Top Tamil Nadu news developments today
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Key news developments from Tamil Nadu on January 8, 2023
Here are the important developments from Tamil Nadu to watch out for today:
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The officials of Dr. YSR University of Health Sciences in Andhra Pradesh on September 22 (Friday) assured ‘corrective’ measures, following allegations of irregularities in the second phase of counselling for MBBS seats by the Congress leaders.
Pro-Khalistan movement has lost popular support in Punjab yet pockets of support exist among Sikh diaspora abroad. Canadian PM's statement on India's alleged involvement in killing of pro-Khalistan leader emboldens radicals. NIA requests for extradition of terrorist operatives pending with Canadian authorities.
Former Man City defender Onuha visits Kochi as part of club's treble trophy tour. Onuha believes it will be tough for City to repeat treble this season. He notes young players understand the way Man City wants to play. Onuha believes players stay hungry as they must start again after each success. He notes they aspire to win every game, even in training.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has reportedly promised Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel that the Ministry will not extend train no. 16511/12 Bengaluru-Kannur-Bengaluru overnight express via Mangaluru Central to Kozhikode.
Pro-Khalistan movement has lost popular support in Punjab yet pockets of support exist among Sikh diaspora abroad. Canadian PM's statement on India's alleged involvement in killing of pro-Khalistan leader emboldens radicals. NIA requests for extradition of terrorist operatives pending with Canadian authorities.
SRM Institute of Science and Technology's Aaruush'23 techno-management fest began with V. Adimurthy, mission concept designer of Chandrayaan 1 & 2, and Mangalyaan, inaugurating it. He encouraged students to think beyond boundaries and Varun Chakravarthy, alumnus and cricketer, urged them to explore various experiences. The festival's essence was showcased in a video and The Hindu is the media partner. Senior officials were present.
A team of doctors — cardiologists, obstetrician-gynaecologists and anaesthetist — of the Government Stanley Medical College Hospital and its affiliated institution, Government Raja Sir Ramaswamy Mudaliar (RSRM) Lying-in Hospital, came together to manage a case of high risk pregnancy of a 24-year-old woman with a complete heart block.
Collector K N Poongodi chaired a farmers' grievance meeting, responding to complaints of stone quarry operations affecting farm lands. A committee was formed to inspect the spot and take action against violators. Crop loans valued at ₹168 crore were distributed and a cold storage facility was ready for inauguration. Farmers also raised issues of police stopping vehicles and oscillating prices, to which the Collector promised to look into. She also promised to remove encroachments of water bodies.
TDP leaders and activists staged protests in Visakhapatnam to denounce arrest of N. Chandrababu Naidu and alleged 'murder of democracy' by ruling party.
Suresh Gopi in a real quandary over accepting nomination as president of Satyajit Ray film institute
Amid reports that a faction of BJP party leaders was plotting to exclude him from the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, actor - politician Suresh Gopi has found himself in a real quandary regarding whether to accept the nomination as the president of the Kolkata-based Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) society and chairman of its governing council for a three-year term.
The SIMA in Coimbatore will focus on ensuring the Indian textile gets fibre at competitive prices and structural problems are addressed