Chennai: Forest minister R V Ranjithkumar on Monday assured the assembly that the tiger suspected of killing two people in Gudalur would be captured soon and shifted to a secure zoo such as the one in Vandalur.Replying to a special call attention motion, Ranjithkumar said three forest teams and three veterinary teams had been deployed…
Chennai: The public works department (PWD) has decided to categorise school buildings based on their stability and mark them with stickers, minister Aadhav Arjuna told the assembly on Monday.Buildings that are unstable and require intervention will be categorised as ‘red’ — meaning the school administration must not use them. “Similarly, a yellow sticker will be…
Chennai: Govt doctors have objected health department’s move to secure gold rings for newborns in hospitals through grilled storage enclosures and anchored cupboards, urging govt to instead use banks to hold and distribute the rings.The service doctors and post graduates association said the proposed hospital-based arrangement for ‘Thai Maaman Thanga Mothiram Thittam’ could draw doctors,…
On Monday evening, thunderstorms areas such as including T Nagar, Mylapore, K K Nagar and Guindy, and suburban areas such as Alandur inundated with ankle-deep water after 15 to 20 minutes of intense rain Chennai: Pedestrians and motorists waded through waterlogged streets across Chennai on Monday evening after eastward-moving storms brought moderate intensity rainfall and…
Chennai: Madras high court has directed state govt to respond to a PIL seeking remedial measures over poor sanitation and maintenance of toilets in courts across Tamil Nadu. The PIL, moved by a lawyer, alleged that toilets in subordinate courts across the state were being maintained in a condition worse than public toilets and lacked…
Govt data for 2025-2026 shows that 11.4% of the 42 lakh PMUY beneficiaries in TN, have not taken a single refill B Priyanka, a homemaker from Thirunalur in Aranthangi taluk, can afford to book an LPG refill only few times a year. The six-member family struggles to make ends meet, forcing her to use a…
Govt data for 2025-2026 shows that 11.4% of the 42 lakh PMUY beneficiaries in TN, have not taken a single refill B Priyanka, a homemaker from Thirunalur in Aranthangi taluk, can afford to book an LPG refill only few times a year. The six-member family struggles to make ends meet, forcing her to use a…
The age of consent is a legislative choice and, until Parliament changes it, courts must respect it K KannanKamla had just gone into labour. Her young husband, Saravanan, rushed her to a maternity hospital. At the admission desk, the duty doctor held out her hand and demanded, “Aadhaar?“Kamla, 18 and 4 months?”“Yes, doctor,” Saravanan volunteered.The…
Chennai: Finance minister Marie Wilson on Monday alleged corruption in giving permission to private schools during the DMK govt.During the debate on demand for grants for school education and higher education, he said: “During the previous govt, the school education department collected money from private schools. I witnessed this in the first hand and affected…
Bakan Jagdish Sudhakar, CEO, TN Green Climate Company Chennai: Tamil Nadu was working on decarbonisation plans for four districts and had initiated a Rs 1,000-crore Green Climate Fund, with an initial Rs 100-crore commitment from the State government and the remaining corpus proposed to be raised from the market to support businesses in areas including…
