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Centre asks states to run special drives enforcing anti-smoking rules

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May 30, 2025

THE Centre has directed all states to undertake special drives to enforce rules banning smoking in public places, prohibiting the advertisement of tobacco products and prohibiting the sale of tobacco products without statutory pictorial warnings to observe World No Tobacco Day on May 31.

- KAVITA BAJELI-DATT @ New Delhi

In a letter to all the states/UTs, the Health Ministry said the states should prepare and launch an action plan for implementing the revised guidelines for Tobacco-Free Educational Institutions (ToFEI, 2019) at all state-level events, "aiming that all the educational institutions implement the guidelines strictly and be certified as tobacco-free."

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TN could see 200-250 hot days annually by ’50

‘TAMIL NADU’S major cities are witnessing intensifying urban heat stress, with Chennai emerging as a key hotspot in new wardlevel mapping that identifies Jandfills, industrial clusters and low-income settlements as the most vulnerable zones.

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February 19, 2026

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9 sentenced to life imprisonment for murder as HC quashes trial court order

SETTING aside the trial court's order acquitting all the nine accused persons in a Tiruvannamalai murder case, the Madras High Court has found them guilty and sentenced them to life imprisonment after finding that the prosecution proved the charges beyond doubt.

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February 19, 2026

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8 judges under scanner as part of ‘admin action’

IN an extraordinary administrative action, the Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court has placed eight judicial officers under APO (Awaiting Posting Orders) following a surprise inspection of court premises.

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February 19, 2026

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₹4L cr Budget unveiled as Gujarat bats for tourism, AI and Olympic ambition

SPENDING ON OLYMPICS, TOURISM, TRANSPORT

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February 19, 2026

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TN panel: State must shortlist 3 names for Guv

THE high-level committee constituted by the Tamil Nadu government and led by retired Justice Kurien Joseph has recommended a fixed five-year term, state-led appointments, and binding timelines for assenting to Bills for the governor of states.

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1 min

February 19, 2026

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Milk tetra packs for 80L students up to Class VIII

MADHYA Pradesh’s deputy chief minister and finance minister Jagdish Devda presented the largest ever budget of more than ₹4.38 lakh crore in the Vidhan Sabha on Wednesday amid interruptions by the opposition Congress MLAs, who raised concerns about the burden of “mounting debt” on people of the state.

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February 19, 2026

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Heavy vehicle fitness cert fee revision on hold

G.O. ISSUED

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February 19, 2026

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THE IDEA OF NEUTRAL LAW

HE standard foundational myth of political modernity portrays the modern State as the offspring of a linear trajectory of disenchantment.

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February 19, 2026

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RSS: Edu, health must be easily accessible to all as fundamental necessities

ASSERTING that the world respects truth only when it is backed by strength, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday said India must become strong enough in all sectors to emerge as ‘Vishwa Guru’.

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February 19, 2026

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Govt plans phased withdrawal of CAPFs from Maoist-infested areas from April

AFTER successes to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah's March 31 deadline to eliminate Maoists, the government is working on a calibrated plan of phased withdrawal of central security forces from the left-wing -extremism-hit areas, officials said.

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1 mins

February 19, 2026

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