Top Tamil Nadu news developments today
The Hindu
Key news developments from Tamil Nadu on August 20, 2022
1. Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi, Union Minister L. Murugan will release a commemorative postage stamp to honour freedom fighter Ondiveeran.
2. The Crime Investigation Department of the Tamil Nadu police’s Idol Wing, traces yet another idol which was stolen from a temple in Thandavankottam village to a U.S. Museum.
3. District administrations in Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupatur and Tiruvannamalai to discuss preparedness for Vinayakar Chathurthi festival
3. Rooftop solar energy generation will see revision of tariff.
4. The Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB) to start preliminary work to replace old sewer lines in K.K. Nagar at a cost of ₹31 crore
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.
“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.