The Hindu: 05/14/19

Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Spurt in ganja flow due to peak harvesting season, says excise

Nearly 40 kg of contraband seized in recent months in the district
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City medical college loses postgraduate seats in general medicine

High Court bars admission to the course until MCI recognition is obtained
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Traffic curbs on ghat road for 14 days

Work on widening the third and fifth hairpin bends to begin today
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Notice issued on 15 school buses

Notices were issued with respect to 15 school buses found with “defects” at an annual checking exercise held here on Tuesday.During the inspection, l
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Accidental deaths on track a cause for concern

In the early hours on Tuesday, a body of a man aged around 45 years was found lying close to the railway track in Vriddhachalam Railway Police station
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Ex-AIADMK MP passes away

Former AIADMK MP Raja Paramasivam of Pudukottai district passed away in a private hospital in Chennai on Tuesday. He was 57. He is survived by wife, a
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Pakistan orders release of cleric who led Asia Bibi protests

He was charged with terrorism and sedition offences last year
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U.S. trade office targets $300 billion Chinese imports

The USTR proposes tariff hike on 3,805 Chinese goods
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‘BJP will fight but not get seats’, says TMC’s Subrata Mukherjee

There is not one seat where the BJP is 100% certain to win, says Trinamool veteran
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Adityanath’s fight for pride in his backyard

U.P. Chief Minister is smarting under the loss of the seat in the 2018 byelection, but now, the crucial Nishad vote is likely to be split
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HC directs action against sale of unlabelled edible oil

MaduraiHearing a petition that sought appropriate action against the sale of unlabelled edible oil in Sivaganga district, the Madurai Bench of the Mad
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Several injured after clashes break out in Amit Shah’s Kolkata rally

The first floor hall of a college affiliated to Calcutta University was ransacked and at least three motorcycles were set on fire.
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Worker injured

Sivakasi A worker, U. Vinod Kumar, 30, sustained bleeding injuries when the door of a chemical filling room was flung following an explosion at a crac
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Bags gold medal in national chess championship

Commonwealth silver medallist FM (FIDE Master) M. Pranesh, 13, a student of Sri Vidya Giri Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Puduvayal, near here
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Solar-powered boat completes field trial

To be commissioned before the end of this month
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Training for counting staff

After briefing candidates and their chief agents on the guidelines and procedures to be followed while counting of votes on May 23, District Election
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Youth murders wife

After murdering his wife and causing injuries to the daughter, a youth surrendered before the police on Tuesday.The police said S. Samuthira Pandi, 42
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12 fishermen, country boats detained

Two country boats with 12 fishermen from Kanniyakumari district were detained by the fishermen of Idinthakarai on Tuesday for non-payment of loan take
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Sexual abuse victims sue to open Vatican archives

The lawsuit in a U.S. federal court also asks for the offenders’ “files and pertinent histories”.
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Sri Lanka anti-muslim riots

Mobs attacked several mosques, torched dozens of shops and homes of Muslims in Kurunegala, some 100 km north-west of capital Colombo, on May 13, in th
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Unable to meet bank deadline, woman, daughter end life

Bank initiated repossession proceedings for non-repayment of home loan
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Cong. panel to study electoral malpractices

Committee will examine complaints from all Lok Sabha seats
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Temple official suspended

G. Sampath Kumar, Executive Officer, Sri Pothuavudaiyar Temple, Parakalakottai, near Pattukottai, has been placed under suspension. The EO had alleged
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Maiden tribal police batch set to serve State

74 civil police officers will pass out of the Kerala Police Academy today
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‘Missing’ rape victim could have gone for a wedding, says Carlos Ferreira

The Goa Congress legal cell chairman says the victim might return to the shelter home in South Goa, from where she went missing
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The lines that age like wine

Some lines of poetry, like wine, evokes their true sense as they age. It remains forgotten, soaking in new meanings, silently conversing with the chan
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Namma Bengaluru: No room to play

With no space for playgrounds, schools are turning basements and terraces into play areas
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State seeks no for all 26 NH packages

Special officer appointed to oversee land acquisition
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HC dismisses appeal preferred by TNSTC

Against award of ₹9.18 lakh as compensation to deceased passenger
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Powerful earthquake hits Papua New Guinea, tsunami alert issued

The quake measured magnitude 7.5
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In Delhi, Quick Brown Fox is yet another chic coffee place

