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Goondas Act invoked against 2 arrested for smuggling PDS rice

The New Indian Express Coimbatore

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April 22, 2025

IN a major crackdown on the illegal diversion of ration rice, the Goondas Act has been invoked against two people who were booked last month for allegedly smuggling the subsidised rice meant for distribution during the holy month of Ramzan.

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Coimbatore

The duo — Feros Khan (35) of Coimbatore and Ayyappakumar (41) of Puducherry — were arrested by the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies CID on March 17 and were detained under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Black Marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act.

They were caught during a vehicle check near the Madukkarai RTO checkpoint on March 17. The CID personnel seized 15,200 kilograms of ration rice from their lorry.

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The New Indian Express Coimbatore

6 Cong MLAs on watch amid buzz of joining Nitish

AMID speculation over the party’s MLAs joining the Janata Dal (United), the Congress high command has called all six of its Bihar MLAs to Delhi to discuss strategies for strengthening the party organisation and other related issues.

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1 min

January 21, 2026

The New Indian Express Coimbatore

'State cops can probe Central govt employees'

THE Supreme Court has held that state police authorities can investigate the offences of bribery under the Prevention of Corruption Act against the central government employees without an approval or consent from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

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1 min

January 21, 2026

The New Indian Express Coimbatore

BJP sees 4-fold increase in its income in 1 decade: Data

IN the past one decade since the BJP took over the reign of power at the Centre under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the party saw a whopping over fourfold increase in its income and expenditure.

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1 mins

January 21, 2026

The New Indian Express Coimbatore

The New Indian Express Coimbatore

In a first, rare bluethroat sighted in Tirupattur

THE four-day Pongal Bird Count (PBC) this year not only reaffirmed the state’s rich avian diversity but also delivered a rare surprise, with the first-ever sighting of a female bluethroat, a winter migrant, in Tirupattur.

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2 mins

January 21, 2026

The New Indian Express Coimbatore

Panel to probe Indore deaths, Oppn sees red

A state-level committee of senior bureaucrats has been constituted by the Dr Mohan Yadav government in Madhya Pradesh to conduct a detailed review of the contaminated water-caused deaths-related incident in the country’s cleanest city, Indore.

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1 min

January 21, 2026

The New Indian Express Coimbatore

The New Indian Express Coimbatore

Unit to take on gangsters operating from abroad

TO dismantle the “ecosystem” of crime syndicates and eliminating organised crime, the Punjab police on Tuesday launched ‘Operation Parhar’,a 72-hour action against gangsters operating from foreign soil.

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1 mins

January 21, 2026

The New Indian Express Coimbatore

Centre trying to starve the poor by weakening welfare schemes: Rahul

LEADER of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP from Rae Bareli Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday fired a salvo on the Centre, accusing it of trying to starve the poor by weakening welfare schemes to “benefit industrialists”.

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1 min

January 21, 2026

The New Indian Express Coimbatore

The New Indian Express Coimbatore

In a first, members can digitally mark attendance in Budget session

THE Budget Session of Parliament, scheduled to begin on January 28, will see the Lok Sabha Secretariat implement a new system for recording the attendance of the Members of Parliament.

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1 mins

January 21, 2026

The New Indian Express Coimbatore

The New Indian Express Coimbatore

NC, BJP livid as Mehbooba calls for separate Chenab-Pir Panjal division

PEOPLE’S Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti has called for the creation of a separate administrative division for the Pir Panjal and Chenab Valley areas of the Jammu region.

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1 min

January 21, 2026

The New Indian Express Coimbatore

TEARING PAGES OFF A FRAGILE BOOK

HE decision to indefinitely postpone the announcement of the 2025 Sahitya Akademi Awards marks a significant moment in India’s cultural and constitutional life.

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3 mins

January 21, 2026

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