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Tamil Nadu Government Presents Budget With Focus On "7 Grand Tamil Dream"

Press Trust of India | Monday February 19, 2024, Chennai

The Tamil Nadu government on Monday presented its budget for the year 2024-25, premising the exercise on the "7 grand Tamil dream," that included social justice and women's welfare at the core.

"Good News In 2 Days": Kamal Haasan On Lok Sabha Poll Alliance With DMK

Asian News International | Monday February 19, 2024, Chennai

In a run-up to the Lok Sabha Elections, Makkal Needhi Maiam president and actor Kamal Haasan said on Monday that an alliance announcement will be made within two days.

2 Year-Old Girl Abducted In Kerala. Police Launches Probe

Press Trust of India | Monday February 19, 2024, Thiruvananthapuram

A two-year-old girl, daughter of a nomadic couple from Bihar was allegedly kidnapped while she was sleeping in a wayside tent near Pettah here in the wee hours of Monday, police said.

Baby Falls During Kerala Temple Ritual, Child Rights Panel Seeks Report

Press Trust of India | Monday February 19, 2024, Pathanamthitta

In a shocking accident amidst a temple ritual in the south Kerala district of Pathanamthitta, a nine-month-old child fell to the ground from the hands of a person performing the rite of 'Garudan Thookkam'.

2 Women Killed In Elephant Attacks In Tamil Nadu's Krishnagiri

Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Sunday February 18, 2024

Two women died in separate elephant attacks in the Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu today. Reports indicate that both victims were working in agricultural fields when the tragic incidents occurred.

Couple Die By Suicide After Daughter Elopes With Lover In Kerala

Press Trust of India | Sunday February 18, 2024, Kollam

A couple died by suicide in a south Kerala district after allegedly being depressed because their college-going daughter eloped with her lover.

"Alliance Drama With BJP To Prevent Becoming Zero": Siddaramaiah On JD(S)

Press Trust of India | Sunday February 18, 2024, Mandya

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said that former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda felt compelled to form an alliance between JD(S) and the BJP because many of his MLAs were ready to quit the party.

No Civilized Officer Can Act Illegally, Whatever Be The Pressure: Kerala High Court

Press Trust of India | Saturday February 17, 2024, Kochi

No civilized police force or officer can act illegally, whatever be the "pressure", the Kerala High Court has said while hearing a matter connected with a recent incident in which a police officer allegedly abused a lawyer.

Over 20 Stray Dogs "Shot Dead" In Telangana Town, Police Launch Probe

Asian News International | Saturday February 17, 2024, Mahabubnagar, Telengana

The Telangana Police today said a probe has been initiated into the incident in which over 20 stray dogs were found dead in a village in the state's Mahabubnagar area.

Tamil Nadu Bans Cotton Candy After Food Lab Finds Cancer-Causing Element

Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Saturday February 17, 2024, Chennai

Tamil Nadu has banned the sale of cotton candy due to the alarming presence of a cancer-causing element. State Health Minister Ma Subramanian announced the ban on Saturday following a food lab analysis.

Properties In Bengaluru To Soon Get Digital Ownership Document: Chief Minister

Press Trust of India | Friday February 16, 2024, Bengaluru

The Karnataka government will embark on an ambitious project of digitising property tax records of all 20 lakh properties in Bengaluru and issue digital e-Khata (legal document issued to property owners) from fiscal year 2024-25.

3 Teachers Suspended After Toddler Walks 1.5 Km Away From Daycare Unnoticed In Kerala

Press Trust of India | Thursday February 15, 2024, Thiruvananthapuram

Authorities on Thursday suspended three teachers after a two-year-old left his daycare facility all by himself and walked for about one-and-a-half kilometres to his house here.

In Tamil Nadu Assembly, A Challenge To Delimitation, 'One Nation One Poll'

Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Wednesday February 14, 2024, Chennai

In a first by any state legislature, the Tamil Nadu Assembly today adopted two resolutions -- one against a delimitation exercise after a fresh Census and the other against the Centre's 'One Nation One Election' push

School Girl Dies By Suicide After Art Teacher Sends Derogatory Message To Friend

Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 13, 2024, Mangaluru, Karnataka

A teacher of a private school in Karnataka's Dakshina Kannada district has been arrested for allegedly abetting the suicide of a girl student by sending a derogatory message about her to a classmate, police said today.

Proposed 10-Storey Building In "Lungs Of Bengaluru" Sparks Protests

Reported by Pratiba Raman, Edited by Samiran Mishra | Monday February 12, 2024, Bengaluru

Hundreds gathered today at Bengaluru's iconic Cubbon Park to oppose the Karnataka government's plan to construct a 10-storey building as an annex to the High Court within the cherished green expanse of the public park.