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POLITICSSep 16Chennai Corporation collects ₹6.60 lakh in fines from 20 Bulk Waste Generators for violationsUnder the rules, buildings with a built-up area of 20,000 sq.m. or more, institutions consuming at least 40,000 litres of water a day or establishments generating 100 kg or more of solid waste daily are classified as BWGsThe Hindu
POLITICSSep 16Don’t trust verbal promises of Centre: Omar Abdullah tells Ladakh leadersJ&K Chief Minister urges Ladakh leaders to seek written assurance from Centre on Statehood and special statusThe Hindu
POLITICSSep 16Govt. augmenting power supply infra in villages at a cost of ₹10,000 crore, says Energy Minister Ravi KumarPriority is also being accorded to recruitment, employee welfare, training, and promotion of renewable energy, he assertsThe Hindu
POLITICSSep 16Shivamogga BJP to hold many events to mark PM Modi’s birthdayThe Shivamogga unit of the BJP plans to organize numerous events to commemorate Prime Minister Modi’s birthday.The Hindu
POLITICSSep 16Naidu wants 5,000 Venkateswara temples in Andhra; Mauritius, New Zealand want theirs, he saysReviewing TTD plans, the Chief Minister calls for integrating its hospitals, a net-zero Tirumala and Tirupati, and a skywalk linking the railway station and bus standThe Hindu
POLITICSSep 16Telangana Govt constitutes high-level committee to resolve controversy over Section 22A landsChief Minister A. Revanth Reddy traces origin of Section 22A, gives a detailed explanation on lands under part-B and the error which partly led to inclusion of lands in prohibited list during marathon speech in AssemblyThe Hindu
POLITICSSep 16Trump taking notes from India? US$5,000 cash pitch draws ‘freebie’ comparisonsDonald Trump’s proposal to give adult Americans US$5,000 if Republicans win November’s midterm elections has drawn an unusual accusation from India: that the US president is borrowing from the country’s welfare-heavy political playbook. Speaking days after Trump floated the US$5,000 proposal on September 9, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar told an event held by India’s main opposition Congress party: “Trump is copying us.” Shivakumar argued that the pledge reflected the wider...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 16Nandyal MP Byreddy Shabari says NDA government giving priority to skill development, jobs for youthInaugurating a youth conference in Nandyal, the MP says industries are changing Rayalaseema’s face and investments will bring thousands of jobsThe Hindu
POLITICSSep 16Only Prime Minister’s Office can grant sanction to prosecute IAS officers, Centre tells Madras High CourtJustice N. Anand Venkatesh records the submission and grants two months’ time to obtain sanction against IAS officers K.S. Kandasamy and K. Vijaya Karthikeyan in the ₹98.25-crore corporation tender irregularities case against former AIADMK Minister S.P. VelumaniThe Hindu
POLITICSSep 16Demolish dangerous buildings in Thrissur without delay, Kerala State Human Rights Commission tells city CorporationAccording to the Thrissur Corporation’s report, 15 buildings have been identified for immediate demolition. The commission directs the Corporation Secretary to submit an action-taken report in its sitting in October 2026The Hindu
POLITICSSep 16Madras High Court rejects plea challenging election of DMK whip E.V. Velu from Tiruvannamalai constituencyJustice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy allows applications filed by the former Minister to strike off the pleadings and reject the election petitionThe Hindu
POLITICSSep 16Tamil Nadu Assembly records establish M.K. Stalin was a political prisoner under MISA during EmergencyKarunanidhi ensured key extracts from the prison diary of late MP Chittibabu made its way into the Assembly records.The Hindu
POLITICSSep 16R&B Minister B.C. Janardhan Reddy relaunches ₹2-crore indoor stadium works in BanaganapalleLaying the foundation stone, Janardhan Reddy says he had secured the funds from the then TDP government during his previous term as MLA, directs officials to finish the construction within four monthsThe Hindu
POLITICSSep 16Centre allocates five lakh houses to Andhra and Telangana under PMAY-G, says PemmasaniAndhra Pradesh gets 2.25 lakh more houses and Telangana 1.21 lakh; only 23% of the 2019-24 allocation to AP has been completed, the Minister saysThe Hindu
POLITICSSep 16Union Cabinet approves raising EPFO wage ceiling to ₹25,000 per monthIn a press release, the Government said that this decision is expected to bring more than 51 lakh additional employees within the ambit of mandatory EPFO coverageThe Hindu
POLITICSSep 16Activist Amitabh Thakur seeks disclosure of Ram Temple Trust CEO selection recordsIn my letter to the Trust dated September 16, I specifically requested the Trust to make available the approved list of the final 16 candidates and records relating to their interview attendance, candidate-wise evaluation records, the relevant portion of the Search Committee’s report and recommendations, activist Amitabh Thakur saidThe Hindu
POLITICSSep 16GHMC cancels building permission in Guttala Begumpet over fake LRS documentThe Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has cancelled a building permission in Guttala Begumpet due to a fake LRS (Layout Regularisation Scheme) document. This action highlights issues of fraud and regulatory enforcement in urban development.The Hindu
POLITICSSep 16Andhra Pradesh raises age limit for government jobs to 44 years till 2027: how APPSC compares with Telangana, Kerala and UPSCRelaxation for non-uniform posts runs till September 30, 2027; a separate order extends the two-year concession for uniformed services by a yearThe Hindu
POLITICSSep 16Keralam CM Satheesan says CPI(M) ‘scapegoated’ M.V. Govindan for LDF’s Assembly poll debacleSatheesan says CPI(M)’s extended State committee meeting, which concluded in Kozhikode on Tuesday, seemed to ‘deny the real reasons’ for LDF’s ‘historic defeat’The Hindu
POLITICSSep 16CMRL pay-off case: Keralam CM signals that UDF to soon decide on ED demand to prosecute Pinarayi VijayanSatheesan says ED had raised serious charges in its 25-page report to State Police Chief and claims that there is an apparent discrepancy between statements by Pinarayi and Mohamed Riyas concerning the so-called incriminating ‘Red Book’ ED claimed to have confiscated from T. VeenaThe Hindu
POLITICSSep 16Opposition MPs raise concerns over proposed UPI merchant payment feeEnding nearly six years of fully free UPI payments, the government on September 15 introduced a 0.4% fee on transfers worth more than ₹2,000 made to merchants through UPI from October 15The Hindu
POLITICSSep 16Messi visit row: Keralam CM denies police disrupted news operations at Reporter TV office during searchesSatheesan says SIT procured search warrant from magistrate court to inspect television channel’s office in KochiThe Hindu
POLITICSSep 16Chandrababu Naidu inaugurates Pilgrim Experience Centre, SV Museum; flags off 32 electric buses at TirumalaChief Minister flags off 32 electric buses donated by Reliance Foundation and Bharat Biotech, and opens the SV Museum during his two-day visit to the hill shrineThe Hindu
POLITICSSep 16West Bengal Govt transfers IPS officer after right-wing groups object to her saying ‘Assalamu Alaikum,’ ‘Inshallah’ and ‘Jazakallah’The Hindu Legal Fund, a right-wing outfit, had filed a complaint with West Bengal Home Secretary regarding IPS officer Bushra Bano’s video statementThe Hindu