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  • DRI seizes 18.1 kg ambergris worth Rs 31.67 cr in Tamil Nadu

    DRI seizes 18.1 kg ambergris worth Rs 31.67 cr in Tamil Nadu

    New Delhi (IANS) | The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has busted an alleged ‘ambergris’ smuggling racket. ‘Ambergris’ is produced from the intestines of the sperm whale. However, it is also referred to as ‘whale vomit’. The DRI also seized 18.1 kg of ambergris in the illegal market off Thoothukudi coast. The cost of which is being told as Rs 31.67 crore. The DRI team has also arrested four persons in connection with this case.

    The accused have been identified as Easwaran, Anil, Anandraj and Bethane. An official said that a tip-off was received that a gang would attempt to smuggle ambergris out of India to Sri Lanka through the sea route near the Harbor Beach coast of Thoothukudi on the night of May 18.

    DRI officials intercepted a vehicle with 5 persons and recovered 18.1 kg of ambergris from the vehicle. The accused have confessed to the smuggling attempt during interrogation.

    The DRI said ‘ambergris’ is produced from the intestines of sperm whales, and its export is banned. Four persons from Kerala and Tamil Nadu, who were actively involved in the attempt to smuggle ambergris, have been arrested, the official said.

    All the accused were produced in the court, from where they were sent to judicial custody. The DRI said it has intensified its vigilance and surveillance in the coastal areas in its endeavor to protect and safeguard flora and fauna from such smuggling attempts.

    In the last two years, the DRI has seized around 40.52 kg of ambergris worth Rs 54 crore in the international market, which was attempted to be smuggled out of India off the Thoothukudi coast.

    –IANS

  • Local body officials should work with Councillors: Radhakrishnan

    Local body officials should work with Councillors: Radhakrishnan

    CHENNAI: Officials should work along with the ward councillors in the city to address the public grievances, and be accessible to the people, Greater Chennai Corporation Commissioner J Radhakrishnan said during an inspection in Teynampet zone (zone 9) on Thursday.

    He further stated that if any road cuts work carried out by the service departments it should be restored immediately and also insisted that the debris waste dumped on the roadside should be removed periodically.

    The commissioner inspected several areas in Teynampet zone such as old bus shelters that need to be renovated, burial grounds that required maintenance and the functioning of urban primary health centre at Besant road. He also reviewed ongoing projects under the Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0 scheme in the city.

    “The councillors should be involved in all the works because they act as people’s representatives, and it is important for the division engineers of Corporation, and metro water board to work with ward members to complement each other’s work. And ensure that public grievances are addressed soon. The sudden inspection is carried out to understand the work system in each zones, and also interact with the people to rectify the issue in the area,” J Radhakrishnan told DT Next.

    The officials should monitor the conservancy works every day, and always be accessible to the people. Also, the service department such as Tangedco, and metro water board dig the road to carry out underground maintenance works, they should make sure that it has been re-laid quickly to prevent road damages in Chennai.

    “Instead of allocating funds for the development projects of the city, it is important to carry out inspections in the respective areas to monitor the works and ensure it is completed within the stipulated time. On Wednesday, we inspected new bridge construction on Stephenson road, and railway subway work in Ganeshapuram, we have been instructed to put additional manpower and finish the construction work in 15 days,” the Commissioner said.

  • Supreme Court allows Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu

    Supreme Court allows Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu

    New Delhi (IANS) | The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed Tamil Nadu’s ‘Jallikattu’ law. Similar laws made by Maharashtra and Karnataka governments have also been allowed by the apex court. Justice K.M. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Joseph said it would uphold the view of the legislature. The legislature has taken the view that it is part of the cultural heritage of the state. The apex court said that when the legislature has said that Jallikattu is the cultural heritage of Tamil Nadu, the judiciary cannot take a different view. The Court emphasized that the legislature is best suited to decide this.
    The bench said the court is satisfied from the materials that Jallikattu has been practiced in Tamil Nadu for many years and is considered as an integral part of Tamil culture. It does not come under the purview of the judiciary.
    The apex court had in December last year reserved its order on the petitions challenging the laws of Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra allowing bull-taming sport ‘Jallikattu’ and bullock cart racing.
    In a written reply, the Tamil Nadu government had said that Jallikattu is not just entertainment but has great historical and cultural heritage.
    In May 2014 Animal Welfare Board of India Vs. In the Nagaraja case, a two-judge bench of the apex court had banned the use of bulls for Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu and bullock cart races across the country. Tamil Nadu amended the central law, The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, to allow Jallikattu.

