The New Indian Express Tirunelveli - February 01, 2025
The New Indian Express Tirunelveli - February 01, 2025
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In this issue
February 01, 2025
Get Out Of The Way Of Growth, Says Survey
The 'business as usual' attitude will lead to growth stagnation, warns the Economic Survey
2 mins
Message to Trump: No de-dollarisation policy
Don's Open Threat
1 min
Two private dairy firms hike milk, curd prices by ₹2-4 per litre
TWO private dairy companies — Jersey and Thirumala — have raised the prices of their milk and curd products, which will take effect on February 3, according to a statement.
1 min
Health dept to conduct walk-in interviews to fill 658 vacancies
TO fill 658 specialist vacancies in government hospitals, the health department will conduct a walk-in interview through the Medical Services Recruitment Board (MRB), Health Minister Ma Subramanian told mediapersons on Friday.
1 min
After two years, party cadres allowed to enter Vengaivayal for funeral; media still barred
Gandarvakottai MLA M Chinnadurai, on Friday paid their last respects to Karuppayi (84), the grandmother of J Muraliraja, one of the accused in the case of mixing faecal matter in an overhead tank serving Dalit households.
2 mins
4 Held in ECR Case; Cops Say No Political Link
TAMBARAM police arrested four suspects in connection with an incident along the East Coast Road (ECR) in Kanathur, where seven youngsters in two cars — one bearing the flag of DMK — allegedly chased and harassed a woman and her friends on January 25 early morning.
1 min
Pudukai activist body exhumed; team holds X-ray examination
ACTING on directions of the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, a three-member team from the Pudukkottai Government Medical College Hospital on Friday performed an X-Ray examination on the exhumed body of activist Jagabar Ali (58) at the Islamic burial ground located on Konapattu Road in Vengalur under tight police security.
1 min
Scribes' phone seizure: Chennai Press Club raises issue with SIT
THE office-bearers of Chennai Press Club on Friday met the Madras High Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Anna University rape case, and lodged their reservations about the seizure of mobile phones of journalists and treating them in an unfair manner.
1 min
Turtle deaths: Centre seeks report from TN govt; NGT impleads Andhra
Tribunal slams TN as reports didn't mention action against erring trawlers, posts matter to Feb 7
2 mins
Eateries booked for serving vada on newspapers
FOOD safety department officials have initiated action against numerous tea shops and restaurants using newspapers for serving food and those lacking FSSAI licence in Thoothukudi district.
1 min
Climatic changes affected salt production, says TN Salt Corpn MD
CLIMATIC changes have substantially affected the production of salt in the state, said Tamil Nadu Salt Corporation Managing Director Dr Maheswaran, during the sixth edition of National Salt Conclave in Thoothukudi on Friday.
1 min
Porunai Nellai Book Fest begins with book releases
DISTRICT Collector Dr K P Karthikeyan and Sahitya Akademi award-winning writer Vannadasan inaugurated the eighth edition of the Porunai Nellai Book Festival by releasing the short story collection 'Kathai Solla Porom', written by school students, and 'Ungaludan Ainthe Nimidam', authored by teachers in the presence of MLAs Abdul Wahab and Ruby Manoharan here on Friday.
1 min
15 years on, Paliyar tribals wait for houses promised by TN government
Families relocated from Western Ghats to Thalaiyanai in 2010-11 with promise of new houses
2 mins
Home Secy Told To Ensure Cops File FIRs Promptly
THE Madras High Court has instructed the state home secretary, Dheeraj Kumar, who appeared in the court, to ensure the police officers register FIRs and file charge sheets promptly, without much delay.
1 min
Decide parties' requests for protests sans bias, cops told
The police have to act without bias and take a fair decision while considering the applications submitted by political parties seeking permission to hold protests, said Justice P Velmurugan of Madras High Court.
1 min
Prisoner Can't Be Denied Access to Basic Facilities
A prisoner cannot be denied access to minimal facilities required to deal with their physical condition which hampers their daily life, such as using an Indian toilet or sleeping on the floor, said the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court.
1 min
Aadhav joins TVK, gets poll campaign post
AADHAV Arjuna, suspended from the VCK after he spoke in violation of the party's position with respect to the ruling DMK at a function attended by TVK president Vijay, has joined the actor-turned politician's party on Friday.
1 min
Pride moment as survey recognises TN's success
INDUSTRIES Minister TRB Rajaa said on Friday it is a moment of immense pride for TN as Economic Survey 2025 has recognised the remarkable success of state in championing the growth of non-leather footwear sector.
1 min
Court revokes suspension of prof over inviting MP for college event
THE Madras HC on Friday quashed the order issued by Pachaiyappa's College, suspending an assistant professor of the college for inviting DMK MP and former Union Minister A Raja for a function of the students' study circle.
