victim's parents to approach HC
THE Supreme Court on Monday said the trial of the Manipur ethnic violence cases, probed by the CBI, would be conducted in Assam capital Guwahati, where they were transferred to earlier.
2 mins
'One poll' is unconstitutional, former law panel chief AP Shah tells JPC
DEPOSING before the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the 'One nation One election' Bill, former Delhi High Court chief justice A P Shah on Monday submitted a 12-page note asserting that the proposed legislation is unconstitutional, violative of democratic principles and federal structure, according to sources.
1 min
Conrad begins coal mining after decade-long ban
AFTER a decade-long ban on rat-hole coal mining imposed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Meghalaya CM Conrad K Sangma on Sunday virtually inaugurated the state's first scientific coal mine in the Byndihati area of East Jaintia Hills district.
1 min
Maha Plans to Amend Norms of Ladli Bahin
To reduce its financial burden, the Maharashtra government has decided to tighten the norms for availing benefits under the Ladli Bahin scheme.
1 min
Oppn Sees Red as Mamata Visits Furfura Sharif, Says No Link to Votebank Politics
Amid opposition claims that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is focusing on Muslim votes for next year's Assembly elections, she visited Furfura Sharif on Monday to attend an Iftar, claiming it was a regular visit and that no politics was involved.
1 min
CM says will protect Aurangzeb tomb, but no glorification
FOLLOWING the clarion call of BJP minister Nitesh Rane and fringe elements to pull down the tomb of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis on Monday clarified that though it is the government's responsibility to protect the tomb in Khuldabad, it will not allow the Mughal's glorification.
1 min
Chorus for action against cop for punching woman
Outrage in J&K as stir against deaths of 2 youths escalates
1 min
₹482 cr drug haul in 2 yrs: Gujarat ATS busts racket, nabs 6 foreigners
The Gujarat government revealed in the Assembly on Monday that the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has seized a staggering ₹482 crore worth of narcotics from the state's waters in the past two years.
1 min
Pradhan steps in to meet Bihar girl's doc dream
KHUSHBOO Kumari, a Class 11 student at a college in Bihar, is on cloud nine after getting a call from Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who not only assured her to get admission in science stream but also support to fulfill her dream to become a doctor.
2 mins
Cost of divinity: Trust spends ₹2,150 cr on Ram temple construction in 5 years
THE Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has so far incurred a total expenditure of ₹2,150 crore on the construction of Ayodhya's Ram Mandir — which is set to be complete by the end of April — and other verticals and projects.
1 min
Serbia Denies Using Sonic Weapon on Protesters
SERBIAN officials denied that security forces used a military-grade sonic weapon to disperse and scare protesters at a huge anti-government rally in the capital.
1 min
Lithuania ties Russia to 2024 arson attack at Ikea store
LITHUANIAN prosecutors on Monday blamed the Russian military intelligence service for being behind the arson attack on an Ikea store in Vilnius last year, calling it \"an act of terrorism\".
1 min
Durov reaches Dubai after being allowed to leave Paris temporarily
THE Russian-born founder of messaging app Telegram Pavel Durov on Monday said it was \"great to be home\" after he was allowed to temporarily return to Dubai from France despite being investigated over illegal content on the popular service.
1 min
Trump-Putin to talk today, discuss ways to end war
US says a lot of work's done over weekend; Kremlin tight-lipped
2 mins
Israel military says two Hezbollah militants hit in south Lebanon strike
THE Israeli military said it carried out an air strike in southern Lebanon on Monday targeting two Hezbollah militants, with Lebanese health authorities reporting one person killed and three wounded.
1 min
Houthis fire 18 missiles, drone on US aircraft carrier in retaliation for strikes
YEMEN's Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they attacked an American aircraft carrier group twice within 24 hours as they prepared for huge rallies on Monday after US strikes left dozens dead.
1 min
TAFE Appoints Lakshmi Venu as Vice Chairman
LEADING tractor manufacturer TAFE (Tractors and Farm Equipment Ltd) has appointed Lakshmi Venu as Vice Chairman of the company.
1 min
Dozen Nifty50 stocks trade below 20x price/earning
A dozen stocks, mostly banking and energy stocks, in the Nifty50 index are trading below a P/E of 20, providing an opportunity to investors despite broader concerns related to expensive valuations in the Indian market.
1 min
Net direct tax collections rise 13% to ₹21.26 lakh cr in FY25
NET direct tax collections in 2024-25 (till 16 March 2025) have jumped 13% to ₹21.26 lakh crore compared to ₹18.80 lakh crore in the same period previous year, largely driven by strong growth in personal income tax collections.
1 min
SBI defers ₹15k-cr bond sale amid higher yields
THE nation's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) has deferred its ₹15,000-crore domestic bond issuance—a mix of tier 1 bonds and long-term infra bonds—plan due to high bond yields, despite the rate cut by the central bank.
1 min
Religare board commissions governance review of firm
DIVERSIFIED financial firm Religare Enterprises Ltd (REL) on Monday said its board is seeking a governance review of the company and its two units.
1 min
Bombay HC discharges case against Adanis
THE Bombay High Court has dismissed a SFIO (Serious Fraud Investigation Office) case against Adani group Chairman Gautam Adani and his younger brother and managing director of Adani Enterprises, Rajesh Adani, in a ₹388 crore alleged market regulation violation case.
1 min
Ola Electric shares fall 7% amid insolvency petition
SHARES of Ola Electric Mobility fell over 7% to hit a record low on Monday after the company reported that one of its units faced an insolvency petition.
1 min
Goods trade deficit narrows to 42-month low of $14 bn in Feb
A 61% drop in gold and 30% drop in petroleum imports led to an overall 16.34% fall in goods imports in February, which resulted in India's merchandise trade deficit shrinking to $14 billion, the lowest in 42 months.
1 min
No talks yet on reciprocal tariff with US: Govt officials
THE Indian government is currently focusing only on the terms of Bilateral Trade Agreements (BTA) with the US, and no talks have been held on 'averting' reciprocal tariff, a government source told TNIE.
1 min
Barca claim priceless come-from-behind win
BARCELONA battled back from two goals down to beat Atletico Madrid 4-2 and land an important blow in the Spanish title race on Sunday.
1 min
Kohli backs Patidar as RCB skipper
INDIAN superstar Virat Kohli has backed newly-appointed Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Rajat Patidar to lead the side for a long time.
1 min
Boxing set to be part of LA 2028
BOXING is set to be among the sports at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics after a new governing body was selected, IOC chief Thomas Bach said on Monday.
1 min
'My Peak Is Yet To Come'
A week after the Champions Trophy triumph, spinner Varun talks about his India comeback, what this victory means and his way forward. Gomesh S took notes during a candid chat...
4 mins
Sindhu, Lakshya hope to regain form at Swiss Open
STAR shuttlers PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen will continue their quest to regain top form when the USD 250,000 Swiss Open gets underway here on Tuesday.
1 min
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