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.
“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.
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.
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.”