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West Bengal Chancellor Bill: Legal, Constitutional Challenges Ahead Of Appointing CM As Varsity Chancellor

Snehashish RoyJune 15, 20220

West Bengal government on June 13 passed a bill that replaced the Governor with the chief minister as the chancellor of the state-run universities. The move is seen in line with other Opposition-led states that curtailed the Centre's authority. The West Bengal legislative assembly, using the West Bengal University Laws (Ammendment) Bill, replaced the Governor Jagdeep Dhankar with CM as the chancellor of state-run universities. However, the bill is yet to become a law which will need Governor Dhankar's sign. Governor's powers on state-run universities as chancellor Governors, as chancellors, in most states have the power to officially dismiss a decision by the universities' decision-making bodies and to recruit vice-chancellors. They preside over the convocations organised in th...

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Tamil Nadu, Karnataka Among Top States To Have Marriages Among Blood Relations: Centre

Arpita SarkarMay 14, 20220

Tamil Nadu ranks first in the country in blood relations. Karnataka is in second place. Such information was given by the National Ministry of Family Welfare in a nationwide survey. According to the survey conducted in the financial year 2019-20, 2% of marriages in Tamil Nadu are between blood relations. Karnataka, another southern state, is only 1% away. According to the survey, 11% of marriages in the country are between families. However, as a state, this trend is more prevalent in the southern states. Doctors say that there are various problems in marriage due to blood relationships. It includes health issues. Inter-caste marriages increase the risk of thalassemia in children. There are two main reasons for such a trend. One is the issue of caste and the other is the issue...

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Tamil Nadu Student Joins Ukrainian Army

Our CorrespondentMarch 9, 20220

According to a Ukrainian media report on Tuesday, India is among the countries from where volunteers have joined the Volunteer Military Force of Ukraine, the International Army, and are currently engaged in warfare. Media reports claimed that 21-year-old Sainikesh Ravichandran, a resident of Thudaliyur in Coimbatore, has joined a paramilitary unit of volunteers in Ukraine. Sainikesh went to Ukraine in 2018 to study at the National Aerospace University in Kharkiv. He was to complete the course by July 2022. During the ongoing war in Ukraine, his family had lost contact with Sainikesh. After taking the help of the embassy, they were able to get in touch with Sainikesh. Then He informed his family that he had joined Ukrainian paramilitary forces to fight against Russia. Wh...

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Tamil Nadu: DMK Hits Out At Governor, Demands His Recalls

Monomita NagFebruary 13, 20220

The relationship of the DMK government with the Governor of Tamil Nadu R N Ravi has taken a turn for worse. The state government has decided to respond suitably to Ravi's persistent unacceptable public statements on certain issues. Earlier, Ravi had demanded presentations on the government schemes for the head officials. However, the DMK did not take it kindly and avoided a direct confrontation with him. Two sensitive state issues and the Governor sitting over it has turned their relationship sour. DMK's mouthpiece Murasoli attacked Ravi for his recent remarks on NEET and the language policy. The mouthpiece advised the Governor not to cross his limits by reminding him how the people of Nagaland, where he had served as ex-Governor, rejoiced when he had to leave the state and com...

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Tamil Nadu To Achieve $1 Trillion Economy By 2030, Check Out How!

Monomita NagJanuary 13, 20220

Tamil Nadu is on its way to touching the target of becoming a $1 trillion economy by 2030, the finance minister of the state, Palanivel Thiagarajan, said on January 13. He also said the state will also log in $100 billion exports by the same year. “Not only can we achieve the $1 trillion target very reasonably, we also have unlimited potential if we get some basic things right. We require nominal growth of 13 per cent for the next ten years to achieve this. If you take out the inflation of 5-6 per cent, 7-8 per cent real growth is easily achievable,” Thiagarajan said during a summit. The state has announced two policies -- Tamil Nadu Export Promotion Strategy and Tamil Nadu Fin-Tech Policy. It is being hoped that these new-fangled policies would play a vital role in achieving the vi...