Chennai: Signs of deepening unrest within the AIADMK emerged on Thursday as former minister and Coimbatore strongman S P Velumani skipped the Assembly election review meeting chaired by party general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami. The party suffered another setback with former Coimbatore Lok Sabha candidate Singai G Ramachandran quitting.Velumani’s supporters also stayed away from the…
KK Nagar, Tambaram, Maduravoyal, Adyar and Valasaravakkam are among the micro-markets expected to record the highest rental appreciation Chennai: The search for affordable homes with better connectivity is reshaping the city’s rental map. As tenants move beyond traditional residential pockets, the western suburbs, deeper parts of south Chennai and the GST Road corridor have emerged…
Chennai: A couple wanted in connection with an armed robbery in West Bengal was arrested by a joint team of the West Bengal Police and the Maduravoyal police while they were hiding at their relative’s house.The accused were identified as Aleem Khan, 45, and his wife, Seema Khan, 32. The West Bengal police arrested a…
In Tamil Nadu, too much sun, too little solar Tamil Nadu’s got an abundance of sunshine. But harnessing its power is apparently where the state is lacking.Two-and-a-half years after the Union govt launched the PM Surya Ghar rooftop solar scheme to turn one crore homes into miniature power stations, Tamil Nadu has yet to cross…
Movie directors Pa Ranjith, Vetrimaaran and Ameer, along with several celebrities, in a protest organised by Neelam Students Movement, at Egmore Chennai: “A small group has gathered here to save ‘jananayagam’ (democracy) today. At the same time, a large crowd has gone to watch ‘Jana Nayagan’ (chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s movie). We may be…
Stalin flays Vijayover Mekedatu issue Chennai: Former CM M K Stalin on Wednesday questioned the silence of chief minister C Joseph Vijay on the refusal of Karnataka to release Cauvery water.Stalin questioned Vijay for not speaking to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his intervention, even though delta farmers were facing an acute water shortage.“Even after…
Red sanders godown in Tiruppattur Chennai: In a shocking breach of security, 1.78 tonnes of Red Sanders logs have been stolen from the forest department’s godown in Tiruppattur, exposing lapses in the safekeeping of one of the state’s most valuable natural resources.A senior official from the forest department said the missing logs were classified as…
Congress organises district presidents’ training programme to prepare party for local body polls Chennai: Seeking to strengthen its booth-level network ahead of the local body elections, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) on Wednesday began a 10-day training camp for its newly appointed district presidents at Mahabalipuram.TNCC president B Manickam Tagore on X described the training…
Police detain members of the Student Federation of India (SFI) and Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) during a protest near Rajarathinam Stadium in Egmore, demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the alleged NEET-UG question paper leak and examination irregularities, in Chennai Chennai: State Platform for Common School System (SPCSS) on…
Chennai: While flyovers in the city ease traffic, the spaces beneath them have often been dumping grounds, unauthorised vending spots and parking zones. Greater Chennai Corporation’s (GCC) Special Projects Wing will revamp the underbellies of 10 flyovers into public spaces with parks, walking tracks and parking lots with EV charging facilities.For residents of T Nagar,…
