Top T.N. news developments today
The Hindu
Here is a list of news developments to look out for from Tamil Nadu on April 6, 2023.
1. Class 10 public exams begin for students across Tamil Nadu.
2. Demand for grants for Departments of Industry, MSMEs, Food and Tamil Development to be tabled in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly today.
3. CM to inaugurate through video conference second phase of excavation in Thulukkarpatti in Tirunelveli district & in Keeladi.
4. NGT directs State to form a permanent monitoring mechanism for vehicles transporting solid waste.
5. Three from Ramanathapuram district held by SL Navy personnel in midsea. Searches revealed that they were smuggling oil extracted from ganja leaves weighing 92.5 kgs.
6. AIADMK functionary arrested in Vellore for defaming Minister for Water Resources Duraimurugan on social media platforms.
7. Jallikattu begins in Mangnampatti and Thenimalai villages in Pudukottai district.
The Opposition Congress demanded that the government open the Gandhi Vatika Museum, depicting Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy and freedom struggle, built at a cost of ₹85 crore in Jaipur’s Central Park last year, during the Congress-led regime in Rajasthan. The museum has not been opened to the public, reportedly because of the administration’s engagements with the State Assembly and Lok Sabha elections.
Almaya Munnettam (Lay People to the Fore), group in the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church opposed to the synod-recommended Mass, rejected a circular issued by Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil and apostolic administrator Bosco Puthur on June 9 to implement the unified Mass in the archdiocese from July 3.
Pakistan coach Gary Kirsten stated that “not so great decision making” contributed to his side’s defeat to India in the Group-A T20 World Cup clash here on Sunday. The batting unit came apart in the chase, after being well placed at 72 for two. With 48 runs needed from eight overs, Pakistan found a way to panic and lose. “Maybe not so great decision making,” Kirsten said at the post-match press conference, when asked to explain the loss.