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Sruti MD
TN: Will Renounce Citizenship if Land Due to Us Not Given, Say 100 Dalit Familiies
27 Jul 2021
Around two decades after receiving house site pattas, the dalit families are yet to receive the actual measured out land despite several protest demonstrations including hunger strike and boycotting…
Sruti MD
NEET Dangerous for Tamil Nadu, Say 90.5% People in Survey
21 Jul 2021
An umbrella organisation of 80 plus groups, Kalvi Padhugappu Kootamaippu (Federation for Protection of Education), conducted the survey on NEET after it felt the government committee sought responses…
Sruti MD
TN This Week: ‘Scrap NEET’ Insists State, New BJP Chief Wants ‘Media Under Control’
17 Jul 2021
The Tamil Nadu government on July 16 extended the pandemic imposed lockdown in the state till June 31. However, the administration also announced a series of new relaxations.
Neelambaran A
Tamil Nadu: Dalits Face Atrocities and Discrimination, Organisations Demand Implementation of Laws
02 Jul 2021
The offences are of severe intensity, including a twin murder, discrimination of a village panchayat president and denial of participation to dalits in temple festival, among others.
Neelambaran A
Anti-Sterlite Protest Killings: Enquiry Stranded after Three Years of Police Action
30 Jun 2021
The police action that killed 12 people on May 22, 2018, created a national outrage, as the protests against the copper smelter plant of Sterlite Copper were peaceful. One more person was killed the…
Sruti MD
40,000 Tribal Families in Tamil Nadu Still Without COVID-19 Relief
29 Jun 2021
Neither the Rs 4,000 monetary support nor the Corona relief kit with 13 grocery items, which were recently doled out by the Tamil Nadu government, reached these lockdown affected tribal families, as…
N. Kavitha Rameshwar
Resurrection of Heritage – Traversing the Madras High Court Judgment that Lays the Roadmap
29 Jun 2021
Examining a recent judgment by the Madras High Court in which the court stressed the importance of preserving ancient temples and monuments and issued a slew of directions to the Tamil Nadu…
Sruti MD
TN This Week: Stalin Meets Modi, Rush for COVID-19 Vaccine, Popular YouTubers Arrested
19 Jun 2021
In the wake of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas’ announcement inviting companies for exploration of hydrocarbons in various locations in the country, a cross-section of groups have opposed…
Sruti MD
TN: COVID-19 Illiteracy Persists as Cases Spread to Interiors, Community Comes to Aide
10 Jun 2021
Lack of awareness about the virus and fear of stigma after testing positive have emerged as the two major reasons behind the continued spread of COVID-19 in the interior districts, according to…
Sruti MD
TN This Week: Lockdown Selectively Relaxed Even as Disease Spreads to Other Districts
05 Jun 2021
The lack of adequate health infrastructure in these rural areas has led to the disease spreading fast and patients flocking to the urban centres for treatment.