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The Latest Breaking News from Tamil Nadu

Liquor cannot be served during household celebrations, functions, parties, Tamil Nadu Govt. tells Madras High Court

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Govt. draws flak for awarding Fintech City contract to firm that built poor quality flats

The Tamil Nadu government has come under criticism for awarding the contract for developing infrastructure at the upcoming Fintech City in Nandambakkam, Chennai, to the Namakkal-based PST Engineering Construction, which came under the scanner for constructing poor quality apartments for the economically weaker sections at K.P. Park in Chennai

The Hindu

Home Ministry says it has not received T.N. MP’s letter on NEET Bill from President’s Secretariat

While The Tamil Nadu Admission to Undergraduate Medical Degree Courses Act, 2021 is pending Presidential assent, a Tamil Nadu MP’s letter on the subject, forwarded by Rashtrapati Bhavan to the Ministry of Home Affairs, is missing from the records

The Hindu

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Beela Rajesh named T.N. Energy Secretary

Days after the electricity portfolio was re-allocated to Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu, the Tamil Nadu government on Monday named IAS officer Beela Rajesh as the Secretary of its Energy Department, replacing incumbent Ramesh Chand Meena. The latter has been posted as the Secretary of the Special Initiatives Department.

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Mettur Dam’s storage depleted by nearly 6 TMC in one week following water release for irrigation

Storage at the Mettur dam, the lifeline of the Cauvery delta in Tamil Nadu, has witnessed a net depletion of nearly six thousand million cubic feet after the commencement of water release for irrigation a week ago, on June 12, 2023.

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T.N. Senthilbalaji arrest | Minister is feigning illness, want him back in custody on discharge from hospital: ED to SC

The Supreme Court agreed to hear on June 21 a plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate against an order of the Madras High Court allowing the shifting of arrested Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthilbalaji to a private hospital.

The Hindu

Top T.N. news developments today

Here is a list of top news developments from Tamil Nadu to look out for on June 19, 2023.

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Heavy overnight rains lash many parts of Chennai and neighbouring districts

Heavy rains lashed several parts of Tamil Nadu on Monday, leading to District Collectors declaring a holiday for schools

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Long after the tsunami destroyed lives, the waves are still felt

Nearly two decades after the 2004 tsunami devastated the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, trauma from the disaster remains.

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Controversial DMK man expelled, arrested

The controversial DMK platform speaker, Shivaji Krishnamurthy, was expelled from the party and arrested in Chennai on Sunday for making abusive comments at a public meeting against Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi, BJP State president K. Annamalai and functionary Khushbu Sundar.

The Hindu

A case of propriety versus politics

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin’s unconditional backing and retaining of V. Senthilbalaji, a political turncoat, as a Minister without a portfolio citing only his “hospitalisation” raises uncomfortable questions.

The Hindu

Emerging challenges to the Dravidian model

Tamil Nadu requires a renewed approach to address the qualitative aspects of social policy, and an industrialisation strategy that ensures decent wages and dignified working conditions

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‘Tamil Nadu’ | On the wrong side of history and law: a fraud exposed

A petitioner’s claim to ownership of a plot of land was rejected as a document he produced, an unregistered will, written in 1967, bore the seal of “Tamil Nadu”; however, the State bearing that name only came into existence two years later.

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IMD forecasts heavy rain at one or two places over delta, coastal Tamil Nadu districts on June 19

The India Meterological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rain at one or two places over coastal and delta districts of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal on Monday

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Inter-State gang of burglars held; gold, silver worth ₹25 lakh seized

While Palani is wanted in over 50 criminal cases in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Maharashtra, his two accomplices were also involved in a dozen cases each across the south Indian States.

The Hindu

Rainfall brings relief from high temperatures in Tamil Nadu

Several places in Tamil Nadu including Chennai city and its suburbs experienced welcome showers on June 18 morning bringing down the high temperatures felt over the past few days

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Top T.N. news developments today

Here is a list of news developments from Tamil Nadu to look out for.

The Hindu

V. Senthilbalaji | From villain to anti-hero

In Tamil Nadu, some politicians crave for the attention accorded to a groom while attending weddings and seek to be the focal point even in a funeral home. V. Senthilbalaji, 47, Minister in the M.K. Stalin Cabinet, hospitalised following his recent arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in an alleged…

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Power games: the anatomy of an arrest

Minister V. Senthilbalaji was questioned for 18 hours by the ED and when he complained of chest pain, was initially admitted to the Tamil Nadu Government Multi Super Speciality Hospital at Omandurar Government Estate in Chennai. He was later shifted to a private hospital in Chennai

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MSP-receiving paddy growers account for around one-fifth of PM-KISAN beneficiaries in Tamil Nadu

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Tamil Nadu is yet to develop framework on solar-wind energy hybrid system, finds report

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Tamil Nadu company launches millet tea at fruits mela in Puttur

The millet tea is rich in magnesium, zinc and calcium, and has no caffeine

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‘Mainstream media adapted to either adulation or silence’: Francis Cody on media credibility, self-regulation

Francis Cody is an associate professor in the department of anthropology and the Asian Institute at the University of Toronto. He’s also the director of the university’s Centre for South Asian Studies. His research focuses on politics, language and media in southern India.

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Nirmala Sitharaman, B.L. Santhosh, senior BJP leaders condemn party functionary’s arrest in Tamil Nadu

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and other senior BJP leaders on Saturday condemned the Tamil Nadu government for the arrest of BJP State Secretary S.G. Suryah by Madurai police who was booked for allegedly spreading fake news on social media.

The Hindu

T.N. BJP secretary arrested by Madurai police for allegedly attempting to incite caste violence through false social media post

The Madurai City Police have arrested the BJP’s Tamil Nadu secretary, S.G. Suryah, for a social media post vilifying Madurai MP, Su. Venkatesan and a non-existent Communist Party of India (Marxist) councillor.

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