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Ranipet District Magistrate N. Priya Ravichandran inspected the interim environmental restoration works at the Sipcot Chromium Solid Waste Disposal Site on Saturday. Ranipet District Magistrate N. Priya Ravichandran inspected the interim environmental restoration works at the Sipcot Chromium Solid Waste Disposal Site on Saturday. Interim restoration works are underway at the Tamil Nadu Chromates and Chemicals Limited premises located in the SIPCOT complex in Ranipet, Walaja Circle, including the safe covering of chromium-containing hazardous waste that has accumulated over the years, the construction of drainage to control rainwater and seepage, the construction of a rainwater collection pond and the construction of a new perimeter wall around the area where the waste has been dumped. A contract for these works has been awarded for Rs. 19.35 crore and the work is underway.Governor N. Priya Ravichandran inspected the works and inquired about the progress of the works including the arrangement and storage of chromium waste, the work of covering the waste pile with EDPE sheets, the work of laying a geo-membrane liner, and the work of laying a drain for collecting rainwater and seepage water. Since the above works are important for environmental protection and preventing groundwater pollution in the area, he advised that all ongoing restoration works should be expedited and completed within the stipulated time frame. He also said that the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board should continue to monitor the progress of the renovation work and ensure that the work is completed expeditiously as planned. Earlier, he personally inspected the activities of Nippon Paint (India) Private Limited, an industrial complex operating in Nellikuppam village, Mukundarayapuram panchayat, and its request for renewal of its license for storing solvent, and the activities of Coromandel International Limited (Fertilizer and Crop Protection Division), operating in Ranipet town, and its request for renewal of its license for storing solvent.District Supply Officer Panneerselvam, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board Assistant Environmental Engineer Vijayakumar, SIPCOT Project Officer Kalaichelvi, and Walaja Taluk Officer Natarajan participated in these inspections.

The organs of brain-dead Karthikeyan (30) were donated. Following this, Arakkonam Kottatchiar T. Ramesh visited his body in person and paid his last respects.The organs of Karthikeyan (30), who died of brain death near Arakkonam, were donated. Following this, Arakkonam Kottatchiar T. Ramesh visited his body in person and paid his last respects. M. Karthikeyan, son of Munirathnam, of Paruthiputhur, Mettut Street, next to Arakkonam, was admitted to a private hospital in Chennai after being unwell for a few days. The hospital administration declared him brain dead last Friday.Following this, Karthikeyan’s family, accepting the request of the hospital administration, came forward to donate his organs. Those organs were transplanted into many people. They became the reason for their survival. Following this, Karthikeyan’s body was brought to Paruthipudur, and Arakkonam District Magistrate D. Ramesh visited his body in person on Saturday and paid his last respects. He was accompanied by Arakkonam Taluka Magistrate K. Varalakshmi, Revenue Inspector Umapathy, and Village Administration Officer Udayakala.

Guru Raghavan was reportedly responsible for carrying out transactions in several accounts maintained separately for bank expenses. The arrest of an employee of the State Bank of India (SBI) branch in Sholingar for allegedly defrauding the bank of Rs. 2.5 crore has caused a shock. A case of fraud worth Rs 2.5 crore has come to light at the Sholingar branch of SBI, a public sector bank operating in Ranipet district. The Ranipet District Crime Branch (CCB) police have arrested Guru Raghavan (28), an employee of the bank, in connection with this fraud and are investigating. Guru Raghavan, who worked as an Associate Clerk at the State Bank of India’s Sholingarh branch, was also apparently responsible for handling transactions in several accounts maintained separately for the bank’s maintenance and expenses.The bank’s internal investigation has raised suspicions over the transfer of Rs 2.5 crore in several installments from bank accounts for maintenance expenses over the past year. Following a thorough audit of the accounts, the bank management is said to have found that the said money may have been taken illegally. Cholingar SBI Bank Manager Chaudanya has filed a complaint with the Ranipet District Crime Branch Police regarding the scam. Based on this complaint, an investigation was initiated under the leadership of Crime Branch Inspector Kalaiyarasi. Based on the information received during the investigation, a case was registered against Guru Raghavan and he was arrested by the police. Later, the police produced Guru Raghavan in court and lodged him as an interrogator in the Vellore Central Jail.

Ranipet performed the worst among the four districts, ranking 38th, the last position. Similar to the class 12 results, Tirupattur performed better among the four north Tamil Nadu districts in the SSLC class 10 results announced on Wednesday, with a pass percentage of 93.52%. This is slightly better than the district’s 92.86% pass percentage in 2025 and it has improved its ranking from 29th in 2025 to 25th in 2026. Ranipet performed the worst among the four districts, ranking 38th, the last position. In Tirupattur, out of the 16,087 students who wrote the exam, 15,044 cleared which includes 7,920 boys and 7,754 girls.Improving its performance from last year (pass percentage of 85.44%), Vellore, ranking 32nd, secured a pass percentage of 92.03% and came second among four north districts. Of the 18,150 students who wrote the exam, 16,704 passed, including 7,925 boys and 8,779 girls. Obtaining the 34th rank, Tiruvannamalai secured a pass percentage of 90.46% this year, dropping from last year’s 93.1%. Out of the 30,265 students who appeared, 27,377 passed, which includes 13,513 boys and 13,864 girls. Among the four districts, Ranipet performed the worst, securing an 86.58% pass percentage. This is much less than the 91.3% that the district secured in 2025. Out of the 14,756 students, 12,776 cleared, including 5,989 boys and 6,787 girls. In the Class 12 results too, Ranipet secured the lowest pass percentage among the four north districts. Girls outdo boys In all four districts, girls outperformed boys in the pass percentage. In Tirupattur, 96.02% of girls cleared the exam compared to 90.99% of boys; in Vellore, 95.44% girls passed against 88.53% boys; in Tiruvannamalai, the pass percentage stood at 94.41% for girls and 86.73% for boys; and in Ranipet, 92.34% girls passed compared to 80.87% boys.

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