1. Extra Marks For Those Who Took NEET in Tamil, Revised Ranking In 2 Weeks
Candidates who took the all-India medical entrance exam NEET in Tamil will receive extra marks as the question paper contained errors. The Madras High Court, on 10 July, asked the CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Exams) to award 196 marks out of a total of 720 to all candidates who took the NEET paper in Tamil. The board will issue a revised ranking list in two weeks and counselling for medical course will be suspended till then.
The court's decision will benefit around 24,000 students, many of whom were anxious about their future. It would also have ramifications for students across the country as the rankings could be drastically altered.
(Source: NDTV)
2. Rajinikanth's 2.0 Gets a Release Date
Rajinikanth's ‘2.0’ will open in theatres on 29 November this year, director Shankar Shanmugham confirmed in a tweet. "Hi everyone, at last the VFX companies promised the final delivery date of the VFX shots. The movie will release on November 29, 2018."
Actor Akshay Kumar, who plays the principal antagonist opposite Rajinikanth in ‘2.0’, reposted a tweet shared from the official account of Lyca Productions (the film's producer) and added: "Get ready for the ultimate clash, #2Point0 on 29th November, 2018!"
Of course, the Internet is excited and the hashtag "#2Point0" made it to the trending list almost immediately after the announcement.
(Source: NDTV)
3. Death for Dhasvanth Who Sexually Assaulted, Murdered 7-Yr-Old: HC Confirms
The Madras High Court on Tuesday, 10 July, upheld the verdict of the Chengalpet court in connection with the sexual assault and murder of a seven-year-old girl in Chennai. Judges S Vimala and S Ramathilagam dismissed convict Dhasvanth's appeal to quash his death sentence in the case and maintained that he will be hanged to death.
In February, a Chengalpet court convicted the techie and also sentenced him to death. The court held Dhasvanth guilty on all charges including those under Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act. A month later, he moved the Madras High court, appealing that the death sentence be quashed.
(Source: The News Minute)
4. Latha Rajinikanth to Face Trial
The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, 10 July, refused to quash the FIR filed against Latha Rajinikanth regarding the money borrowed for the movie ‘Kochadaiyaan’. The move comes after Ad Bureau, the lender, appealed in the Supreme Court to intervene.
Mediaone Global Entertainment Limited, in which Latha Rajinikanth is a director, had taken a loan of Rs 14.90 crore from Ad Bureau Advertising for completing the post-production work of the movie ‘Kochadaiyaan’.
In the Supreme Court, Ad Bureau had argued that since Latha Rajinikanth is one of the directors of Mediaone, she must assume responsibility and fully settle the remaining amount. While she had denied this argument and continuously maintained that she is not related to Media One, the Supreme Court has now ordered the trial on the FIR to continue.
(Source: The News Minute)
5. Part of Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board Tenement Roof Collapses, 1 Injured
Rubesh Kumar and his father Boopathi were still asleep when a part of the ceiling in the Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board apartments in Valleeswaran Thottam, Raja Annamalai Puram collapsed around 3 am on Tuesday, 10 July. While Boopathi escaped with minor bruises, Rubesh now has eight stitches on his head.
The 38-year-old building houses around 488 families.“For a week now, the ceiling was cracked. All houses here are in bad shape,” said Boopathi, a tailor. Rubesh, a first-year B Com student, was treated in a private hospital, which, he said, set him back by Rs 6,000. Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board authorities said that a proposal to demolish the existing structure had been approved and a new structure with 580 units would be constructed.
(Source: The New Indian Express)
6. Kattupalli Port Expansion: Threat to Pulicat Lake?
Chennai coast will undergo a permanent change when the proposed Kattupalli Port expansion plan begins to take shape. Imagine the combined size of 825 football fields, that is the kind of sea reclamation envisaged by Marine Infrastructure Developer Private Limited (MIDPL), which operates the Kattupalli Port now acquired by Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited.
The pre-feasibility report (PFR) submitted to the Union environment ministry reveals that the expansion will be carried out in an area of 2120.28 hectares, which includes sea reclamation to an extent of 440.8 hectares along with hundreds of hectares of abandoned salt pans. Environmentalists fear the immediate threat would be to ecologically sensitive and country's second largest brackish water lake – Pulicat – which is about 10 km north of Kattupalli port.
(Source: The New Indian Express)
7. Institutes of Eminence List by HRD Ministry Puts Off TN Varsities
As many as six universities from the state, which have applied to the Institute of Eminence (IoE) status, were left disappointed following the announcement of the Union HRD ministry which has granted the status to only two IITs and IISc Bangalore institutes among the public institutions.
The omission of state and central universities has surprised academicians, particularly. They are not happy with the move of trimming the number of public institutions from 10 to 3. Several prominent private institutions also unhappy with the list as it included the Jio Institute which is yet to be established. Anna University, University of Madras, Alagappa University, Periyar University, Bharathiar University and Tamil Nadu Agricultural University have applied to the IoE status.
(Source: Deccan Chronicle)
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