Chennai: CPI state secretary M Veerapandian on Thursday urged chief minister C Joseph Vijay to focus on law and order issues on a war footing.Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of CPI protest against LPG price hike, Veerapandian said no time should be wasted in ensuring that law and order is maintained. CPI had organised…
Chennai: The cybercrime wing of Chennai police on Thursday arrested political commentator Tiruchi Surya Siva, 33, son of DMK MP Tiruchi Siva, based on a complaint lodged by bike racer and BJP sports and skill development cell state secretary Alisha Abdullah for making derogatory remarks aimed at her. Police said efforts are under way to…
Chennai: Leader of the opposition in the assembly Udhayanidhi Stalin urged chief minister C Joseph Vijay to immediately intervene and ensure that 152 unfilled super speciality medical seats in Tamil Nadu are not surrendered to the all-India quota.In a letter to Vijay sent on Thursday, Udhayanidhi said the Supreme Court’s May 29 order directing the…
Matrimandir – Golden Temple for meditation in Auroville, an experimental township in Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, India Chennai: A section of residents of Auroville will exhibit to the public in the city on June 6 photographs, videos, testimonies and documentary material on the turmoil at the international township.Titled, ‘Auroville: An Experiment Under Threat’, the exhibition…
CBSE schools in Tamil Nadu use textbooks produced by the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) for Tamil-language instruction for Classes I-X Chennai: Students of Classes I-III at many CBSE schools were yet to receive their new Tamil textbooks on opening day.CBSE schools in Tamil Nadu use textbooks produced by the State Council…
Former Tamil Nadu chief ministers Edappadi K Palaniswami and O Panneerselvam Chennai: Former chief ministers O Panneerselvam and Edappadi K Palaniswami, who fought a bitter battle to control the AIADMK and filed multiple cases against each other, withdrew the pending ones in Madras high court on Thursday.Justice K Kumaresh Babu dismissed as withdrawn pleas moved…
All 717 outlets are expected to be completed by Friday Chennai: Tasmac has resumed closing outlets after a week-long pause, but not all were the ones that were supposed to be.Though 616 outlets have been shuttered as of Thursday, some of those being closed do not match the list originally drawn up by district managers….
Chennai: Skywatchers have a striking celestial display awaiting on June 9 as Jupiter and Venus appear unusually close together in the evening sky.The two brightest planets will seem around just 1.6° apart in a conjunction, although they will actually be separated by hundreds of millions of kilometres. They have been approaching each other for weeks.In…
Chennai: School education minister Rajmohan said the state remained firm on the two-language policy. The statement comes in the wake of state govt not taking a clear stand on implementation of the PM Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) scheme despite the education ministry calling for the implementation of the scheme in Bengal, Kerala, and…
Chennai: School education minister Rajmohan said the state remained firm on the two-language policy. The statement comes in the wake of state govt not taking a clear stand on implementation of the PM Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) scheme despite the education ministry calling for the implementation of the scheme in Bengal, Kerala, and…
