Chennai: Anti-drug awareness programmes were held at 62 auto-rickshaw stands across the city on Wednesday, with more than 2,000 auto-rickshaw drivers and members of the public participating, as part of the Chennai police’s campaign to create awareness among the public, youth and students about the health hazards and social impact of drug abuse.The programmes were…
The govt has announced that all 234 MLAs will be provided vehicles Srimathi VenkatachariTamil Nadu appears to have discovered a new category of public necessity, the MLA who must not travel without a govt-funded vehicle. The govt has announced that all 234 MLAs will be provided vehicles, together with `75,000 per month towards driver, fuel…
Chennai: Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) officials seized ₹69,000 from two Tangedco employees during a raid at Nanganalluron Wednesday following complaints of bribe demands.The complaints were against officials and employees of the electricity distribution office, saying they were demanding money for new power connections to houses and commercial establishments, transfer of service connections and…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s expanding welfare system for newborns carries a striking contradiction. All children born in a govt hospital are eligible for a 1g gold ring under the Thai Maman Thanga Mothiram scheme. But if the mother is younger than 18, she is excluded from the Dr Muthulakshmi Reddy Maternity Benefit scheme, the state’s principal…
Devastating flash floods in Nepal have left many pilgrims from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry unaccounted for after their Mount Kailash pilgrimage TRICHY: Around 57 people from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry travelled to Nepal through a travel agency in Kumbakonam for a Mount Kailash religious pilgrimage on August 23. Growing concerns suggest they may have been…
CHENNAI: Retired Madras high court judge Justice RN Manjula and retired IAS officer A Suganthi have been appointed as the members of the Tamil Nadu State Human Rights Commission (SHRC).A GO issued by the public (human rights) department dated Aug 25 and published in the state gazette said the appointments were made to fill the…
CHENNAI: A legal battle over 84 serving govt employees claiming the 20% Tamil medium preference in recruitment has prompted the Tamil Nadu govt to amend the law and retrospectively protect persons studied in Tamil medium (PSTM) appointments made over the past 15 years. Governor R V Arlekar gave his assent to the Bill on Aug…
SALEM: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay is likely to release water from the Mettur dam on Friday for irrigation in the delta districts, according to sources. On Wednesday, security arrangements at the dam were reviewed by senior police officials as the water level continued to rise, nearing the 90 feet required for irrigation release. The…
Sean Lyu, MD of RayTech Group Chennai: RayTech Group, a provider of industrial X-ray inspection solutions, is looking to set up a manufacturing facility in India. The Singapore-based company, which makes X-ray industrial inspection equipment in Malaysia, Singapore, and the US, is eyeing the $300 million industrial X-ray inspection market in the country over the…
CHENNAI: More than 30 years after he was arrested for rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl, and after having served a large part of his life sentence, a man was ordered to be released by Madras high court, after it found that he was a juvenile at the time of the offence and that…
