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Puducherry’s Pro-tem Speaker Anbalagan does not rule out presiding over Budget session

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Puducherry’s Pro-tem Speaker Anbalagan does not rule out presiding over Budget session

A. Anbalagan addressing the media on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Pro-tem Speaker A. Anbalagan has not ruled out the possibility of him chairing the Budget session of the Legislative Assembly starting from August 24 in Puducherry.  “There is no rule which does not allow the pro-tem Speaker to chair the regular session of…

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List of ineligible candidates published, grievance redressal window opened

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List of ineligible candidates published, grievance redressal window opened

The Tamil Nadu Selection Committee has published the list of candidates who have been found ineligible under various categories after scrutiny. A number of candidates, who had applied for MBBS and BDS, were found to be ineligible under categories such as government quota, Christian Medical College 20% State quota seats, IRT ward quota seats, 7.5%…

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Vellore GH staffer suspended over bribery charge

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A staffer attached to the mortuary at Government Medical College Hospital in Vellore was suspended on Friday for reportedly demanding ₹2,000 cash to send the body of deceased for postmortem. The suspended staff was identified as R. Kannan. Initial inquiry revealed that victim B. Velu, a tribal from Palambattu village atop Peechamanthai hillock, requested Kannan…

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2,390 village panchayats declared TB-free in 2025

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In 2025, 2,390 village panchayats in Tamil Nadu were identified as tuberculosis-free and declared as “TB-free panchayats”, according to a press release issued by the Health department. Health Minister K.G. Arunraj conducted a district-wise review of the measures being undertaken to achieve TB-free Tamil Nadu on Wednesday. He also reviewed the State’s achievements and progress…

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Rathothsavam of new golden chariot of Sri Ekambaranathar temple held

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Rathothsavam of new golden chariot of Sri Ekambaranathar temple held

The golden chariot of the Arulmigu Ekambaranathar Temple being taken out on a procession in Kancheepuram town on Sunday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The grand newly completed 25-feet-tall golden chariot of the Arulmigu Ekambaranathar Temple was taken out on a procession through the Raja veedhi and mada streets of Kancheepuram town on Sunday evening. …

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Family escapes unhurt after car catches fire near Jolarpet

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Family escapes unhurt after car catches fire near Jolarpet

The car was gutted in the fire that occured near Jolarpet on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A family of five escaped unhurt after the car they were travelling in caught fire at Pachal village near Jolarpet town in Tirupattur on Chennai-Bengaluru Highway (NH 48) on Saturday. The police said that G. Motilal, a…

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CMC organises conference on autism in Vellore

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CMC organises conference on autism in Vellore

Shoba Srinath, former Head of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at NIMHANS, Bengaluru, speaking at the conference at CMC on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Christian Medical College (CMC) organised a conference on autism at its campus in Vellore. According to a press release, the conference,…

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Microbial consortia boost yield for paddy farmer

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Microbial consortia boost yield for paddy farmer

The paddy field at Chidambaram in Cuddalore where the microbial consortia were used.  | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement For the last two years, S. Parthiban, 45, a farmer of Chidambaram in Cuddalore district watched his paddy yields stagnate despite investing money in chemical fertilizers. He faced the same frustrating reality every harvest season. The turning…

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Police begin foot patrol to enhance safety and security

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Police personnel have begun regular foot patrol in their respective jurisdictions to ensure the maintenance of law and order, to prevent crimes proactively, intensify enforcement against narcotic drugs, and enhance the safety of women and children. According to a press release, DGP Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal has issued a series of instructions aimed at ensuring a high degree…

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