The Hindu: 04/28/19

Sunday, April 28, 2019

Fisher folk staged road roko in protest against attacks

Tension broke out at Pamban on Sunday evening when relatives and family members of a fisherman staged road roko demanding that the police take action
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NGO, teachers face uphill task to convince parents to send their wards to school

Teachers say many girls after studying at KGBV turn dropouts
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Mann, Salsa given top billing

Mann Maulik Shah and Salsa Aher have been seeded No. 1 in the Rendezvous Roland Garros French Open junior wild card tennis tournament to be staged on

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‘Thankful for the hard years, which made me stronger’

“I am thankful to God for those hard years, which made me stronger. Hopefully, I have got something better to achieve,” he said.

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Nuggets in second round

To play the fourth-seeded Trail Blazers

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Irrigation dept. set for major revamp

Presence of 44 rivers no more a guarantee for future water security
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KSRTC to take LAPT licence?

Aim is to check misuse of inter-State services by private operators
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General Observer appointed

Suresh Kumar, an IAS officer, has been appointed as the General Observer for Ottapidaram bypoll. People may contact him on 6383799109 or meet him in p
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Tiruchi saves energy by switching on LED lights

₹23.40 crore has been allotted under the Smart City project for replacing traditional bulbs
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Attack on passengers: Bus workers taken to Kallada office

The seven workers of Suresh Kallada Travels, who were arrested by the police on the charge of brutally attacking passengers of a Bengaluru-bound bus h
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Gomathi receives a hero’s welcome

Drum beats resounded in the air as an atmosphere of celebration enveloped the Tiruchi international airport on Sunday evening. Sports enthusiasts an
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Body of baby found in drainage

SIVAKASIThe body of a premature male baby was found in a drainage in N.P. Street in Tiruthangal on Sunday morning. Police said the baby, which could b
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‘AIADMK will win Ottapidaram by a margin of 75,000 votes’

Seven AIADMK Ministers, who held a party workers’ meet in Ottapidaram on Sunday, said the party was confident of winning by a margin of 75,000 votes i
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Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Bottas wins as Mercedes sweep home one-two again

It was the second win of the season for Bottas and fifth of his career.

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Live: Indian Premier League 2019 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians scorecard

Mumbai Indians won the toss and put Kolkata Knight Riders in to bat in an Indian Premier League match in Kolkata on Sunday.Teams:Mumbai Indians: Rohit

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Health dept.’s manual registers may go soon

Data being digitised as part of eHealth scheme
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Minor boy rescued from bonded labour in Thanjavur

A 10-year-old boy engaged to graze goats was rescued from bonded labour by a team of officials near Orathanadu in Thanjavur district on Friday. The re
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72 Lok Sabha seats in 9 states go to polls in fourth phase tomorrow

Election Commission of India (ECI) has set up 1.40 lakh polling booths/stations and has made elaborate security arrangements.
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Life term for man in murder case

The District court has convicted a man and awarded him life sentence in a murder case.Passing orders in the 10-year-old case on Saturday, Principal Di
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Asian Wrestling championship: India finishes with 16 medals

Harpreet though failed to clinch the top spot as he went down in the title clash to Iran’s Saeid Morad Abdvali 0-8.

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IPL 2019: Dhawan, Iyer help Delhi post challenging total

The hosts finished on a high, amassing 60 runs in the last five overs.

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London Marathon: Kipchoge wins title for record fourth time

Geremew finished 18 seconds behind, and Wasihun a further 21 seconds back.

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IPL 2019: I needed this for my own confidence, says Jaydev Unadkat

The team has regrouped extremely well, to post its fourth win in six games and keep alive its hopes of the playoffs.

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Land encroachment: Agitators unrelenting

The land encroachment imbroglio at Suryanelli, near Munnar, continued for the seventh day on Sunday with the agitators adamant on their demand to prov
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TDB may consider filing fresh affidavit

Tomorrow’s meet to take decision on deleting “unwanted wordings”
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PIL plea on NEET frisking disposed of

MADURAIThe Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Saturday was informed by the Central and the State governments that separate frisking enclosures
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BJP nominates two-time MLA Sidharth Kuncolienkar for Panaji bypoll

Denies ticket to Manohar Parrikar’s son and front-runner Utpal Parrikar
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More than 80 and still going strong

From one outlet, this favourite chill out place has spread across Tiruchi
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Selection for admission to sports hostels to be held from May 8

District-level selection for admission to sports hostels at various places in the State will be held from May 8 to May 10. The selected students will
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Swimming classes from May 1

Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu, Virudhunagar, has organised swimming classes for beginners from May 1. The course will be conducted for 12
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Refugees, asylum seekers harassed in Sri Lanka after Easter Sunday blasts

