Police and firefighters on security duty immediately doused the blaze. KRISHNAGIRI: A farmer set himself on fire at the Krishnagiri district collectorate on Monday as he was frustrated over the lack of action on the part of officials on his complaint on a land dispute.The farmer, identified as M Venkatesan, 46, of Matharsanapalli village near…
CHENNAI: Two-language policy is fundamental not only to Tamil Nadu, but also the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, school education minister Rajmohan told mediapersons, after his first review meeting, on Monday.Replying to a query on the implementation of PM Shri schools in Tamil Nadu, the minister said that the subject was brought up for discussion at the…
Rajinikanth dismissed speculation that he was “jealous” of C Joseph Vijay’s political rise, saying he felt “exhilarated” seeing someone from the film industry become chief minister and take on both Dravidian majors and the BJP-led Union govt. CHENNAI: Rajinikanth dismissed speculation that he was “jealous” of C Joseph Vijay’s political rise, saying he felt “exhilarated”…
Chennai: Two gana singers were hacked to death by an armed gang that stormed into a house in Manimangalam in the early hours of Sunday.The victims, identified as Bharath Kumar, 25, and Srinivasan, 24, residents of Varadharajapuram near Padappai, were known for performing gana songs at local music events.According to police sources, the duo had…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu assembly speaker J C D Prabhakar on Sunday instructed officials to provide drinking water facilities, install high-mast lights, replace gym equipment and prevent water stagnation at Gopalapuram sports ground in the city.Prabhakar inspected the sports ground and the gym facilities in his Thousand Lights constituency, after local youngsters raised complaints over lack…
Chennai: Three police personnel, including an armed reserve inspector, have been suspended for accepting bribes from a history-sheeter lodged in Puzhal central prison and providing him with undue privileges during court escorts.The accused, identified as Vellai Kali, a rowdy from Madurai, was given special treatment by Inspector Marimuthu and constables Thirumurugan and Chelladurai while being…
Madhavaram lake front has been converted into a landscaped, priced attraction G AnanthakrishnanChennai is a crowded metro with few large green and blue spaces, but it has progressively commodified many of its small public parks and open spaces, turning some into gaudy, manicured, ticketed amusement parks. One must pay to enter and again buy tickets…
The new Tamil Nadu govt, led by C Joseph Vijay, riding on an ambitious promise to transform the state into a $1.5 trillion economy by 2036, faces challenges ranging from global shocks that threaten manufacturing and consumption to growing strain on the exchequer from fiscal profligacy. Experts pointed out that the larger concern lies not…
Chennai: The split within AIADMK widened and percolated to the grassroots across Tamil Nadu as more party offices got locked and brought under a security ring, as cadres of both factions attempt to take over the offices.After Villupuram, Cuddalore, Pudukkottai and Karur, an AIADMK office in Dindigul was locked to prevent a clash between the…
Chennai: Puducherry chief minister N Rangasamy, who won the Union Territory’s assembly elections in two constituencies, resigned from Thattanchavady on Sunday by handing over his resignation letter to Puducherry assembly secretary J Dayalane at his residence. He retained his seat in Mangalam constituency, where he won by a margin of 7,000 votes. He won Thattanchavady…
