Here are the big stories from Tamil Nadu today
The Hindu
Tamil Nadu CM M.K. Stalin launched Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thittam to give ₹1,000/month to 1.06 crore women heads of family. Two illicit sand miners were given life imprisonment for murdering a VAO. Two Sri Lankan fishermen were arrested near Kodiyakkarai coast. Madras HC directed DMK MP V. Kalanidhi to vacate govt land on which he built a hospital.
Fulfilling DMK’s popular poll promise, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin launched the Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thittam in Kancheepuram on the occasion of the birth anniversary of former Chief Minister and DMK founder C.N. Annadurai.
Under the scheme, ₹1,000 will be given as a rights grant every month to 1.06 crore women heads of family in the State.
Over 1.63 crore applications were received under the scheme and of which a total of 1,06,50,000 applications were shortlisted after they were found to meet various eligibility criteria.
Nearly five months after Y. Lourdhu Francis, 56, the Village Administrative Officer of Murappanaadu, was murdered for taking steps to check illegal sand quarrying, the Principal District Judge of Thoothukudi awarded life imprisonment to two illicit sand miners.
The judge also slapped the fine of ₹3,000 on each of the accused persons, R. Ramasubramanian, 33, of Kaliyaavoor near Murappanaadu and his accomplice M. Marimuthu, 35.
Two Sri Lankan fishermen were arrested by the Coastal Security Group of the Tamil Nadu Police, near the Kodiyakkarai coast in Nagapattinam district early this morning.
The Coastal Security Group identified the two as J. Nixon Deluxe, 38, and D. Kayus Subathiran, 36, natives of Talaimannar in Sri Lanka. While fishing near Katchatheevu, their boat engine broke down, and they were stranded mid-sea. They subsequently managed to reach the Kodiyakkarai coast.
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The Cyber Crime Wing, Tamil Nadu, has issued a public warning about a scam targeting Unified Payments Interface (UPI) users. Multiple incidents of unauthorised bank transactions through UPI applications, particularly PhonePe, have been reported recently, the police said.
BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao criticizes Congress for BJP's success, emphasizes importance of regional parties in Indian politics.
A 62-year-old man was arrested on Saturday (November 23, 2024) by the Natrampalli Police for allegedly growing ganja in the backyard of his house near Jolarpet town in Tirupattur.
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A special team comprising 11 police personnel, including a few officers from Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh, conducted a probe at a private dairy unit in Dindigul in connection with the Tirumala laddu case on Saturday (November 23, 2024).