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Chennai: Tamil Nadu Agriculture Minister R Doraikannu, who was battling COVID-19, has died, a private hospital said on Sunday. The 72-year-old minister breathed his last late on Saturday night, Kauvery Hospital Executive Director Dr Aravdindan Selvaraj said in a medical bulletin. "With deep grief, we announce the sad demise of Honourable Minister for Agriculture R Doraikkannu," on Saturday at 11.15 pm, he said. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the grieving family during this difficult period," he added. Doraikkannu was undergoing treatment here, after being shifted from a government medical college hospital in Villupuram on 13 October, where he was admitted to after he complained of uneasiness. Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit condoled the death of Daoraikkannu and said he was saddened to know about the demise of the minister. Doraikkannu "was known for his simplicity, humbleness, straightforwardness, governance skills, and commitment towards the

Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) has released notification for recruitment in technical and non-technical trades at five locations - Eastern Region Pipelines (ERPL), Western Region Pipelines (WRPL), Northern Region Pipelines (NRPL), Southern Region Pipelines (SRPL), and South Eastern Region Pipelines (SERPL). As per a notification, IOCL recruitment 2020 online application will begin on 4 November. Willing and eligible candidates will have to register at  iocl.com  by 22 November up to 6 pm. According to a report by Hindustan Times , there are 482 apprentice vacancies under the trades of mechanical, electrical, telecommunication and instrumentation, human resource, accounts or finance, data entry operator, and domestic data entry operator. Candidates applying for the posts should be at least 18 years old. The maximum age limit of applicants has been fixed at 24 years as on 30 October 2020. A report by Jagran Josh said that candidates will be selected on the basis of written te

Jammu: Pakistan Rangers violated the ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked firing on forward posts and villages along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district, officials said on Saturday. However, there was no report of any casualty or damage on the Indian side, they said. The firing from across the border started in Chandwa, Mayari and Faqeera in Hiranagar sector around 9.45 pm on Friday, prompting effective retaliation by the Border Security Force, the officials said. The exchange of fire between the two sides continued till 4.15 am on Saturday. There was no report of any casualty or damage on the Indian side, they said. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/34H1ZSm Press Trust of India

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has released an advisory for students appearing for CA November 2020 examination. ICAI said that it will be conducting the examination as per schedule from 21 November. ICAI, through its advisory, advised students and public at large to not to believe in rumours of fake news being circulated on social media or any other platforms. Earlier this week ICAI warned against a fake notice that was circulated saying that the CA November exam 2020 dates have been postponed. https://ift.tt/31UZSsp https://ift.tt/3oG9Rvn He said that ICAI is working round the clock to coordinate arrangements to ensure the safety of its students so that they can appear for the examinations successfully. ADVISORY TO STUDENTS AND PUBLIC AT LARGE REGARDING ICAI NOVEMBER 2020 EXAMINATIONS pic.twitter.com/TyAp5eF0IB — Institute of Chartered Accountants of India - ICAI (@theicai) October 30, 2020 ICAI has asked students and public to only refer to ICAI

The birth anniversary of sage Valmiki, the author of the epic Ramayana, is celebrated as Valmiki Jayanti. The day is observed on the full moon night or Purnima of Ashwin month. Also known as Adikavi, Valmiki is also credited with writing the first-ever Sanskrit shlokas. According to a report in The Indian Express , Valmiki Jayanti is also known as Pragat Diwas. On this day, many worship the poet by reciting verses of the Ramayana at Valmiki temples across the country. The report adds that one of the most famous temples dedicated to Valmiki is in Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai, where it is believed that the sage rested after writing the Ramayana. It is believed that the temple in 1,300 years old. It is believed that Lord Rama met Valmiki during his period of exile and interacted with him. Later on, when Lord Rama banished Sita, it was Valmiki who gave shelter to her in his hermitage. According to legends, Valmiki was originally a dacoit named Ratnakar, who would rob people and kill them.

