1. ED inspects quarry sites across Tamil Nadu, begins probe into illegal sand mining
Officials of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) visited sand quarry sites across Tamil Nadu to measure the sand available at stockyards and assess the quantum of sand mined in recent times.
According to police sources, investigators, assisted by engineers of the Water Resources Department, visited the stockyards and sand quarries as part of the investigation into allegations that a large quantity of sand was excavated from riverbeds and sold illegally bypassing the online sales mechanism thereby causing a huge loss to the State exchequer.
2. Attibele firecracker accident deaths | Leaders condole, CM announces solatium
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin condoled the death of 14 persons who were killed in a fire accident at a cracker warehouse near Attibele, on the outskirts of Bengaluru, close to the Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border.
AIADMK general secretary Edappadi Palaniswami, Tamil Maanila Congress president G.K. Vasan, AMMK general secretary, T.T.V. Dhinakaran and Makkal Needhi Maiam founder Kamal Haasan also condoled the deaths.
The Chief Minister announced ₹3 lakh as compensation to the family of the deceased and ₹1 lakh to severely injured persons and ₹50,000 to injured persons from Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund.
3. CM hails India’s performance in Asian Games 2023
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin hailed India’s performance in the Asian Games 2023 and extended its congratulations to the Indian contingent.
With an impressive haul of 107 medals, our athletes have displayed remarkable skill, determination, and dedication, he said in a post on X.