A majority of them are Pakistani Christians living in Negombo, where landlords have been pressed to evict them
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NIA conducts raids in Kerala over suspected links to ISIS terrorists involved in Sri Lanka bombings

The NIA raided houses of two persons in Kasaragod suspected to have connections with terrorists behind the Sri Lanka Easter Sunday bombings
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Castilian lives up to its billing in Nilgiris 2000 Guineas

Vishal Gaikwad-trained Castilian, ridden by P. Trevor, claimed the Nilgiris 2000 Guineas, the second classic of the season held here on Sunday (April

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IPL 2019: SRH’s real test against Punjab as Warner set to bid adieu

With both teams locked on 10 points from 11 games, a win will give either some breathing space ahead of their final two matches.

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Chanapora attack case: Three JeM terrorists arrested

The SSP identified the arrested terrorists as Mushtaq, Junaid and Latief.
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As temperatures rise, pre-monsoon rainfall records 27% dip: IMD

East and northeast India division recorded 23% deficiency.
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Gambhir says he has only one voter ID; hits back at AAP

The East Delhi BJP candidate was responding to Atishi’s claim that he had two voter identity cards from Rajender Nagar and Karolbagh constituencies
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Xi Jinping meets Imran Khan, calls for improvement of Indo-Pak relations

Both leaders also exchanged views on the situations in South Asia, an official Chinese statement in Beijing said about the meeting.
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Maharashtra: Polling in 17 seats in fourth phase on Monday

There are 65 critical booths in suburban Mumbai where the polling process will be monitored through web-casting, an election official said.
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Masked robber takes off with ₹ 2 crore worth jewellery, cash from Coimbatore finance firm

A man assaulted two women employees, before stealing 812 sovereign of jewellery, worth nearly ₹ 2 crore, and ₹ 1 lakh cash at the Muthoottu Mini Financiers branch
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Asian Badminton championships: Yamaguchi first Japanese women to lift title

The third seed, a silver medallist two years ago, comfortably defeated fifth-seeded He 21-19, 21-9

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Live: Indian Premier League 2019 | Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore scorecard

Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to bat first in the IPL 2019 match against Royal Challengers Bangalore in New Delhi on Su

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Receive no monetary benefit from Mumbai Indians: Tendulkar’s letter to Ombudsman

Tendulkar makes it clear that the role of an icon - the one he is performing right now in the IPL franchise team - in no way is a position either in the management or the governance of the franchise

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Messi seals another La Liga title for Barcelona

Valverde's side have now taken the first step in their bid to win a third treble in a decade.

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Once on the sidelines, Pakistani Hindus hold sway in Jodhpur Lok Sabha polls

According to Hindu Singh Sodha, who runs a charity here for Pakistani Hindus, around 20,000 members of the community in Jodhpur are eligible to vote
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One held in AP in woman tourist murder case in Goa

Another team sent to Chandigarh to track down more suspects, says SP
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Father, two brothers of Sri Lanka suicide bombings mastermind killed - relative, police sources

Niyaz Sharif, the brother-in-law of Zahran Hashim, the suspected ringleader of the wave of Easter Sunday bombings that killed over 250 people in churches and hotels across the island nation, told Reuters the video showed Zahran Hashim's two brothers and father.
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Air India software shutdown: 137 flights to be delayed on April 28

The passenger service system software, which looks after check-in, baggage and reservation, did not function due to a technical glitch
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King T'Chala and Glorious Destiny may fight it out

King T'Chala and Glorious Destiny may fight out the finish of the Nilgiris 2000 Guineas (1,400m), the second classic of the season to be held here on

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What concerns me is repetitive mistakes: Stephen Fleming

‘When you take a leader like that (Dhoni) out, there are going to be some holes to fill’

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What is the tussle over VAR?

Has introducing a Video Assistant Referee in football matches solved or increased on-field bickering?

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IPL 2019: Rajasthan beat Sunrisers by 7 wickets to keep play-off hopes alive

The seven-wicket win over Sunrisers also ensured CSK’s spot in the Playoffs

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TNSJA awards: A glamorous function to honour achievers

Vijay Amritraj, V.V. Kumar and Gnanasekaran presented India Cements-TNSJA lifetime achievement awards

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Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Bottas on pole in Mercedes one-two

Hamilton completes front-row lockout

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IPL 2019: Andre Russell slams KKR’s ‘bad decisions’

West Indian says team atmosphere not healthy

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No regrets over retirement: de Villiers

Says any of the top six can win the WC this time around

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World Cup: Abhishek wins gold and Olympic quota

Leads from start to finish in a dominant performance

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Spurs stumble at home to West Ham

