Chennai: With the death toll in the Tiruvallur shrimp processing factory ammonia leak case crossing 9, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of the incident.The commission, headed by former judge of the Supreme Court Justice V Ramasubramanian, has directed the Tamil Nadu chief secretary and DGP to file a detailed…
The engineering rank list and the counselling dates will be announced on July 1 CHENNAI: Following the release of CBSE Class XII revaluation results, the Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNEA) will release the engineering rank list on July 1. “The engineering rank list and the counselling dates will be announced on July 1. Candidates will…
CHENNAI: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the opposition DMK. Speaking for nearly an hour, he appealed to the people of the state to give him time to fix what he described as a corrupt system and fulfil his poll promises. He, however, assured that his government would not…
CHENNAI: Another worker died on Tuesday, the death toll from Sunday’s ammonia gas leak at a seafood processing unit in Tiruvallur district to nine, all of them women. The identity of one of the deceased is yet to be confirmed.By 7 am, one more person from Assam, Anjila Soren, had died, and the number of…
ED probes money laundering angle in Tamil Nadu teacher recruitment scam (File Photo). CHENNAI: Enforcement Directorate (ED) has launched a massive search operation across the State in connection with the alleged scam in recruitment of teachers to polytechnic colleges by the teachers recruitment board in 2017.Searches are underway in about 18 premises at Chennai, Trichy,…
Older adults, especially in rural areas, faced the most challenges in accessing digital healthcare Every aspect of life in India is witnessing a digital revolution, and healthcare is no exception. Use of digital healthcare tools is particularly relevant to the management of chronic noncommunicable diseases, where patients require lifelong follow-up and treatment. The numbers affected…
Older adults, especially in rural areas, faced the most challenges in accessing digital healthcare Dr R M Anjana & Dr Ranjani HarishEvery aspect of life in India is witnessing a digital revolution, and healthcare is no exception. Use of digital healthcare tools is particularly relevant to the management of chronic noncommunicable diseases, where patients require…
Tackling the stray menace Chennai: Madras high court on Monday suo motu initiated proceeding to monitor implementation of Supreme Court directives to tackle the stray dog menace in the country, including sterilisation, vaccination and removal of the animals from premises of courts, schools, hospitals and parks.The first bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and…
Chennai: A 47-year-old man was arrested for beating his younger brother to death during a family dispute at a Urban Habitat Development Board housing colony in Ambattur on Sunday night.The deceased was identified as Velankanni alias Vela, 40, a daily wage labourer residing at the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board colony in Ambattur. Police…
50% of teens brought in more than twice, funds study Tamil Nadu’s juvenile homes are meant to open doors to a new life. And yet, they seem to be drawing half of them back into the old one. A University of Madras survey has found that one in two juveniles (42%) in observation homes, special…