At least since the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019 and National Register of Citizens (NRC) began in early December last year, a section of Muslim student activists have been actively promoting Muslim identity politics as a panacea for Indian Muslims. As in any mass movement, there are several groups within them. The two most prominent groups are the Islamists and the ‘Muslim Unapologetics’ — activists promoting Muslim identity politics on non-religious grounds, somewhat parallel to the Dalit and Adivasi movements in India and the Black Lives Matter Movement in the United States. At a time when all the mainstream discourses are centred on either supporting or opposing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Muslim Unapologetics have diversified the discourse and brought in larger questions that need to be addressed. With their questions stemming largely from the works of subaltern and decolonial thinkers and academics, the most distinctive feature of Muslim Unap

Bhopal: Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath , whose 15-month-old Congress government collapsed in March this year and led to the BJP's return to the helm, has expressed confidence that voters will remove the saffron party from power in the upcoming Assembly bypolls as things have "worsened" under its rule. Bypolls to 28 Assembly constituencies in the state will be held on 3 November. In order to return to power in the state, the Congress has to win all 28 seats, while the ruling BJP only needs nine seats to reach the majority mark of 116 in the 230-member House. "I have full faith in people and voters of the state, especially from these 28 seats. They are aware that the (BJP) government, which came to power by trading people's mandate, has not been able to change anything in the last seven months. The farmers' condition has worsened and unemployment has increased...people understand everything," Nath told PTI on Friday night. "Vote

New Delhi: The BJP's promise of providing free coronavirus vaccine in its manifesto for the Bihar Assembly polls is not violative of the provisions of the model code, the Election Commission has held. Responding to a complaint by RTI activist Saket Gokhale, the commission said it has found no violation of the provisions of the model code in the issue. "No violation of any of the provisions of Model Code of Conduct has been observed," the commission said. Gokhale had claimed that the promise is discriminatory and a misuse of powers by the central government during elections. According to sources, the commission cited certain guidelines for election manifestos contained in Part VIII of the Model Code of Conduct to conclude that the free vaccine promise was not violative of it. "The Directive Principles of State Policy enshrined in the Constitution enjoin upon the State to frame various welfare measures for the citizens and therefore there can be no objection to t

Allahabad: The Allahabad High Court has said in a case that conversion just for the sake of marriage is not valid. The court made the remark while dismissing a plea by a newly-married couple. The couple had approached the court to direct police and the woman's father not to disturb their marital life. Justice MC Tripathi passed the order last month in a petition filed by Priyanshi alias Samreen and her partner. In the petition, it was stated that the couple got married in July this year, but the woman's family members were harassing the them. Dismissing the petition, the court observed, "The first petitioner has converted her religion on June 29, 2020 and just after one month, they have solemnised their marriage on July 31, 2020, which clearly reveals to this court that the said conversion has taken place only for the purpose of marriage." The court referred to the case of Noor Jahan Begum in 2014, when the high court held that conversion just for the purpose of

DU fourth cut-off list for admission to various courses offered by affiliated colleges will be released by the University of Delhi today (Saturday, 31 October) . Once released, students can check for the names and seat allotted to them on the official website — du.ac.in . The DU admission process based on the fourth cut-off list will be held between 2 and 4 November . Students can pay the fees by 6 November. The cut-off is calculated on the basis of the marks obtained by the students in best of four subjects in the class 12 board examination. Delhi University will be releasing a total of five cut-off lists this year. In the seats are left vacant, the varsity will be releasing a special cut off list. Around 3.54 lakh students have applied this year for 70,000 undergraduate (UG) seats at the varsity. Steps to apply online against DU fourth cut off list 2020: Step 1: Log on to University of Delhi official website — du.ac.in Step 2: Check the college and course-wise of DU fourth

The Odisha government on Saturday announced its decision to allow schools to reopen for Classes 9 to 12 in a graded manner from 16 November. However, the official notification added that higher institutions will only be allowed to open for research and post-graduate students in the Science stream. Regarding the opening of schools, the statement said SOPs for the same will be issued soon . "The classes of 9th to 12th standard in schools under control of School and Mass Education Department will open from 16 November as per guidelines or standard operating procedure (SOP) to be issued by the department." "School and Mass Education and Higher Education department may permit teaching and non-teaching staff to be called to schools for online teaching, tele-counselling and related work in areas outside containment zones only as per SOP issued by Union Ministries of Education and Health and Family Welfare," the guideline added. Additionally, the government has also per

