The Hindu The Hindu

The Hindu Collector mandates installation of CCTV cameras at sand stockyards in Sri Sathya Sai district

He directs officials to identify prohibited areas for strict vigilance, such as those within 500 meters of groundwater structures, bridges, dams, and railway lines with the potential for illegal excavations

The Hindu MoD notifies fifth positive indigenisation list for DPSUs

List of 346 items includes Line Replacement Units, components and raw materials with import substitution value worth ₹1,048 crore. These items will only be procured from Indian industries

The Hindu Passengers at Chennai Central suffer at the hands of auto drivers

The moment they step out of the station in the early hours, they would be mobbed by a gang of autorickshaw drivers, who push them to hire their vehicles. Not many local buses are available till 5.30 a.m. Hence, passengers are often stranded at the station

The Hindu Chittoor Collector urges bankers to support farmers in Kharif cultivation

Financial aid was required for the purchase of seeds, medicines, fertilisers, and cattle, particularly for those involved in the dairy industry, highlights Sumit Kumar

The Hindu Only a handful of Ministers have held the Home portfolio in Tamil Nadu

For many years between 1946 and 1967, the State had separate Home Ministers. Since 1967, when the DMK came to power for the first time, the Chief Ministers themselves look after the subject. In the last 57 years, only when Chief Ministers went abroad was the portfolio given to other Ministers, as it was done in in 1968, 1971, 1978, and 1985

The Hindu Hooch tragedy and prohibition promises hark back to chaotic days in Nilgiris under the British

Drunkenness caused problems in the hill station, but the government permitted breweries since the abkari revenue included income from the country spirit (arrack), foreign liquor, beer, and hemp-drugs. When there were many complaints, it reduced the number of shops selling liquor. But it could not implement total prohibition

The Hindu Yatnal asks BJP leaders to end “appaji culture”

He embarrasses BJP State leadership again; supports demand for a probe into scams of SC/ST bodies under all regimes

The Hindu BMTC plans fare hike for NICE Road buses

A BMTC official stated that 21 schedules, comprising a total of 150 trips daily, operate on NICE Road.