A government doctor and a broker who were allegedly involved in the sale of newborns at Tiruchengode in Tamil Nadu’s Namakkal district have been arrested by police, who also believe the duo are part of an illegal kidney racket as well.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chennai/gynaecologist-tamil-nadu-govt-hospital-held-broker-sale-newborns-8986013/

An elephant herd with a calf at a swamp with aquatic weed at Valparai in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore district.

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/peruvian-weed-threatens-elephant-habitats-in-tamil-nadu/article67109844.ece

In his South Compass column Friday, Arun Janardhanan will explore the future of another party in Tamil Nadu’s changing politics тАУ the PMK.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/today-in-politics-govt-preemptive-moves-defuse-manipur-heat-8864384/

Tamil Nadu’s seniormost Director-General of Police (DGP) Braj Kishore Ravi has taken voluntary retirement from service.

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tamil-nadus-seniormost-dgp-braj-kishore-ravi-quits/article67368718.ece

The Boat Mail had a much greater expanse than the 64-nautical-miles-long ferry route (74 miles) between Tamil Nadu’s Nagapattinam and Jaffna’s Kankesanthurai.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/research/once-upon-a-time-a-train-that-brought-india-lanka-closer-9004108/

The deceased has been identified as Dhanushka from Athiramarathu Kollai, a tribal hamlet in Alleri Hill panchayat, Anaicut Taluk in Tamil Nadu’s Vellore district.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chennai/parents-forced-carry-toddlers-body-tamil-nadus-vellore-ambulance-stuck-mud-8635406/

Today, most of this belt has been replaced by development around the approximately 700-kilometer-long East Coast Road that runs from Tamil Nadu’s capital, Chennai, to Ramanathapuram and beyond.

Source: https://www.wired.com/story/indias-sacred-groves-are-resurrecting-a-vanishing-forest/