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  • High Court lawyers wrote a letter to President Murmu to remove the Governor from the post

    High Court lawyers wrote a letter to President Murmu to remove the Governor from the post

    Chennai (IANS). A group of advocates from the Madras High Court called on Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. A letter has been written to President Draupadi Murmu to remove Ravi.

    The lawyers wrote in the letter that the law and order situation in the state would deteriorate if the Governor was not called back. The letter states that the governor sacked Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji without any of the powers mentioned in the Constitution of India.

    The advocates also said that the governor is trying to project himself as an alternative power center to the elected government, which is not good. He mentioned that under Article 164 (!) of the Constitution, the Governor cannot act in his discretion. He is bound to act as per the advice of the Chief Minister.

    The letter also mentions that the sacking of Senthil Balaji from the Council of Ministers by the Governor is in violation of Articles 163 and 164 of the Constitution.

    Significantly, Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi and the Stalin government are on a collision course. There have been frequent public fights between the two.

  • High court asked questions to the government for not paying the rent of the temple

    High court asked questions to the government for not paying the rent of the temple

    Chennai (IANS). The Madras High Court on Wednesday pulled up the Tamil Nadu government for non-payment of outstanding rent to the Ardhanarishwara temple in Veeracholapuram for construction of Kallakurichi collectorate and other buildings on the temple property.

    Former chairman of the board of trustees of Adalat Mandir S. Davigan was responding to a public interest litigation (PIL). The petitioner had complained that the government had not paid the outstanding rent of Rs 57.60 lakh as per the court order and had not renovated the temple which was in a dilapidated condition. The court had earlier passed an order to pay the advance deposit due on March 30, 2023, and arrears of monthly rent at the rate of Rs 1.6 lakh from July 2020. The first bench of the Madras High Court included Justice S.V. Shamil Gangapurwala and Justice P.D. The advocate general was questioned about the delay in depositing the money in the temple’s account even after instructions from Audikesavalu. The advocate general sought two months from the bench to deposit the money, but the court refused to accept the plea and directed the state government to make the payment in the next four weeks. Counsel for the petitioner N.Gr. Prasad told the court that activist Rangarajan Narasimhan had filed a writ petition in 2020 against the use of temple land for the construction of the collectorate, superintendent of police office, other government offices and district courts for Kallakurichi district. Which was carved out of Villupuram district. Rangarajan Narasimhan’s writ petition was argued for three years and on March 30, 2020, a Madras High Court bench of then Acting Chief Justice T. Raja and Justice D. Bharat Chakraborty allowed the government to continue with the construction. However, the court directed the government to lease an area of 34.817 acres at the rate of 1.6 lakhs as monthly rent. The court had also directed the government to pay the dues from 2020.

  • US to train and fly Indian astronauts to International Space Station in 2024

    US to train and fly Indian astronauts to International Space Station in 2024

    Chennai: After Russia in 1984, it is now the US to fly Indian astronauts to space.

    But this time the US will fly Indian astronauts to the International Space Station next year much ahead of India’s own human space mission Gaganyaan.

    According to the joint statement issued by the US White House, the US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi set a course to reach new frontiers across all sectors of space cooperation.

    The leaders applauded our growing cooperation on earth and space science, and space technologies.

    “They welcomed the decision of NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) and ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) to develop a strategic framework for human spaceflight cooperation by the end of 2023,” the statement said.

    “The leaders hailed the announcement by NASA to provide advanced training to Indian astronauts at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, with a goal of mounting a joint effort to the International Space Station in 2024,” the statement notes.

    It may be recalled that it was Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma who had travelled to space in a Russian rocket in 1984.

    It will be interesting to know who from India will be travelling to the International Space Station on an American rocket.

    Already four Indian Air Force (IAF) officials have undergone astronaut training in Russia as a part of India’s Gaganyaan programme.

    Whether the same four will be considered for the US-Indo space programme or a different set of people is not known.

