COIMBATORE l saturday l september 28, 2024 l `9.00 l PAGES 14 l LATE CITY EDITION SC blasts dELHI Air Quality PANEL FOR failure to curb POLLUTION The Supreme Court noted that the Commission for Air Quality Management has not taken steps to stop stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana No penal action, orders remain on paper Panel directed to file compliance report A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih observed that no punitive action has been taken against those who burn crop stubble. “There has been total non-compliance of the Act,” the bench said, expressing its dissatisfaction. “If there is no penal action, the prohibitive directions against farm fires will remain only on paper”, Justice Oka orally observed ■ ■ The panel must immediately ensure the equipment given by the Centre for avoiding stubble burning are actually used by farmers, the bench said “We are of the view that though the Commission has taken steps, it needs to be more active,” the bench said while directing the panel to file a better compliance report and posted the matter for October 3 82 No. of directions issued by the panel, but no action taken against violators 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 CM’s 3-point memorandum seeks funds for CMRL Phase-II & edu scheme, end to fishers’ woes Stalin asks Modi to fund metro rail under 50:50 ratio E x p r ess N e w s S e r v ice @ Chennai Chief Minister M K Stalin called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his office in New Delhi on Friday and placed three key demands on behalf of the state. The CM requested the PM to approve 50:50 equity sharing model between the Government of India and the Government of Tamil Nadu for the Chennai Metro Rail Project Phase-II, release pending funds for the Samagra Shiksha Scheme, and a permanent solution to secure the traditional fishing rights of Indian fishermen and to expedite the release of fishermen and their boats detained by Sri Lankan Navy. “The meeting was cordial. But the responsibility of making it purposeful lies with the PM,” Stalin told reporters at the Tamil Nadu House. Asked about the PM’s approach during the meeting, Stalin said, “Usually, around 15 minutes will be allocated for such meetings. But we had a discussion for about 45 minutes. You can infer how the meeting would have been.” Referring to his remark that the meeting with the PM was cordial, when a scribe asked as to whether he was happy with the functioning of the union gover nment, Stalin said, “We have been raising our demands without compromising our principles. We will never give up on our principles. Please understand that.” Stating that he also sought the PM’s urgent intervention over the repeated arrests of Tamil Nadu fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy, the CM said he was looking forward to swift action from the PM on these important matters for the benefit of Tamil Nadu. The CM also explained the rationale behind TN’s request for the release of funds for CMRL Phase-II under 50:50 equity sharing as was done for Phase I and as recommended by the Public Investment Board. ATM burglars fleeing after Thrissur heist held in TN, one dies in shootout r k i r u b a k a r a n @ Coimbatore Chief Minister M K Stalin presenting a memorandum containing three key state demands to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on Friday | PTI metro phase-ii may be delayed by a year Chennai: The deadline to complete the Chennai Metro Rail Limited’s Phase II may get extended by almost a year due to the fiscal constraints faced by the state government. “The commissioning dates of various stages are being delayed by almost a year, pushing the final completion date from December 2027 to December 2028. This will result in time and cost overruns,” Chief Minister M K Stalin said | P4 Hours after a brazen burglary in Kerala’s Thrissur district where a gang of seven from Haryana made off with about `65 lakh from three SBI ATMs, Tamil Nadu police intercepted the gang in a dramatic chase that ended with the gunning down of one suspect and detention of six others. The incident unfolded on Friday as the gang attempted to escape in a container truck by ramming into several cars and two-wheelers at Kumarapalayam in Namakkal district. The gang had loaded the getaway car used in the Kerala heist into the container after the robbery to mislead the police, sources said. Two police officers were injured in the chase. While the deceased was identified as Zumadin Hameed (40) of Palwal district in Haryana, the injured burglar, Azar Ali (30), was from Nuh district. The body was sent to the Sangagiri Government Hospital and the injured were admitted to the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital. The other suspects, B Mubarik (18), L Sabir Khan (26), S Shoukeen (21), Irfan (32) — all from Palwal — and A Mohammad Iqram (42) from Nuh have been arrested and are under Upon hearing a loud noise from the halted container truck, police found a car with two persons inside the container (right) | Express police custody . According to Kerala police, the three burglaries took place between 2.30 am and 4 am on Friday The State Bank of India . ‘Accused arrived in KL as two separate groups’ Police said the burglars arrived in Kerala as two separate groups. One group, using the car, arrived in Thrissur early and stayed there. The other, using the container truck, travelled to Thrissur after carrying out routine unloading of goods in Chennai ATM at Mapranam was the first to be burgled at 2.30 am by a gang of four who covered their faces, sprayed paint on the CCTV cameras, and made away with `35 lakh. The second robbery was reported at the SBI ATM on Shoranur Road in Thrissur town, and `22 lakh was looted. Finally the gang proceeded to anoth, er ATM at Kolazhy where they stole about `8 lakh. Thrissur City Police Commissioner R Ilango told TNIE that the gang targeted ATMs which were unmanned but equipped with alarms. P7 Scan Here For An AR Experience
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