Quick Brown Fox, a cafe and roastery in the Dhan Mill Compound in Delhi is pleasant, has a good selection of coffees and food, but is all too familiar
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Plus Two exam fraud: 2 students asked to write SAY exam

Result of one student likely to be declared today
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‘Convene Cauvery Water Management Authority’

The Tamizhaga Cauvery Farmers Association has demanded early convening of Cauvery Water Management Authority to ensure release of Cauvery water to the
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Top news of the day: SC allows bail for woman who shared morphed image of Mamata, one killed in anti-Muslim violence in Sri Lanka, and more

Here are the important news stories of the day
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Move to set-up multi-purpose centres runs into rough weather

Thanjavur Corporation’s proposal to set up multi-purpose centres under the Smart City project seem to have run into rough weather due to strong resist
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All you need to know about radars and how they function even with cloud cover

The origin of Radar and Radar evasion
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PM's truth has now come on people's radar, Priyanka Gandhi on Modi's ''cloud-radar'' remark

Ms. Gandhi pointed out that not a single person had got the promised ₹15 lakh in his/her bank account, farmers’ income had not doubled, nor had inflation reduced in these years
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Monsoon to reach Kerala 4th of June, less than normal rainfall across regions: Skymet

Last month Skymet forecast below normal rains to the tune of 93% (with an error margin of +/- 5%) of long period average (LPA).
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Tenders invited for demolition of embankment

Officials hope to complete demolition before onset of monsoon
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Thrissur Pooram concludes with ceremonial ritual

The Thrissur Pooram festival concluded on Tuesday afternoon with the ceremonial farewell ritual ‘upacharam chollippiriyal’. The idols of Paramekkavu a
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Floods result of unbridled construction, says SC

Experts say there is unscrupulous trespass into the natural path of backwaters
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EC flying squad searches Thoothukudi resort where Stalin is expected to stay

The officials said that the checks were conducted based on complaints regarding distribution of cash for votes. However, they returned empty-handed.
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SP-BSP candidate Atul Rai seeks anticipatory bail

He is being framed in a false rape case, he claims; court posts the case for hearing on May 17.
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CPI(M) piqued by DPC ‘raid’

Verification in police HQ over postal ballot complaint
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Bengaluru’s 95-year-old MTR is fuelled by tradition

People waiting patiently for their daily fix of idli, dosa, coffee and other jolly comfort foods is a regular sight at the establishment
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Police use water cannons to disperse protesting farmers in Punjab

Several farmers on Tuesday staged protest at the Mohali-Chandigarh border against the BJP led government at the Centre and Punjab's Congress governmen
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The language in question

Would there be more literacy and awareness if the regional language was empowered more?
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Waking up with Preeti Shenoy

The author, who was in Coimbatore to launch her latest book, spoke about how she writes and why she always looks for positivity
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Major Saudi pipeline attacked by drones

Two pumping stations on a major Saudi oil pipeline were attacked by drones on Tuesday, halting the flow of crude along it, Saudi Energy Minister Khali
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Sailesh Singhania on weaving the future

The weaving-lover’s zest for colours and textiles started early; today he’s steering his family business to newer heights
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"Was I not prophetic?" Mani Shankar Aiyar on ‘neech aadmi’ jibe

After months of silence, Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar was back in the news on Tuesday with an article justifying his neech aadmi jibe against P
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There is defect in intentions of Congress and RJD, says Narendra Modi

While addressing a public meeting in Buxar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday alleged Opposition Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal saying “ther
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Girl dies after falling from ferris wheel in Visakhapatnam

In a freak mishap, a 17-year old girl died and two others were injured after falling from a rotating ferris wheel, which was set-up at a fair in Gove
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Should it be Venue over the Creta?

Get some answers ahead of Hyundai’s SUV launch on May 21
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Girls outshine boys in Andhra's Class X exams

This year, three schools (two private, one aided) recorded 0% pass percentage against 17 schools last year.
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The little legend lives on

Sitting behind the wheel of The Mini Cooper on any track will bring a smile to the face of the driver
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SC grants bail to BJP leader arrested for morphing Mamata’s photo

A Vacation Bench of the Supreme Court directed Priyanka Sharma, a BJP Yuva Morcha leader, to apologise in writing for her act.
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Iranian lawmaker blames ‘Israeli mischief’ for tanker attacks off UAE coast

“The events that took place in the Emirates were Israeli mischief,” Behrouz Nemati said, without providing any details on what role Israel may have played in the attacks.
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India draws attention to global convention on terrorism as UNGA prepares to elect new president

