Chennai: Social justice minister Vanni Arasu on Sunday urged the Tamil Nadu govt to remain firm on the Thiruparankundram deepam issue and not succumb to the pressure from “religious fringe elements” seeking to politicise the controversy.State units of CPI and CPM also backed the govt’s stand that the practice of lighting the karthigai deepam lamp…
Chennai: TNCC president K Selvaperunthagai, PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss and DMDK general secretary Premallatha Vijayakanth condemned the hike in price of domestic LPG cylinder on Sunday. They demanded that the Union govt withdraw the hike.The price of LPG cylinders increased from ₹928 to₹957. This is the second hike in three months after a hike of…
GCC plans special needs centres Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) is planning to establish dedicated centres at its schools to offer specialised education and therapy for children with intellectual disabilities.The facility will include dedicated rooms for physiotherapy and therapy sessions, along with specialised equipment. Officials said the centres will follow a structured timetable that support…
Chennai: Two months ago, heaps of garbage dumped near Thiruvanchery, near Tambaram Corporation limits, were set on fire by local panchayat workers, filling the area with thick smoke and a foul smell. Residents say this is not an isolated incident. Across several neighbourhoods within Tambaram Corporation, garbage collected from households is routinely dumped and burnt…
Chennai: A medical waste disposal bag wrapped around the torso found inside a suitcase at Perambur Railway Station on Friday provided the crucial breakthrough in the murder case. The clue led police to a private hospital in Teynampet, and from there to the victim’s wife and her friend, who are suspected of murdering and dismembering…
Chennai: DMK president M K Stalin on Sunday questioned the stability of the TVK govt, stating that the way the govt was functioning had raised doubts whether it would last for even three months.“Today, the govt is functioning with a question mark dangling above whether it will survive for even three months, let alone six…
Chennai: For 52-year-old Mahadevan, a diabetic commuter from Kadambattur, the paid toilet at Moore Market Complex (MMC) suburban station was a necessity after his daily train journey. But for the past month, he has often found the facility locked with a notice reading ‘Under Maintenance’.Around 10.3 lakh passengers use this suburban station every month. However,…
Almost all allies of DMK were unhappy with the seat-sharing arrangement, says Durai Vaiko After the DMK-led alliance’s debacle in the recent assembly election, MDMK general secretary Vaiko and his son and principal secretary Durai Vaiko publicly expressed their displeasure over contesting on DMK’s ‘rising sun’ symbol. In an interview Durai Vaiko says the party…
Chennai: With no fee revision for the last nine years amid surging expenditure, including salaries of faculty members, the engineering colleges have urged the state govt to revise the fees for govt quota seats.Colleges have to allot 65% of their intake as govt quota seats, which will be filled through engineering counselling. The fee for…
Chennai: There seems to be no end to the power cut woes and sleepless nights for city and suburban residents.On Saturday night, the residents of Muttukadu, Tiruporur and nearby areas blocked the traffic on ECR and OMR as their areas plunged into darkness. While residents of Perambur thronged the street, agitated over power supply interruptions…
