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CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu govt on Monday carried out a major reshuffle in the bureaucracy, transferring and appointing several senior officers across crucial departments, including municipal administration, energy, transport, water resources and Greater Chennai Corporation and Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA).According to a govt order, Gagandeep Singh Bedi, who was serving as additional chief secretary…

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday ordered the revamp and modernisation of Amma Unavagams across the state.At present, 383 Amma Unavagams are functioning under the Greater Chennai Corporation, while another 237 are operated by other corporations and municipalities across the state. The chief minister held consultations with senior govt officials and…

Police and firefighters on security duty immediately doused the blaze. KRISHNAGIRI: A farmer set himself on fire at the Krishnagiri district collectorate on Monday as he was frustrated over the lack of action on the part of officials on his complaint on a land dispute.The farmer, identified as M Venkatesan, 46, of Matharsanapalli village near…

CHENNAI: Two-language policy is fundamental not only to Tamil Nadu, but also the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, school education minister Rajmohan told mediapersons, after his first review meeting, on Monday.Replying to a query on the implementation of PM Shri schools in Tamil Nadu, the minister said that the subject was brought up for discussion at the…

Rajinikanth dismissed speculation that he was “jealous” of C Joseph Vijay’s political rise, saying he felt “exhilarated” seeing someone from the film industry become chief minister and take on both Dravidian majors and the BJP-led Union govt. CHENNAI: Rajinikanth dismissed speculation that he was “jealous” of C Joseph Vijay’s political rise, saying he felt “exhilarated”…

Chennai: Two gana singers were hacked to death by an armed gang that stormed into a house in Manimangalam in the early hours of Sunday.The victims, identified as Bharath Kumar, 25, and Srinivasan, 24, residents of Varadharajapuram near Padappai, were known for performing gana songs at local music events.According to police sources, the duo had…

Chennai: Tamil Nadu assembly speaker J C D Prabhakar on Sunday instructed officials to provide drinking water facilities, install high-mast lights, replace gym equipment and prevent water stagnation at Gopalapuram sports ground in the city.Prabhakar inspected the sports ground and the gym facilities in his Thousand Lights constituency, after local youngsters raised complaints over lack…

Chennai: Three police personnel, including an armed reserve inspector, have been suspended for accepting bribes from a history-sheeter lodged in Puzhal central prison and providing him with undue privileges during court escorts.The accused, identified as Vellai Kali, a rowdy from Madurai, was given special treatment by Inspector Marimuthu and constables Thirumurugan and Chelladurai while being…

Madhavaram lake front has been converted into a landscaped, priced attraction G AnanthakrishnanChennai is a crowded metro with few large green and blue spaces, but it has progressively commodified many of its small public parks and open spaces, turning some into gaudy, manicured, ticketed amusement parks. One must pay to enter and again buy tickets…

The new Tamil Nadu govt, led by C Joseph Vijay, riding on an ambitious promise to transform the state into a $1.5 trillion economy by 2036, faces challenges ranging from global shocks that threaten manufacturing and consumption to growing strain on the exchequer from fiscal profligacy. Experts pointed out that the larger concern lies not…