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10 Mar

Tamil Nadu minister’s daughter requests to CM Stalin to probe threats by her father

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For the last 4 days, Jayakalyani, the daughter of Tamil Nadu minister PK Sekar Babu, has been tenting in Bengaluru with her husband, Sathish Kumar. They acquired married at a mutt in north Karnataka just a couple of days in the past in the presence of a few activists and lawyers. Even as they continue to attain out to Bengaluru police, seeking protection from the DMK minister and his family, they have been constantly altering locations, with the concern that her father’s mates might attain them. According to the couple, Sekar Babu, who is the Minister of the Hindu Religious…

05 Feb

Governor has failed in his Constitutional duty by not sending NEET abolition Bill to President, says TN CM Stalin

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In an indication of further straining of ties between the Tamil Nadu Secretariat and the Raj Bhavan, Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday charged that Governor R N Ravi had failed to perform constitutionally vested duties in respect of a State Bill seeking to dispense with NEET-based admissions in MBBS/BDS courses. The Governor had earlier this week returned to the Legislative Assembly Speaker a Bill passed in September last year seeking to admit students to medical colleges on the basis of their class XII marks. Legislative Assembly would be held at 10 a.m. on February 8 to discuss the…

31 Jan

Tamil Nadu girl who killed self over ‘conversion’: CBI takes over case

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The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Monday transferred the Lavanya suicide case to the Central Bureau of Investigation after the victim’s parents had filed a petition seeking a CBI probe into the matter. The case was transferred to the CBI on the day when the NCPCR team is visiting Thanjavur to conduct a probe into the case and enquire with officials involved. The NCPCR had earlier alleged that the Tamil Nadu government was not cooperating with the enquiry presided over by their state team and therefore they had to get a team from the Centre to conduct…

10 Jan

Detailed guidelines released for Jallikattu event by Tamil Nadu government

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On Monday, Tamil Nadu government released detailed guidelines on the conduct of Jallikattu events ahead of Pongal festival in the state. Only 150 bull tamers will be allowed to attend the annual bull chasing event. All participants must provide negative RTPCR test results done within 48 hours of the event. Jallikattu is conducted as part of Mattu Pongal, the third day of the four-day-long harvest festival Pongal. The Tamil word 'mattu' means bull, and the third day of Pongal is dedicated to cattle, a key partner in the process of farming. According to new guidelines, not more than 150 spectators…

20 Dec

Sri Lanka arrests 55 Indian fishermen

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As many as 55 Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested and 8 boats seized by Sri Lankan Naval personnel on Sunday, an official here said. Chief Minister M K Stalin spoke to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar over phone and requested him to take immediate steps to get the over 50 fishermen and their 8 boats released from Sri Lanka. "The Union Minister assured immediate action," an official release said. Stalin, writing to Jaishankar, took up the issue of continuing harassment of fishermen at the hands of Lankan Naval personnel. A total of 73 boats, including the 8 seized now, is…

03 Dec

International air travellers test Covid positive in Tamil Nadu; tests will ascertain if Omicron variant

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Two international air travellers, who had arrived in Tamil Nadu from Singapore and the United Kingdom have tested positive for Covid-19 and the government ruled out social media reports claiming they were cases of Omicron but said tests only would conclude if they are infected with the latest variant of the coronavirus. The Health and Family Welfare Minister, Ma Subramanian, reported to the reporters a man who arrived from Singapore to Tiruchirappally in the wee hours and the child who had come along with its family here from the UK have tested positive for Covid and regretted that there were…

14 Sep

Tamil Nadu to bring bill seeking exemption from NEET exam

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The DMK-led Tamil Nadu government on 13th of Sept. (Monday) introduced a bill in the state assembly seeking exemption from the National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test (NEET) meant for admission to medical colleges. “Today, I have presented the resolution against NEET. You (AIADMK) also brought this resolution. I urge opposition parties to extend their support to this resolution,” news agency ANI quoted CM Stalin, as saying. The bill seeks to provide for admission to undergraduate courses in medicine, dentistry, Indian medicine, and homeopathy on the basis of marks obtained in Class 12 exams. It says that an exam like NEET has “shattered…

10 Jul

Tamil Nadu lockdown extended with relaxing few restrictions

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Today coronavirus lockdown extended in the state of Tamil Nadu by the government till July 19, although there will be relaxation to a few restrictions, Schools, colleges, theatres, swimming pools, bars and zoos are ordered to remain shut and Political events and Cultural events with huge public participation too cannot be held. Shops can remain open for an hour longer and need to shut only by 9 pm. With 50 percent customers allowed Restaurants, tea shops, bakeries, roadside eateries, etc can also stay open till 9 pm with following all the Covid protocols such as having hand sanitizers in the…

09 Jun

Tamil Nadu runs out of stock, halts vaccination

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Vaccination in Tamil Nadu has come to a grinding halt as several districts have fallen short of the required doses in the state. 39 out of the 45 health units of the state reported a shortage of vaccines. The state is expecting 63,370 doses of Covaxin on Wednesday and another 40,000 doses on Thursday. A quantity of 3.6 lakh doses of Covishield vaccine is to be received by the state on Friday and health experts feel only after these arrivals would things get back on track. On Tuesday, Virudhanagar MP and Congress leader B. Manickam Tagore refused to take his…

26 Apr

Murder charges should probably be imposed on the Election Commission: Says The Madras High Court

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Criticising the ECI for not stopping political parties from violating the Covid protocols, the first bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy said, “You (ECI) are the only institution responsible for the situation that we are in today.” The Madras High Court on Monday said that the Election Commission of India (ECI) is singularly responsible for spreading Covid-19 and murder charges should probably be imposed on it for its “irresponsible” behaviour. Criticising the ECI for not stopping political parties from violating the Covid protocols, the first bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy said, “You (ECI)…