The AIADMK top leaders who met here a day after the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) raids on party colleague and former local administration minister S P Velumani, condemned the State government’s alleged political vendetta. Party’s Coordinator O Panneerselvam and Co-coordinator K Palaniswami who met at the party headquarters also hit out at the police for raiding the party organ Namadhu Amma’s office here.
READ | AIADMK slams raids on Velumani’s residence, police search at party organ’s office
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court Tuesday granted conditional bail to Kanniyakumari Roman Catholic priest P George Ponniah, accused of making derogatory remarks against ‘Bharat Mata’, Hindu religious beliefs, and against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. Justice B Pugalendhi granted bail after Ponniah’s advocate submitted an affidavit undertaking that the priest would not make such statements against religious and political leaders in the future. He also said that the petitioner has heart problems and is taking treatment. The counsel added that the priest is prepared to stay away from the Kanniyakumari district.
READ | Tamil Nadu: Bail to priest arrested for ‘remarks against Bharat Mata, PM Modi’
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Tamil Nadu recorded 1,942 positive cases of Covid-19 on Thursday, bringing the state tally to 25,83,036. Among these, Chennai reported 217 positive cases, bringing the city’s total to 5,40,523. The state recorded 33 deaths on Thursday, putting the state toll at 34,428. A total of 1,892 patients were discharged following treatment, taking the total number of recoveries to 25,28,209.
A 37-year-old woman surrendered before police on Tuesday admitting she had killed her husband with her lover’s help at Manimangalam in Tamil Nadu’s Kancheepuram district. The victim Thangavel (44), a factory worker at Oragadam, had been missing for a few days and the police were already searching for him based on a complaint by his father.
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Thangavel, Vimala Rani and their 14-year-old son had been living near Somangalam in Kancheepuram. Vimala Rani confessed that she hatched a plan to kill Thangavel after he had come to know about her relationship with Raja, a native of Salem.
According to the police, Vimala Rani said they committed the crime on July 28. After killing him using a kitchen knife, the duo burned the body near the forest area at Acharapakkam. The Manimangalam police said they identified a half-charred body on August 2 and sent the samples to the lab to ascertain that it was Thangavel.
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Southern Railway Thursday posted a video on their Twitter handle about various facilities present in the Chennai - Bengaluru Brindavan Express Special.
IIT Madras has collaborated with VIT Chennai, Queen Mary University of London and Magneto Cleantech to Develop Air Sanitization Technologies to prevent spread of COVID 19 and Tuberculosis. According to a release, this low-cost Bio-aerosol Protection System will eliminate airborne pathogens and prevent their spread in confined indoor spaces such as offices, hospitals and where ever large gatherings happen
"The target geographies for this project are India and its adjacent countries. The major factor working with this area is the high population and heavy urban pollution. It is expected that this project, when successfully implemented, will benefit nearly 10 crore people in the Indian sub-continent," the release added.
The project will be aimed at developing an experimental proof-of-concept of a revolutionary air filtration system using ‘Ultraviolet-C’ radiation. It has a strong potential to increase the effectiveness of eliminating viruses and other airborne pathogens and reduce maintenance costs as compared to the available filters, which is important for developing countries such as India.
The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) will be organising a series of competitions around the theme, "Let no water go waste" from tomorrow.
Petrol and diesel prices continued to remain unchanged across the country for the 26th straight day on Wednesday, August 11, 2021. Petrol was last revised when it had touched a fresh record highs on July 17, when it rose by 30 paise per litre in the national capital while diesel prices were kept unchanged.
In Chennai, petrol is priced at Rs. 102.49 per litre while diesel costs Rs. 94.39 per litre.
To celebrate Olympians Neeraj Chopra and PV Sindhu who clinched gold and bronze medals respectively in the Tokyo Olympics, a petrol pump at Tirumanilaiyur village in Karur district is offering free fuel to their namesakes. According to the owner AR Malaiyappasamy, a former Pattali Makkal Katchi MLA, the initiative which was launched on Wednesday will continue till Friday.
Earlier, a Gujarat petrol pump had also offered free fuel to Neeraj’s namesakes.
