Month: September 2026
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Sahil Wakode’s parents seek police protection, allege threat to life and probe
The parents have accused IIT Bombay Director Prof. Shireesh Kedare and Prof. Suryanarayana Doolla in connection with Wakode’s death.
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CMC organises events to mark World Heart Day
Ranipet Collector N. Priya Ravichandran was the chief guest
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Mammoth protest at Kittur Chennamma Circle by Sugarcane farmers; Farmers agree for talk at Delhi with Joshi after intervention by MLAs Tenginakai, Patil
Thousands of sugarcane growers from across Karnataka and neighbouring Maharashtra and Telangana staged a massive protest at Kittur Chennamma Circle in Hubballi on Tuesday, demanding remunerative prices for sugarcane and a revision of the minimum selling price (MSP) of sugar. After appeal by union minister Pralhad Joshi, intervention by local legislators they agree for talks…
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Of those deleted in SIR so far, over 71% in ‘absent, shifted or others’ category
Many of the 9.5 crore names deleted under the ‘absent, shifted or others’ category could potentially be back in the electoral rolls after the SIR process is completed
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EC reverts to allowing Form 6 submission without attached declaration in non-SIR States
While Form 6 is normally used for new voter registrations, during the SIR process, it was also used for re-enlisting those who had been deleted during the enumeration phase. A separate declaration had been added to the physical form regarding the mapping of self or parents with electoral rolls from the period of the previous…
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Ministers Aadhav Arjuna, C.T.R. Nirmal Kumar urge Madras High Court to dismiss DMK’s defamation case
They contend that the political party had not issued prior notices to them as required under Section 80 of the Code of Criminal Procedure
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T.N. government proposes memorial for 5 icons on University Union Grounds at Chepet in Chennai, sports teachers object
The State government plans to build the memorial complex for 5 icons on a portion of the University Union Grounds in Chetpet belonging to the University of Madras
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Major fire engulfs Fort Kochi’s historic Koder House
Major tragedy was averted as guests and staff were evacuated from the building soon after the flames were spotted