KARUR: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Friday addressed a public meeting at Atlas Ground in Karur, where he distributed compassionate appointment orders to 32 families affected by the stampede that occurred during a TVK rally last year.The event was held under tight security arrangements.Addressing the gathering, Vijay described the stampede as “the…
KARUR: Media personnel from various media houses were denied entry into the main area of the venue in Karur on Friday, where chief minister C Joseph Vijay is scheduled to address a public meeting.This came despite passes being issued to media personnel late on Thursday night.On arriving at the venue, TVK volunteers and SP DN…
Tamil Nadu health minister K G Arunraj CHENNAI: Health minister K G Arunraj has accused former law minister S Regupathy of engineering a method to evade regulatory checks and get deemed university status for some medical colleges including the one he founded — Karpaga Vinayaga Medical College. Regupathy denied the allegation.Arunraj’s statement comes against the…
Chennai: VCK chief Thol Thirumavalavan on Thursday hit back at critics questioning his political decisions, asking why they always targeted him instead of other political leaders, including chief minister C Joseph Vijay and former CM M K Stalin.Responding to criticism over VCK joining the TVK-led govt despite his earlier description of Vijay and the party…
TN had proposed a reservoir across Koraiyar, a tributary of the Thamirabarani River K. Antony Xavier Chennai: The expert appraisal committee of Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change has expressed concern over Tamil Nadu’s proposal to build a 43m-high reservoir across the Koraiyar river at Vickramasingapuram village in Ambasamudram taluk, Tirunelveli district, because…
Former AIADMK MLAs Maragatham Kumaravel, S Jayakumar and P Sathyabama Chennai: Former AIADMK MLAs Maragatham Kumaravel, S Jayakumar and P Sathyabama on Thursday appeared before Speaker J C D Prabhakar and submitted written explanations for their resignation from the legislative assembly post.This is the second time they were asked to explain the circumstances leading to…
MLAs’ absence in AIADMK meet continues Chennai: Former ministers and MLAs continued to defy the AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palanisawmi, sparking concerns among the rank and file of the party. A section of the functionaries is disappointed by the lack of response from EPS and the absenteeism of MLAs in the review meetings. The…
Chennai: The main gate and outer premises of the seafood facility in Tiruvallur, where an ammonia gas leak claimed 18 lives, may be sealed on Friday.Noting that the inner premises were sealed by revenue officials on Wednesday, collector S Kavitha said the remaining portions of the facility could be sealed only after the effluent disposal…
Chennai: As the unannounced and prolonged power cuts continue to plague different pockets of the city, people resorted to protests and road blockades to register their protest. Residents of Palavakkam suffered without electricity for nearly six hours on Thursday night.It prompted a large number of residents to block the ECR stretch at midnight hindering vehicle…
History-sheeter facing over 50 cases arrested Chennai: An A+ category history-sheeter, Ennore Dhanasekaran, who has more than 50 criminal cases pending against him, was arrested at a star hotel in Guindy by Avadi police on Thursday. They seized a country-made pistol and a luxury car, also arresting two of his associates.The contractor, who is executing…