“Neeraj Chopra, born in a non-affluent family, has brought laurels to the country by winning a gold medal in javelin. As a token of appreciation, we decided to provide two litres of free petrol to people named Neeraj. From today (Thursday), we are planning to provide one litre of free petrol to people named Sindhu. Till now, only three people named Neeraj have reached our pump because it is not a very common name here. In Tamil Nadu, Sindhu is a very common name and so I hope more people will turn up today,” he said.
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A total of 33,91,453 people have been vaccinated in Chennai till date, with 14,260 people inoculated on Wednesday alone, according to the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC).
The AIADMK has constituted a six-member legal committee following the DVAC raids at properties of former ministers S P Velumani and Vijayabaskar. In a statement, the party claimed that the ruling DMK has been filing cases against the AIADMK functionaries with a political vendetta.
AIADMK functionaries D Jayakumar, Thalavai Sundaram, C Ve Shanmugam, PH Manoj Pandian, IS Inbadurai and RM Babu Murugavel are a part of the committee.
The news of Nayanthara’s engagement with her longtime partner Vignesh Shivan again made it to the headlines after a television promo featuring the actress went viral on social media. As part of the promotions for her upcoming thriller Netrikann, Nayanthara appeared in a Tamil television talk show in which she was asked about the ring she wore. “This is an engagement ring,” the 36-year-old said with a smile.
Did the Sya Raa Narasinha Reddy star just confirm her engagement with Vignesh officially? We will know more once the talk show airs on August 15 on Vijay Television but the promo sure has her fans excited. At the end of the promo, Nayanthara was also asked about what she likes about Vignesh Shivan. “Everything,” was her disarming answer.
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Twenty people, who attended a temple festival on August 2, have tested positive for Covid-19 at Varadhammal Garden Street near Kilpauk in Chennai. Reportedly, close to 300 people had participated in the annual religious event and among them a 47-year-old woman, who was diabetic and unvaccinated, has succumbed to the disease.
The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC), which identified the Covid-19 cluster after one of the organisers of the event turned positive, has taken stringent measures to curb the spread, like tracking and testing those who were in close contact with the people who had participated in the event.
The corporation officials said the samples of all the people who had participated in the event were taken on August 7, 8, and 9 and they would again be taking the sample in a few days.
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The Madras High Court Wednesday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to arrest all the accused in the 2019 Pollachi sexual assault case and that the probe agency must take an “earnest effort” to commence the trial by the first week of September.
The Court also asked the Coimbatore Mahila court to conduct the trial on a day-to-day basis and complete it within six months.
Justice M. Dhandapani issued the direction while rejecting the bail plea filed by K. Arulanantham, one of the accused arrested in January, in the case involving allegations of rape, sexual assault and extortion of a number of women from Pollachi.
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Eight police personnel from Tamil Nadu are among 152 police officers in the country who have been conferred with the 'Union Home Minister's Medal for Excellence in Investigation' for 2021 for their high professional standards of investigation of crime.
The Union Home Ministry, in a statement, said the awardees include 28 women police officials from across the country.
This medal was constituted in 2018 with the objective to promote high professional standards of investigation of crime and to recognise such excellence in investigation by investigating officers. (PTI)
Actor-filmmaker Prakash Raj has undergone a surgery to fix the fracture in his left shoulder.
“The devil is back… successful surgery.. thank you dear friend Dr #guruvareddy and thank you all for your love n prayers.. back in action soon,” the actor tweeted, while sharing a photo of himself from the hospital bed.
According to reports, Prakash Raj fell and injured himself at his Kovalam house.
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Ajith seems to have developed a strong appetite for target pistol shooting. He was recently caught on camera sharpening his shooting skills at a firing range. If you didn’t know, Ajith is a member of the Chennai rifle club. And he has already proved his aptitude in shooting by winning top prizes at a competition, which was held earlier this year.
Ajith and his team members won multiple gold medals in various divisions of the 46th Tamil Nadu State Shooting Championship.
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In a bid to make Chennai a greener city, the Greater Chennai Corporation started a tree plantation drive recently, along with the help of Residential Welfare Associations (RWA) and other organisations. As of August 12, 2021, 27, 054 tree saplings have been planted across the city. On August 11 alone, 737 tree sapling have been planted.
