Top Tamil Nadu news developments today
The Hindu
Key news developments from Tamil Nadu on August 19, 2022
1. The Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNEA) 2022 committee has releaseed the schedule for counselling.
2. The National Green Tribunal has directed the Tamil Nadu government to not proceed with construction of a check dam at Parakani in Kanniyakumari district, stops short of ordering its demolition in public interest.
3. Union Minister for Tourism and Culture G. Kishan Reddy to meet press in Erode.
4. PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss to launch a march from Pennagaram in Dharmapuri to push for the Cauvery Surplus Water Scheme starting from Hogenakkal today.
5. Governor R.N. Ravi to participate in TN Fisheries University convocation.
6. Tiruppur City Municipal Corporation has started Makkaludan Mayor an outreach programme in which Mayor goes door-to-door in the city to redress grievances.
7. Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma. Subramanian, to inspect Government Homeopathy Medical College in Tirumangalam and meet the press in Madurai.
Bombay High Court grants bail to Chetan Patil in Shivaji statue collapse case; sculptor Jaydeep Apte's plea pending.
Deadly rinderpest outbreak devastates Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary, highlighting the threat of diseases from domestic cattle to wild populations.
Suryanarkoil Mutt's history, traditions, and leadership succession explained in detail with references and comparisons to other Saivaite Mutts.
Upalokayukta takes action against officials for neglecting century-old Kelageri Tank in Dharwad, setting 20-day deadline for rejuvenation.
On World Fisheries Day, India launches projects for marine and inland aquaculture, aiming to transform the fisheries sector and blue economy.
Lokayukta police raid uncovers ₹26.6 crore in assets from government officials in Karnataka, leading to investigations and cases filed.
Court boycott by advocates in Tamil Nadu demands Advocates Protection Bill for safety, affecting litigants from remote villages.
Army faces allegations of harassment and torture in Kishtwar, Jammu; probe ordered, sparking concerns over human rights violations.
Karnataka’s software and services exports crossed ₹4.11 lakh crore during fiscal 2023-24 (March 2024) from ₹3.2 lakh crore a year ago, marking a 27% year-on-year growth, Minister for IT&BT, Priyank Kharge, said here on Thursday quoting Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) data.
Continuous rainfall in Thoothukudi has caused severe hardship for residents as rainwater has inundated several areas. Efforts to drain stagnant water in the city have been intensified
Indictment details Adani bribery scheme to secure solar power contracts, involving Adani Green Energy and Azure Power executives.