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Tamil Nadu moves SC for immediate release of Cauvery water by Karnataka

Tamil Nadu government moves SC seeking Karnataka to release 24,000 cusecs of Cauvery water to meet pressing demands of standing crops. TN urges SC to direct Karnataka to ensure stipulated releases for Sept 2023 and make good shortfall of 28.849 tmc ft water during current irrigation year.

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Only intention of online gaming companies is to make money through inducements and addiction, Tamil Nadu govt. tells Madras High Court

Tamil Nadu govt. defends online gambling law in HC; argues it's to protect public interest from gaming companies' inducements & addiction. Senior Counsel Kapil Sibal said companies make money through bonuses & multi-level marketing, & revenue rose to ₹2,132 cr. with ₹936 cr. profit. He said lack of transparency &…

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ADGP Amalraj, IG Bhavaneeswari get get President’s Medal, 19 officers chosen for Police Medal

Twenty-one police officers from Tamil Nadu have been selected for medals announced by the Centre on the occasion of Independence Day

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TN CM Stalin boycotts 'At Home' reception hosted by Governor Ravi due to confusion in higher edu & refusal of assent to Bills. ED clarifies it has neither detained nor arrested jailed Minister Senthilbalaji's brother. Father of NEET failed student found dead due to dejection; CM appeals to students to…

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Tamil Nadu reaps a rich harvest

Tamil Nadu players staged a comeback winning five titles in the 77th South Zone inter-State badminton (individual) championship

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Jailed T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji’s brother Ashok Kumar not arrested: ED

The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Monday, August 14 clarified it has neither detained nor arrested jailed Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthilbalaji’s brother R.V. Ashok Kumar. In a statement, the central agency termed media reports that Ashok Kumar was detained as “false news”. Referring to Mr. Senthilbalaji as “Ex-Minister and…

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T.N. government urged to settle dues towards production of school uniforms, dhotis, saris

Tamil Nadu govt urged to settle ₹55 cr dues to Primary Handloom & Powerloom Weavers' Co-op Societies for supplying school uniforms & free dhotis/saris.

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T.N. Chief Minister Stalin writes to President reiterating request seeking assent for NEET Exemption Bill

TN CM Stalin announces govt. will boycott 'At Home' reception hosted by Governor R.N. Ravi over alleged confusion in higher education & refusal to assent Bills adopted by Legislature.

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Tamil Nadu: Man dies by suicide day after son kills self over NEET result

A day after his 19-year-old son died by suicide after failing to clear the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) exam twice, a man in Tamil Nadu’s Chennai ended his life by hanging. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Tamil Nadu’s daily coal stock availability declines

Tamil Nadu's coal stock availability down to 1.5M tonnes; sufficient to run Tangedco's power plants for 10 days. Renewable energy generation (wind & solar) in Aug (till 10th) 1,328.85M units. Coal India supplied 4.5MMT of coal in 1st Q of 2023-24. Railways likely to increase coal transportation capacity by 185MT…

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Gov. Ravi's remarks on NEET misleading; TN govt can't ban non-veg food in Tiruvannamalai; Palaniswami recalls 1989 attack on Jayalalithaa in TN Assembly.

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UGC, EEC recommend against granting IoE tag to Jadavpur University, Jamia Hamdard

UGC, EEC recommend not granting IoE status to Jadavpur Univ., Jamia Hamdard Univ. TN govt. withdraws proposal for Anna Univ. Ministry yet to take call.

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Tamil Nadu walks out of Cauvery Water Management Authority meeting

Tamil Nadu walked out of CWMA meeting after Karnataka refused to agree to release 37.9 tmc ft water due. TN highlighted problems faced by farmers, but Karnataka said TN had sufficient water storage. CWMA recommended Karnataka release 10,000 cusecs for 15 days, re-evaluating quantity based on future rainfall.

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‘Tamil Nadu committed to securing elephant corridors’

Tamil Nadu committed to securing elephant corridors; 42 corridors identified; handbooks on camp elephant management and boundary night patrolling released; AI-based systems and drone surveillance used to facilitate safe passage of elephants; 4000.54 hectares of six invasive species cleared; WTI to launch ‘Yaanai Thiruvizha’ in TN in collaboration with govt.

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Tamil Nadu to move Supreme Court as Karnataka refuses to share Cauvery water

Tamil Nadu government to move Supreme Court over Karnataka's refusal to share Cauvery water. The TN CM wrote to Union Minister of Jal Shakti requesting to ensure TN's share of water, but forums failed to act. Karnataka said it would release only 8,000 cusecs on August 22.

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In Tamil Nadu’s Dindigul, elephants become a resident population after two centuries

Elephants make a resident population in Dindigul Forest Division in TN after about 200 years. Earlier they used to make seasonal movements to DIndigul side from Anamalai Tiger Reserve and Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary

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Tamil Nadu men storm into the final

TN wins 3-0 in men's semis of 77th South Zone Inter-State badminton championship. Hariharan/Ruban Kumar, Sreya Balaji/Srinidhi, and K. Sathish Kumar all victorious. TN to face Karnataka in final.

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TN free of ganja plantation, says CM

Tamil Nadu CM M.K. Stalin announces intensified anti-drug measures and awareness initiatives to prevent smuggling of drugs from other states. 13,000 kg of ganja and other banned drugs seized and destroyed. Anti-drug clubs set up in schools and colleges to create a responsible, healthy generation. Police and officials commended for…

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Stalin deplores BJP’s ‘linguistic imperialism’

CM Stalin terms Union Home Minister Amit Shah's introduction of three Bills with Hindi names in Lok Sabha as "linguistic imperialism". He asserts Tamil Nadu and DMK will oppose BJP's attempt to supplant identity with Hindi. #LinguisticImperialism #TamilIdentity #BJP #Opposition

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In rural Tamil Nadu, menstruating women are still isolated, banished from homes

In rural Tamil Nadu’s Naicker Theru of Ariyagoundampatti village, a 13-year-old girl, experiencing her first day of menstruation, sat on the steps of a designated ‘rest house’ – a place meant for isolating menstruating girls and women. The ‘rest house’ had a dusty, cobweb-ridden room, a dilapidated bathroom and a…

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Elephant watchers in Andhra Pradesh are born survivors, living on the edge of subsistence

For 20 yrs, Chella and 25 other base camp watchers in Chittoor district have kept wild elephants away from fields, habitations & transformers. Despite the risks, they continue to work for food, clothes & status. They lack basic safety gear & are not entitled to special care if injured. They…

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Cadre of political parties hold black flags against Tamil Nadu Governor in Tiruvannamalai

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Shaming or demeaning women is a concern for all: Nirmala Sitharaman

Ms. Sitharaman said she would like to remind her about an incident which happened on March 25, 1989 in the Tamil Nadu Assembly when the then Leader of the Opposition Jayalalithaa’s saree was pulled.

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