Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Feb 28 launched a nationwide HPV vaccination campaign for 14-year-old girls from Ajmer in Rajasthan Chennai: Four months into India’s Swastha Nari HPV vaccination drive, Tamil Nadu has inoculated barely 65,000 of its 7.7 lakh target girls — using less than 12% of the 5.3 lakh doses sitting in cold…
Chennai: Online classes cannot replace physical mode of learning, and AI tools can never be equated with qualified teachers, the Madras high court has said. AI tools can come close to human intelligence but cannot teach integrity and morality, a division bench of Justice S M Subramaniam and Justice N Senthilkumar said.The bench made the…
NAMAKKAL: The wholesale egg price in Namakkal touched a record ₹6.45 per piece on Wednesday, the highest level yet seen in Tamil Nadu’s poultry industry. The steep jump of 55 paise in a single week is mainly linked to rising feed expenses alongside steady consumer demand. Retail egg prices also went up. “An egg was…
Tamil Nadu assembly speaker J C D Prabhakar CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu assembly speaker J C D Prabhakar on Wednesday said four former AIADMK MLAs — Maragatham Kumaravel, P Sathyabama, S Jayakumar, and Esakki Subaya — have responded to their show-cause notices under anti-defection law within the stipulated period. Action would be taken after examining their…
KRISHNAGIRI: Water resources department officials on Wednesday issued floor alerts to people living on the banks of the Thenpennai river in Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Villupuram, Tiruvannamalai and Cuddalore districts as they released 988 cusecs (cubic feet per second) of water from the KRP dam here. The water level in the reservoir rose to 50.10 feet on…
Former DGP Shankar Jiwal (File Photo) CHENNAI: Former Director General of Police (DGP) Shankar Jiwal resigned as the first chairman of the Tamil Nadu Fire Commission on Wednesday. His resignation came amid a series of departures by retired senior police officers holding key govt positions in the state.Along with Jiwal, three members of the Tamil…
CHENNAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted searches at six locations linked to film producer C. Alagappan in Chennai and Madurai in connection with a cheating case involving actor-turned-politician Gautami Tadimalla.The ED took over the investigation last year to probe the money laundering angle based on seven First Information Reports (FIRs) registered by the…
Chennai: As many as 16,031 cases of drunk driving were registered across Tamil Nadu between June 1 and 16 during a statewide enforcement drive by the Prohibition Enforcement Wing of the Enforcement Bureau CID.Police teams conducted vehicle checks and breathalyser tests at multiple locations across the state. During the operation, 14,100 vehicles were seized and…
Chennai: Starting July 1, private schools seeking no-objection certificates (NOC) for opening and renewal certificates for upgradation can only apply online, school education minister Rajmohan announced on Tuesday.Giving away renewal certificates to more than 800 private schools at a special camp, being held after six years, he said the online process will be hassle-free and…
Resilience rhythms dance troupe When Omana K was growing up in Thiruvarur, her mornings were filled with the sound of ‘thattu kazhi’ tapping from a neighbour’s home, where a bharatanatyam teacher instructed a dancer, and the sound of ankle bells as the student followed the rhythm. Omana would stand at her doorway listening, dreaming of…
