Sunday 28 February 2021

Automatic number plate reader cameras in Trichy



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Rahul to Modi: Keep your mouth shut & ears open



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Patient dies after falling off Karur hosp bldg



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55 real estate agents register with TNRERA



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Two arrested in Aminjikarai murder

The two have been remanded in judicial custody.

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Five of family die as MPV rams scooter in TN



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Tender coconut cutting fascinates Rahul Gandhi



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Man dies in road accident near Madurai



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2 held for conducting rooster fight in Madurai



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'We have defeated much powerful enemy than Modi'



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TN governor okays vanniyar quota bill



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'10.5% quota for vanniyars is EPS's gimmick'

DMK leader M K Stalin on Saturday criticised chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami’s decision to provide 10.5% reservation to vanniyars just minutes before the announcement of assembly polls by the EC and said it was a last-minute “gimmick” by EPS, done with the hope that it would bring votes to the party.

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TN: Boy held for raping, impregnating minor girl

A 17-year-old boy was arrested on Friday under the stringent Pocso Act for raping and impregnating a minor girl on the promise of marriage.

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Graffiti removed as GCC gets cracking for polls

Field staff of Greater Chennai Corporation have begun removing all political wall writings, posters, papers, hoardings, cut-outs, banners and flags on government property. The work was visible on many city walls from Saturday morning, 12 hours after the model code came into force following the announcement that the state assembly election would be held on April 6.

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4 engineering students held for smuggling ganja

Four engineering students were arrested for smuggling and selling ganja to youngsters at Virugambakkam.

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Cong-DMK talks to resume after Rahul's roadshow



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The influencer effect: 'Love Island star transformed my business'


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TN sees 486 fresh Covid-19 cases, 5 more deaths

Tamil Nadu on Saturday reported 486 fresh Covid-19 cases, five more than on Friday, and five deaths, taking the case tally to 8,51,063 and the death toll to 12,493. The number of active cases stood at 4,036, ten less than the previous day.

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Madras Univ to reserve seat for transsexuals

University of Madras has decided to reserve a seat for transsexuals in all departments from 2021-22. The seat will be over and above the allotted strength of each department.

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Cong-DMK talks to resume after Rahul's roadshow

The next round of seat-sharing talks between the Congress and DMK is expected to resume next week, after Rahul Gandhi's roadshow in the southern districts ends on March 1.

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Quota deal: PMK gets 23 seats from AIADMK

A day after the AIADMK government conceded to the long-standing demand of the PMK and gave 10.5% internal reservation to vanniyars in the MBC quota, the ruling party sealed a formal poll pact with its ally by giving the PMK 23 seats in the assembly election slated for April 6.

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Panipuri seller held under Pocso Act in Chennai

A panipuri seller was arrested under the Pocso Act for sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl on the promise of marrying her.

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Cryptocurrencies: Why Nigeria is a global leader in Bitcoin trade


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Saturday 27 February 2021

DMK to interview candidates from March 2-6

The DMK party will interview candidates aspiring for a party ticket to contest in the assembly polls from March 2 to March 5, said party general secretary S Duraimurugan.

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MNM to release1st list of candidates on Mar 7

Actor Kamal Haasan's Makkal Needhi Maiam party to release its first list of candidates on March 7.

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Tamil Nadu: 30-year-old killed as truck hits bike

A 30-year-old biker from Ramanathapuram district was killed in a hit and run incident on Madurai - Dindigul highway on Friday.

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Monsters, mania and the unstoppable march of Pokémon


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How staff respond to medical emergencies on Chennai Metro trains

From first aid kits to stretcher, wheelchair, medicines and BP apparatus, we are well equipped, Chennai Metro Rail officials said.

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A ‘parking lot’ for seized vehicles

K.K. Nagar police have kept them on footpaths at P.T. Rajan Salai, citing lack of space on the station premises; a dedicated space in the police zone for these vehicles remains unused

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How would you rate Chennai on cleanliness?

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SP to form next govt after winning 2022 polls: Akhilesh Yadav

Former chief minister and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav claimed that his party would form the next government in the state after winning the 2022 Assembly elections.

