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Narendra Modi government has failed to mitigate problems faced by women: Sonia Gandhi

Priyanka Gandhi, who addressed a public gathering in Tamil Nadu for the first time, demanded immediate implementation of women’s reservation in Parliament and Assemblies.

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Launch of India-Sri Lanka ferry service truly big step: External Affairs Minister Jaishankar

India-Sri Lanka ferry service: “The launch of a passenger ferry service from Tamil Nadu’s Nagapattinam to Kankesanthurai near Jaffna in Sri Lanka is a “truly big step” for boosting people-to-people contacts,” External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on October 14.

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10-litre refined sunflower oil jar launched by GEF India

GEF India launches 10L SKU of Freedom Refined Sunflower Oil; designed to meet modern-day consumer needs and promote environment-friendly products. Expansion into Chhattisgarh and Tamil Nadu underway. #GEFIndia #FreedomRefinedSunflowerOil #SumaKanakala

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21 Tamils return from war-hit Israel, recall tales of horror

21 TN students from war-hit Israel evacuated to Chennai & Coimbatore as part of ‘Operation Ajay’. Health Minister, MP & Collector welcomed returnees at airports. Venkatadri Babu & Vimal Krishnasamy Manivannan Chitra shared their experience of fear & shock. They had to prepare a Google doc to leave the country.…

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Northeast monsoon likely to set in over T.N. between October 23 and 25

Northeast monsoon to set in TN Oct 23-25; wet weather to continue till Oct 19. Cyclonic circulation to bring light-moderate rain, heavy intensity in some districts. IMD predicts normal rainfall Oct-Dec. Light-moderate rain in Chennai till Sun.

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At CWMA meeting, T.N. presses for 16,000 cusecs of Cauvery water

Tamil Nadu govt. demanded 16,000 cusecs of Cauvery water from Karnataka; CWMA directed Karnataka to release 3,000 cusecs for 15 days from Oct. 16. Meeting chaired by S.K. Haldar; TN govt. represented by Sandeep Saxena, R. Subramaniam & senior officials.

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SC partially relaxes travel restriction on former AIADMK Minister

Supreme Court partially relaxes travel restrictions on former AIADMK Minister K.T. Rajenthra Bhalaji, accused in job scam case. Allowed to travel within India, but not abroad without High Court permission. Bail extended, Tamil Nadu govt denies accusations of “personal vendetta”. Two FIRs registered by Virudhunagar police over promised jobs in…

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DVAC books case against TN Teachers Recruitment Board Sec. for disproportionate assets; Forest Dept. begins operation to capture elephant that returned to human habitations; TN Govt. to fight for release of 14,000 cusecs of Cauvery water from Karnataka; Cauvery Water Regulation Committee orders Karnataka to release 3,000 cusecs water to…

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T.N. Jagadisan: The man who made a mark in leprosy care in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu has made great strides in leprosy prevention and control, with the prevalence rate per 10,000 population at 0.30 in 2022-23. T.N. Jagadisan, inspired by Mahatma Gandhi, dedicated his life to leprosy care and eradication. He established the Kasturba Kushta Nivaran Nilayam, which provided medical care, removed stigma, and…

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T.N. fisherman dies in Oman; CM announces solatium

Tamil Nadu CM M.K. Stalin announces ₹2 lakh solarium from CM's Relief Fund to family of L. Lerinsho, a fisherman from Kanniyakumari district, who died while fishing in Oman on Sept 9, 2023. CM expresses condolences for the bereaved family.

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Top Tamil Nadu news developments today

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Unending saga of Chittoor’s child brides

Child marriage remains a harsh reality in Chittoor, robbing young girls of their childhood, denying them access to education and opportunities, and a possibly fulfilling future. Govt. schemes, NGOs, and police are working to reduce the incidence, but more needs to be done to ensure a safe future for these…

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‘Project Nilgiri Tahr’ launched in Tamil Nadu

TN CM M.K. Stalin launches 'Project Nilgiri Tahr' to conserve TN's State Animal. Outlay of ₹25 crore to develop understanding, re-introduce Tahr, increase awareness, develop eco-tourism, bi-annual surveys, tranquilisation, collaring, monitoring, diagnosis, treatment, field gear, training & Shola grassland restoration. Project office set up in Coimbatore. TN's rich biodiversity &…

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Karnataka government to appeal again against CWRC direction to release 3,000 cusecs water to Tamil Nadu till October 31

Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) once again recommending release of 3,000 cusecs of Cauvery river water by Karnataka to neighbouring Tamil Nadu up to October 31.

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Kumaragurubaran named as Tamil Nadu’s new School Education Secretary

Tamil Nadu govt appoints J. Kumaragurubaran as new School Education Sec., Dheeraj Kumar as IT & Digital Services Sec., Jayashree Muralidharan as Welfare of Differently-abled Persons Sec. & Sandeep Nanduri as MD of TN Industrial Dev. Corp.

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Madras High Court Chief Justice inaugurates organ donation awareness camp in court campus

Madras HC Chief Justice inaugurates organ donation awareness camp. AG, Health Sec. present. P. Muthukumar signs pledge to donate organs. TN praised for progress in organ donation, 36,472 pledges made. 169 hospitals harvest organs, 1,737 donations since 2008, 10,353 organs obtained. 6,923 waitlisted persons need organs, 6,205 kidneys, 443 livers,…

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Cauvery Committee retains water release recommendation of 3,000 cusecs to T.N.

Cauvery Water Regulation Committee directs Karnataka to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu at 3,000 cusecs daily from October 15 to 31, retaining the flow rate mandated from October 1 to 15.

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Tamil Nadu to organise ‘KaniTamil 24’ conference in February

Tamil Nadu govt to host 'KaniTamil 24' conf. in Feb 2024. Conference to explore possibilities of using Tamil in natural language processing, AI, ML, machine translation, etc. at Chennai Trade Centre. Born from 'TamilNet 99' conf. in 1999, this is the 2nd such conf. after 25 yrs of rapid tech…

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1,10,846 data SIM cards procured to help students attend online classes during COVID-19 not distributed: CAG

Tamil Nadu govt. supplied 9.2 lakh data SIM cards to students for online classes, but 1.1 lakh remained undistributed. Lapses in other departments also noted by CAG. Govt. must investigate bid rigging and proceed against those involved.

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State’s capex declined over 7% so far in 2023-24

Tamil Nadu has reduced capital expenditure by 7.37% in 2023-24 (till Aug) compared to 2022-23. The State had budgeted ₹44,366 crore for capital expenditure and spent 22.44% of it. Govt is monitoring capital works to spur growth and manage revenue deficit at budgeted level of ₹37,540 crore. Debt to GSDP…

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ED seeks details of illegal sand mining cases registered in Tamil Nadu

ED seeks details of illegal sand mining cases in TN; seeks list of contractors, sale register, invoices, lorry trips. Sentencing of two suspects in illegal sand mining case highlights issue. ED probing money laundering angle, revenue loss to govt.

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Tamil Nadu Finance Minister criticises Union govt.’s step-motherly attitude

TN FM accuses Union govt of step-motherly attitude towards State over devolution of funds. TN contributed ₹5.16 lakh cr but received only ₹2.08 lakh cr. UP received ₹9.04 lakh cr for ₹2.24 lakh cr contribution. TN losing out due to FC recommendations. GST regime caused ₹20,000 cr loss. Union govt…

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Here are the big stories from Tamil Nadu today

TN hikes life tax on vehicles; Mayiladuthurai declared agri zone; Cauvery Delta bandh; ED to file objections to Senthilbalaji's bail plea; Flood alert in 5 districts.

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