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433 acres of temple land retrieved, says Governor
The Hindu
Drive coming to preserve manuscripts
Since assuming office in May last, the Tamil Nadu government has retrieved 432.82 acres of temple land, worth ₹1,628.61 crore, after removing encroachments, Governor R.N. Ravi said in the Assembly on Wednesday.
“I sincerely appreciate the government for taking proactive steps to safeguard temple land and effectively manage temple assets,” he said. A publication division of the Department of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR and CE) would be established with state-of-the-art facilities to bring out books on the history and architecture of temples, and the Tamil literature, including Bhakti literature.
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The tender documents specify that these buses will undergo a trial run first. A technical committee will evaluate the performance of the buses within a month. If the performance is satisfactory, delivery of the remaining coaches will be approved. If not, KSRTC reserves the right to cancel the remaining order without compensation.
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The T.N. State Transport and Road Safety Commissionerate has directed transport officials to impound any vehicles including omni buses that are registered outside the State and are being operated as unauthorised stage carriers. The move comes in the wake of the department extending the deadline several times to re-register vehicles that are registered outside the State, with local Regional Transport Offices (RTOs).
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The Madras High Court on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, granted time till June 24 for the Coimbatore cyber crime police to file their counter affidavit to a petition filed by YouTuber G. Felix Jerald, 49, seeking bail in a case booked for his interview with ‘Savukku’ Shankar alias A. Shankar in which the latter had reportedly made derogatory remarks about women police personnel in Tamil Nadu.