  • Mettur Dam in Tamil Nadu likely to be opened on June 12

    Mettur Dam in Tamil Nadu likely to be opened on June 12

    Chennai : As the Mettur dam in Tamil Nadu has comfortable storage levels, it is likely to be opened on June 12, officials said.

    However, sources in the Tamil Nadu Water Works Department told IANS that the opening of the dam may be advanced by a few days.

    On May 16, the storage of the dam was around 70 thousan million cubic feet (tmc ft). This figure is short of 6 million cubic feet when compared to the same day of the previous year.

    The total capacity of the dam is 93.47 tmc feet. With the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting a normal to above normal rainfall in several areas of the peninsular region, the opening of the Mettur dam may be advanced by a few days. Normally the southwest monsoon is active in June-September and this could lead to rains in some parts of the region. For the past three years the northeast monsoon has also been providing ample water to Tamil Nadu and the state Department of Groundwater is not worried in opening the Mettur dam a few days in advance also.

  • Tamil Nadu spurious liquor case: Palaniswami will meet the families of the deceased

    Tamil Nadu spurious liquor case: Palaniswami will meet the families of the deceased

    Chennai (IANS) | AIADMK general secretary K. Palaniswami will meet the families of those who died after consuming spurious liquor in Tamil Nadu. The spurious liquor has so far claimed 18 lives in Villupuram and Chengalpattu districts of the state. Palaniswami has already targeted the state government for this. They have also demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Stalin for the tragedy.

    Against the ruling DMK over the spurious liquor deaths, the former chief minister, who is also the leader of the opposition in Tamil Nadu, is seeking political mileage.

    He also said that there has been a failure of law and order in Tamil Nadu since the DMK government came to power.

    Palaniswami further said that the state government has failed to stop the sale of spurious liquor across Tamil Nadu.

    As per preliminary investigation, it was found that the tragedy occurred at Marakkanam in Villupuram when some people consumed local liquor.

    –IANS

  • Tamil Nadu DGP orders action on illegal liquor vends

    Tamil Nadu DGP orders action on illegal liquor vends

    Chennai (IANS) | Tamil Nadu Director General of Police (DGP) C. Silendrababu on Monday ordered a crackdown on bootlegs selling bootleg liquor after 12 people died of spurious liquor in two separate incidents over the weekend. The DGP has directed Villupuram district superintendent of police, Chengalpattu city police commissioner and Prohibition and Enforcement Wing (PEW) officials to conduct raids on spurious liquor vends.

    Fatalities were reported from Villupuram and Chengalpattu.

    Police are of the opinion that the victims may have consumed illicit liquor mixed with industrial alcohol, which contains methanol.

    According to the police, in Villupuram, preliminary investigation revealed that the victims had consumed spurious liquor or local liquor, while those who died and were hospitalized in Chengalpattu had consumed industrial liquor.

    Police arrested Amaran (27) for supplying spurious liquor in Villupuram district, while Ammavasai (40) was caught in Chengalpattu for selling mixed industrial liquor to people.

    Seven policemen have been suspended.

    Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has already announced an ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakh to the families of the deceased and Rs 50,000 to those hospitalised.

    –IANS

  • Stalin and OPS congratulate people on ‘Mother’s Day’

    Stalin and OPS congratulate people on ‘Mother’s Day’

    Chennai (IANS) | Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin extended Mother’s Day greetings to the people of the state. CM Stalin took to Twitter to wish the people of the state. CM tweeted that let’s fulfill the hopes of all the mothers who fill this world with love. Respect and meet their needs. A Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers who hold us as another life inside us and bring us so much happiness.

    Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam (OPS) also wished people on Mother’s Day by tweeting. He wrote in tweeting that on this occasion, I congratulate all mothers on Mother’s Day, which is celebrated for the unique love, incomparable, immense love and unimaginable affection of the mother.

    Mothers have a special place in Indian culture. Mother’s Day was started in the 1900s to honor mothers.

    –IANS

  • Three die after consuming spurious liquor in Tamil Nadu, 11 hospitalized

    Three die after consuming spurious liquor in Tamil Nadu, 11 hospitalized

    Chennai (IANS) | Three people died and 11 others were hospitalized after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in Tamil Nadu’s Viluppuram. The incident is of Ekkiyarkupam’s fisherman colony.

    A group of people consumed country liquor during an event on Saturday evening. Police said that those who had consumed liquor started vomiting till late night. Three people died in the early hours of Sunday at the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER).

    The deceased have been identified as Shankar (50), Suresh (60) and Daranivel (50). Another 15 people were admitted to the same hospital on Saturday night and Sunday morning.

    Viluppuram district superintendent of police N. Srinath told IANS that the police had started an investigation after receiving information about people vomiting after drinking country liquor.

