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Jammu, April 10 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, said on Friday that the conspiracy to ruin youth through drugs must be defeated.LG Sinha on Friday issued a strong call for a united and sustained fight against the growing drug menace in Jammu and Kashmir, warning that the youth were being deliberately targeted and urging collective action from all sections of society to safeguard their future.LG Sinha, in a video message, said that Jammu and Kashmir is at a cr…

Washington, April 4 (IANS) Rini Sampath, a Tamil Nadu-born candidate, has become the first South Asian person to secure a place on the ballot for Mayor of Washington, DC, marking a milestone in the city’s political history.Sampath, who was born in Theni in India and moved to the United States at the age of seven, said the moment carried personal and broader community significance.“It’s so meaningful to me to be the first South Asian person to make the ballot for DC Mayor. I moved to the Un…

Washington, Feb 18 (IANS) Rini Sampath, a 31-year-old government contractor born in Tamil Nadu, on Wednesday announced her candidacy in the Democratic primary for Mayor of Washington, DC, pledging to “fix the basics” and restore confidence in city governance. Sampath, who immigrated to the United States at age seven and has lived in the US capital for more than a decade, launched her campaign with a sharp critique of the city’s political establishment and a focus on infrastructure and esse…

Chennai, Feb 7 (IANS) With the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections approaching, political activity across the state has intensified, and as part of its mobilisation drive, the DMK’s Youth Wing is hosting a large-scale South Zone Conference in Virudhunagar district on Saturday, in which Chief Minister M. K. Stalin is scheduled to deliver a special address. The conference at Kalkurichi, under the theme ‘Tamil Nadu Will Never Bow Its Head’, is aimed at energising cadres and strengthening organisational u…

Chennai, Feb 1 (IANS) As the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections approach, political activity across the state has intensified, with parties actively engaged in alliance negotiations, seat-sharing talks, and grassroots mobilisation. Against this backdrop, the ruling DMK is set to launch its full-fledged election campaign on Sunday under the slogan ‘Tamil Nadu Will Not Bow’. After months of organisational groundwork through a series of youth conferences, women’s conferences, and public meetings aimed…