The New Indian Express Villupuram - March 20, 2025
The New Indian Express Villupuram - March 20, 2025
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In this issue
March 20, 2025
Punjab Police Evict Protesting Farmers
Leaders Dallewal and Pandher detained in Mohali; cops clear Khanauri & Shambhu, raze stages, pull down tents
2 mins
History-sheeter Hacked to Death on NH, Three Accused Shot in Leg
A 30-year-old history-sheeter, travelling in a car along with his wife, was hacked to death by a six-member gang along the Salem-Kochi National Highway near Nasiyanur in Erode district on Wednesday afternoon.
1 min
HC Asks Customs to Investigate Muslim Woman's Abuse Complaint
THE Madras HC on Wednesday directed the chief commissioner of customs in Chennai to hold an inquiry into the complaints of a Muslim woman, who alleged that a female air customs officer at Chennai airport verbally abused her religion while checking her after her return from a pilgrimage in Mecca.
1 min
Wife watching porn not valid ground for man to seek divorce, says HC
CAN a man seek divorce on the ground that his wife has sexually transmitted disease (STD), watches porn and masturbates?
1 min
TN and Tasmac move Madras HC seeking stay on ED probe
THE Tamil Nadu government and state-run Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac) have filed petitions in the Madras High Court against the proceedings of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), following its recent raids held in multiple premises of Tasmac and other related entities.
1 min
Railway job aspirants made to travel thousands of km by RRB face no-test
Technical failure cited as reason for cancellation; rescheduled exam date to be notified shortly
1 min
Tahsildar, retd assistant jailed on graft charge
The Cuddalore District Court on Wednesday sentenced a special tahsildar and a retired assistant to two years in prison for accepting a ₹2,500 bribe to issue a clearance certificate for an electricity connection near Chidambaram.
1 min
Pondy govt extends ₹1K monthly aid to APL women
Chief Minister N Rangasamy announces financial assistance for women heads of families, wage hike for MTS staff and plans for industrial growth
1 min
Couple Accused in '14 Child Trafficking, Prostitution Case Held
The CB-CID police on Wednesday arrested two key accused who allegedly kidnapped two school-going girls in Cuddalore in 2014 and forced them into prostitution.
1 min
Water cans to be delivered in areas hit by high salinity
THE Puducherry government will begin delivering 20-litre water cans to residents at their doorsteps in urban areas affected by high salinity, commencing from Tamil New Year, April 14, Public Works Department (PWD) Minister K Lakshminarayanan announced in the Assembly.
1 min
Adyar revival delayed due to resettlement issues: Mins
THE state Assembly on Wednesday witnessed heated exchange between the opposition and treasury benches after AIADMK MLA and former minister C Vijaya Baskar questioned the repeated mention of Adyar river restoration project in the budgets of the past three years.
1 min
Sugarcane MSP will touch ₹4K/tn this year: Minister
AGRICULTURE and Farmers Welfare Minister MRK Panneerselvam assured the Assembly that the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for sugarcane would be fulfilled as per the DMK's poll promise, reaching ₹4,000 per tonne this year.
1 min
Discovery of Indus Valley reshaped understanding of ancient India
CHIEF Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday unveiled the statue of Sir John Hubert Marshall, who announced the discovery of the Indus Valley Civilisation to the world on September 20, 1924 -- on the occasion of his (Marshall) 148th birth anniversary.
1 min
TN officials to visit states to study PDS system
FOOD Minister AR Sakkarapani on Wednesday told the Assembly that a team of officials from Tamil Nadu will be visiting the neighbouring states including Andhra Pradesh and Telangana from March 20 to study best practices in Public Distribution System (PDS) and based on their report, steps would be taken to implement them in the state.
1 min
Key accused in murder case shot at, caught
EPS says perpetrators took advantage of cop's lethargy in the case
2 mins
Livestock deaths due to dog-bites to be compensated via CM public fund
RURAL Development Minister I Periyasamy on Wednesday announced in the Assembly that based on a review of the reports from collectors on livestock deaths due to dog bites, the government has decided to compensate such losses through the CM's Public Relief Fund (CMPRF) as per rules defined under the Disaster Management Fund.
1 min
BJP MLA: TN the best among states, but DMK can't take credit
IN a passing reference during her speech on the state's budget for 2025-26 in the Assembly, BJP's Coimbatore South MLA Vanathi Srinivasan mentioned she had the opportunity to travel to many states in the country and TN remains the best compared to others.
1 min
Smuggling: HC asks media to show restrain
Ranya Rao's step dad moved court accusing media of publishing defamatory content despite HC's earlier order
1 min
ASHA workers to launch indefinite hunger strike
WITH multiple rounds of talks, including at the minister level, failed to yield results, ASHA workers are set to launch an indefinite strike from Thursday.
1 min
Kochi to host Devi Awards for the second time after a gap of nine years
KOCHI, the Queen of the Arabian Sea, is set to host the 32nd edition of the Devi Awards, instituted by The New Indian Express, celebrating the trailblazing achievements of 15 exceptional women.
1 min
Why Punish Students For Systemic Faults?
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her latest budget speech, \"Viksit Bharat encompasses 100 percent good quality school education.\" Yet, education remained grossly underfunded in her budget outlay for the year, with an expenditure of 2.9 percent of the GDP, much below the 6 percent recommended by the Kothari Commission.
3 mins
ATTACHING STRINGS: CENTRE TO STATES & STATES TO CITIES
States love to blame the Centre. But as the Smart Cities scheme shows, they often do not use central funds responsibly. Our municipalities can do with some healthy competition
4 mins
Govt clears air on four astronauts
THE government on Wednesday told the Lok Sabha that the four astronauts selected for Gaganyaan, India's first human space flight mission, have been kept out of the public glare to ensure that there were no distractions.
