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If Maharashtra can waive farm loans fully, why can’t Tamil Nadu?, asks Anbumani

June 3, 2026 admin

CHENNAI PMK president Anbumani on Wednesday questioned Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay as to why he has announced a farm loan waiver of just ₹2,044 crore when the Maharashtra government has waived crop loans to the tune of ₹36,585 crore taken by 5.572 million farmers. Mr. Vijay and the State government should not blame National…

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Sankar Foundation celebrates its 29th ‘Formation Day’

June 3, 2026 admin

Sankar Foundation Eye Hospital celebrated its Formation Day on a grand note on June 2 here in the city. The occasion began with the garlanding of the statue of its visionary Founder, Late Atmakuri Sankar Rao, followed by heartfelt floral tributes from doctors and employees. Addressing the gathering, Atmakuri Krishna Kumar, elder son of the…

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A sea of supporters greets D.K. Shivakumar as he takes oath as Chief Minister

June 3, 2026 admin

Supporters gathering in front of the Vidhana Soudha to watch the live oath-taking ceremony of Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, in Bengaluru on Wednesday (June 3). | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR By the time Chief Minister-designate D.K. Shivakumar arrived at Lok Bhavan’s Glass House on Wednesday evening to take oath as Karnataka’s 34th Chief Minister,…

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Loyalists rally behind Mamata, say an ousted leader cannot lead Trinamool in Assembly

June 3, 2026 admin

Trinamool MLAs Kunal Ghosh and Arup Roy leave after attending an administrative meeting conducted by West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari in Howrah on June 3, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Loyalists of former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee within the Trinamool Congress on Wednesday (June 3) said that an expelled leader such as Ritabrata Banerjee…

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Pseudo-police gang that kidnapped businessman and extorted ₹5.26 lakh busted in Cyberabad

June 3, 2026 admin

Cyberabad police have arrested five members of a pseudo-police gang that allegedly kidnapped a businessman, impersonated police officers, wrongfully confined him and extorted more than ₹5 lakh after convincing him that he was wanted in a criminal case in Haryana. The accused were identified as Nagaraju Raghu Varma, who allegedly used several aliases including Karthikeya,…

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Unnatural death of newly married woman demands prompt police investigation: Delhi HC

June 3, 2026 admin

The Delhi High Court has said that the unnatural death of a young married woman demands prompt and diligent police investigation, expressing displeasure over an eight-month delay in the registration of an FIR by Delhi Police in a dowry death case. In a judgment delivered on June 1 on an anticipatory bail plea filed by…

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Govt. to directly purchase land in Ayyankuzhi for waste management project

June 3, 2026 admin

The land to be acquired at Ayyankuzhi near Ambalamugal as part of the rehabilitation of 40-odd families hit by industrial pollution will be directly purchased by the government from the owners utilising funds available under the government’s Kerala Solid Waste Management Project (KSWMP) aided by the World Bank. A meeting convened by Ernakulam District Collector…

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36 arrests in a day as Kochi City police launch ‘Operation Toofan’

June 3, 2026 admin

The Kochi City police on Wednesday (June 3, 2026) registered 33 cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act during a series of raids as part of the launch of ‘Operation Toofan: The Narco Hunt’, a State-wide drive aimed at eliminating the drug menace. As many as 36 accused, including alleged drug peddlers…

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‘Assault’ on women: lookout notice to be issued against main accused

June 3, 2026 admin

The police probing the alleged assault on two young women at Kaloor are set to issue a lookout circular against the prime accused, Ali Akbar, a native of Palakkad. The investigators said Akbar had a criminal history and was booked in a POCSO case within the city limits earlier. Police sources said Akbar was allegedly…

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Thousands of teachers likely to lose jobs in Calicut varsity’s self-financing colleges

June 3, 2026 admin

Thousands of teachers in self-financing colleges affiliated with the University of Calicut are likely to lose their jobs as the authorities are planning to make clearance of the University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) or a PhD mandatory for the appointment of faculty members. A directive for the purpose was issued earlier this year by…

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