New Delhi: India's COVID-19 caseload climbed to 81,37,119 on Saturday after 48,648 fresh infections were registered in the past 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry. With over 74 lakh patients being cured from the infectious disease, the national recovery rate jumped to 91.34 percent. While the country's COVID-19 toll climbed to 1,21,641 with 551 new fatalities. The case fatality rate has dropped to 1.49 percent. The number of active COVID-19 cases remained below 6 lakh for the second day in a row. There are 5,82,649 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country, which comprise 7.16 percent of the total caseload, the data stated. India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on 7 August, 30 lakh on 23 August and 40 lakh on 5 September. It went past 50 lakh on 16 September, 60 lakh on 28 September, 70 lakh on 11 October and crossed 80 lakh on 29 October. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research, a total of 10,87,96,064 samples had be

The SSC MTS paper 2 results have been declared by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) on its website - ssc.nic.in. The SSC multi-tasking staff (MTS) recruitment exam was conducted by the Commission on 26 November 2019. According to a report by Hindustan Times , a total of 17,004 candidates between 18 and 23 years and 3,898 candidates between 18 to 27 years have qualified for the document verification process. The cut-off marks for SSC MTS Paper-II have been fixed at 20 marks, which is 40 percent for general or unreserved (UR) category and 17.5 marks or 35 percent for all the other reserved categories. As per the report by The Indian Express , a total of 1,20,713 candidates were shortlisted to take the SSC MTS paper-II exam out of which 96,478 appeared for the test. The SSC MTS Paper-II exam 2019 merit list has been released along with the result. The individual score of the candidates will be uploaded on the official website — ssc.nic.in on 5 November. The shortlisted candidates

The University of Allahabad has released the Post Graduate Admission Test results for PGAT 2 programmes on Friday (30 October) . Candidates who appeared in the entrance exams to seek admission into postgraduate courses offered by the varsity can check their results by visiting the official website of the Allahabad University at allduniv.ac.in . According to Jagran Josh , aspirants can also check their Allahabad University results by logging onto the e-Counselling Portal of the University at aupravesh2020.com . The PGAT 2 exam was held from 29 September to 5 October earlier this year. Candidates who get shortlisted from the tests will be able to apply for various postgraduate level courses such as LLM, MEd, MBA and MBA-RD. Follow these steps to check the AU PGAT 2 results: Step 1: visit the official site of the university at allduniv.ac.in Step 2: Click on the results link for PGAT 2 exams 2020 on the homepage Step 3: Type in the login credentials that were generated during the

New Delhi:  Delhi's air quality recorded a marginal improvement but remained in the "very poor" category on Saturday morning, while a government forecasting agency said it is likely to get better due to a favourable wind speed. The city recorded an air quality index (AQI) of 369 at 9.30 am. The 24-hour average AQI was 374 on Friday, 395 on Thursday, 297 on Wednesday, 312 on Tuesday and 353 on Monday. Jahangirpuri (412), Mundka (407) and Anand Vihar (457) recorded the air quality in the "severe" category. An AQI between 0 and 50 is considered "good", 51 and 100 "satisfactory", 101 and 200 "moderate", 201 and 300 "poor", 301 and 400 "very poor", and 401 and 500 "severe". On Thursday, Delhi's AQI touched the "severe" levels for a brief period, before slipping back to the "very poor" category. According to the Ministry of Earth Sciences' air quality monitoring agency, SAFAR,

Kevadiya: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the truth of last year's Pulwama terror attack, in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed, has been accepted in Pakistan Parliament. He also said that when the entire nation was mourning the death of brave soldiers in the Pulwama terror attack, some people indulged in "dirty politics" for their political gains. Modi's statement came days after Pakistan's Science & Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry admitted his country's role in the Pulwama attack during a debate in their National Assembly (Parliament). The prime minister was speaking at Kevadiya in Gujarat after paying tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at the Statue of Unity on his 145th birth anniversary. "The country cannot forget the unwanted statements given after Pulwama attack. Dirty politics laced with selfishness and arrogance was at its peak when the country was suffering from immense pain," Modi said. "The real face of

