villupuram l friday l July 04, 2025 l `9.00 l PAGES 12 l city EDITION Centre says Oppn parties support motion to impeach Justice Varma Union minister Kiren Rijiju said opposition parties have given their in-principle approval to support the motion in the upcoming monsoon session Signatures to be collected soon: Rijiju Govt wants all oppn parties on board It is still not clear whether the motion would be brought in the Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha. For Lok Sabha, signatures of a minimum 100 MPs is required. For the Rajya Sabha, the support of at least 50 MPs is required. Rijiju said the process of collecting signatures could begin as soon as the government decides on the House where the motion will be brought ■ ■ Once a motion to remove a judge is admitted in a House, the Speaker or Chairman will constitute a three-member committee to investigate the grounds on which the removal has been sought Rijiju said since the matter involves corruption in the judiciary, the government wants all political parties to be on board | P7 July 21 Commencement date for Monsoon session. It will end on August 21 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 snub to China Established institution to decide Dalai heir: Rijiju RA J ESH K UMAR THA K UR @ New Delhi IN a snub to China, Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said the decision on the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama would be taken by the established institution. “All those who follow the Dalai Lama feel that the Incarnation is to be decided by the established convention and as per the wish of the Dalai Lama himself. Nobody else has the right to decide it except him and the conventions in place,” said the minister, himself a practising Buddhist. The remarks came after China rejected the 14th Dalai Lama’s succession plan, claiming it’s for Beijing to decide. Rijiju and Union minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh will repKiren Rijiju resent the Government of India on the 14th Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday event in Dharamshala on Sunday . On Wednesday, the Dalai Lama reaffirmed that only the Gaden Phodrang Trust—the non-profit organisation he set up to maintain the tradition and institution of the Dalai Lama—has the authority to recognise his future reincarnation. The Dalai Lama said: “Line will continue after me; no other authority can interfere.” Reacting sharply to this, the Chinese foreign ministry said any future succession plan must have the approval of the Chinese government. The Dalai Lama is the most important institution for Tibetans and the followers of the Nalanda tradition of Buddhism. express read Custodial death: Nikita, kin face 4 cheating cases madurai: On Thursday it emerged that Nikita, whose complaint of gold theft led to Ajithkumar’s questioning and torture, and her family are facing at least four cases of cheating. The FIRs were filed in 2011. The victim died due to custodial torture | P4 Teen electrocuted after stepping into rainwater Chennai: A 17-year-old boy, returning home after tuition, was electrocuted to death after he stepped into a pool of rainwater that had accumulated over a damaged power cable at Thiruvottiyur on Wednesday | P2 Def projects worth 1.05 lakh crore get panel’s green light 269 Gill now holds the seventh highest Test score by an Indian batter 18 Indigenous sourcing for 10 proposals: Ministry years since India passed 500 in a men’s Test in England AoNs were also accorded for procurement of moored mines, mine The Defence Acquisition Council counter measure vessels, super (DAC) on Thursday granted Accept- rapid gun mount and submersible ance of Necessity (AoN) for 10 capi- autonomous vessels. They are tal acquisition proposals worth aimed at mitigating potential risks about `1.05 lakh crore in all, to to naval and merchant vessels. strengthen the offensive and defenTo provide further impetus to insive abilities of the armed forces. digenous design and development, The council’s meeting, AoNs were accorded under chaired by Defence Ministhe Buy Indian-IDDM (Inditer Rajnath Singh, approved an-Indigenously Designed projects that will be sourced Govt must also Developed and Manufacindigenously. The DAC is focus on R&D tured) category . the highest decision-making The MoD defines Buy (Inon emerging body on defence policy and threats such as dian-IDDM) category as the capital procurement. Its the black swan “procurement of products event of AoN is the first step in the from an Indian vendor that Hamas attack have been indigenously deacquisition process. on 7 Oct 2023 AoNs were accorded for signed, developed and manprocurement of armoured Maj Gen Sudhakar ufactured with a minimum recovery vehicles, Electronic of 50% Indigenous Content Jee ( retd) Warfare System, Integrated (IC) on cost basis of the total Common Inventory Management contract value.” System for the Tri-Services and surThe Armoured Recovery Vehiface-to-Air missiles. These procure- cles help in