Chennai: The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has once again begun clearing encroachments along NSC Bose Road, removing around 50 shops and another 20 shops on Wall Tax Road with police support on Monday. However, within minutes after the vendors were evited, autorickshaws and pushcarts took over the stretch, further narrowing the carriageway.The eviction drive comes…
Chennai: BSc chemistry was one of the most sought-after courses in the govt arts and science colleges in the city this year. While BSc physics, botany and zoology also received a good number of applications, BSc maths received the lowest among basic science programmes this year.Job opportunities and low fees were cited as reasons for…
Two motorists were killed when a lorry driver lost control of his vehicle due to brake failure in Chennai Chennai: A speeding lorry ploughed into motorcyclists waiting at the Moolakothalam signal near Basin Bridge on Monday morning, killing two men and injuring two others. Police said the lorry driver was unable to control the vehicle…
Chennai: Health and Family Welfare Minister K G Arunraj on Monday called for a global association of Tamil doctors on the lines of the World Tamil Sangam, saying he would seek Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay’s consent to organise an international meet for doctors from Tamil Nadu practising around the world.The minister was speaking at…
Nidhi Kesarwani, joint secretary, department for promotion of industry and internal trade Chennai: Expanding beyond the traditional leather and non-leather footwear clusters of Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh and aiming to boost exports, the Centre is setting up mega leather, footwear and accessories clusters in different states. The facilities will be established in Muzaffarpur in…
Nidhi Kesarwani, joint secretary, department for promotion of industry and internal trade Chennai: Expanding beyond the traditional leather and non-leather footwear clusters of Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh and aiming to boost exports, the Centre is setting up mega leather, footwear and accessories clusters in different states. The facilities will be established in Muzaffarpur in…
Chennai city Cyber Crime Wing arrested YouTuber Maridhas in Madurai on Monday in connection with a case for making objectionable remarks about Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay and a few state ministers in a YouTube interview. Police also investigated allegations that he uploaded an AI-generated image of a woman minister in an offensive…
Chennai: At least 15,000 personnel will be recruited for various vacancies in the Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation as well as state-owned green and generation companies, electricity and law minister R Nirmalkumar said on Monday.Congratulating 300 assistant executive engineers who have been promoted as executive engineers, the minister said all vacancies in the electricity departments…
Chennai: Two men died and an another man sustained critical injuries in a road accident near Tiruttani. One of the deceased, Chandran, 43, a construction supervisor from TV Puram village, was returning to Tiruttani with his assistant, Padmanaban, on a motorcycle after completing construction work at R K Pet. When they reached Agur village, Chandran…
Chennai: Madras high court has dismissed an appeal moved by Sun TV Network in 2015 challenging a decree passed by a civil court ordering payment of ₹10 lakh as damages to actor R Sukanya for broadcasting an interview of Nakkheeran R Gopal with forest brigade Veerappan in 1996 containing allegations against her.Justice K Kumaresh Babu,…
