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Tamil Nadu local body polls: Going it alone proves disastrous for AIADMK

CHENNAI: The confidence of the AIADMK, which parted ways with the BJP ahead of the urban local body polls, was clearly misplaced. In 2016, J Jayalalithaa’s AIADMK swept the assembly election on its own.

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Tamil Nadu local body polls: DMK does victory dance over opposition debris

CHENNAI: Two days before the urban local body elections in Tamil Nadu, DMK president and chief minister M K Stalin told TOI that his party will record a hat-trick electoral victory. On Tuesday, the ruling party did just that.

The Times of India

8 new Covid cases in Madurai, 19 in Trichy

MADURAI/TRICHY: New Covid-19 cases in Madurai dropped further to just eight cases on Tuesday - the lowest since the third wave began. The trend was similar in south Tamil Nadu as well as only 50 new cases and two 19 deaths were reported. Meanwhile, the southern region recorded 267 recoveries…

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Tamil Nadu opposes draft NEP citing UG entrance tests

CHENNAI: Higher education minister K Ponmudy on Tuesday opposed the draft National Higher Education Qualifications Framework (NHEQF) which states that the admission to the first year undergraduate programme will be open to those who have met the entrance requirements. This framework was envisaged in the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020.

The Times of India

Four held for smuggling rice in Tamil Nadu

CHENNAI: Civil Supplies CID on Tuesday busted a PDS rice smuggling racket and seized About 24 bags of rice that was about to be smuggled out of Tamil Nadu.

The Times of India

Game, set, match: DMK sweeps local body polls in Tamil Nadu

CHENNAI: Nine months after storming to power in Tamil Nadu, the DMK on Tuesday swept the urban local body elections. It won a majority in all the 21 corporations and came up trumps in a large majority of the 138 municipalities and 489 town panchayats. The new councillors will elect…

The Times of India

T.N. defends Vanniyar quota law in Supreme Court

It has challenged a Madras HC decision quashing a State law granting internal reservation

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PMK, NTK reject BJP’s claims of ‘growth’

MNM blames distribution of money for no-show

The Hindu

Daily Dose Ep 977: SC on Param Bir Singh, India calls for de-escalation in Ukraine

Salil Ahuja brings you the news from the Supreme Court, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand and Ukraine.

Newslaundry

Urban local body polls: DMK’s sweet revenge in Western TN

Barely nine months after its humiliating defeat at the hands of the AIADMK in many Assembly constituencies in western Tamil Nadu, the ruling DMK alliance was headed for a sweep in the urban civic polls in the region, as per available trends on Tuesday at noon.

The Hindu

Tamil Nadu urban local body elections 2022: Highlights

Counting of votes for the urban local body elections commenced at 8 a.m. across the 10 southern districts of Tamil Nadu

The Hindu

Tamil Nadu logs 788 fresh COVID-19 cases, 1 death

Active cases dropped to 14,033; 2,692 persons were discharged after treatment

The Hindu

The DMK’s surprising silence: on UGC’s proposed changes to the higher education structure

Its stand on the Draft National Higher Education Qualifications Framework is unclear

The Hindu

Daily Dose Ep 976: Lalu sentenced to jail, Karnataka district tense after murder

Yusra Hasan brings you the news from Bihar, Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Qatar.Produced by Yusra Hasan, edited by Umrav Singh.Contribute to our NL Sena for the election coverage here.You can get updates about all our podcasts via Twitter and Facebook.Newslaundry is a reader-supported, ad-free, independent news outlet based out of…

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Kamal Haasan pushes for Area Sabha, Ward Committee in urban local bodies

Local bodies that function from the taxpayers’ money should have a better participative democracy, he says

The Hindu

Stalin springs a surprise on students visiting R-Day parade tableau

Students from at least four schools in Chennai were in for a surprise on Monday when Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin made a pit stop at the Marina beachfront where they were visiting the Republic Day tableau near Vivekananda House on Kamarajar Salai.

The Hindu

Key news developments in Tamil Nadu to watch out for today

Key news developments in Tamil Nadu on February 21, 2022

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Fresh COVID-19 cases fall below 1,000 in Tamil Nadu

Last time the daily case count was below 1,000 was on December 30, 2021

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Yash Dhull caps off dream debut with consecutive hundreds, Delhi coach says he is ready for India

GUWAHATI: India U-19 star Yash Dhull capped off a dream first-class debut by scoring his second hundred of the game as the Ranji Trophy Group H match between Delhi and Tamil Nadu ended in a draw on Sunday.

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195 logs of red sanders valued at ₹2.4 crore slated to be shipped to Taiwan seized in Bengaluru

Customs officials at the Inland Container Depot (ICD) in Whitefield seized 4.8 tonnes of red sanders, estimated to be worth ₹2.4 crore, concealed among furniture in 65 plywood boxes. The consignment comprising 70 containers had arrived from Tamil Nadu and was scheduled to be shipped to Taiwan on Saturday.

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Ranji Trophy: Yash and Dhruv light up final day against Tamil Nadu

Delhi's Yash Dhull is going to remember his Ranji Trophy debut against Tamil Nadu in Guwahati for a very long time. The 19-year-old Delhi opener (113 n.o, 14x4, 1x6), on Sunday, became only the third batsmen in the tournament's history to score back-to-back hundreds on his debut. Yash had scored…

Newslaundry

Daily Dose Ep 975: Kejriwal on being called a ‘terrorist’, voting in TN urban local body polls

Salil Ahuja brings you the news from Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Tamil Nadu and Ukraine.

The Times of India

Ranji Trophy: Ton-up Shahrukh & Indrajith make it TN's day

M Shahrukh Khan has been Tamil Nadu's go-to man this season. From his last-ball six sealing the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in Tamil Nadu's favour --- to scoring consistently in the ensuing Vijay Hazare Trophy Shahrukh has been in the thick of things. On Saturday, the 26-year-old's blistering 194 (148…

The Hindu

Bus hits stationed lorry in Srikakulam district; 35 Odisha travellers injured

The police said the tourists were on their way to temples and other tourist spots in Tamil Nadu and Kerala

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Local body polls: Chennai votes after a hiatus of 11 years

The Urban Local Body election in Tamil Nadu is underway on Saturday for 12,607 posts in 21 corporations, 138 municipalities, and 490 town panchayats but voting in Chennai is being held after a gap of 11 years.

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