The University of Kerala has announced the first-semester exam results for its Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Bachelor of Science (BSc) programmes. The results are currently available on the official website of the varsity at keralauniversity.ac.in in PDF format which can be downloaded by the candidates to check their marks. Candidates are advised to check the PDF list using their roll numbers. An official notification said that in order to clear a semester, a student must score a SCPA of 4.00 or an E grade, or a minimum of 40 per cent marks. This is for 2014 admission candidates. Follow these steps to download and check the Kerala University BA/ BSc results: Step 1: Visit the official site of the varsity at keralauniversity.ac.in Step 2: Click on the Results tab present on the homepage Step 3: Select the name of the examination that you appeared in Step 4: The comprehensive marksheet for the BA or BSc students will open in a PDF format Step 5: Navigate through the PDF through

To say that we live in strange times would be the understatement of the year. We have started the last quarter of 2020, trying to survive a disease with the label COVID-19, which reminds us that it’s been a year now that we are living in this altered reality. During the year, more than 40 million people have been infected worldwide, and over a million have died. COVID-19 is truly an enigma — every time we feel like the medical community is getting a handle on it, it has the ability to throw a curveball, and set us behind. What is unique to this infection, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) 2, is the range of its effects- from being asymptomatic to causing death. For the vast majority who survive the illness, a ‘negative swab test’ is an important landmark, suggesting they are over the infection. However, in many patients, that’s not necessarily a signal of well-being, as symptoms and lassitude often remain for much longer . In a recent study, known

Kolkata: Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah will be on a two-day visit to West Bengal from 5 November to take stock of the party's organisational matters ahead of the 2021 Assembly elections, party sources said on Friday night. In a late-night development, West Bengal BJP general secretary Sayantan Basu said the scheduled visit of BJP national president JP Nadda from 6 November stood cancelled. "JP Nadda ji's visit stands cancelled as of now. It has been decided that Amit Shah ji will be in West Bengal on a two-day visit from 5 November. "He is likely to visit Medinipur organisational district on 5 November and on the next day he will meet party leaders in the state. The schedule has not been finalised as of now," Basu said on Friday night. Shah, who had played a crucial role in the growth of the BJP's organisation in the state, will look into various aspects of the organisation and will discuss the party's strategy for the upcoming Assemb

Kevadia (Gujarat): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid floral tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, India's first home minister, at the 182-meter tall Statue of Unity here on his 145th birth anniversary. Sardar Patel's birth anniversary is being celebrated as ''Rashtriya Ekta Diwas'' (National Unity Day) since 2014. Modi, whose two-day Gujarat visit started on Friday, reached the Statue of Unity at Kevadiya in Narmada district on Saturday morning and offered flowers at the feet of the monument of Sardar Patel. At the same time, rose petals were showered on the statue from helicopters. Modi then headed to the parade ground and administered ''national unity pledge'' to the gathering on this occasion. On Friday, Modi had inaugurated as many as 17 new projects, including new tourist attractions near the Statue of Unity. Some of the major attractions include Arogya Van, Ekta Mall, Children Nutrition Park, Sardar Patel Zoological Park o

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tribute to former prime minister Indira Gandhi on her 36th death anniversary. The then prime minister was assassinated by her bodyguards here in 1984. "Tributes to our former prime minister Smt. Indira Gandhi ji on her death anniversary," Modi tweeted. The prime minister had paid tribute to Gandhi in his monthly Mann ki Baat radio broadcast last Sunday as well. "On the 31st of October we lost former Prime Minister of India, Smt. Indira Gandhi. I most respectfully pay my tributes to her," he said. Tributes to our former PM Smt. Indira Gandhi Ji on her death anniversary. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 31, 2020 from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2HR625y Press Trust of India

