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Southern Mail Newspaper
STALIN'S CLAIM ABOUT PADDY PROCUREMENT IN FOUR YEARS IS A WHITE LIE, SAYS PALANISWAMI
The Leader of the Opposition points to the Policy Note of the Department of Food, according to which paddy procurement was 29.42 tonnes in 2022-23; 29.45 tonnes in 2023-24; 28.26 tonnes in 2024-25; and 28.30 tonnes in 2025-26
2 min |
November 01, 2025
Southern Mail Newspaper
BIHAR ELECTION: PM MODI TO LAUNCH CAMPAIGN ON OCTOBER 24 WITH TWO BACK-TO-BACK RALLIES
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch his campaign for the Bihar Assembly polls next week, with as many as four election rallies scheduled by the end of this month.
2 min |
October 20, 2025
Southern Mail Newspaper
NAIDU CALLS FOR EVALUATION OF A.P'S MINERAL WEALTH, MOOTS MINING LEASE QUOTA FOR VADDERA COMMUNITY
State can generate up to ₹30,000 crore revenue by emulating Odisha which earns over ₹50,000 crore annually from minerals through value-added processing, says Chief Minister
1 min |
October 19, 2025
Southern Mail Newspaper
'SOCIO-EDUCATIONAL SURVEY NOT LIMITED TO BACKWARD CLASSES': CM SIDDARAMAIAH LASHES OUT AT NARAYANA MURTHY AND SUDHA MURTY
Siddaramaiah remarked that the couple's stance to not share information in survey seems to stem from some misunderstanding about its intent
2 min |
October 19, 2025
Southern Mail Newspaper
TAMIL NADU LEADS THE COUNTRY IN REVENUE GENERATED FROM PRISON PRODUCTS; OVER ₹67 CR. COLLECTED
The State pays ₹300 for skilled workers and ₹270 for semiskilled workers per day; products, such as ready-made garments, leather shoes, raincoats, and bakery items, are sold under the brand name 'Freedom'; prisoners are allowed to pursue degrees and diplomas offered by Tamil Nadu Open University
2 min |
October 19, 2025
Southern Mail Newspaper
KARNATAKA SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL SURVEY: ENUMERATORS STRUGGLE AMID LONG HOURS OF WORK AND HOSTILE RESPONSES
As on Wednesday, out of a total of about 46 lakh households to be surveyed under Greater Bengaluru Authority limits, a little over 15 lakh were covered
2 min |
October 17, 2025
Southern Mail Newspaper
EXECUTION OF INDIAN NURSE ON DEATH ROW IN YEMEN STAYED, NOTHING ADVERSE HAPPENING, SUPREME COURT TOLD
The Attorney General appearing for the Centre said that Indian nurse Nimisha Priya’s execution in Yemen for murder is stayed, with a new mediator involved, ensuring no adverse actions
2 min |
October 17, 2025
Southern Mail Newspaper
PALANISWAMI BLAMES T.N. GOVERNMENT FOR SECURITY LAPSES LEADING TO KARUR STAMPEDE
The AIADMK MLAs participated in the Assembly proceedings wearing black bands in their arms.
2 min |
October 17, 2025
Southern Mail Newspaper
KARNATAKA DCM D.K. SHIVAKUMAR ALLEGES NDA GOVERNMENT OF ERODING, UNDERMINING TRANSPARENCY UNDER RTI ACT SINCE 2014
Karnataka has the dubious distinction of having the second highest number of pending appeals and complaints in the country
2 min |
October 14, 2025
Southern Mail Newspaper
TAMIL NADU ASSEMBLY ADOPTS RESOLUTION MOURNING KARUR STAMPEDE VICTIMS
The House also adopts condolence resolutions mourning the passing of Achuthanandan, Soren, Ganesan, Reddy, and others
1 min |
October 15, 2025
Southern Mail Newspaper
TAMIL NADU ISSUES G.O. TO CANCEL 11TH STANDARD PUBLIC EXAM FROM THIS ACADEMIC YEAR
According to the G.O., starting from the academic year 2025-2026, students in the 11th standard will take their examinations following the procedure that was in place before the 2017-2018 academic yearIn a step towards implementing the State Education Policy, the Tamil Nadu government has issued a Government Order (G.O.) to cancel the 11th standard public exams from this academic year.
