Chennai: Tamil Nadu assembly speaker J C D Prabhakar on Tuesday said no disqualification proceedings would be initiated against the 21 AIADMK MLAs who supported the TVK govt during the confidence motion on May 13, in violation of the direction issued by AIADMK whip. However, Prabhakar said the process to initiate action against the four…
Sculptures lie in neglect on the premises of Egmore govt museum Chennai: Egmore govt museum premises have become the graveyard of Tamil Nadu’s glorious past, as scores of ancient sculptures, stone pillars and temple idols are lying in utter neglect and disgrace.Many of the 13th-century Chola-era period and 14th-century Vijayanagara-era sculptures are seen buried under…
Chennai: Six days after the reopening of all schools, the education department has commenced the transfer counselling process to fill vacant teacher posts.This year, teachers who have not completed one year at their respective schools can also apply for transfers via the educational management information system (EMIS) portal from Jun 15-22. An application filed by…
Chennai: A ride from Thiruvanmiyur Junction to Sholinganallur, which could be covered in 15 minutes until a few years ago, now takes 40 minutes. Reason: Wrong-side driving, U-turns, CMRL work, haphazard parking and poor enforcement at service road junctions.The 13-km stretch between Madhya Kailash and Sholinganallur on Rajiv Gandhi Salai (OMR), one of Chennai’s busiest…
Chennai: Physical education (PE) instructors have called for a series of changes— from printing textbooks to allocating dedicated sports grants — days after the school education department mandated PE classes for Classes VI to XII and directed teachers to follow the prescribed curriculum.Chief among the demands is the release of a printed version of the…
Chennai: Amid reports that state-owned Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders is exploring the development of a shipbuilding cluster in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu’s proposed shipyard project at Tuticorin appears to remain on track.The indication comes after industries minister S Keerthana visited HD Hyundai Heavy Industries’ shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea, on Monday. The company expressed interest in…
CUDDALORE: A 64-year-old man was arrested on charges of murdering a 28-year-old woman for forcing him to confess on camera that there was no relationship between them and sharing the video with the residents of a village near Chidambaram, Cuddalore district.Police said K Kamatchi had separated from her husband due to differences in opinion a…
CHENNAI: People in Madurai are among those most vulnerable to rising temperatures globally, with the city ranking seventh among the world’s cities facing the highest heat risk, according to a University of Oxford study. Chennai ranks 50th.The study found the risk is driven not just by high temperatures, but also by demographic and socio-economic factors,…
CUDDALORE:A serving police constable was arrested for teaming up with a notorious history-sheeter to execute a highway mugging under the guise of an official police interrogation near Vridhachalam in Cuddalore district. His aide was also arrested. The arrested were identified as S Ranjith, 32, a police constable attached to the Vriddhachalam police station in Cuddalore…
Speaking after inaugurating the Singappen Special Force at an event in Rajarathinam Stadium in Egmore, Vijay reiterated his govt’s “zero tolerance” policy towards crimes against women. Photos by A Prathap CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu would introduce drone-based patrols for the first time in India to help prevent crimes against women, chief minister C Joseph Vijay said…