Jaipur: A major Gurjar organisation on Friday said it will begin an agitation over reservation for the community from 1 November. Ahead of the agitation, mobile internet services were suspended in Karauli, Bharatpur, Jaipur and Sawai Madhopur. Additional police forces have been put on alert to deal with any law and order situation, a senior police official said. Talking to reporters in Hinduan, Gurjar leader Colonel Kirori Singh Bainsla urged members of the community to reach Pilupura (Bayana) for the agitation on Sunday. Gurjar Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti leader Vijay Bainsla said, "From 1 November, the movement will start in Pilupura because the government is not accepting our demands for the past two years." He said the community was left with no option as the state government ignored their demands. He said the Rajasthan government should get the Gurjar reservation included in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution, fill the backlog of vacancies and give the benefit o

Staggered office timings, along with proper crowd management and sanitation measures, will be key to safely opening Mumbai’s suburban trains for the general public, IAS officer Kishor Raje Nimbalkar told Firstpost . Nimbalkar, who holds the post of Secretary, Disaster Management in the Government of Maharashtra, said that while saving lives is the administration’s priority, many people now need to go out of their homes in order to earn their livelihoods. On Wednesday (28 October), Nimbalkar wrote to the general managers of the Central Railway and Western Railway proposing to reopen Mumbai local trains for people at large. However, according to the state government’s proposal, local trains will continue to be reserved for people working on essential services during peak hours. These time slots are 8 am to 10.30 am, and 5 pm to 7.30 pm. Notwithstanding official guidelines on social distancing, familiar scenes of overcrowding in Mumbai local trains have returned in recent weeks, albeit

Delhi’s economy is recovering after the COVID-19 shock because of the teamwork of people, businesses, traders, workers, and the government. The businesses that had shuttered due to the COVID-19-induced lockdown are opening up again and thousands of workers who lost their jobs are beginning to find work. However, India continues to stare at unprecedented levels of unemployment among the youth that can be traced back to pre-COVID times. Generating employment for the youth should be a top priority for any government. But the vision of employment generation should not be limited to a political project that will satisfy one section of voters alone. The need of the hour is to facilitate employment generation that will re-invigorate the economy and hasten the pace of Delhi’s growth as an economic powerhouse. The best way to build a modern city that works for everyone is to enable private industry, strengthen the workforce, and leverage economic success to carry out the welfare agenda. An i

Srinagar:  Terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was behind the killing of three BJP leaders in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar said and appealed to the protected persons in the valley not to move around without their security. Three BJP workers — Fida Hussain, Umer Hajam and Umer Rashid Beigh — were shot dead by militants in the YK Pora area of Kulgam district in south Kashmir late on Thursday evening. The Resistance Front (TRF), which is believed to be a shadow group of LeT, claimed responsibility for the killings. IGP (Kashmir) Kumar said police have seized a vehicle used in the attack and that such killings were being executed at the behest of Pakistan. "Three militants came in a local car belonging to a local militant identified as Altaf. Fida (Hussain) was with his two colleagues in a car and the militants fired indiscriminately on them from close range. They received grave injuries and succumbed on the way to the

Lohardaga: Two police personnel were critically injured in an ambush by activists of the banned CPI (Maoist) outfit in Jharkhand's Lohardaga district on Friday, police said. During a search operation in the Shahi Ghat area, Maoists exploded an IED and fired upon a police team, in which two personnel were critically injured, a senior officer said. The policemen returned fire at the red rebels, following which they escaped into the dense forest, Lohardaga Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Jitendra Kumar Singh told PTI . The injured police personnel Upendra Singh and Arvind Pandey were airlifted and admitted to a hospital in Ranchi, he said. Additional police forces and CRPF personnel have been deployed in the area and a search operation is underway, the officer added. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/3kJlyiu Press Trust of India

Mumbai: The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation has sought Rs 3,600 crore from the state government for payment of salaries and other essential expenses, state transport minister Anil Parab said on Friday. The state-run corporation has not paid the salaries of its employees for the last three months, and to pay them was its priority, the minister said. Parab, who is also the chairman of the MSRTC, told reporters that the corporation was trying to raise money through external means too. The MSRTC needs Rs 292 crore per month for paying salaries. The cumulative losses of the transport body have ballooned to over Rs 5,500 crore, he said. The MSRTC used to earn Rs 22 crore every day before the coronavirus outbreak, but presently its revenue from passenger services has fallen to barely Rs 5-6 crore, he said. For salaries and to bear the minimum cost of keeping its buses running, the MSRTC has sought Rs 3,600 crore from the government, Parab said, adding that the state governmen