    Be that as it may, the other Indo-US joint space programme NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) — an earth observation satellite — will be orbited by an Indian rocket next year from the Sriharikota rocket port in Andhra Pradesh.

    The NISAR is an earth observation satellite jointly built by NASA and ISRO.

    The satellite has already reached India from the US.

    Modi and Biden called for enhanced commercial collaboration between the US and Indian private sectors in the entire value chain of the space economy and to address export controls and facilitate technology transfer.

    “President Biden deeply appreciated India’s signing of the Artemis Accords, which advance a common vision of space exploration for the benefit of all humankind,” the White House statement said.

  • Chennai rains led to waterlogging, 10 international flights diverted

    Chennai rains led to waterlogging, 10 international flights diverted

    Chennai: Overnight widespread rainfall and moderate rainfall in Chennai left some parts of the city waterlogged on June 19, said reliable reports.

    The Greater Chennai Corporation on Monday said that Chennai recorded 102mm of rain from 8:30am on Sunday to 8:30am on Monday, that is 24 hours continuously.

    Chennai rains led to waterlogging in the Airport also. As many as 10 international flights were diverted to Bengaluru Kempegowda International Airport.

    As many as 22 motor pumps were run across Chennai to remove the stagnated water from various main roads in the capital of Tamil Naidu.

    The DGP and director of fire and rescue services Abash Kumar, said that clear instructions have been given to clear the waterlogging on war footing basis.

    The fire personnel are in touch with the police control room and corporation officials to remove the uprooted trees. One team has also kept on standby near the state disaster rescue force, said reports.

  • Two killed, at least 30 injured as two buses collide head-on in TN’s Cuddalore district

    Two killed, at least 30 injured as two buses collide head-on in TN’s Cuddalore district

    By PTI
    CHENNAI: Two persons were killed and at least 30 injured in a head-on collision involving two private buses in Cuddalore district on Monday, police said.

    The front portion of the two vehicles were completely damaged in the accident at Melpattampakkam in Panruti.

    Immediately after the mishap, members of the public and police rushed to the spot and helped rush the injured to the hospital.

    Police said the exact cause of the accident was being probed.

    Initial reports indicated that the front tyre of one of the buses burst leading to the driver losing control of the vehicle as a result of which it collided into a bus coming in the opposite direction, police added.

    Senior district revenue and police officials rushed to Melpattampakkam to help the injured.

  • DMK cannot be stopped by raids and arrests: Udhayanidhi Stalin

    DMK cannot be stopped by raids and arrests: Udhayanidhi Stalin

    Chennai (IANS) | Tamil Nadu Sports Development and Youth Affairs Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin has said that DMK leaders are not afraid of Prime Minister Modi or Home Minister Amit Shah, they can never be cowed down by arrests and raids. Chief Minister M.K. Stalin’s son Udhayanidhi was addressing a gathering in Pudukottai, Tamil Nadu on Sunday. The youth leader said that the CBI, ED and Income Tax have become volunteer forces of the BJP. He said the BJP was trying to enter Tamil Nadu through the back door as it could not win elections in the state.

    He asserted that the DMK would oust the BJP and its henchmen (AIADMK) from the state in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

    The minister called on Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi of keeping 21 files pending without signing them, as most of them were against the corruption of AIADMK ministers of the previous government.

    Notably, after the midnight arrest of Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji, the DMK is on a collision course with the BJP-led central government.

    Chief Minister Stalin himself is strongly against the arrest, has even challenged BJP that DMK also knows politics and what to do. Stalin has also said that if the DMK retaliates, the BJP will not be able to tolerate it.

    –IANS

  • Senthil Balaji will continue to be a minister without portfolio in the Stalin cabinet.

    Senthil Balaji will continue to be a minister without portfolio in the Stalin cabinet.

    Chennai (IANS) | Tamil Nadu Minister for Power, Excise and Prohibition Senthil Balaji, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and remanded to judicial custody by a court, Chief Minister M.K. Ministers without portfolios would remain in Stalin’s cabinet. From now on, Balaji’s power department will be handled by state finance minister Thangam Thennarasu, who recently replaced P. Thiagarajan.