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Ponds in gram sabha to be named after topper girls

In the third phase of the ongoing Mission Shakti programme leading up to International Women’s Day on March 8, the government has said that a pond in every gram sabha will be named after girl students who score the highest marks in classes 10 and 12.

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Beli hospital in Prayagraj to have OPD of private doctors

For private doctors treating and running OPD for patients in a government hospital, this may sound bizarre but is nonetheless true.

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Tamil Nadu: Mettupalayam train to resume service from March 15

A week after TOI reported the plight of commuters struggling without the Coimbatore-Mettupalayam train, the railway board on Friday announced that the train will be operated from March 15.

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Bull which terrorised tamers dies of snake bite in Tamil Nadu

Since 2019 when he made his jallikattu debut sending shivers down the spine of bull tamers, Ravanan was much feared and revered. But on Friday, the eleven-year-old Pudukottai bull’s run ended in a eucalyptus plantation in Gandharvakottai where he was found lifeless, bitten by a snake.

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No fresh case reported in Perambalur and Tirupathur

Tamil Nadu records 481 fresh infections; 5 more deaths take the toll to 12,488

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Serving selflessly, this teen started early

D. Narmadha has helped quite a few children stay on in school

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Deaths in railway accidents down 57% in 2020: police

DGP attributes it to strict enforcement, intensive awareness campaign

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TN: 3 spectators, bull owner gored to death

Three spectators and a bull owner were gored to death and 94 others were injured at the manjuvirattu held on the eve of the Masi magam festival of Baladandhayudhapani temple at Araliparai in Sivaganga district on Friday.

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TN CM EPS waives off jewel loans of farmers

Days after DMK chief M K Stalin made a poll promise, chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Friday announced in the state assembly that jewel loans up to six sovereigns availed by farmers in cooperative banks and all loans availed by self-help groups (SHGs) through cooperative banks would be waived. The promise came just hours before the election commission announced the poll schedule for Tamil Nadu.

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Chennai civic body ‘passes’ secret budget again

Greater Chennai Corporation, yet again, ‘passed’ a secret budget behind the closed doors, that too just a few moments before the Election Commission of India was to announce model code of conduct for Tamil Nadu.

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CPI stalwart D Pandian dies at 88 in Chennai

Senior Communist Party of India (CPI) leader D Pandian, 88, who was admitted to Rajiv Gandhi General Hospital (RGGH) in a critical condition on Wednesday, passed away on Friday.

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VC Surappa moves HC to quash ‘vindictive inquiry’

Anna University vice-chancellor M K Surappa has moved the Madras high court challenging the appointment of commission inquiry to probe the alleged complaints of financial irregularities against him.

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Bitcoin energy use 'bigger than most countries'


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Covid-19: How would an NHS vaccine passport app work?


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Ros Atkins on... Is Facebook too powerful?


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Friday 26 February 2021

Puducherry assembly election to be held on Apr 6



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Southern Railway announces more special trains



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Power shutdown announced for parts of Chennai



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University of Madras sets up incubation centre

PG students and research scholars can develop their ideas into products at the centre

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TN assembly election to be held on April 6



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Protest demanding rollback of ‘all pass’ announcement for students

School correspondents, parents and teachers said that with exams being cancelled, there were concerns about learning outcomes being affected

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Vanniyakula kshatriya quote bill passed



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10K healthcare, frontline workers get Covid shot



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Chennai-Mysore trains to skip 2 stations on Sat



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Explore the Cairngorms - in Minecraft


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MLM schemes in the UK: The 'cult-like' beauty businesses in your DMs


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D Pandian, CPI leader, dies in Chennai aged 88

Pandian, who had been unwell over the recent months and was wheelchair-bound, was admitted to RGGH on Wednesday.

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TN: DMK may keep at least 190 seats for itself

The DMK is aiming to field at least 190 candidates, which is more than 80% of seats in the 234-member assembly, on its ‘rising sun’ symbol in the forthcoming assembly election. The candidates contesting on the rising sun symbol could include allies, including MDMK, VCK and Kongunadu Makkal Desiya Katchi, said sources in the DMK and the allies.

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