Chennai: The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) reopened the corruption case against former AIADMK minister Vaithilingam, who has since switched over to DMK and become an MLA from Orathanadu assembly constituency. The case relates to ₹27.9 crore bribery when he was holding Housing portfolio in the AIADMK cabinet.The anti-corruption bureau of the state agency…
Chennai: DMK has hit out at chief minister C Joseph Vijay for failing to raise Mekedatu dam issue in Niti Aayog meeting in New Delhi, despite Karnataka stepping up efforts to build the dam. DMK also questioned Vijay for not urging Karnataka to release water in Cauvery for kuruvai cultivation, though he visited the state…
Engineering college counselling Chennai Tamil Nadu Engineering Counselling at Anna University in Chennai Chennai: In view of the delay in revaluation of CBSE Class XII answer scripts and the NEET re-exam, Tamil Nadu, along with several other states, has sought a one-month extension of the admission deadline from All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).According…
Physiotherapists assist patients with rehabilitation exercises at a clinic Chennai: Health officials are struggling to determine whether physiotherapy clinics must register under the Clinical Establishments Act — a regulatory ambiguity that has left hundreds of clinics operating in legal limbo across the state.Officials at the Directorate of Medical Services say the uncertainty stems from a…
Some areas reported night-long powercuts Chennai: Hundreds of residents in Avadi and nearby areas on Friday laid siege to the substation in Kamaraj Nagar after power supply was cut off in the wee hours of Friday. Some staged a road roko on the CTH Road, briefly disrupting traffic before police rushed to the spot and…
Chennai: A bike taxi rider was arrested for misbehaving with a 25-year-old woman from Meghalaya when she was riding pillion at Kodungaiyur on Thursday night.The woman said she booked a ride at around 8.45pm, and a man aged around 30 years arrived to picked her up. While they were travelling, the rider misbehaved with her….
CHENNAI: Scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) have built a three-dimensional atlas of the human brainstem, charting more than 200 structures at the resolution of individual cells — a feat that experts say could transform how doctors diagnose and treat neurological diseases.The brainstem, a stalk-like structure connecting the brain to the spinal…
Greater Chennai Corporation Chennai: With property tax collection at only 80% last financial year, Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has written to the Central Registry of Securitisation Asset Reconstruction and Security Interest of India (CERSAI), seeking directions to banks and financial institutions to factor in pending property tax dues while recovering loans from borrowers.It has also…
Niraj Rajmohan, founder and CTO of Ultraviolette Chennai: Electric two-wheeler startup Ultraviolette plans an aggressive ramp-up of its manufacturing capacity to 1,50,000 units in six to eight months, from around 30,000 units to cater to growing demand from domestic and global markets. The company is doubling capacity at its first pilot plant to 60,000 units…
CHENNAI: In a major en masse administrative reshuffle aimed at cleaning up the urban local body system, Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) and Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MAWS) department have transferred more than 100 officials across engineering, planning and administrative wings.GCC alone transferred 70 engineers across ranks, including nearly 50 assistant engineers (AEs) and assistant…