1 min
MSMEs look for income tax cut in budget
Ahead of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget presentation on Saturday, Tamil Nadu Small and Tiny Industries' Association (Tanstia), the apex body of all district associations, Industrial Estate Associations, and Product Manufacturers' Associations of the state, has sought from the centre reduction of income tax for small and medium enterprises and low premium insurance to safeguard the industry.
1 min
Amit Shah, V-P & CM among leaders attending Naidu's family function
VICE President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, governors of TN and Maharashtra RN Ravi and CP Radhakrishnan, Chief Minister MK Stalin, and a host of other political leaders attended the marriage reception of Vishnu, grandson of former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, at Mahabalipuram here on Friday.
1 min
AI Can Help PwDs Realise Their Potential: Dhankhar
VICE President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said that artificial intelligence (AI) can play a great role in helping persons with disabilities (PwDs) realise their potential, even as he stressed on the need for more support from special educators and society for the deaf-blind community.
1 min
Guv's charges an impetus to continue what we're doing: Stalin
CM says industries moving towards the state as law and order is maintained efficiently
1 min
Four TN natives arrested for links with China-based bogus loan apps
ENFORCEMENT Directorate (ED) sleuths have arrested four Tamil Nadu natives over their links to China-based bogus loan apps, after a probe revealed the shell companies operated by them transferred over ₹170 crore to their Chinese operators via Singapore since 2023.
1 min
Empty rakes operated across Pamban bridge
In one of the final trials before the line becomes operational again, trains with empty rakes were run across the new Pamban bridge to the Rameswaram station on Friday.
1 min
Girl loses toe at playground: NTK cadre demand action against Nellai corpn officials
Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) functionaries, led by the party's Tirunelveli constituency joint secretary M Mari Sankar, demanded immediate action against the corporation officials who allegedly failed to maintain the VOC playground, where a child's toe was severed while playing on a slide, and submitted a petition with the district administration here on Friday.
1 min
DeepSeek Torpedoes Western AI Oligopoly
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists set the Doomsday Clock forward by a second.
3 mins
Roads That Fork With Budget 2025
In the next two years, we'll know the outcomes of the census, and the finance and pay commissions. This budget is a chance to address some issues before the imperatives change
4 mins
SC directs EC to preserve video clips of polling
THE Supreme Court on Friday directed the Election Commission of India (EC) to preserve the video clips of the polling till the pendency of the pleas against the decision to increase the maximum number of voters per polling station from 1,200 to 1,500.
2 mins
BJP Spent Over ₹1,737 Cr on 2024 Polls, 37% More Than 2019: Data
The BJP has informed the Election Commission of India (EC) that it spent a total of ₹1,737.68 crore on the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and the elections for four state assemblies.
1 min
Warmer, drier Feb likely to hit wheat crop: IMD
THE India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday forecast a drier and hotter February which would cause adverse impact on standing food grain crops like wheat at flowering and grain filling stages.
2 mins
Kejriwal Has Failed To Govern National Capital, Says Modi
WITH Delhi assembly election campaigns entering the final phase, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack on the AAP government for \"failing to govern the national capital\", during a rally in the Dwarka area on Friday.
1 min
Only Goal Is Viksit Bharat: Prez
Murmu addresses the joint sitting of Parliament on Friday to mark start of Budget session
2 mins
NMC flip-flop as patients & relatives can appeal against medical negligence
Course correction
2 mins
Punjab's debt may reach ₹3.53L cr by March, govt plans ₹1K sops to women
THE public debt of fund-starved Punjab government is expected to reach ₹3.53 lakh crore by March this year.
1 min
Muslims throw open mosques, shrines for Kumbh devotees
FOLLOWING the stampede on January 29 in Prayagraj during Mauni Amavasya at the Maha Kumbh, which resulted in the loss of 30 lives and left many injured, members of the minority community stepped in to assist the exhausted devotees wandering tired and hungry on the crowded roads of the Sangam city.
1 min
12 Held for Parading Gujarat Tribal Woman
A woman was disrobed, tied to a motorcycle, and paraded through Dhalsimal village for reportedly living with a man, police said on Friday.
1 min
'Byrnihat' brings smog in Assam, Conrad seeks help from Himanta on curbs
COME winter, smog shrouds idyllic Assam cities, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) hitting unexpected highs in Guwahati.
1 min
Former glam girl as Kinnar akhara chief triggers waves
FORMER Bollywood actor Mamta Kulkarni's anointment as Mahamandaleshwar (religious superior) of the Kinnar Akhara has sparked controversy after Rishi Ajay Das, who claims to be a founding member of the akhara, removed Kinnar Akhara Acharya Mahamandeleshwar Dr Lakshmi Narayan Tripathi, from her post.
