CHENNAI: Cheyyur in Chengalpet district is likely to be the first choice of the Tamil Nadu govt to develop the proposed second airport, govt sources told TOI.The govt is also discussing ways to return the acquired parcels of land at Parandur to their earlier owners. On Aug 24, chief minister C Joseph Vijay announced the…
Chief minister C Joseph Vijay termed Periyar his party’s guiding light, but said it did not share the leader’s views on atheism Periyar E V Ramasamy never contested an election. Yet, five decades after his death, his name surfaces in the context of every election in Tamil Nadu. Parties across the state’s political spectrum, parties…
Chennai: AIADMK on Wednesday demanded Tamil Nadu govt to release a white paper on chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s visit to London to attract investments, saying details of the investments and employment opportunities should be made public.“The govt should publish a white paper giving the breakdown of the ₹15,000-crore investment attracted during the London visit….
CHENNAI: While an elected MLA has an absolute right to resign, the rights of the voter cannot be violated, observed Madras high court, adding that elected MLAs resigning and then contesting immediately on another party’s symbol is a problem.A division bench of Justice S M Subramaniam and Justice K Govindarajan made the observations on Wednesday,…
Chennai: A seven-member gang from West Bengal stole a hearse parked with its key inside and used it to cart away an ATM containing about ₹12 lakh from Koodapakkam near Poonamallee on Sept 5. Three members of the gang have been arrested in Kerala, while four others are on the run.Police said the ATM kiosk,…
Chennai: Motorists unsure about pending traffic e-challans can approach 15 special centres operated by Greater Chennai Traffic Police (GCTP) from Sept 21 to 30. Officials will also contact vehicle owners to alert them about unpaid fines. The centres will function daily from 9am to 7pm.Police said this has been launched because many motorists are unaware…
Tamil Nadu sets rules to keep critical patients out of ill-equipped de-addiction centres Chennai: Nine years after the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, Tamil Nadu has framed regulations for enforceable standards for psychiatric hospitals, de-addiction centres and rehabilitation homes, with safeguards to prevent critically ill patients from being admitted to facilities incapable of managing medical emergencies.The…
File Photo: CCB searches linked to former minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi in an alleged ₹100-crore private school approval fraud case. TRICHY/ CHENNAI: Former DMK minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi was booked for corruption. At least six premises in Chennai and Trichy connected to him were searched by the Chennai central crime branch (CCB) personnel on Wednesday….
DMK Chief MK Stalin strongly criticized the state government’s recent raids on former minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi. CHENNAI: DMK Chief MK Stalin launched a scathing attack on the state govt following raids on former school education minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, calling it a desperate weapon deployed by Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay’s failing administration.Highlighting a…
CHENNAI: Political battle lines sharpened over state rights on Wednesday as a critical staff crunch paralysed the High-Level Committee on Union-State Relations, drawing severe criticism from DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin.The panel, set up under former Supreme Court judge Justice Kurian Joseph to strengthen Tamil Nadu’s federal case, has ground to a halt as contracts for…
