TUTICORIN: Two workers were killed and one injured while making a large-sized cracker illegally on Tuesday in Kovilpatti in the Tuticorin district.The deceased workers were identified as workers Malathi, 25, of the Virudhunagar district, and Ayyappan, 30, of Puliyankulam. Another worker, Surya Prakash, 25, suffered serious burn injuries.According to the police, the workers were involved…
Chennai: Amarnath K Ramakrishna, the archaeologist who led the first Keeladi excavations during 2014-16, has again refused to revise his report as demanded by Archaeological Survey of India, saying he was “duty-bound to furnish a true and correct report without any external influences”.Ramakrishna, who is now director of the National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities…
Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai has publicly opposed the Centre’s three-language policy CHENNAI: Former Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai Tuesday came out against his own party-headed government at the Centre on the issue of threelanguage policy, demanding that the CBSE withdraw its recent notification for schools.In a post on X, Annamalai said the…
Chennai: A restaurant employee, who suffered 90% permanent disability in a road accident, has been awarded Rs 41.14 lakh compensation by the Chennai Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal.The tribunal directed IFFCO Tokio General Insurance Company to pay Rs 41,14,722 to Hakkeem, a resident of Sitharkottai in Ramanathapuram district, holding that the accident occurred due to the…
Chennai: Amarnath K Ramakrishna, the archaeologist who led the first Keeladi excavations during 2014-16, has again refused to revise his report as demanded by Archaeological Survey of India, saying he was “duty-bound to furnish a true and correct report without any external influences”.Ramakrishna, who is now director of the National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities…
Chennai: Senior AIADMK leader O S Manian has accused the TVK of resorting to horse-trading. He said four rebel legislators handed over their resignation letters to assembly speaker J C D Prabhakar at the secretariat and then met minister Aadhav Arjuna, also at the secretariat, to collect their TVK membership cards.“This is nothing but horse-trading,”…
Chennai: More than 30 heads of cattle were stolen by an unidentified gang from suburban areas of Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Chengalpet and Ambattur over the past one month.According to cattle owners , unidentified people travelling in load vans, many without registration numbers, have been targeting cows grazing in open areas and stealing them from residential localities…
Officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday conducted raids at multiple locations in Chennai in connection with a money laundering investigation linked to a ₹180-crore methamphetamine seizure case registered in 2024. Chennai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids at multiple locations in Chennai on Tuesday, in connection with a money-laundering investigation linked to a…
Chairman of Ethiraj College for Women V M Muralidharan interacts with students Bhavana and Kanishka, daughters of sanitation workers Chennai: As sanitation worker Vinoth watched his daughter walk into Ethiraj College for Women on Tuesday, it marked more than just the beginning of her college life — it was the first big step towards breaking…
Dr Raghupati Singhania, CMD, JK Tyre & Industries Chennai: JK Tyre has announced one of the largest capacity expansion programmes among Indian tyre manufacturers, despite concerns over the impact of the West Asia crisis on raw material prices. The company has earmarked Rs 4,980 crore to expand the capacities of its Truck and Bus Radial…