1 min
Chaos in US agency after White House freezes assistance
DONALD Trump's administration changes have upended the US agency charged with providing humanitarian aid to countries overseas, with dozens of senior officials put on leave, thousands of contractors laid off, and a sweeping freeze imposed on billions of dollars in foreign assistance.
1 min
25% Tariffs on Canada and Mexico Coming Today, Says Donald Trump
Considering similar measure against China too for sending fentanyl into the US: Prez
2 mins
Rafah crossing to reopen, three Israelis to be freed in fourth swap today
GAZA'S Rafah border crossing with Egypt is to reopen Saturday following a fourth exchange of hostages and prisoners under a truce agreement, a Hamas official and a source told AFP.
1 min
Sri Lankan President Dissanayake ready to release Tamil land in Jaffna
SRI LANKAN President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Friday assured the northern Tamils that their lands held by the military would be fully returned back to them soon.
1 min
Busy Bee Airways to Reach Out to Go First Lenders
BUSY BEE AIRWAYS on Friday informed the insolvency appellate tribunal NCLAT that it will try to reach out to the lenders of Go First.
1 min
Eco survey advocates tax breaks on e-vehicles, subsidies for new energy
TAX breaks on electric vehicles (EVs) and subsidies for renewable energy can encourage a shift toward low-carbon lifestyles, the Economic Survey 2024-25 stated on Friday.
1 min
India Lags in R&D, Requires Private Sector Contribution
INDIA is facing a significant gap in research and development (R&D) across key sectors, with a strong need for greater private sector involvement, according to the Economic Survey 2025, released on Friday.
1 min
Economic Survey warns against long working hours
INDIA INC still debates over the 70-90-hour workweek proposal, but the Economic Survey has finally put an end to this by citing a study that documented adverse health effects if employees' work hours exceed 55-60 per week.
1 min
Apple expanding mfg in India for domestic needs, export: Cook
APPLE CEO Tim Cook on Friday said the company is expanding its manufacturing in India to meet both domestic demand and global export needs.
1 min
Need to ramp up investment in battery storage tech
INDIA'S energy transition requires a comprehensive approach and can't solely focus on renewable energy, said Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran on Friday.
1 min
Survey calls for handling AI with sensitivity
As OpenAI's ChatGPT and the recent 'R1' low-cost AI model by Chinese firm DeepSeek have raised concerns about the future of jobs, the Economic Survey stresses on skilling employees so that artificial intelligence (AI) can augment their efforts rather than replacing them.
1 min
Enhance eco freedom for individuals, small biz
Economic Survey calls for significant deregulation and structural changes; wish-list includes strategy for growth, expansion of MSMEs
1 min
Excessive financialisation can hurt real economy as it comes with risks: Survey
Market may see correction in 2025, warns survey
1 min
Mumbai held by East Bengal in ISL
MUMBAI City FC were held to a goalless draw against the East Bengal FC at the Mumbai Football Arena in the Indian Super League on Friday.
1 min
Spotlight on Vijay as TN face tricky 97-run chase on Day 3
FRIDAY was a mixed day for Tamil Nadu.
2 mins
Mukund, Ramkumar look to lift India
SEASONED players Mukund Sasikumar and Ramkumar Ramanathan will lead Team India's challenge in the men's singles matches for their Davis Cup 2025 World Group I Playoffs tie against Togo to be played at DLTA Complex on February 1 to 2.
1 min
Super Kings win to stay in hunt for SA20 playoffs
Joburg Super Kings maintained their challenge for a place in the Betway SA20 playoffs with a victory over the table-topping Paarl Royals at the Wanderers on Thursday evening.
1 min
With flowers & chocolate, GM Yakubboev says sorry to Vaishali
UZBEK Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev offered flowers, chocolate and a personal apology to Indian GM R Vaishali after causing quite a stir by refusing to shake hands with her before their game in the Tata Steel Chess Tournament here, citing \"religious reasons\".
1 min
Big Real Madrid test for Man City in CL play-off
REAL Madrid will play Manchester City in the Champions League knockout playoffs round in a standout clash of the past two title winners after the draw was made Friday.
1 min
Bindyarani Dominates Proceedings, Clinches Gold Medal With Record Lift
MANIPUR's star weightlifter S Bindyarani Devi set a national record in snatch en route to her gold medal-winning effort in the women's 55kg category at the ongoing National Games here on Friday.
1 min
All-round India win T20I series
Hardik, Dube resurrect hosts after they were reduced to 12 for three in two overs in Pune
2 mins
WHY ARE OLIVE RIDLEY TURTLES DYING?
A crisis of conservation & overfishing
2 mins
A Crisis of Dying?
HE Olive Ridley turtle, a species revered for its unique mass nesting phenomenon known as arribada, is facing a grave threat along India's east coast.
3 mins
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