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QChennai: Telcos Race to Grab Aircel Customers; IS Recruits in TN?

Here is your roundup of the top stories from Chennai.  

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1. Race to Grab Aircel Customers On

Telecom players including Airtel, Vodafone and BSNL are working round the clock to grab Aircel’s market share. Tamil Nadu was a crucial market for Aircel and it had a customer base of 1.5 crore here.

On Thursday, one of India’s top telecom operators, Bharti Airtel, said that over 15 lakh customers across Tamil Nadu have opted to join its network. Manoj Murali, Hub CEO –Tamil Nadu and Kerala, Bharti Airtel, said, “So far, Airtel has got the highest share (approximately 50 percent across India) of all port-ins from Aircel customers”. The company said that it has recently deployed over 13,000 new mobile broadband sites across the State to expand its digital footprint and bring affordable high-speed data services to more customers.

(Source: The Hindu)

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2. Singapore-Based Indian Recruited People From TN, Telangana for IS

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Charges against four terror suspects include organising camps, raising funds.  
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed the chargesheet against four terror suspects, including a Singapore citizen of Indian origin Haja Fakkurudhen in a special court on the charges of organising clandestine camps, recruiting and training persons in Tamil Nadu and Telangana, besides facilitating their travel to Syria to join the Islamic State (IS).

Besides Haja Fakkurudhen, 42, the chargesheet was filed against Khaja Moideen, 50, of Kattumanarkovil, Cuddalore, Shakul Hameed,27, of Otteri, Chennai, and Ansar Meeran, 29, resident of Thiruvithamcode, Kanniyakumari, for offences under section 120 B (criminal conspiracy) and 125(Waging war against any Asiatic power in alliance) of Indian Penal Code besides provisions of Unlawful Activities(Prevention) Act.

(Source: The Hindu)

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3. Fewer Mobile Phones in Prisons Now

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How do they get in at all, ask judges.  
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The Prison Department on Thursday informed the Madras High Court that it has been successful in reducing the number of mobile phones and SIM cards taken stealthily inside various jails across the State.

The number of phones and cards recovered from prisoners has come down from 836 and 646 in 2013 to 288 and 209 in 2017.

The submission was made before a Division Bench of Justices N Kirubakaran and V Parthiban which has taken up the mammoth task of bringing in large-scale prison reforms beginning from installation of CCTV cameras and mobile phone jammers in prisons to the rehabilitation measures to reform the prisoners.

(Source: The Hindu)

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4. Fishermen Hit by Oil Spill to Get Compensation

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State to pay initial amount of Rs 141 crore to 1.15 lakh people.
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The Madras High Court has paved the way for immediate disbursal of Rs 141 crore to fishermen who lost their livelihood due to the oil spill caused by the collision of two vessels at the Kamarajar Port in Ennore here on January 28, 2017. The dispute over the remaining Rs 99 crore claimed by the Department of Fisheries shall be determined later since the insurers of the two vessels had agreed to give a bank guarantee for the amount.

Disposing of a writ appeal preferred by the Indian Ocean Shipping, which owns MT Dawn Kanchipuram, one of the two vessels involved in the collision, a Division Bench of Justices M Venugopal and S Vaidyanathan recorded a submission made on behalf of the State government that it was willing to accept initial payment of Rs 141 crore without prejudice to its total claim for Rs 240 crore in order to compensate as many as 1.15 lakh fishermen.

(Source: The Hindu)

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5. 5kg LPG Cylinders to Be Sold at IOC Petrol Bunks

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Sale has been launched at 20 facilities.  
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Now, you can pick up 5 kg LPG cylinders at 20 Indian Oil Corporation petrol bunks in the city without paying any deposit. Customers just have to pay Rs 1,354.50 per cylinder.

When you need a refill, you can take the empty cylinder to any of these bunks and pick up a refill for Rs 365 (rate for the month of March 2018). The only thing required is the submission of a valid ID during the time of purchase. The sale of 5 kg cylinders is already being done through supermarkets at 37 locations in the city. Those requiring suraksha hoses and regulators too can pick them up at the bunks.

(Source: The Hindu)

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6. An Attempt to Cook Rice in a Broken Pot: Stalin

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A file photo of DMK working president MK Stalin.
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Alleging that the AIADMK had pushed the State into a debt trap, Opposition leader and DMK working president MK Stalin on Thursday pointed out that 18 percent of the revenue was going towards interest payment against the 11 percent used for the purpose during the 2006-11 DMK regime.

“The 157-minute speech of Finance Minister O Panneerselvam looked like an attempt to boil rice in a broken pot. The Budget, with heavy financial and revenue deficit and huge debts, has actually heralded a warning signal”, said Stalin, who, along with his party MLAs, turned up at the Assembly wearing a black shirt.

The DMK and Congress staged a walkout of the House as soon as Panneerselvam began presenting the Budget.

(Source: The Hindu)

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7. Cauvery Issue: Resolution Passed

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Stalin suggests all MLAs should resign in case if no action is taken within stipulated time. 
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The Tamil Nadu Assembly unanimously passed a resolution moved by Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday urging the Centre to constitute the Cauvery Management Board and the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee.

In a specially convened session after the presentation of the budget, the Chief Minister moved the resolution seeking the constitution of both the Board and the Committee within six weeks from the date the Supreme Court passed the judgment on February 16, to implement the final order of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal.

DMK working president and Leader of the Opposition MK Stalin, speaking during the session, called for the resignation of all MLAs en masse in case the Centre did not constitute the Board within the prescribed time frame.

(Source: The Hindu)

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