Gokul Rajendran

How toothless laws help gutkha sellers

Conflicting laws on the permission for the sale of tobacco products keep the illegal sale of banned products thriving in the state

Where central-funded 'houses' exist only on govt files

Centre's housing scheme provides Rs 1.7 lakh to poor to build pucca houses. In Tamil Nadu, govt officials and ineligible beneficiaries swindled funds meant for the poor. TOI looks at the story as part of its series on scams

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