Ranjitha Gunasekaran
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Deputy Resident Editor, Tamil Nadu @NewIndianXpress | MPhil Social Anthropology @Cambridge_Uni | Feminist | Food-lover | Dog person | She/her | Views personal
Chennai, India
Joined September 2007
.@TNDIPRNEWS has issued a statement (L) effectively terming @xpresstn story “fake news” lol. Would be great if they could explain @Tn_Diff_abled Aug notice (R) saying cafe will be shut. That aside, happy if they’ve decided to keep the museum cafe open. https://t.co/F69iOhJiXV
“An accessible, community-led space created for and by persons with disabilities will now be converted into government office space, said activists and disabled persons. The café was 100% accessible - From light switches to the cups” @SubashiniViji
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Five persons, including four pilgrims from #AndhraPradesh, were killed and seven others sustained injuries after a speeding car rammed into a parked vehicle on the ECR near Keelakarai during the early hours of Saturday.@NewIndianXpress @xpresstn #Ramanathapuram Pic sourced
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🔊 #Karthigai Deepam row: HC to hear appeals on Dec 12 🔊 #Kanimozhi condemns Rijiju for ‘intimidating’ #DMK leader 🔊 #Mekedatu project's feasibility is yet to be established: CWMA chairman 🔊 Five police personnel rescued after being stranded on hillock for 10 hours WATCH | A
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$AREB “Massachusetts is the cradle of American liberty — Lexington, Concord, the Minutemen, the shot heard ’round the world — this is where the fire of freedom was lit. The people here still carry that same defiant, patriotic heartbeat, and they damn sure know great beer when
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@xpresstn Non-compliance will ensue serious consequences, the judge added.
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@xpresstn The judge permitted petitioner to light the deepam today with a direction to the commissioner of police to ensure necessary police protection to him
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@xpresstn Justice Swaminathan quashed the prohibitory orde promulgated by the collector in Thiruparankundram.
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@xpresstn Commissioner of Police have joined thru VC and said they have high regards for Court order but due to the sensitive situation, they could not implement it
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Hearing the contempt petition relating to #thiruparankundramissue, Justice GR Swaminathan has asked the #Madurai collector, commissioner of police and the executive officer of the temple, to be present before the court thru video conference by 5.30 pm. @xpresstn
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It could be noted that the single judge's order in the contempt petition was also not implemented as the petitioner and the CISF personnel were prevented from climbing the hill on account of the prohibitory order promulgated by collector in #Thiruparankundram
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The contempt petition, which was listed by the single judge today for reporting compliance, is yet to be heard.
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A division bench of #Madurai Bench of #MadrasHighCourt dismissed a Letters Patent Appeal filed by the state against an order passed by a single judge permitting a contempt petitioner to light #KarthigaiDeepam atop #Thiruparankundram hill with CISF security @xpresstn
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Dr. Preethi Srinivasan, founder of the centre asked where would the 50 wheelchair users at the centre go to if the centre was demolished? Read the full story in today's TNIE https://t.co/0x7wN8vf2l
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The govt letter accessed by TNIE read- for establishing the required multi-speciality treatment facility, an inspection was carried out by Minister for Public Works and Highways @evvelu at the old GH & apart from this, no other suitable land is available within T'Malai city (3/4)
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Additionally, the govt recently communicated to them about a proposal to demolish the centre and construct a multi-speciality hospital in its place. (2/4)
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On December 3, world over it was celebrated as International Day for the #DifferentlyAbled. However, a one of a kind spinal cord rehab centre in #Tiruvannamalai was fearing a shutdown the same day, following their lease ending on the day and not getting renewed (1/4) @xpresstn
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Only SCHOOLS will remain closed tomorrow (04/12/25) in Tiruvallur District . "A day without school is a day full of possibilities and opportunities to learn and unlearn ourselves for a better tomorrow!! " Best wishes M Prathap District Collector
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Tiruvallur Collector has declared a holiday for schools alone on Thursday (December 4). #chennairains2025
Chennai Collector Rashmi Siddharth Zagade has declared one holiday for schools alone on Thursday (December 4) as a precautionary measure due to continuous rains. #chennairains2025
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Madurai District Collector has promulgated prohibitory orders under Sec. 163 BNSS (144 CrPC) in view of the emergent law & order situation at Thirupparankundram. Issued to ensure public safety and maintain peace — effective until further orders. @NewIndianXpress @xpresstn
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Urgent request 🚨 Seetharam Nagar 2nd Street Transformer burst 🔋 @TANGEDCO_Offcl
@Tangedcochennai Kindly do needful 👍🏻
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Chennai Collector Rashmi Siddharth Zagade has declared one holiday for schools alone on Thursday (December 4) as a precautionary measure due to continuous rains. #chennairains2025
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The court further directed #CISF commandant attached to HC bench to deploy sufficient CISF personnel to assist the petitioner, who has been permitted to take 10 others, to ensure implementation of the order @xpresstn @NewIndianXpress
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