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Expedite mosquito net procurement probe: HC

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May 31, 2025

THE Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to expedite its investigation into an alleged scam committed by a public sector enterprise Hindustan Insecticides Limited (HIL), which is based in New Delhi, in procurement and supply of mosquito nets to Jharkhand state government and the Central Medical Services Society (CMSS) in New Delhi in 2022.

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Madurai

Justice B Pugalendhi passed the order recently on a petition filed last year by Karur HDPE Filament and Bed nets Manufacturers Welfare Association, represented by its secretary AR Malaiyappasamy, requesting the court to fix a time limit for the agency to complete the investigation.

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Environment ministry approves iron ore mining in C’garh Bailadila forest

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Shreyanka ready to roar for RCB again

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'Road accidents caused by strays kill people too'

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‘Jallikattu of int'l importance, only govt can organise it’

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TN NEEDS MORE REVENUES TO FUND PENSION SCHEME

Na politically sensitive pre-election move, the DMK government has announced the Tamil Nadu Assured Pension Scheme (TAPS), covering nearly 6.25 lakh state government employees.

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BJP ready with massive rejig plan as Nabin seeks to bring in young faces

WITH the appointment of the youngest working national president, Nitin Nabin, aged about 45, a position never held by someone so young in the party earlier, the BJP is likely to make several key organisational changes between mid-January and February, both at the national level and across some state units, to make the organisational system more effective and streamlined for future challenges.

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