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COIMBATORE: Postgraduate and physical education teachers have urged the Coimbatore district administration to exempt them from duties related to the national population census, warning that the assignment could disrupt classroom teaching, Class XII exam preparation and the conduct of school-level sports activities.M Muhammad Kaja Mukaitheen, district president of the Tamil Nadu Postgraduate Teachers Association, said…

Venkat Narayana K and Vijay CHENNAI: Vijay-starrer Jana Nayagan movie producer Venkat Narayana K has been appointed as a special representative of the Tamil Nadu govt in New Delhi.“Sanction is accorded for the creation of a temporary post of special representative of the govt of Tamil Nadu in New Delhi for a period of one…

In a fresh twist to the standoff between the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and archaeologist Amarnath Ramakrishna over the release of the 982-page Keeladi excavation report. CHENNAI: In a fresh twist to the standoff between the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and archaeologist Amarnath Ramakrishna over the release of the 982-page Keeladi excavation report,…

Digi arrest scam: CBI raids 80 locations in 16 states, 2 held Chennai: A Chennai resident was among the two arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) during coordinated searches at more than 80 locations across 16 states as part of a nationwide crackdown on a network linked to more than 200 digital arrest…

State electricity and law minister R Nirmalkumar (middle) released the White Paper on the performance and financial status of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board in Chennai on Thursday. CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu electricity and law minister R Nirmalkumar on Thursday said that they have identified yet another malpractice in Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation (TNPDCL) in…

Chennai: Three more workers succumbed to complications caused by an ammonia gas leak at a private seafood processing unit in Tiruvallur district, taking the death toll to 13, all of them women. On Thursday, three women died at two govt hospitals—Stanley Medical College Hospital and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH).Of the total 83 affected…

State electricity and law minister R Nirmalkumar (middle) released the White Paper on the performance and financial status of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board in Chennai on Thursday CHENNAI: There will be no tariff hike for 3.5 crore consumers in Tamil Nadu this year, electricity and law minister R Nirmalkumar said on Thursday.“As per consumer…

INCOIS forecasts El Nino to Peak in Nov-Jan, likely to Overlap with NE Monsoon 2026 Chennai: The El Nino event developing over the equatorial Pacific is expected to peak between Nov 2026 and Jan 2027, coinciding with the northeast monsoon season when the city receives nearly 62% of its annual rainfall and Tamil Nadu about…

Chennai: Two men were killed in separate incidents within the limits of Mambalam police station in T. Nagar on Wednesday night. Two persons were arrested in connection with the incident.In the first incident, Rajendran, 50, a resident of Kannammapet in T. Nagar who worked as a housekeeping worker at a wedding hall, was found dead…

Chennai: A burglar was arrested by the Rajamangalam police for breaking into a locked house in Kolathur and stealing gold jewellery and other valuables. Police recovered two gold chains weighing three sovereigns, worth ₹4 lakh, and seized the two-wheeler used in the crime.The complainant, G. Muthusubramani, 48, a railway technician working in Andhra Pradesh, locked…