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Chief Minister Siddaramaiah during his arrival in Sugur (N) village in Kalaburagi district on Saturday. | Photo Credit: ARUN KULKARNI Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said that caste discrimination could be eradicated only through the spread of rational thought and scientific temper, and called for strengthening social harmony in a diverse society. Speaking after inaugurating…
The Election Commission of India is planning to set up 14 polling stations in high-rise buildings/ group housing societies for the upcoming Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu. While five such polling stations would be in Chennai district, four of them would be in Tiruvallur district. Two each would be in Chengalpattu and Kancheepuram districts and…
The Election Commission of India is planning to set up 14 polling stations in high-rise buildings/ group housing societies for the upcoming Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu. While five such polling stations would be in Chennai district, four of them would be in Tiruvallur district. Two each would be in Chengalpattu and Kancheepuram districts and…
Chennai: Many state-run universities in Tamil Nadu are starved of funds and are in a dire financial crisis and unable to pay salaries to teachers, Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi said on Saturday. Their autonomy has been “severely eroded to such an extent that it was not the university syndicates but the state Secretariat…
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Chennai: India’s first vertical lift sea bridge at Pamban in southern Tamil Nadu will be opened in January to restore rail connectivity to Rameswaram island from the country’s mainland. The 2.08-km-long bridge, constructed by the Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL), is expected to allow the Indian Railways to operate trains at a higher speed. It…
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At least six people, including a boy, were killed in a fire at a private hospital in Tamil Nadu’s Dindigul on Thursday night. The incident took place at around 8pm at City Hospital on Trichy Road. Sources said that an electrical short circuit at the medical facility was suspected to be the cause of the…
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Fort AWPS said the accused has no past history of crimes. (Representational) Tiruchirappalli: A medical doctor has been arrested for the sexual assault of girl students of a school, who were also inmates of a hostel that functioned from within the school premises, police said on Wednesday. The information on sexual abuse, over a period…
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S. Gajraj, chairman, Marketing Committee, Tamilnadu Small and Tiny Industries Association, and his family. Annual Income: ₹25 lakh Number of members in the family: 3 The Budget is pro-poor and pro-women, who are the most vulnerable. It rightly addresses their concerns, and has allocated money for their uplift. But the tax rebate could have been…
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D. Kumar, a fruit vendor. | Photo Credit: M. Vedhan Annual income: ₹1.2 lakh per annum No. of family members: 4 D. Kumar and Santhi, a couple, find little solace in the Union Budget being presented every year, and this year is no different. While Mr. Kumar runs a fruit shop in Parry’s, his wife…
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Here is a list of top news developments from Tamil Nadu to look forward to on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 May 08, 2024 09:42 am | Updated 09:42 am IST Naan Mudhalvan Kalloori Kanavu 2024, inauguration of career guidance program for students who recently passed 12th exams, at Anna Centenary Library, 9.30 am.. The Madurai…