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Here are the big stories from Tamil Nadu today
The Hindu
Amidst party leadership tussle between Edappadi K. Palaniswami and O. Paneerselvam, AIADMK is set fo
Amidst party leadership tussle between Edappadi K. Palaniswami and O. Paneerselvam, AIADMK is set for a clash with the Congress during the Erode East Assembly constituency by-election slated for February 27 after its ally, Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC), today, announced its decision to forgo the seat, upon request by AIADMK.
Earlier yesterday, DMK declared that its ally Congress would contest for the seat.
The by-poll was necessitated following the recent demise of Congress MLA E. Thirumahan Everaa who defeated TMC candidate M. Yuvaraja with a margin of 8,904 votes during the Assembly Election in 2021.
The Tamil Nadu president of BJP would begin his padayatra across Tamil Nadu from Tiruchendur in Thoothukudi district on April 14 which marks the Tamil New Year.
The decision was made during the party’s state executive meeting that was held in Cuddalore district.
Mr. Annamalai is likely to cover all 234 Assembly constituencies in the State with extensive interactions with the public and is expected to complete the yatra ahead of the Lok Sabha polls next year.
A forester, identified as Rajesh Kumar, who had been working in the Boluvampatti forest range of Coimbatore Forest Division, was suspended for allegedly siphoning off several lakh rupees for about a year, by issuing fake entry tickets to visitors at the Kovai Courtallam waterfalls.
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“We are judges and therefore, cannot act like Mughals of a bygone era ... the writ courts in the guise of doing justice cannot transcend the barriers of law,” the High Court of Karnataka observed while setting aside an order of a single judge, who in 2016 had extended the lease of a public premises allotted to a physically challenged person to 20 years contrary to 12-year period stipulated in the law.
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The High Court of Karnataka on Monday declined to interfere, at present, in the investigation against a Bharatiya Janata Party worker, who is among the accused persons facing charges of circulating obscene clips, related to “morphed” images and videos clips related to Prajwal Revanna, former Hassan MP, in public domain through pen drives and other modes.
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The 16th edition of Bhoomi Habba was held on June 8, at the Visthar campus. The festival drew a vibrant crowd who came together to celebrate eco-consciousness through a variety of engaging activities, creative workshops, panel discussions, interactive exhibits and performances, all centered around this year’s theme: “Save Water, Save Lives.”