Mumbai University (MU) has declared the results of various undergraduate programmes like B Com and LLB courses on its official website. According to a report in Times Now , more than 95 percent of candidates have been declared passed in the BCom exams while 86 percent have cleared the LLB exams. The report further adds that more than 50 percent of candidates have bagged first-class results and at least 4 students have managed to score full marks in theory. In the LLB exams, almost 600 students have scored 100 percent marks. According to a report in The Times of India the passing percentage in TY BCom usually is around the 70 percent range while in LLB it is lower, but many students expected a better score as the questions were in MCQ format and students took the exam online from home. Speaking to the publication, an official said that the results cannot be compared with previous years as exams were never conducted in this format. Furthermore, difficulty level is not very high in

A four-year-old girl from Mizoram, Esther Hnamte, has become the latest singing sensation on the internet, days after her cover of AR Rahman’s popular song ' Maa Tujhe Salaam'  was uploaded on YouTube. Her rendition not only features the scenic beauty of parts of Mizoram but also shows little Esther dressed in skirts and blouses along with traditional Mizo clothing carrying a Indian flag. The video has since then gone viral and has been shared widely on social media platforms. The description of the video clip reads: “Dear brothers and sisters, Be proud that you are an Indian, it is a land of love, care and affection. so lovely the variety in languages, cultures, lifestyle..let us stand together to be good sons and daughters for our motherland inspite of the diversities (sic)”. Esther hails from College Veng in Lunglei district of Mizoram and has an YouTube account where she showcases her singing ability. The Maa Tujhe Salaam video, posted on 25 October, has been watched by

Allahabad University has on Friday (30 October) started the online counselling of students for admission into undergraduate courses for the academic session 2020-21. Candidates seeking admission in the University will have to register for counselling at  allduniv.ac.in . As per the official notification by the University of Allahabad, the first phase of online counselling has started with UGAT B.Com programme. Students will be required to upload their documents for e-counselling. They can also register through the link at the AU PRAVESH website -  www.aupravesh2020.com  and  www.ecounselling.in . Check the complete schedule of the online counselling of University of Allahabad, Admission 2020 here:  https://www.allduniv.ac.in/upload/misc/13986206605f9b37a89ba9c.pdf According to a report by Hindustan Times , the cut off marks for computer based test (CBT) is 192 and above in all category, except for the Scheduled Tribes category from which all those who appeared for exam can sit for

New Delhi: Out of the 80 candidates in the fray for the 3 November Gujarat Assembly by-election, 18 percent have declared criminal cases against themselves, according to a report by poll rights group Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). The report, which also gives details of the financial background of candidates, said a total of 20 or 25 percent of them have declared financial assets worth crores of rupees. While a total of 81 candidates are contesting the elections, the report is based on an analysis of affidavits furnished by 80 of them. Seven or 9 percent of the candidates have declared serious criminal cases against themselves, while 14 or 18 percent have declared criminal cases against themselves, the ADR report said. Serious criminal cases are non-bailable offences with over five years of imprisonment. According to the report, one (50 percent) out of two candidates analysed from Bhartiya Tribal Party, three (38 percent) out of eight candidates analysed from BJP, two (25

Chennai: Tamil Nadu governor Banwarilal Purohit has assented to a bill envisaging 7.5 percent reservation to government school students who have cleared the National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET) in admission to undergraduate medical courses. A day after the state government took the executive route to implement the quota regime from the current 2020-21 academic year itself and issued a government order to facilitate it, the Raj Bhavan said "this is to inform the people of Tamil Nadu that the honourable Governor has given his assent to the bill." The governor sought legal opinion from the Solicitor General of India (SGI) on 26 September and the opinion was received on 29 October, the release said. "As soon as the opinion was received, honourable Governor has given assent to the Bill," the statement said. Amid accusations that Purohit delayed clearing the quota bill, the Raj Bhavan, pointing out that the bill was approved soon after the receipt of legal op