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A package on The Hindu exclusives on Tamil Nadu’s two-language policy, its opposition to Hindi imposition

1 month ago | thehindu.com | D. Suresh Kumar |T. Ramakrishnan |Sambavi Parthasarathy |Vignesh Radhakrishnan

The Union Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan, while speaking to journalists at the inauguration of the Kashi Tamil Sangamam in Varanasi on February 15, 2025, categorically said that funds under the Samagra Shiksha scheme would not be released for Tamil Nadu unless the State accepts National Education Policy (NEP) in its entirety. He further said Tamil Nadu must adhere to constitutional norms and that the State cannot think it is above the Constitution.
Why is Draft UGC Regulations being opposed?

Jan 9, 2025 | thehindu.com | D. Suresh Kumar

Political opposition is brewing to the Draft University Grants Commission Regulations 2025 unveiled last week. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K Stalin has declared the State will fight it legally and politically. He has found support from his Kerala counterpart. Why are the regulations being opposed? CreditsPresentation: D. Suresh KumarVideo: Shiva Raj. SEditing: Shibu Narayan Published - January 09, 2025 09:28 pm IST
A case in Madras High Court determined what a cycle meant in commercial sense

Jan 7, 2025 | thehindu.com | D. Suresh Kumar

In the pre-Independence era, bicycle dealers in India would import cycles in a ‘complete knocked down’ (CKD) condition. That is, all components of a cycle, including the rims, the freewheels, the frame, the handle bar and the tubes, would be packed in cases of six and 12 sets and despatched. Dealers would assemble these parts into cycles. In later years, Indian cycle manufactures adopted the same practice and despatched the knockdown cycles to wholesalers and retailers.
Watch: Did water release from Sathanur Dam cause flooding? | Cyclone Fengal

Dec 5, 2024 | thehindu.com | D. Suresh Kumar

On the evening of December 1, after Cyclone Fengal had largely spared Chennai and left behind a trail of destruction in Villupuram and its surroundings, Chief Minister M K Stalin had tweeted a video of some people in Chennai praising his administration for ensuring no flooding in their areas. In his message, Stalin said: “During the erstwhile AIADMK regime, the people of Chennai had spent sleepless nights due to a sleeping administration and human error.
The Famine Code of 1914 set forth a method to handle fodder famine in Madras Presidency

Dec 3, 2024 | thehindu.com | D. Suresh Kumar

The Famine Code of 1914 in the Madras Presidency included a detailed note on addressing fodder famine too. A fodder famine is a shortage of fodder. A perusal of the exhaustive document shows that Section 188 (3) of the Famine Code provided for appointment of an officer on special duty whose responsibilities included addressing the issue of fodder shortage. This officer was tasked with going into three aspects.
Watch: Why Tamil Nadu won’t implement the PM Vishwakarma Scheme | Focus Tamil Nadu

Nov 28, 2024 | thehindu.com | D. Suresh Kumar

In September last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the Prime Minister’s Vishwakarma Yojana with an outlay of Rs 13,000 crore to upgrade the skills of people engaged in traditional occupations. The scheme envisaged skill upgradation and providing toolkit incentive and collateral-free credit support of up to Rs 3 lakh at a concessional interest rate of 5%. Besides, the enrolling beneficiaries were promised marketing support.
Gruesome murders, policing, and punishment for laxity in 19th Century

Nov 26, 2024 | thehindu.com | D. Suresh Kumar

Property disputes and immoral relationships have often led to gruesome murders. However, such massacres are not of recent origin, as crime records from the 19th Century show. In British India, seven persons of a family were murdered on a night in the Trichinopoly (the present day Tiruchi) police division. The murders arose out of a trivial land dispute, and the aggrieved person, in revenge, hired assassins, who entered a house and slit the throats of 11 persons in one room, seven of whom died.
Watch: Should temple elephants be freed? | Focus Tamil Nadu

Nov 21, 2024 | thehindu.com | D. Suresh Kumar

In Tamil Nadu, the long-standing tradition of keeping elephants in temples has frequently come under scrutiny. A few days ago, Deivanai, an elephant at the Tiruchendur Subramanian Swamy Temple, turned aggressive, killing its mahout and his relative. In another case, Subbulakshmi, an elephant at the Sri Shanmuganathar Temple, died in a fire accident. These tragic incidents have reignited debates about the ethics and practicality of keeping elephants in captivity in places of worship.
Malainadu, a tribal administrative unit that was mooted, but did not take off

Nov 19, 2024 | thehindu.com | D. Suresh Kumar

While Tamil Nadu people are familiar with Nanjil Nadu, Kongu Nadu, and Chera Nadu, it would be interesting to know that at one point the establishment of a Malainadu, as a tribal administrative unit, was mooted in the Madras Province. V.
Watch: Why HC wants ANPR cameras in Ooty and Kodaikanal?

Nov 14, 2024 | thehindu.com | D. Suresh Kumar

Six months after introducing the mandatory e-pass system for vehicles entering popular hill stations Nilgiris and Kodaikanal, the Madras High Court has raised concerns over the system’s efficiency and accuracy. The e-pass initiative was introduced to gather data on the number of vehicles and tourists visiting these regions, a necessary step in studying their carrying capacity. The goal was to prevent overcrowding, which puts pressure on the environment and local infrastructure.