1 min
Dhankar calls for accountability on govt spending
VICE President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday called for a national policy to ensure government investments are structured for the greater good.
1 min
Zero tolerance on terror, 71% decline in cases, says govt
UNION Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that terror incidents have been reduced by 71 percent in the country under the Modi government.
1 min
Govt, Oppn in war of words over performance of Jal Shakti ministry
DURING the discussion on demand for grants for Jal Shakti ministry in Lok Sabha, the Opposition parties and the ruling government on Wednesday traded charges over the budgetary allocation and the performance of the ministry.
1 min
Accidents due to minors on wheels: TN tops list
TAMIL Nadu saw the highest number of road accidents caused by underage drivers in the country last year.
1 min
SC to hear pleas on CEC appointment process
The Supreme Court on Wednesday fixed April 16 for hearing a batch of pleas challenging the appointment of the chief election commissioner (CEC) and election commissioners (EC) under the 2023 law.
1 min
Utilise funds under Eklavya model schools scheme, panel tells ministry
THE standing committee on 'Social Justice and Empowerment' on Wednesday asked the Tribal Affairs Ministry to make concerted efforts to overcome the hurdles in implementation of the 'Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) scheme, a flagship initiative of the Central government.
1 min
BJP praises Tharoor's 'wiping eggs off my face' remark on Russia-Ukraine war
THE BJP on Wednesday described Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's praise of the government's handling of the Russia-Ukraine war as an endorsement of India's adept diplomacy under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership.
1 min
6 Univ Officials Dismissed Over Uttarakhand Ragging
SIX officials of GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology in Uttarakhand's Udham Singh Nagar have been relieved of their duties after a youth was subjected to humiliation on the campus.
1 min
BJP MLAs Corner Govt on Religious Conversions
The BJP-ruled government in Chhattisgarh faced tough questions from its own legislators during the budget session of the House over cases of religious conversion allegedly taking place in the state.
1 min
NIA Raids 12 Locations in Jammu to Probe Into Infiltration of Terrorists
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducted searches at 12 locations, including premises of terrorists' sympathisers, in Jammu district as part of its probe into infiltration by Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists from across the border.
1 min
Temple locks doors as wedding plans trigger controversy in Pauri Garhwal
A priest and two of his associates have been booked by revenue police in Uttarakhand's Pauri Garhwal district after they locked the temple upon learning that a scheduled caste woman's wedding was to be held there.
1 min
Non-locals make a beeline to buy land after abrogation of Art 370
More than 2K kanals of land allotted to investors in last two years, J&K govt tells Assembly
1 min
1 Dead in Fresh Violence in Kuki-Dominated Churachandpur District
A 53-year-old man died on Tuesday night as fresh violence broke out between Hmar and Zomi tribals in Manipur's Kuki-dominated Churachandpur district.
1 min
No headway in farmer-Centre talks, stir on MSP to continue
THE seventh round of talks between farmers' leaders and the Centre remained inconclusive on Wednesday.
1 min
Trump Says Truce on Track After Talks With Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Spoke to Ukraine Min; Russia denies drone energy attacks
1 min
Erdogan rival detained on charges of supporting terror, bribery, extortion
TURKISH police detained Istanbul's powerful Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu Wednesday in connection with two investigations into graft and \"supporting terror,\" a move that the main opposition party slammed as a politically-motivated \"coup\".
1 min
'Dismantling of USAID may have violated Constitution'
WASHINGTON
1 min
Awami League should not contest polls: Student party
THE student-led National Citizen Party (NCP) said that they don't want the party of deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Bangladesh Awami League to participate in the elections.
1 min
Hero MotoCorp Witnesses Exec Exodus After CEO Exit
HERO MotoCorp is witnessing a wave of senior-level exits, with Chief Information and Digital Officer Reema Jain and HR Head for Talent Management Sameer Pande reportedly resigning this week.
1 min
RBI Warns of Tightrope Walk Amid Trade Wars
THE Reserve Bank of India (RBI) economists have called for a tightrope walk from policymakers amidst the rising tide of trade wars and rupee fluctuations by balancing the impacts of these headwinds, even as they feel the resultant economic slowdown may lead to downward pressure on the inflation front.
1 min
Fitch Trims FY25 Growth Projection of India to 6.3%
RATING agency Fitch has revised India's FY25 GDP growth forecast down from 6.4% to 6.3%, while keeping the FY26 estimate steady at 6.5% and slightly raising the FY27 projection to 6.3%.
1 min
Par panel flags CASA decline, calls for bank reforms
Committee warns shift in household deposits to market-linked products could strain bank liquidity & raise funding costs
1 min
Cabinet OKs ₹1,500 cr push for small BHIM-UPI deals
THE Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a ₹1,500-crore incentive scheme to promote BHIM-UPI (Person-to-Merchant) transactions below ₹2,000 in 2024-25.
1 min
Anti-dumping body proposes 12% duty on imported steel
DIRECTORATE General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has proposed a 12% safeguard duty on imports of non-alloy and alloy steel flat products to curb excessive imports and protect the domestic steel industry.
1 min
Sebi, Digilocker join hands to help investors get back unclaimed assets
THE markets regulator Sebi has joined hands with DigiLocker to help investors reclaim unclaimed financial assets.
1 min
GCC wages 20% more than traditional IT services
GLOBAL Capability Centres (GCCs) are now paying 12-20% higher to employees than traditional IT services, highlighting the growing premium placed on digital expertise.
1 min
IPL'S COMING OF AGE AT 18
WHEN the Indian Premier League (IPL) made a big splash in the nation's consciousness in the Summer of 2008, one of the themes was readily identifiable.
4 mins
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