1 min |
October 15, 2025
Southern Mail Newspaper
SUPREME COURT ORDERS CBI PROBE INTO KARUR STAMPEDE, FORMS 3-MEMBER PANEL TO MONITOR IT
A Bench headed by Justice J.K. Maheswari constituted a three-member supervisory committee, headed by its retired judge Justice Ajay Rastogi, to monitor the probe
4 min |
October 14, 2025
Southern Mail Newspaper
A DREAM COME TRUE FOR STUDENT-TEACHER TEAM FROM KASHMIR
Having Sadhya on banana leaf was Maryam Akbar's dream for 30 years
1 min |
October 16, 2025
Southern Mail Newspaper
ADDITIONAL 200 MEDICAL SEATS AVAILABLE IN KARNATAKA FOR THIRD ROUND OF COUNSELLING
Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) allocates 50 seats each to four private medical colleges
1 min |
October 15, 2025
Southern Mail Newspaper
HARYANA IPS OFFICER DEATH: DGP SHATRUJEET KAPUR SENT ON LEAVE; ADDITIONAL CHARGE GIVEN TO OM PARKASH
Rajiv Jaitly, media adviser to the Haryana chief minister, confirmed the development to The Hindu on Tuesday. “The DGP has been sent on leave. The formal order would be out soon,” he said
2 min |
October 15, 2025
Southern Mail Newspaper
SUPREME COURT QUESTIONS WHETHER ED IS OVER STEPPING IN TAMIL NADU LIQUOR-SCAM PROBE
For the second time in six months, the top court questions ED’s conduct in the case; “what happens to the federal structure,” asks CJI Gavai
3 min |
October 16, 2025
Southern Mail Newspaper
PARAKAMANI CASE: A.P. CID SEIZES KEY FILES AFTER HIGH COURT RAPS POLICE OVER LAPSES IN PROBE
The Parakamani case dates back to April 2023, when allegations of theft of foreign currency notes from the Tirumala temple hundi surfaced
1 min |
October 16, 2025
Southern Mail Newspaper
NDA GOVERNMENT WILL MAKE VIZAG FINANCIAL CAPITAL OF ANDHRA PRADESH, SAYS IT MINISTER LOKESH
It has taken 30 years for Hyderabad to develop, but Visakhapatnam will not take more than 10 years, says Lokesh, and insists that the city will be a trillion dollar economy by 2047
2 min |
October 14, 2025
Southern Mail Newspaper
FISHERMEN BEGIN INDEFINITE STRIKE OVER ARRESTS BY SRI LANKA
They appealed to the State and Union governments to bring back the arrested fishermen
1 min |
October 13, 2025
Southern Mail Newspaper
HIGH DEMAND FOR HANDLOOM AND CRAFT PRODUCTS AHEAD OF DEEPAVALI
The fair displays and sells products of weavers, artisans and craftsmen from 20 States of India
1 min |
October 13, 2025
Southern Mail Newspaper
AFGHANISTAN CLAIMS 58 PAKISTANI SOLDIERS KILLED IN CLASHES; BORDER CLOSED
Afghan troops opened fire on Pakistani border posts late on October 11, with the country's Ministry of Defence saying this was in retaliation for Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan earlier in the week
2 min |
October 13, 2025
Southern Mail Newspaper
AMID PRIVACY CONCERNS AND MISGIVINGS, RWAS REMAIN DIVIDED ON SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL SURVEY
Even as the Social and Educational Survey continues across the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) limits, several resident welfare associations (RWAs) remain divided over participation. While some have agreed to cooperate, others are refusing over what they call “privacy concerns” and suspicion about the “purpose of the exercise”.
2 min |
October 10, 2025
Southern Mail Newspaper
NEERIDDARE NALE SCHEME FOR DEVELOPING GROUNDWATER TO BE LAUNCHED
The State government will implement the Neeriddare Nale (water is future) initiative across 525 gram panchayats in 27 taluks of 15 districts, which have been identified as areas where the groundwater is exploited.
1 min |
October 10, 2025
Southern Mail Newspaper
COUGH SYRUP DEATHS: SUPREME COURT AGREES TO HEAR PIL SEEKING CBI PROBE, NATIONWIDE DRUG SAFETY REVIEW
The plea seeks court's direction to the central government to identify the regulatory failures that allowed substandard medicines to reach the market.
1 min |
October 10, 2025
Southern Mail Newspaper
U.K. PM'S INDIA VISIT LIVE: INDIA, U.K. MINISTERS DISCUSS WAYS TO DEEPEN TRADE AND INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP
India and U.K. sign Terms of Reference to reposition the Joint Economic and Trade Committee to strengthen bilateral trade cooperation
1 min |
October 10, 2025
Southern Mail Newspaper
SONAM WANGCHUK CASE: SC ASKS CENTRE TO CONSIDER SHARING DETENTION GROUNDS WITH ACTIVIST'S WIFE, GOVT SAYS HER PLEA WAS TO CREATE ‘EMOTIVE ATMOSPHERE'
Issuing notice to the Centre and the Ladakh administration, the Supreme Court Bench said \"something has been done\" for now, and posted the case for hearing next on October 14
2 min |
October 08, 2025
Southern Mail Newspaper
TAMIL NADU OPENS SECOND MAHOUT VILLAGE AT ANAMALAI TIGER RESERVE
According to an official release, the village has been developed at a cost of ₹5.4 crore and comprises 47 staff quarters for mahouts and elephant caretakers Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Monday (October 6, 2025) inaugurated the second dedicated village for mahouts at the Kozhikamuthi Elephant Camp in the Anamalai Tiger Reserve.
1 min |
October 08, 2025
Southern Mail Newspaper
THE ATTACKS WERE SUSPECTED TO BE CARRIED OUT BY PERSONS FROM SRI LANKA
In separate incidents, two groups comprising 11 fishermen from Nagapattinam district sustained injuries after they were allegedly attacked mid-sea by unidentified persons, suspected to be from Sri Lanka, on Sunday (October 5, 2025) night. The incidents occurred east of Kodiyakarai.
1 min |
October 08, 2025
Southern Mail Newspaper
MIXED RESPONSE TO OFFICIALS HANDLING THE MEDIA BRIEFING ON THE KARUR STAMPEDE
Opinion is divided among former civil servants and commentators. Some feel that the officials should not be involved in political matters and the political executive should be accountable for the whole episode. But some others see nothing wrong in what the officials have done
2 min |
October 05, 2025
Southern Mail Newspaper
KARUR STAMPEDE: T.N. GOVERNMENT WILL BRING OUT TRUTH THROUGH SIT PROBE, SAYS CM STALIN
\"We will hold discussions with domain experts, representatives of political parties, activists, and the public across the State to formulate a comprehensive Standard Operating Procedure (SOP),\" he said in a post on X
1 min |