North Chennai- 118
Central Chennai- 171
South Chennai- 448
The Budget session of the Puducherry Assembly will begin on August 26 with the customary address by Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan.
Official sources told PTI that the date of the Assembly session was decided on Wednesday at a meeting the Speaker R Selvam had with Chief Minister N Rangasamy and a request had been sent to the Lt Governor to present her customary address that day.
This would be the first budget session after the AINRC-BJP coalition government headed by Rangasamy assumed office after emerging victorious in the April 6 Assembly elections. The sources also said the Chief Minister, who holds the Finance portfolio, would present the budget for the fiscal 2021-2022. (PTI)
A 30-year-old man fell into the Cooum river from Napier bridge while taking a selfie on Tuesday night and was rescued eight hours later by police. According to the police, Karthik, a resident of Periamet, went to the bridge at around 10 pm and leaned on the walls to take a selfie. When his phone slipped out of his hand, he tried to grab it and accidentally fell into the river.
Since Karthik lost his phone, he could not alert any close ones and no one heard his cries for help since the traffic was minimal due to Covid-19 restrictions. He held onto one of the pillars of the bridge throughout the night and at around 6 am on Wednesday, walkers on the stretch found Karthik in the river and alerted the police.
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Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested nine people in connection with a Rs 100.67-crore scam involving fraudulent foreclosure and withdrawal of fixed deposits made by Chennai Port Trust in Indian Bank.
CBI sources said more arrests were likely as they suspect involvement of port trust insiders in the scam, which surfaced in May last year shortly after the fixed deposits were made.
“It is certain that there were people from the port who played a role in this. We are probing,” said a source familiar with the investigation, referring to the breach in several layers of security mechanisms that led to the fraud.
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A total of 1,04,683 posters have been removed across Chennai by the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) till Wednesday as a part of the civic body’s poster removal campaign.
Here are the details:
North Chennai - 27,219
Central Chennai - 32,527
South Chennai - 44,937
The Tamil Nadu government has initiated the process to appoint persons of all castes (contrary to the hereditary Brahmin priests) as archakas (priests) for the temples in the State and steps will be taken to appoint those trained by the government during the previous DMK government, State Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department Minister P K Sekar Babu said on Wednesday.
Maintaining that the move will fulfill the dream of DMK stalwart and former Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, who wanted people of all castes to become temple priests, the Minister said the candidates who are well versed in Agama Shastras and in reciting slokas, as well, and duly certified by the government will be appointed as archakas.
“Presently, the process of appointing people of all castes as archakas is on nearly a decade after our Kalaignar (late Karunanidhi) had ordered in 2010 that anyone can become temple priests. This is now materialising after overcoming legal hurdles,” the Minister said responding to a question from reporters during his inspection at the Sri Ekambareswarar temple and Sri Kachaleswarar temple in Chennai, along with HR & CE Commissioner J Kumaragurubaran and other officials.
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The 11-day annual festival of the shrine Basilica at Vailankanni here would be held from August 29 without devotees in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, Collector of Nagapattinam district Dr Arun Thamburaj said on Wednesday.
Speaking to reporters in Nagapattinam, he said only members of the church administration would be conducting the festival between August 29 and September 8. He said the lodges and households have been instructed not to put up anyone from outside the district during the festival days. Shops and restaurants also would not be allowed to remain open during the period, he said.
The Bishop of Thanjavur would hoist the sacred flag on August 29 and the festival would be streamed live through the website of the church.
The carcass of a one-month-old elephant calf was found in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, forest officials said.
The calf was surrounded by a herd of elephants and the Forest Department personnel drove it away to get the carcass to find out the cause of the death, the officials said. (PTI)
The AIADMK top leaders who met here a day after the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) raids on party colleague and former local administration minister S P Velumani, condemned the State government’s alleged political vendetta.
Party’s Coordinator O Panneerselvam and Co-coordinator K Palaniswami who met at the party headquarters also hit out at the police for raiding the party organ Namadhu Amma’s office here.
