Southwest monsoon rainfall above normal New Delhi: India received as much as 927.3 mm of rainfall against the normal seasonal rainfall of 861.3 mm despite the absence of the La Nina factor. IMD had earlier predicted that the La Nina factor would come into play during the second half of the monsoon. But there was no show. tiruchy l sunday l september 29, 2024 l `12.00 l PAGES 32 l late city EDITION CHENNAI ■ MADURAI ■ VIJAYAWADA ■ BENGALURU ■ KOCHI ■ HYDERABAD ■ VISAKHAPATNAM ■ COIMBATORE ■ KOZHIKODE ■ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ■ BELAGAVI ■ BHUBANESWAR ■ SHIVAMOgGA ■ MANGALURU ■ TIRUPATI ■ TIRUCHY ■ TIRUNELVELI ■ SAMBALPUR ■ HUBBALLI ■ DHARMAPURI ■ KOTTAYAM ■ KANNUR ■ VILLUPURAM ■ KOLLAM ■ TADEPALLIGUDEM ■ NAGAPATTINAM ■ THRISSUR ■ KALABURAGI Jaishankar tears into Pakistan in UN, says only issue left is vacating PoK Y e s h i S e l i @ New Delhi Chief Minister M K Stalin congratulating Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on his elevation on Saturday | Express Another son-rise in DMK, Udhaya anointed DyCM Balaji, Nasar get back berths; two new faces, 3 ministers dropped E x p r e ss N e ws S e r v i c e @ Chennai The much anticipated elevation of DMK scion Udhayanidhi Stalin as Deputy Chief Minister and the cabinet reshuffle was announced on Saturday night. Apart from being the Deputy CM, Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Udhayanidhi will additionally handle the portfolios of Planning and Development. As part of the Cabinet reshuffle, former ministers V Senthil Balaji, who recently got bail after prolonged incarceration in a money laundering case, and S M Nasar, who was dropped from the cabinet last year, are being reinducted. Govi Chezhian, the chief government whip in the Assembly, and R Rajendran, who is the Salem North MLA, have been named new ministers. They two are being inducted after dropping Milk and Dairy Development Minister Mano Thangaraj, Minorities Welfare and Non-Resident Tamils Welfare Minister Gingee K S Masthan, and Minister for Tourism K Ramachandran from the cabinet. A release from the Raj Bhavan said that the Governor has accepted the recommendations of Chief Minister M K Stalin regarding the cabinet changes. The swearing-in ceremony of the ministerdesignates will happen on Sunday at 3.30pm, the release said. The reshuffle also involved major portfolio changes. The portfolio of Higher Education has been taken away from K Ponmudy He will be the Min. ister of Forests. Forests Minister M Mathiventhan has been assigned the portfolio of Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare, which is presently being held by N Kayalvizhi Selvaraj. Selvaraj will now handle the portfolios of Human Resources Management (HRM) and ex-servicemen Welfare. Thangam Thennarasu, who is presently holding HRM along with Finance, will handle Environment in addition to Finance and Archaeology subjects, the Raj Bhavan release said. R S Rajakannappan, who is handling Backward Classes Welfare, will be the new minister for Milk and Dairy Development, Khadi and Village Industries. Siva V Meyyanathan will handle BC, MBC and DNC Welfare with his present portfolio of Environment given to Thennarasu. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday lit into Pakistan for making cross-border terror part of its state policy and said the only issue left to be resolved is the vacation of illegally occupied Indian territory by Pakistan. “Countries get left behind due to circumstances beyond their control but some make conscious choices with disastrous consequences a premier example is our neighbour Pakistan,’’ said Jaishankar while addressing the UN General Assembly in New York. Jaishankar said that the misdeeds of countries like Pakistan affect others as well, especially the neighbourhood when its policy instills such fanaticism among its people that its GDP can only be measured in terms of radicalisation and its exports in the for m of terrorism. “Today we see the ills it sought to visit on others consume its own society. It can’t blame it on the world; this is one karma,’’ he quipped. A dysfunctional nation (Pakistan) on coveting the lands of others must be exposed and must be countered. “I heard some bizarre assertions at this very forum yesterday so let me make India’s position perfectly clear. Pakistan’s cross-border terrorism policy will never succeed and it can have no expectation of impunity. On the contrary actions will certainly have consequences. The issue to be resolved between us now is only the vacation of the illegally occupied Indian territory by Pakistan and of course the abandonment of Pakistan’s long standing attachment to terrorism,’’ Jaishankar said. He also spoke about the resolution of conflicts through dialogue and reforms in the UN, which began with 51 members and now has 193. With this issue Hezbollah leader killed, Khamenei put in safe place Agencies (L) Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Hezbollah on Saturday confirmed the death of its leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli strike, which dealt a body blow to the Iran-backed terror outfit. Israel had bombarded Hezbollah’s headquarters in Beirut below residential buildings on Friday where Nasrallah was holed up, but took 24 hours to confirm the hit. Nasrallah has joined his fellow martyrs, a statement from Hezbollah said adding it would continue its war against Israel for Palestine. Following his death, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is said to have been shifted to a secure location inside his country amid high security Reuters reported. , Khamenei declared five days of mourning for Nasrallah. Israel said it carried out the precise airstrike on Friday when the Hezbollah leadership were at their headquarters south of Beirut. 8 PAGES (4+4) Exclusive Supplement WITH THIS ISSUE Gen Z-Kashmir A New Tide PLUS 12 PAGES Narendra Modi Eknath Shinde Prime Minister Chief Minister TOURISM FOR TOMORROW Maharashtra launches new tourism policy aimed at the State's future growth and development A 10-year vision to attract an investment of Rs. 100,000 crores, create 18 million jobs and double the tourist arrivals Aids & Incentives I Capital investment incentives. I Interest subsidy incentives. I CGST tax reimbursement. I I I I I Boosting research & development I I I Preserving culture & environment I Encouraging participation in fairs & expos I I Opening new paths to empowerment & excellence I I and marts. 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