Chief Justice’s Bench orders notices to the DGP, Greater Chennai Commissioner of Police and Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise
State-level and district-level coordination committees chaired by the Chief Secretary and District Collectors will monitor enforcement.
Work on the doubling project, estimated at ₹289.17 crore, are expected to commence in January; plan is to complete the project along with electrification in one year
The day is being observed to honour the sacrifice of 10 CRPF personnel who laid down their lives during a surprise attack by Chinese forces in the Ladakh region in 1959, as well as to pay tributes to the police personnel of the State force.
Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan relies upon a Supreme Court dictum that, in such cases, mens rea could not be gleaned merely by what goes on in the mind of the victim
Of the total 239 vulnerable locations identified across Cuddalore district, 22 have been classified as very highly vulnerable. Officials have readied 28 cyclone shelters, 14 multipurpose shelters and 191 temporary shelters.
Earlier, Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay had announced the enhancement of contingency funds to all police stations during the demand for grants for the Home Department for 2026-27 in the Assembly.
Residents in villages along the banks of Palar River in Vellore have been urged to avoid crossing the river and those in low-lying areas have been told to relocate to government-run shelter homes or other safer places away from the riverbank.
The spell of wet weather is expected to continue till October 26, 2026 with a low pressure area forming over southwest Bay of Bengal off Tamil Nadu during early hours of October 21