Here are the big stories from Tamil Nadu today
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Welcome to the Tamil Nadu Today newsletter, your guide from The Hindu on the major news stories to follow today. Curated and written by Lalitha Ranjani.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has released the Tamil Nadu Electric Vehicles Policy, 2023 in Chennai.
The policy aims to transform Tamil Nadu into the preferred destination for electric vehicle manufacturing in South-East Asia, to attract investments worth a sum of ₹50,000 crore in electric vehicle manufacturing sector and to generate 1.5 lakh jobs.
It also intends to promote Chennai, Coimbatore, Tiruchirappalli, Madurai, Salem, and Tirunelveli as pilot cities for implementing e-mobility solutions. Besides, the policy also aims to promote electrification of commercial and public transport fleets.
A postgraduate student of Indian Institute of Technology — Madras (IIT-M), who was pursuing M.S. in electrical engineering, was found dead in his hostel room. The Kotturpuram Police who have filed a case, suspect it to be suicide. However no suicide note has been recovered as yet, they said.
A police official of the Chennai City Police said the student was a native of Maharashtra. He stayed in a single occupancy room at the Mahanadhi hostel on the IIT-M campus.
The Nilgiris district police arrested five men along the Kotagiri Road, in connection with the murder of a 22-year-old man near the Combined Court Complex in Coimbatore yesterday. They were later handed over to the Coimbatore city police.
The arrested suspects were identified as M. Hari alias Gowtham, 24, C. Barani Sounther, 20, S. Gowtham, 25, V. Arun Kumar and J. Josua Dev Periyan, 23. They were nabbed during vehicle checks conducted after the location of the mobile phone of one of the suspects was tracked.
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Maharashtra relocates 25 leopards to Gujarat's Vantara facility amid rising leopard and tiger populations, says Forest Minister Naik.
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Review meeting held in Dharmapuri with election observers and nodal officers to discuss upcoming Assembly elections.
Execution of development projects, infrastructure augmentation to occupy centre stage in electioneering
Telangana Cabinet approves Hate Speech and Parents Support Bills, ensuring accountability for neglecting elderly and curbing hate-driven offences.
EU and Australia finalize a free trade agreement and establish a new defense partnership to enhance economic and military cooperation.
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KPCC chief Sunny Joseph emphasizes UDF's focus on Sabarimala and corruption while expressing confidence in winning Kerala's upcoming Assembly elections.
A military plane crash in Colombia leaves 125 aboard, with at least 48 survivors rescued amid ongoing recovery efforts.
‘Symposium’, a new platform to promote lifelong learning and counter misinformation among youth, was launched in Hyderabad.