The DVAC officials simultaneously raided the residences of Velumani and his close associates at 51 places including Coimbatore, Chennai, Kancheepuram and Dindigul on Tuesday. The office of Namadhu Amma was raided by the police on Tuesday “without giving due notice to the journalists and staff working at the newspaper,” the party said.
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The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court Tuesday granted conditional bail to Kanniyakumari Roman Catholic priest P George Ponniah, accused of making derogatory remarks against ‘Bharat Mata’, Hindu religious beliefs, and against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.
Justice B Pugalendhi granted bail after Ponniah’s advocate submitted an affidavit undertaking that the priest would not make such statements against religious and political leaders in the future. He also said that the petitioner has heart problems and is taking treatment. The counsel added that the priest is prepared to stay away from the Kanniyakumari district.
While granting the bail, the Justice said the priest should stay at Trichy and report before the Thillai Nagar Police station daily until further orders.
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Alliance Air, state-owned Air India's regional arm, on Wednesday announced the commencement of its early-morning flight services from Hyderabad to Chennai, from August 29.
Tangdeco has announced a power cut in parts of Chennai today from 9 am to 2 pm for maintenance work.
Here are the affected areas:
Avadi:
Sembium: T.H Road, Teacher’s Colony, Raja Street, Kamaraj Salai, Kattabomman Main Road, Jawahar Street, E.B Road, Indira Nagar West, Ambedkar Nagar, Thapal Petti, Gandhi Street, Perambur High Road, S.S.V Koil Street and nearby areas
Sothuperumbedu: Karanodai Bazzar, Devanarry, Aathu, Basthapalayam, V.G.P Madu and Parts of Sothuperumbedu
Thirumullaivoyal: Arakkampakkam Village, Pondeswaram Colony, Karani Village, Akambarachathiram Village and Gowdipuram Village
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Tamil Nadu recorded 1,964 positive cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday, bringing the state tally to 25,81,094. Among these, Chennai reported 243 positive cases, bringing the city’s total to 5,40,300. The state recorded 28 deaths on Wednesday, putting the state toll at 34,395. A total of 1,917 patients were discharged following treatment, taking the total number of recoveries to 25,26,317.
Ahead of the 75th Independence Day celebrations on August 15 at Fort St. George, the Greater Chennai Police has announced traffic diversions in parts of the city today for rehearsals.
According to a press release, there will be traffic diversions from 7 am to 10 am. The road between Kamarajar Salai and Napier Bridge up to RBI Subway North on Rajaji Salai and Flag Staff Road will be closed to traffic.
Vehicles along Kamarajar Salai which are headed towards Parry’s Corner via Rajaji Salai will have to proceed along Swami Sivananda Salai, Anna Salai, Muthusamy Bridge, Muthusamy Road, R A Mandram and NFS Road to reach Parry’s Corner.
Vehicles along Rajaji Salai which are bound for Kamarajar Salai via Rajaji Salai have to proceed though NFS Road, R A Mandram, Muthusamy Road, Muthusamy Bridge, Anna Salai and Wallajah Road to reach their destination.
Those travelling along Anna Salai towards Parry’s Corner and Kamarajar Salai via Flag Staff Road will be diverted along Muthusamy Bridge, Muthusamy Road, R A Mandram and NFS Road to reach Parry’s Corner and via Flag Staff Road will be diverted along Muthusamy Bridge, Muthusamy Road, R A Mandram, NFS Road, Anna Salai and Wallajah Road to reach Kamarajar Salai.
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Tamil Nadu recorded 1,964 positive cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday, bringing the state tally to 25,81,094. Among these, Chennai reported 243 positive cases, bringing the city’s total to 5,40,300. The state recorded 28 deaths on Wednesday, putting the state toll at 34,395. A total of 1,917 patients were discharged following treatment, taking the total number of recoveries to 25,26,317.
The Thanjavur City Municipal Corporation has bagged the Chief Minister’s Award for the best Corporation this year. The Corporation will win a cash prize of Rs 25 lakh with citation which will be presented to the Corporation Commissioner during the Independence Day celebrations on August 15. Further, Udhagamandalam has ranked top among top three municipalities chosen by the state. Tiruchencode and Chinnamannur have secured the second and the third place. The Municipalities would receive a cash prize of Rs 15 lakh, Rs 10 lakh and Rs 5 lakh respectively.
