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At least nine people were killed and 20 others injured on Saturday after a fire erupted inside the coach of a passenger train at the Madurai railway station in Tamil Nadu.In a tweet, Kharge said, “The news of death of many passengers due to fire in Lucknow-Rameshwaram train is very sad. Our deepest sympathies to the bereaved families of the victims. We wish for the speedy recovery of the injured. Congress workers are requested to provide all possible help.”In a Facebook post in Hindi, Rahul Gandhi said, “The news of death of many passengers due to fire in Lucknow-Rameshwaram train…

In a statement, Chief Minister Stalin said that he has ensured best treatment for the injured undergoing treatment at the Government Rajaji government hospital, Madurai.Stalin also deputed Tamil Nadu Commercial Taxes, Registration minister, P. Moorthy to reach Madurai and to attend to the necessities of the families of the deceased and the injured.The Indian Railways have also announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the families of those deceased.A private party coach attached to a passenger train carrying pilgrims from Uttar Pradesh caught fire early this morning in which nine people lost their lives.Twenty people are admitted to Government…

Sandeep Saxena, Additional Chief Secretary to government, Water Resources Department of Tamil Nadu told journalists that the state had pointed out that 37.9 tmc ft water was deficit as on August 9, 2023. This was as per the Supreme Court judgment of 2018 and Tamil Nadu officials demanded the CWMA to issue directions to release water on a day to day basis.However, the Karnataka side did not accept the arguments of Tamil Nadu and knowing that a solution would not be reached, the Tamil Nadu officials walked out of the meeting.Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K Stalin is part of the…

While the water year 2023-24 turned out to be a difficult year due to the failure of the southwest monsoon in the Cauvery Valley region of Karnataka and Kerala, the state government has a tough job on hand in the coming days.Because of the shortage of water storage in reservoirs, ensuring a seamless supply of drinking water to the IT capital Bengaluru city in the coming days is going to be a big challenge. At the same time, not bothering to invite the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to the all-party meeting held in this regard by the Congress government is…

Though water distribution has remained an epicentre of the dispute between the two neighbouring states, the present inning commenced after Tamil Nadu approached the apex court seeking directions to Karnataka for release of 24,000 cusecs for the remaining month commencing from August 14 to meet its “pressing demands of the standing crops.”The application sought implementation of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) decision of 2007 (later modified by the Supreme Court in 2018) in its true letter and spirit.Tamil Nadu also sought directions from the Supreme Court that Karnataka release water giving full effect to the stipulations made by the…

BJP state president, K. Annamalai who was on a padayatra ‘En Mann, En Makkal’, had touched upon the Cauvery water subject throughout his walkathon and dwelled on the point that even after being a part of the opposition INDIA alliance, the Congress government of Karnataka was opposed to the Tamil Nadu government.Annamalai also said that the whole issue started after the Congress government assumed office in Karnataka and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar who is also the state party chief and water works minister, announced that Karnataka will not share a single drop of water with Tamil Nadu.It is to…

When BJP and JD (S) questioned the Congress government on the release of water to Tamil Nadu, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar challenged the parties that he could give an account of instances of the release of water to Tamil Nadu during their regimes. He pointed out that even when H.D. Deve Gowda was the Prime Minister, the JD (S) government headed by late chief minister J.H. Patel released the water to neighbouring states.Pertinently, in Mysuru, Mandya, Ramanagara, Hassan and Chamarajanagar districts, through which River Cauvery and its tributaries passes Congress won most of the seats in the recently concluded…

The Cauvery is worshipped as Goddess Kaveriamma in Tamil Nadu and is considered one of the seven sacred rivers of the country. It is profusely described in the Sangam period literature and is held in great reverence in Hinduism.The Cauvery enters Tamil Nadu through Dharmapuri district and reaches the Hogenakkal Falls. From there it reaches Salem district and enters the Stanley reservoir in Mettur and travels a total distance of 774 km within Tamil Nadu before flowing into the Bay of Bengal from Myladuthurai district.While the river originates in Karnataka and flows through both the states, there has been a…

New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Pakistan’s star Javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem has hailed India’s Neeraj Chopra’s performance in the ongoing World Athletics Championship 2023 and wished him luck ahead of the finals.“Best of luck to Neeraj. Neeraj bhai, Aap bhi achcha karein, Hum bhi achcha karein. Aapka naam hai world me, hamara bhi naam aye” (Neeraj brother, you also do well, and I also do well. You have a name in the world. I hope I also get my name in the world), said Arshad to Sportstar.Nadeem who just came out of a year-long knee injury, propelled his season-best 86.79m…

Birmingham, Aug 26 (IANS) In a momentous display of strength, perseverance, and sheer skill, the Indian blind cricket teams (both men’s and women’s) have made the nation proud by qualifying for the finals of the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) World Games 2023 on the back of their scintillating show in Birmingham.Being the only country to have both its men’s and women’s cricket teams in the final of the IBSA World Games, India has put blind cricket on the world map, setting an example of what grit and determination can do.The challenges conquered by the blind cricket teams go beyond…