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Priest sentenced to death for sexually assaulting minor girls

NT BureauAugust 20, 20260

A special POCSO court in Tirunelveli has sentenced a 47-year-old priest, Abraham, to death for sexually assaulting four minor girls after allegedly confining them at a church in Melailanthaikulam near Gangaikondan in Tirunelveli district in 2022.

Seeman opposes free cars for MLAs

NT BureauAugust 20, 20260

Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) chief coordinator Seeman has strongly opposed the Tamil Nadu government’s decision to provide free cars to all legislators, questioning the need to spend public money on the scheme when several welfare measures for the people are still pending.

Hooch tragedy: Four killed in Gujarat

NT BureauAugust 20, 20260

Four people have died and 18 others are undergoing treatment after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar district, triggering a major police investigation into the supply and distribution of illicit alcohol in the State. Eight of those hospitalised are reportedly in critical condition.

E-paper 20 August 2026

NT BureauAugust 20, 20260

‘Direction Was Always My Priority’, Jason Sanjay on Choosing Filmmaking Over Acting

AgencyAugust 20, 20260

Vijay’s son Jason Sanjay is making his entry into Tamil cinema, but not as an actor. With his directorial debut Sigma, he has chosen to remain behind the camera, saying filmmaking has always been his priority.