recovery of armoured ments will provide higher mobility vehicles, including the main battle , effective air defence, improve supply tanks, in difficult terrain and chalchain management and augment lenging weather conditions. They the operational preparedness, the assist with recovery and repair defence ministry said. during combat conditions. MAYAN K SINGH @ New Delhi record Play Shubman Gill registered the highest score by an Indian captain, surpassing Virat Kohli’s 254 n.o. He also became the 1st Indian since Rahul Dravid to score a double ton in England. Dravid’s 217 came in 2002 master & Commander India captain Shubman Gill celebrates his first double century on day two of the second Test against England at Edgbaston. Gill’s 269, along with Ravindra Jadeja’s 89, helped India post 587 in the first innings | ap | More on P11 Thrashed by schoolmates for talking to girls, boy dies rested students, also aged 17, were from two different sections of the same class. A 17-year-old Class 12 student On Wednesday morning, in Erode was allegedly assault- Siva, the boy’s father, dropped ed and beaten to death by two him at school. However, police other students of the same said Adhithya, along with two school in a purported clash friends, skipped the class and over talking to girls. went outside. The Erode Town poAccording to police lice on Thursday arsources, Adhithya had rested two students informed his father a studying at a governweek earlier about a ment higher secondary quarrel with students school in the district on from other sections, the charge of murder who had alle g edly Adhithya and other sections. warned him against They were produced bespeaking to girl stufore the Juvenile Justice Board dents from their class. As per and subsequently sent to an ob- eyewitnesses, the clash hapservation home in Coimbatore pened about 200 metres from district. the school premises around According to the Erode 5 . 1 5 p m o n We d n e s d ay. North Police, Adhithya, the de- Adhithya was allegedly atceased, was a Biology Group tacked by a group led by the student of Class 12. The two ar- two accused. P5 Express News Service @ Coimbatore Fuel ban NOT FEASIBLE, SAYS DELHI GOVT Told dad about fight a week ago Adhithya had informed his dad a week earlier about a quarrel with students from other sections, who had allegedly warned him over speaking to girl students of their class. The boys were in an inebriated state during the clash INSIDE Abducted boy found dead in K’giri | P2 The Delhi government has requested the Commission for Air Quality Management to suspend its order banning supply of fuel to old vehicles in the national capital, citing technical challenges and public outrage Rahul cites TNIE, says farmers ignored P r e e t h a N a i r @ New Delhi Citing a report published in these columns on the number of farmer suicides in Maharashtra, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday hit out at the Centre for remaining indifferent to the plight of farmers. On Wednesday, this newspaper reported that as many as 767 farmers died by suicide in Maharashtra between January and March 2025. The disclosure was made by Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Makrand Patil in the assembly in a written reply to a question by the opposition Congress on the rising number of farm suicides, particularly in Vidarbha, and the rehabilitation measures. Rahul accused the government of ignoring farmers’ demands for a loan waiver and a legal guarantee for minimum support price (MSP) for crops. Sharing a screenshot of the TNIE report, he wrote, “Think about it... in just 3 months, 767 far mers committed suicide in Maharashtra. Is this just a statistic? No. These are 767 destroyed homes. 767 families that will never be able to recover. And the government? It is silent. It is watching indifferently Congress lead...” er Priyanka Gandhi joined Rahul in attacking the government over the report. Rahul Gandhi @RahulGandhi 9:51 AM: Jul 3, 2025 262.1K Written response by minister Makrand Patil to a question on Tuesday reveals 767 suicides in Maharashtra in the first three months of 2025. State agriculture minister Manikrao Kokate on Thursday claimed he had no idea where the data was sourced from PMK must be in DMK bloc: TN Cong chief S K u m a r e s a n / Po n V a s a n t h B A @ Chennai Reiterating his stance that he preferred the PMK to be part of DMK-led INDIA bloc in the 2026 polls, TN Congress Committee (TNCC) president K Selvaperunthagai said that VCK has the right to decide what is good for it in the eventuality of PMK joining the alliance. “But the decision on whether to include PMK in the alliance will be DMK president and Chief Minister M K Stalin’s call,” he said. In an interview with TNIE, Selvaperunthagai Selvaperunthagai said that while VCK’s opposition to including PMK in the alliance is understandable, the two parties coming together will be in the larger interest of SCs and OBCs. Full interview: P4
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