India proposed a draft document on the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) at the UN in 1986 but it has not been implemented as there is no unanimity on the definition of terrorism among the member states.
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Three statues removed from Vizag Beach Road

Three statues that of actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao, film director Dasari Narayana Rao and son of NTR Hari Krishna were removed overnight by the Great
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Tesla car catches fire in Hong Kong parking lot: media

The vehicle was a Tesla Model S 85 KWH dual power version, said Apple Daily newspaper, which gave no explanation of what might have caused the blaze.
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Bangladesh police “rescue” dozens of Rohingya being trafficked to Malaysia

Traffickers had picked up at least 69 Rohingya from refugee camps in the Cox's Bazar district, promising them work in Malaysia where many Rohingya already live, police said.
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A winning moment

Siblings Agasthya and Sitara on being joint runners up at an international nature photography competition
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Makkal Needhi Maiam demands removal of Rajenthra Bhalaji from TN Cabinet

In response to Kamal Haasan’s comments on Mahatma Gandhi’s assasination, Rajenthra Bhalaji had remarked his “tongue should be cut off.”
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Iranian lawmaker blames ‘Israeli mischief’ for tanker attacks off UAE coast

India draws attention to global convention on terrorism as UNGA prepares to elect new president

Three statues removed from Vizag Beach Road

Three statues that of actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao, film director Dasari Narayana Rao and son of NTR Hari Krishna were removed overnight by the Great
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Tesla car catches fire in Hong Kong parking lot: media

The vehicle was a Tesla Model S 85 KWH dual power version, said Apple Daily newspaper, which gave no explanation of what might have caused the blaze.
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Bangladesh police “rescue” dozens of Rohingya being trafficked to Malaysia

A winning moment

Siblings Agasthya and Sitara on being joint runners up at an international nature photography competition
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Sources: Trump Jr subpoena sent when interviews declined

Burr’s committee had renewed interest in talking to Trump Jr. after Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, told a House committee in February that he had briefed Trump Jr approximately 10 times about a plan to build a Trump Tower in Moscow before the presidential election.
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To be a Sri Lankan is to be Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, Christian: UN officials

A Muslim man was reportedly slashed to death on Monday during the rioting between minority Muslim and majority Sinhalese communities in the country.
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One killed in anti-Muslim riots in Sri Lanka

On Monday afternoon, mobs unleashed sustained violence on a group of villages in Kurunegala district in the island’s North Western Province, damaging several mosques in the area.
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Centre extends ban on LTTE

The MHA said the “diaspora continue to spread through articles in the Internet portals, anti-India feeling amongst the Sri Lankan Tamils by holding the Government of India responsible for the defeat of the LTTE”.
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Four policemen killed in Taliban attack in Pakistan’s Quetta

Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the motorcycle bomb blast near a mosque in Quetta
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Lalu Prasad’s squabbling sons come together

Share dais in final phase of the Lok Sabha poll at a rally in Patna for their eldest sister Misa Bharti
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Stalin remains unswayed by KCR on ties with Congress

Telangana CM urges DMK chief to speak up for regional parties
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General election 2019 live | "Was I not prophetic?" Mani Shankar Aiyar on neech aadmi jibe

Here are the day's election related developments at a glance
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Indian-origin woman convicted of killing 9-yr old stepdaughter

Arjun was convicted for the August 2016 strangulation death of her nine-year-old stepdaughter Ashdeep Kaur, who was left in her care.
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Trump says Iran will ‘suffer greatly’ if it acts against U.S.

“If they do anything. I’m hearing little stories about Iran. If they do anything, they will suffer greatly. We’ll see what happens with Iran,” U.S. President Donald Trump said.
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3 people dead, 2 injured following St Louis shooting

Authorities say the shooting happened just before 9 pm on Monday in the 4000 block of Shreve.
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Not every man with a beard is a terrorist: Bengaluru terror ‘suspects’

2 men labelled ‘terror suspects’ by media are yet to come to terms with the trauma
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Sudan prosecutors charge al-Bashir with killing protesters

It was not immediately clear what punishment he might face. Protest organizers say security forces killed around 100 demonstrators during the four months of rallies leading to al-Bashir’s overthrow.
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Ramzan is when people join forces in pursuit of hope, tolerance, peace: Trump

Trump hosted an Iftaar dinner for eminent Muslim members from his administration and top diplomats from various countries at the White House on Monday night. Ramzan is a holy month for Muslims here in the US and all across the world, he said.
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