CHENNAI: AMMK general secretary T T V Dhinakaran on Thursday said his party would stand by AIADMK during difficult times and would not abandon allies for power or positions. He did not rule out the possibility of a merger between AIADMK and AMMK and said, “Let’s wait and see.” Responding to questions on the possibility…
CHENNAI: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday condemned the recurring power cuts in Tamil Nadu, alleging that the TVK govt had failed to plan adequately for the state’s growing electricity demand.In a statement, Palaniswami said unannounced outages were affecting households, small industries, farmers and students across the state. With temperatures crossing 40 degrees…
Udhayanidhi seeks Srivaikunda MLA’s removal CHENNAI: Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin on Thursday demanded the immediate removal of Saravanan for allegedly backing party functionaries accused of sexually abusing a woman after promising her a job.In a post on X, Udhayanidhi alleged that the ruling party removed the victim from its membership instead of acting against…
File photo; image enhanced with AI CHENNAI: The 16-km Velachery–Tambaram High Road is set to be renamed after Major Mukund Varadharajan, the Indian Army officer who was killed in action and posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra, the country’s highest peacetime gallantry honour.The Tambaram Corporation Council on Thursday approved a resolution to name the arterial road…
Portrait an unknown male doctor holding a stethoscope behind Chennai: Health minister K G Arunraj has said govt doctors, who also work in private hospitals or clinics, should not engage in private practice during govt hospital duty hours.During an inspection of Chengalpattu Government Hospital on Wednesday, Arunraj said govt hospitals must provide quality treatment and…
PIL against promotion of IAS officers rejected Chennai: Madras high court on Wednesday dismissed a public interest writ petition as not maintainable challenging the promotion of seven Tamil Nadu IAS officers, including T Udhayachandran, of 1995 batch, to the grade of chief secretary. The petition alleged that the state failed to obtain prior approval of…
Chennai: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay called on Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi on Wednesday reinforcing his ties with Congress.Vijay who reached Delhi on a three day visit called on President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President C P Radhakrishnan as well. He also met CPI national general secretary D Raja.This…
Chennai: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay called on Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi on Wednesday reinforcing his ties with Congress.Vijay who reached Delhi on a three day visit called on President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President C P Radhakrishnan as well. He also met CPI national general secretary D Raja.This…
Chennai: City’s three major waterways — Cooum, Adyar and Buckingham Canal — now have got another chance to revive as chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s dream scheme to restore them has got funding support from the Union govt.The Union govt has given an in-principle approval to provide ₹7,500 crore to Tamil Nadu under the Urban…
Chennai: A truck driver lost control of the vehicle and ploughed into people waiting at a traffic signal, killing one person and injuring two others near Maraimalai Nagar on Wednesday.The truck carrying heavy iron centering plates was travelling at high speed from Chennai towards Trichy when the driver lost control. Police said the driver failed…