To commemorate and celebrate the 75th anniversary of India’s Independence (Azadi ka Amrut Mahostav), CMRL in association with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII’s) Young Indians (YI), Chennai Chapter will be conducting the following events; Interschool Competitions for School Children from 1st Standard to 12th Standard, Youth Conclave on India at 75 for College Students and Chennai’s Got Talent an Open Talent Competition to celebrate Chennai Day (22.08.2021).
The events will be conducted in Online Mode. Presently the registrations are on-going for Interschool Competition and Chennai’s Got Talent. Entries for the Interschool Competitions will close on 12.08.2021, Thursday and for Chennai’s Got Talent will close on 15.08.2021, Sunday. The Youth Conclave will be held on 12.08.2021, Thursday.
After the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) Tuesday raided 60 properties linked to SP Velumani, he finally broke his silence today on Twitter and accused the DMK of political vendatta. In his tweet, Velumani also thanked Chief coordinator of the Party and Deputy leader of Opposition O Paneerselvam, Honourable Joint coordinator of the party and Leader of opposition K. Palaniswami, other members of the AIADMK and the public for showing support to him.
The Madurai Corporation Tuesday said caretakers of cattle, buffaloes, dogs, and horses will have to get registered with them at an annual fee of Rs 10 in order to provide the city a clean look and to control the menace of stray animals.
People have been given a window of 15 days to notify the corporation if they have any objection to the announcement. They can send their written communication to CHO, II floor, Arignar Anna Maligai, Tallakulam, Madurai – 625002.
The civic body also said it will penalise those who don’t possess a license and those who slaughter animals at non-permitted areas in the city. According to the corporation, action will be taken under Sections 41-48 and 134/138A of the Madurai Corporation Act, 1971.
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The Christian Medical College (CMC) in Vellore, Tamil Nadu has been granted permission for a research study on mixing of vaccines doses, said Dr V K Paul, Niti Aayog, during a press briefing on Tuesday.
Three-time IPL champion Chennai Super Kings on Tuesday honoured four former Tamil Nadu cricketers and noted curator K Parthasarathy for their contributions to the game. CSK contributed an amount of Rs seven lakh to the five who were associated with Tamil Nadu cricket in the past.
Former BCCI and TNCA President N Srinivasan handed over cheques to the beneficiaries at a function here on Tuesday in the presence of TNCA secretary R S Ramaswamy.
The four players- K R Rajagopal, Najam Hussain, S V S Mani and R Prabhakar- had played for the state at various periods of time, a press release said here.
Parthasarathy was a popular curator of M A Chidambaram stadium here from 1973 till his retirement in 2013. He has curated matches in all formats including three World Cup matches, 4 Women's World Cup matches, India A' series games and was also associated with the tied Test in 1986.
The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association had in recognition and appreciation of the immense contribution towards the game had instituted a one-time payment of Rs five lakh to cricketers, groundsmen, match officials and others who helped build our sport.
Welcoming this initiative, CSK whose home base is Chennai, came forward to show its love and respect to these veterans and will be contributing Rs seven lakh each to some of the veteran cricketers- the number synonymous with the much-loved captain M S Dhoni (who wears the No.7 jersey). Rajagopal, batsman-wicket keeper who played for Tamil Nadu, was a prolific scorer and was distinctly unlucky to miss out on a spot in Indian team's tour to Australia in 1967 while Najam Hussain was an all-rounder who played for erstwhile Mysore, Madras.
Mani played for Tamil Nadu and South Zone alongside legends such as VV Kumar, S Venkataraghavan, AG Milkha Singh, M L Jaisimha, E A S Prasanna and AG Kripal Singh and was in the reserves of the Indian Test team and Prabhakar was a medium-pacer who played Ranji Trophy for the state. (PTI)
A total of 1,03,401 posters have been removed across Chennai by the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) till Tuesday as a part of the civic body’s poster removal campaign.
Here are the details:
North Chennai - 26,641
Central Chennai - 32,171
South Chennai - 44,589
The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) said that as of August 10, 2021, a total of 33,77,193 people have been vaccinated in Chennaiand. On August 10, 16,273 people had been vaccinated, the civic body said.
