Almost all allies of DMK were unhappy with the seat-sharing arrangement, says Durai Vaiko After the DMK-led alliance’s debacle in the recent assembly election, MDMK general secretary Vaiko and his son and principal secretary Durai Vaiko publicly expressed their displeasure over contesting on DMK’s ‘rising sun’ symbol. In an interview Durai Vaiko says the party…
Chennai: With no fee revision for the last nine years amid surging expenditure, including salaries of faculty members, the engineering colleges have urged the state govt to revise the fees for govt quota seats.Colleges have to allot 65% of their intake as govt quota seats, which will be filled through engineering counselling. The fee for…
Chennai: There seems to be no end to the power cut woes and sleepless nights for city and suburban residents.On Saturday night, the residents of Muttukadu, Tiruporur and nearby areas blocked the traffic on ECR and OMR as their areas plunged into darkness. While residents of Perambur thronged the street, agitated over power supply interruptions…
CHENNAI: MDMK general secretary Vaiko was detained by police on Sunday while leading a black flag protest against the Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar for portraying Poet Thiruvalluvar allegedly in a saffron robe at Lok Bhavan.The protest was organised in response to an event held on May 30 during the celebration of ‘Vaikasi Anusham’,…
Chennai: A total of 67,812 students applied for scanned copies of their Class XII public exams answer sheets this year, a jump from 51,720 applications received last year.Officials from the department said the reduced number of centums in subjects such as social science and accountancy could be the reason for the spike. These students can…
AI-generated image used for representational purpose. CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Registration Department is set to make its ‘Anywhere Registration’ facility mandatory for select categories of property documents, marking a significant step towards fully digitising the registration process. The process will be rolled out in few weeks.The online system enables citizens to register documents without visiting…
CHENNAI: There seems to be no end to the power cut woes for city and suburban residents as it has become a routine for them to throng the local TNPDCL office and roads to vent out their frustration and anger of not being able to sleep as nights get uncomfortably sultry.On Saturday night, the residents…
Tamil Nadu has introduced new rules for IMFS, beer, and wine manufacturing, imposing an additional fee per standard case. (Representative image) CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government has amended rules governing the manufacture of Indian-Made Foreign Spirits (IMFS), beer and wine, introducing an additional fee on every standard case produced and sold by manufacturers, a move…
CHENNAI: Over 300 members of the AIADMK officially joined Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) on Saturday at the party headquarters in Panaiyur near Chennai, citing their inability to serve the public effectively under AIADMK leadership.Among those who joined TVK were former AIADMK minister Vellamandi Natarajan, Anna Trade Union Federation State Secretary Kamalakkannan, former AIADMK MLA from…
COIMBATORE: Minister of prohibition and excise K Vignesh on Saturday denied reports that the Tamil Nadu govt was planning to privatize Tasmac. “There is no intention to privatize Tasmac,” the minister told reporters in Coimbatore. The minister claimed that 717 Tasmac liquor shops have been closed as ordered by chief minister C Joseph Vijay. On…
