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Only Chief Minister has the right to decide on appointment of ministers and their portfolios, not the Governor, says VCK leader Thirumavalavan

Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi president Thol. Thirumavalavan on Friday accused Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi of overreach after he had initially rejected Chief Minister M.K. Stalin’s recommendation for assigning Minister V. Senthilbalaji’s portfolios to others.

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Senthilbalaji sent to eight-day Enforcement Directorate custody

The Principal District Sessions Court, Chennai, on June 16 allowed the Enforcement Directorate(ED) to conduct “custodial interrogation” for eight days (until June 23) with Tamil Nadu Minister Senthilbalaji, who was arrested in an alleged money laundering case, and is hospitalised.

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ED probes money trail in law university admission irregularities

The Enforcement Directorate has initiated a money-laundering probe in the case of alleged irregularities and corruption in the admission of students under the NRI quota at Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai, during 2016-17

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Stalin retains Senthilbalaji as Minister; Governor dissents

Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi “has not agreed” to Minister V. Senthilbalaji continuing in the Council of Ministers, as he was facing criminal proceedings for moral turpitude and was presently judicial custody, the Raj Bhavan said on June 16 evening.

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Watch | What is unique about biryani from Dindigul?

A video on some of the popular biryani outlets in Dindigul, Tamil Nadu

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Tamil Nadu scores a hat-trick in exceeding 40-lakh-tonne mark in paddy procurement

Even as the 2022-23 paddy procurement is in its last leg, Tamil Nadu has scored a hat-trick in exceeding the 40-lakh-tonne mark in paddy procurement. Yet, there has been a drop in the number of farmers benefited from the procurement.

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Opinion divided on T.N. Governor Ravi’s refusal to reallocate arrested Minister Senthilbalaji’s portfolios

Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi’s rejection of Chief Minister M.K. Stalin’s recommendation for re-allocation of portfolios, held by V. Senthilbalaji (now arrested in a money-laundering case and hospitalised), to a couple of other Ministers has rekindled the memories of what the State witnessed 29 years ago.

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Migrating on the Coromandel Express

Migrant workers from West Bengal, who survived the train accident in Balasore, share how the Coromandel Express provides them a way to livelihood in southern states like Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka when they cannot gain employment in their native State. Though the trauma from the tragedy is fresh on their…

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Doctors advise early bypass surgery for arrested T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji, assessment on

A team of doctors, who assessed arrested Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthilbalaji after being shifted to Kauvery Hospital on the night of June 15, have advised early Coronary Artery Bypass Graft surgery.

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Three years jail for T.N. ex-Special DGP Rajesh Das for sexually harassing woman IPS officer on duty

A local court in Villupuram on June 16 convicted Tamil Nadu ex-Special Director General of Police Rajesh Das in the case relating to the sexual harassment of a woman Superintendent of Police while on duty in February 2021.

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How Tamil Nadu is isolating, eliminating chronic ailments using door-to-door screening

Tamil Nadu’s “Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam” (MTM), a scheme that takes health services to the doorsteps of people and which was profiled recently by WHO, may be a step in the right direction in the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCD).

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Top Tamil Nadu news developments today

Here is a list of top news developments from Tamil Nadu June 16, 2023

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People have lost faith in the ruling party supporting Senthilbalaji, says Vasan

Tamil Maanila Congress president G.K. Vasan on Thursday said that the people of Tamil Nadu have lost faith in those ruling Tamil Nadu because of their attempts to portray as innocent Minister V. Senthilbalaji, who has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate.

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T.N. government to construct 250-bed hostel in Vellore

The Tamil Nadu government would construct a 250-bed hostel spread over two hectares at Perumugai near Sathuvachari in Vellore district to benefit patients and their attenders, who are undergoing medical treatment in hospitals in Vellore, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin announced on Thursday.

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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Stalin inaugurates 1000-bedded Kalaignar Centenary Super Speciality Hospital in Chennai

While the construction of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Madurai is yet to make progress even after seven years, Kalaignar Centenary Super Speciality Hospital was completed within 15 months, said Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday.

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Following NEET results, T.N. Health Department launches counselling for students

The Tamil Nadu Health Department has launched a counselling initiative for students from the State, who have not cleared the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), the results of which were announced earlier this week.

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‘DMK Files’ | Chennai Court summons T.N. BJP president Annamalai to appear before it on July 14

A Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Chennai has issued summons to Tamil Nadu BJP president K. Annamalai, directing him to appear before the court on July 14. The order was passed by the court after taking cognizance of a criminal defamation complaint filed by DMK party treasurer and Member of Parliament,…

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Karnataka won’t help merit students secure 50% seats in private medical colleges at government fee

National Medical Commission (NMC) wants the fee for 50% of seats in private medical colleges and deemed-to-be-universities on par with government seats. A private medical college in Tamil Nadu and Nitte deemed-to-be-university of Mangaluru had challenged the same in the jurisdictional High Courts, but both lost the case

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T.N. students have accepted NEET, says Annamalai

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Tamil Nadu Minister Senthilbalaji remanded to judicial custody till June 28

After Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister V. Senthilbalaji’s arrest by the Enforcement Directorate following 18 hours of investigation, dramatic scenes unfolded.

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Kharge says he will condemn Tamil Nadu Minister Senthilbalaji’s arrest in the night

Taking exception to the way that Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Tamil Nadu’s Electricity, Prohibition and Excise Minister V. Senthil Balaji in the early hours of Wednesday, All India Congress Committee (AICC) president M. Mallikarjun Kharge has said that the BJP government at the Centre is harassing and threatening its political rivals.

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Southern Railway’s first elephant underpass enters final stage as composite girders launched on Ettimadai – Walayar section

A crucial work in the construction of Southern Railway’s first underpass for wild elephants entered final phase as composite girders were launched onto the structure built for pachyderm movement on the Ettimadai - Walayar section, which links Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

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Tamil Nadu withdraws general consent for CBI within State

Immediately after the arrest of Electricity Minister V. Senthilbalaji by the Enforcement Directorate, the Tamil Nadu government announced that it had withdrawn the general consent under Section 6 of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, which allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation to function within the State

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