The Madras High Court on Tuesday set aside the orders of the Registrar of Co-operative Societies suspending two elected office-bearers from service for alleged irregularities.
Justice N Anand Venkatesh quashed the orders dated June 1 this year of the Registrar of Co-Operative Societies (Housing) in Vepery, while allowing two writ petitions from D Krishnamoorthy, president and S R Ravi, vice-president of the Perambur Co-Operative Society, today.
Among other things, the petitioner's senior counsel alleged malafide and political vendetta. The suspension order is nothing but 'his master's voice' of the present political disposition, he added.
Though the judge pointed out that in this case things had moved swiftly from May 20 to June 6 and by the time an inquiry officer was appointed, the impugned proceedings suspending the petitioners came to be issued, however, observed that given the nature of the allegations and denials it would be treading a slippery slope if this court was to return a finding merely based on the assertions made by the petitioners and the same being denied by the other parties.
The proper course, therefore, would be to examine the impugned order and to see if the jurisdictional requirements for triggering Section 76-A of the TN Co-Operative Societies Act, 1983, have been met, the judge said.
A mere prima facie case will not enable the Registrar to invoke Section 76-A. The jurisdictional requirement of this section, thus, has not been met in this case. The Registrar had invoked this section without jurisdiction, the judge said and set aside the suspension orders.
The judge, however, made it clear that the inquiry under Sec 81 of the Act can go on. A report shall be submitted by the inquiry officer within eight weeks, the judge said and added that further action on the report shall proceed strictly in accordance with law. (PTI)
The Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) department has proposed to engage the services of licenced surveyors, approved by the State government, to demarcate the lands and other properties of the temples dotting the state.
The move will also fast track the department's efforts to retrieve the temple lands / properties from encroachers, according to J Kumaragurubaran, Commissioner of HR&CE.
Further, the surveyors would also be utilised to implement the GIS mapping of temple properties, he said.
In a latest circular issued to the department officials, the Commissioner directed the regional joint commissioners to submit detailed proposals, grouping three to five temples having landed properties, to facilitate the surveying of the boundaries of temple lands and mapping of encroachments, on or before August 25, to the Head Office. The charges for the surveyors will be paid by the group of temples.
"After obtaining the proposals, a communication will be sent to the Director of Survey and Settlement to sponsor Licenced Surveyors for surveying / measuring the landed properties of temples," Kumaragurubaran informed.
Stating that temples possess vast stretches of land parcels including plots, buildings, shops, houses, quarters, etc., the Commissioner said "it is very much essential to inspect these properties in a periodical manner and encroachments, modifications, deviations, etc., if any, noticed, shall have to be taken on record for necessary legal action."
To ensure this, the temple authorities shall have a team of surveyors to inspect the properties periodically and submit reports thereon, he said. (PTI)
Three people, including a woman who was nine months pregnant, were killed in an accident near Sirkazhi in Mayiladuthurai district of Tamil Nadu, while another woman was seriously injured.
The accident took place on Tuesday afternoon. Puroshathaman (38), a native of Kanniyakudi village, had taken his wife Tamizhvani (28) to Vaitheeshwaran Government Hospital for a check-up on their two-wheeler. While returning, a speeding car hit them near Karkoil village. Both Purshothaman and Tamizhvani were thrown from their vehicle and died on the spot.
The car, which had lost control, then mowed down Thaiyyalnayagi (50) and Rani (55) of Udayampalayam, who were walking along the road. While Thaiyyalnayagi died on the spot, Rani was rushed to Sirkazhi government hospital. She was then transferred to Chidambaram Government Hospital for further treatment.
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Dr. D. J. Pandian, Vice President of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Wednesday visited the Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) Headquarters at Koyambedu, an official press relese from the CMRL said.
During the visit, Pandian, was given a short presentation on the CMRL project and its facilities. During the presentation, the present status of the CMRL Phase-II project, especially the proposed AIIB funded civil elevated packages of Corridor 4 and balance of Corridor 5 was explained.