    Senior leader and Tamil Nadu Housing Minister Erode Muthuswamy will hold the additional charge of Excise and Prohibition. Stalin made a recommendation to this effect to Governor R.N. From Ravi

    Soon after his arrest, Balaji complained of chest pain and was admitted to the Omandurar Multi-Speciality Hospital, where he underwent an angiogram test and doctors suggested immediate bypass surgery as he had three blockages in the coronary arteries of his heart. .

    Balaji was arrested by ED officials on Wednesday in a case related to a cash scam for a job in the Tamil Nadu Transport Corporation. This matter pertains to the year 2011-16, when he was the then Chief Minister J.J. He was a minister in the AIADMK government led by Jayalalithaa.

    Balaji later resigned from the AIADMK to join the DMK and was made a minister in the Stalin cabinet.

    –IANS

  • Court dismisses Senthil Balaji’s plea against remand

    Court dismisses Senthil Balaji’s plea against remand

    Chennai (IANS) | A Principal Sessions Court in Chennai on Thursday dismissed Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji’s plea to quash his 15-day remand seeking interim bail. The judge informed the counsel for the petitioner that it was not valid as judicial custody had already been granted. The court also rejected the Enforcement Directorate’s plea seeking the minister’s custody.

    The ED had requested the court to allow him for custodial interrogation as he had not cooperated properly during the earlier interrogation. Principal Sessions Judge S Alli said the ED’s plea cannot be accepted.

    In a petition seeking the minister’s custody, the ED told the court that benami assets worth Rs 25 crore of Senthil Balaji had been detected. The agency said the minister had financed the property purchased in the name of a relative.

    Meanwhile, the Madras High Court will consider the habeas corpus petition filed by Senthil Balaji’s wife. A division bench of Madras High Court Justices Nisha Bano and Bharat Chakraborty will consider the petition today.

    –IANS

  • Train derails in Chennai, all passengers safe

    Train derails in Chennai, all passengers safe

    Chennai (IANS) | A suburban train going from Moor Market in Chennai to Tiruvallur derailed at Vyasarpadi railway station in Tamil Nadu on Sunday. Officials said that no one was injured in the incident. The accident took place when the train was passing through Basin Bridge and Vyasarpadi railway station.

    Southern Railway sources told IANS that the second coach of the electrical multiple unit derailed.

    Chennai Central station staff rushed to the spot and started repairing the track and coaches. Many people got off the train and walked out of the station to the nearest bus stand.

    Southern Railway sources told IANS that train services in Tiruvallur and Avadi sections were suspended for a few hours following the derailment. Some trains were also stopped at Perambur and Villikavakkam stations.

    This is the third incident of train derailment in a week. An empty coach of Jan Shatabdi train derailed near Basin Bridge on June 9 when it was being taken to the yard for cleaning.

    Earlier on June 8, the fourth coach of the Nilgiri Mountain Railway train going from Mettupalayam to Coonoor derailed. However, no one was injured in this incident.

    –IANS

  • Four vehicles collide in Tamil Nadu, three killed

    Four vehicles collide in Tamil Nadu, three killed

    Chennai (IANS) | At least three people were killed and five others injured in a head-on collision between four vehicles on the Tiruchi-Chennai highway near Perambalur in Tamil Nadu in the early hours of Monday. Police said that the road accident happened around 3 am. A tractor, a van, an ambulance and a bus were involved in the accident.

    First the van collided with the tractor in an attempt to overtake. Due to the collision, the tractor overturned and the van came to rest after hitting the road divider.

    A ‘108’ ambulance reached the spot. While its driver and paramedic staff were busy shifting the passengers of the van, the speeding bus rammed into the ambulance first and then the divider.

    Ambulance driver Rajendran, and two paramedic staff Kavipriya and Kuppuswamy died on the spot in the accident.

    The injured tractor driver and occupants of the van have been admitted to the Government Headquarters Hospital in Perambalur.

    –IANS