    He told that some people are being interrogated in connection with the incident by taking them into custody.

    Police are conducting raids in some villages in Marakkanam area near Ekkiyarkupam.

    –IANS

  • Ban on ‘The Kerala Story’: SC seeks response of TN, Bengal govts

    Ban on ‘The Kerala Story’: SC seeks response of TN, Bengal govts

    NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday sought replies of the West Bengal and Tamil Nadu governments on a plea of the producers of ‘The Kerala Story’ challenging the ban in the two states.

    A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha questioned the West Bengal government saying the film is being screened in the rest of the country without any problem and there appears to be no reason for the ban.”Movie is running in the rest of the country including in states having similar demographic composition and nothing has happened. This has nothing to do with the artistic value of the film. If people do not like the movie, they will not watch the movie,” the bench told senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for the West Bengal government.

    Singhvi said according to intelligence inputs, there may be a situation of law and order problem and peace among different communities may be breached. The bench also asked the Tamil Nadu government to specify measures taken to provide adequate security to theatres screening ‘The Kerala Story’.

    ”The state government cannot say that it will look the other way when theatres are attacked and chairs are being burnt,” the bench told advocate Amit Anand Tiwari, appearing for Tamil Nadu government, after he submitted that there is no ban on the film.

    Senior advocate Harish Salve, appearing for producers of the movie, said there is de facto ban in Tamil Nadu as theatres screening the movie are being threatened and they have dropped the screenings. ,”For West Bengal, we are seeking quashing of the ban order,” he said.

    ”We are issuing notices to both the states and they may file their response by Wednesday. We will take up the matter on Thursday,” the bench said. ,’The Kerala Story’, starring Adah Sharma, was released in cinemas on May 5. Directed by Sudipto Sen, the film claims women from Kerala were forced to convert to Islam and recruited by the terror group Islamic State(IS).

  • TN draws investments worth Rs 2.73 lakh cr during 2 yrs of DMK rule

    TN draws investments worth Rs 2.73 lakh cr during 2 yrs of DMK rule

    CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu has secured investments worth Rs 2,73,448 lakh crore by signing 224 memorandum of understandings with companies after the DMK government came to power in May 2021, the state government said on Tuesday.

    Chief Minister M K Stalin, as a part of efforts to woo investors to the government’s maiden Global Investor Meet, scheduled to be held in 2024, would undertake a trip to Japan and Singapore later this month. Earlier in the day, Stalin laid the foundation stone of the manufacturing unit of Mitsubishi Electric India, near here. The electronic equipment manufacturer has committed investments to the tune of Rs 1,891 crore in Tamil Nadu.

    A government release said soon after the DMK government assumed office (May 7,2021), Tamil Nadu attracted investments worth Rs 2,73,448 crore by signing memorandum of understandings with 224 companies which would generate 4,10,561 new jobs, the release said.

    Speaking at the foundation stone laying ceremony, Stalin said in a bid to attract investors to the Global Investors Meet in January 2024, he would be travelling to Japan and Singapore on May 23.

    He observed that events related to industry department was not only restricted to department functions but also considered as an event to boost the state’s growth. ”I am doubly happy as today’s event not only marks the signing of MoU between the government and Mitsubishi Electric India, but also witnesses the foundation stone laying ceremony for the manufacturing facility.” The factory would be spread across 52-acre land in Peruvoyal village, Gummidipoondi Taluk in Tiruvallur district. ”I am happy to note that you will be investing Rs 1,891 crore for the factory that would generate nearly 2000 new jobs. The facility will be used for exports which would augment government’s move to boost exports from the state,” he said.

    Pointing to the Tamil Nadu Research and Development policy launched in July 2022, the CM said over 50 companies have set up their R&D centres in the state. ”Some existing companies have taken up expansion. It is pertinent to mention that through this initiative 1.22 lakh new jobs were created,” he said. Referring to the Mitsubishi Electric’s factory which would comprise 60 per cent women employees, Stalin said such a move would strengthen the government’s initiatives taken for women welfare.

    The chief minister noted that his government was striving to make TN numero uno state in attracting investments at South Asia level. ”Lot of Japanese firms have selected Tamil Nadu to set up their manufacturing base and the state is home to three largest Japanese entities of the total 12 present across the country.” To further bolster the association with Japan, Stalin said he would be embarking on a visit to Tokyo later this month to invite industrialists and government officials to the Global Investors Meet in 2024.

    Tamil Nadu has drawn up plans to achieve USD 1 trillion economy by 2030 and this investment by Mitsubishi Electric is a milestone to that vision, he remarked.