Liverpool powers back to the top of the heap

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Natural progression for Biju George

Biju George, who has been appointed chief coach of Trailblazers in the Women’s T20 challenge, said he was looking forward to working with the some of

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Hima in team for world relays

Despite dropping out midway through the 400m at the recent Asian athletics championships with back pain, Hima Das has been included in the Indian team

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Baton exchanges need to be perfect: Dharun

The men’s and women’s teams finished without a medal in Doha

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Asian Wrestling: Silver for Sunil and Gurpreet

India’s Gurpreet Singh and Sunil Kumar ended up with a silver each in their respective Greco-Roman categories at the Asian Wrestling Championships her

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NBA: Warriors set up date with Rockets

Durant helps the team beat Clippers and enter second round

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Maiden top-10 finish for Rajiv Sethu

Senthil Kumar finishes 17th after a nervy start

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AAI to drop archer from team for doping violation

The Archery Association of India (AAI) is likely to drop Anita Kumari from the National team for the World Cup Stage II in Shanghai (May 6 to 12), aft

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IPL play-offs likely to have 7.30 PM start

A few games this season have gone past midnight, drawing lots of criticism

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Live: Indian Premier League 2019 | Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad scorecard

Steve Smith of Rajasthan Royals won the toss and decided to bowl first at Jaipur.For RR, Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer have gone back to England so Liam

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BCCI Ombudsman to review WV Raman’s appointment as women’s team coach

The then two-member CoA comprising chairman Vinod Rai and Diana Edulji were strongly divided on the coach selection process

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Cyclone Fani 1,300 km southeast of Andhra coast

Thunderstorm accompanied with gusty winds, with wind speeds reaching 40 to 50 km/hr and lightning is likely to occur at isolated places in all districts of coastal Andhra Pradesh on Monday and Tuesday
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Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar (BCIM) Economic Corridor no longer listed under BRI umbrella

South Asia is covered by three major undertakings—the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC), the Nepal-China Trans-Himalayan Multi-dimensional Connectivity Network, including Nepal-China cross-border railway, as well as the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
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Live | General Election 2019: In central U.P., the Pasi vote is up for grabs

Here are the day's election-related developments at a glance
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CBI raids Nandyal Jana Sena MP’s house

S.P.Y. Reddy had availed loans to the tune of ₹ 500 crore from numerous banks including State Bank of India and Syndicate Bank as per sources
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More than 270 died from overwork-related illnesses in Indonesia elections

As of Saturday night, 272 election officials had died, mostly from overwork-related illnesses, while 1,878 others had fallen ill, said Arief Priyo Susanto, spokesman of the General Elections Commission (KPU).
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UAE gives birth certificate to girl born to Hindu father and Muslim mother

As per the marriage rules for expatriates in UAE, a Muslim man can marry a non-Muslim woman but a Muslim woman cannot marry a non-Muslim man.
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Karnataka contractor dies in accident at Pamidi

A 50-year-old contractor, Manjunath Iyengar, hailing from Chintamani in Karnataka died on the spot when his car collided head-on with a lorry at Pamid
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Sri Lanka bombings: Tamil medium teacher among 106 suspects held

Muslims account for 10 per cent of the population and are the second-largest minority after Hindus. Around seven per cent of Sri Lankans are Christians.
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CBI takes over Pollachi sexual abuse case

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Saturday formally took over the probe into the sensational Pollachi sexual abuse and blackmail case. The centra
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CBI takes over probe in Pollachi sexual harassment case

The gang is believed to have sexually harassed and blackmailed a large number of women in Tamil Nadu which triggered an outrage in the state.
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Iran’s Zarif plans North Korea visit: Iranian state TV

“The date of this trip will be set and announced soon,” the television quoted Mr. Zarif as saying. It gave no further details.
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Wooing tourists to scenic Kavvayi island

DTPC, Payyannur municipality wooing tourists
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Alva’s teams win ball badminton championship

It was held recently in Doddaballapur
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Morning digest: Cyclone Fani to reach TN coast on April 30, Sri Lanka bans local Islamist extremist outfit NTJ, and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day.
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Cyclone Fani: Depression over Bay of Bengal intensifies into cyclonic storm

Cyclone Fani is very likely to reach near the coasts of north Tamil Nadu and south Andhra Pradesh by the evening of April 30.
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San Diego-area synagogue shooting leaves 1 worshipper dead, 3 wounded

San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore said police and FBI were investigating Earnest's “possible involvement” in an unsolved predawn arson on March 24 at the Islamic Center of Escondido, a town about 15 miles (24 km) north of the synagogue attacked on Saturday. No one was hurt at the mosque fire.
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