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Siva met the chief minister at the secretariat to receive the appointment. CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu govt on Tuesday appointed V Siva, Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam’s Chennai North district secretary, as the Tamil Nadu Housing Board chairman.Siva, whose district covers chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s Perambur constituency, played a key role in the CM’s election campaign, and has been associated with him through the Vijay Makkal Iyakkam since its inception.The state housing dept issued a GO on the appointment.The appoint comes after ‘Poochi’ Murugan, former housing board chairman, resigned from the post on May 5. Siva met the chief minister at…
Bhubaneswar: Authorities of Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) have embarked on an ambitious ecological restoration project to revive nearly 500 hectares of degraded meadow. This year (2026-27), the reserve has planned to restore 50 hectares using indigenously collected seeds of native grasses, a move aimed at reversing the damage caused by overgrazing and weed infestation. A robust meadow is what keeps the prey population healthy for breeding. The prey population growth in turn helps carnivore growth, officials said.Similipal currently has more than 1,250 hectares of recorded meadows, but over 40% are in various stages of degradation. The decline has been attributed…
COIMBATORE: Members of the Coimbatore District Call Taxi Federation held a protest at Sivananda Colony in Tatabad on Tuesday, pressing the Tamil Nadu govt to launch a state-backed taxi booking app and rein in private aggregators.In the demonstration, call taxi drivers raised slogans and submitted a 12-point charter of demands. They demanded that the govt expedite the rollout of a “Tamil taxi” app promised as an election commitment by chief minister Vijay. They said all taxi unions and federations should be consulted before implementation.The protesters sought adequate parking facilities for taxis at public hubs including airports and railway stations.The federation…
Aizawl: Mizoram State Core Committee on Fight Against Drugs, chaired by CM Lalduhoma on Tuesday, decided to constitute a commission to draft state-specific legislation or propose amendments to existing laws to strengthen Mizoram’s legal framework for drug control.The committee also agreed to simplify reimbursement of court witness expenses by exempting such payments from the IFMIS route.The meeting, held at the CM’s conference hall, reviewed the state’s ongoing efforts to curb drug abuse and illicit trafficking. It was attended by home minister K Sapdanga, excise & narcotics minister Lalnghinglova Hmar and other members.In his remarks, Lalduhoma appreciated departments and voluntary organisations…
Mangaluru: A 23-year-old former ITI student has alleged that his bank account was fraudulently used for cybercrime after he handed over the account and banking documents to an acquaintance on the pretext of facilitating an overseas money transfer.The complainant alleged that when he studying at a technical insitute in the city in 2022, he became friends with Manthan. In Oct 2023, Manthan allegedly brought two of his acquaintances, Mohammed Hamraz and Mohammed Nizamuddin, to the college and introduced them to the complainant. Hamraz allegedly told the complainant that he was expecting money from abroad, and required a bank account to…
Patna: An alleged bomb threat targeting the CM’s official residence, office and the state secretariat triggered a high-security alert in Patna on Tuesday amid the ongoing monsoon session of the Bihar legislature.According to officials, an anonymous email sent to the Chief Minister’s Secretariat at 7.57am warned of two explosions in the city. The sender claimed that a bomb would explode at the Patna Secretariat at 3.11pm on July 21, followed by another blast at the CM’s office and official residence at 9.11pm the same day.The email also contained pro-Khalistan slogans and referred to the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. It…
Vimal Bhatia | tnnJaisalmer: The Education Department has initiated disciplinary measures following allegations of cheating and an attempted paper leak during the Lower Division Clerk (LDC) recruitment examination held on July 5 at Swami Vivekananda Model School in Jaisalmer.The decision comes in light of a police investigation that followed the arrest of the main accused, teacher Padam Singh. On Monday, the Joint Director of Education in Jodhpur suspended Padam Singh. Two invigilators present during the examination, Bhim Singh and Jalam Singh, have also been suspended for their involvement.Despite being named in the FIR, no action has yet been taken against…
Ranchi: The 65th state-level Subroto Mukherjee Cup football tournament, organised by the Jharkhand Education Project Council (JEPC), drew to a grand close at the Khelgaon practice ground and BIT Mesra ground on Tuesday.Santhal Pargana division bagged the trophy in the Under-15 Boys’ final while South Chotanagpur Division won the Under-17 Girls’ final and the Under-17 Boys’ final.The victorious teams from all three categories will represent Jharkhand at the upcoming 65th National Subroto Mukherjee Cup Football Tournament. Source link
Srinagar, Jul 20: In one of the National Conference’s biggest political mobilisations outside Jammu & Kashmir in recent years, party president Dr Farooq Abdullah and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday led a massive protest in New Delhi, demanding the immediate restoration of statehood to the Union Territory. The party accused the Centre of reneging on its repeated commitments.The protest witnessed the participation of senior NC leaders, Cabinet ministers, Members of Parliament, MLAs, district functionaries and hundreds of party workers who travelled from J&K to the national capital. The demonstration was organised to remind the Union Government of the assurances it…
Rahul Gandhi being dragged away by security officials NEW DELHI: Congress on Tuesday released videos showing dramatic scenes of detentions of senior party leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra during party’s ‘Chalo PM House’ protest outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence over the NEET issue.The videos captured the moments when police moved in to clear the protest outside the Prime Minister’s residence.In one video shared by the Congress on its official X handle, leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi was seen lying on the road while police personnel attempted to lift him and remove him from the…