The Vice President of AIIB also visited the Operational Control Centre (OCC) of CMRL Depot at Koyambedu and undertook a Metro Train ride from Koyambedu Metro to Puratchi Thalaiavar Dr M.G. Ramachandran Central Metro Station, the release said.
The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday justified its order providing 10.5 per cent internal reservation exclusively for Vanniyars in the State.
The Tamil Nadu Act 8 of 2021 was enacted in compliance with the Constitution and other applicable laws and on the basis of adequate data disclosed by the reports of the Tamil Nadu Backward Classes Commission. As such, implementation of the impugned Act is not barred in any manner, the counter-affidavit filed by the State Chief Secretary, Law Secretary and the secretary of the BC, MBC Welfare department said.
It would not, in any way, affect the prospects of the members of the other MBCs, BCs and DCs (denotified communities), the counter added.
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The Chamarajanagar district administration has now made it mandatory for travellers from Tamil Nadu to furnish negative Covid-19 reports that are not older than 72 hours at the time of arrival.
The decision comes after fresh cases rising in the neighbouring state. The negative report mandatory for travellers from Tamil Nadu will start from Sunday. Chamarajanagar district administration has intensified screening of people at Punajanur checkpost, Naal Road near Ardhanipura and the checkpost at Palar in Hanur taluk on the Karnataka-Tamil Nadu border.
After the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) Tuesday raided 60 properties linked to SP Velumani, the former Tamil Nadu municipal administration minister, the AIADMK asked the DMK government to “focus on public welfare” instead of engaging in “political vendetta”.
In a joint statement, opposition leader and AIADMK co-coordinator Edappadi K Palaniswami and coordinator O Pannerselvam said they fear that the current DMK government is taking revenge on former AIADMK ministers and functionaries instead of focusing on public welfare. They said that with “false propaganda being continuously spread against SP Velumani”, the raids conducted today are condemnable.
Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) Tuesday raided 60 properties linked to SP Velumani, the former Tamil Nadu municipal administration minister. In a statement, the officials said they seized Rs 13,08,500/- documents related to land registrations, transport documents of business firms, fixed deposits to the tune of Rs 2 crore. Apart from this, the sleuths added that official records of corporations, electronic hard disks, and other incriminating documents were seized.
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Tamil Nadu recorded 1,893 positive cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday, bringing the state tally to 25,79,130. Among these, Chennai reported 209 positive cases, bringing the city’s total to 5,40,063. The state recorded 27 deaths on Tuesday, putting the state toll at 34,367. A total of 1,930 patients were discharged following treatment, taking the total number of recoveries to 25,24,400
Coimbatore topped the new infections among districts with 224 people contracting the contagion, followed by Chennai (209), Erode (169), Chengalpet (105). Ramanathapuram recorded the least by adding three cases.
Parts of Chennai will face a power shutdown from 9 am to 2 pm, with supply expected to resume before 1 pm if the work is completed.
As per a press release given by the company, the following neighbourhoods in Chennai will be affected:
Avadi Thirumullavoyal: Shanthipuram, Manikandapuram, Kalaingar nagar, Balaji nagar, CTH road, Saravana nagar.
Villivakkam: Sidco 1 st block to 10 block, Nehru nagar, Ammankuttai, Balaramapuram, Ramakrishnapuram, Thirunagar entire area, Venugopal street, Sivan koil entire area, North high court colony, Reddy st, Red-hills road entire areas and above surrounding areas.
Southperumbedu: Kammarpalayam, Kumaran nagar, Balamurugan nagar, Part of Sholavaram, GNT Road Sholavaram, Kavarakullam.
Avadi Mittanamallee: Mittanamallee, Palavedu road, Sabi nagar, ICF colony, Muthapudupet, Periyar nagar.
Athipattu: Pudhu nagar, Cheppakkam, Mouthmedu, KR palayam, Kattupalli Industrial, Kalanji, Kariyanmedu.
Avadi Paruthipet: Avadi TNHB Partially. Kumaran nagar, Ram nagar, Periyarnagar, Bharathinagar, Selvanagar, Chinnamannagar, Pattal st, Kamaraj nagar main road, 9 th & 10 th street, Budhar st, Karumariamman koil st.
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