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…
Chennai: The split within AIADMK widened and percolated to the grassroots across Tamil Nadu as more party offices got locked and brought under a security ring, as cadres of both factions attempt to take over the offices.After Villupuram, Cuddalore, Pudukkottai and Karur, an AIADMK office in Dindigul was locked to prevent a clash between the…
Chennai: Puducherry chief minister N Rangasamy, who won the Union Territory’s assembly elections in two constituencies, resigned from Thattanchavady on Sunday by handing over his resignation letter to Puducherry assembly secretary J Dayalane at his residence. He retained his seat in Mangalam constituency, where he won by a margin of 7,000 votes. He won Thattanchavady…
Chennai: Former Puducherry chief minister V Narayanasamy on Sunday alleged that the delay in cabinet formation in Puducherry was due to “bargaining” by MLAs for ministries and that cabinet berths were being “sold”.Narayanasamy sought an explanation from AINRC leader and chief minister N Rangasamy. “There is information that there was intense bargaining for ministries. Cabinet…
Chennai: Former finance minister Thangam Thennarasu on Sunday rebutted state industries minister S Keerthana‘s allegation that the previous DMK rule had “washed away” 10.5 lakh crore, accusing her of making claims without understanding Tamil Nadu’s financial administration.In a post on X, Thangam Thennarasu said the minister was trying to create a “false narrative” against DMK…
Chennai: State assembly Speaker J C D Prabhakar on Sunday said petitions submitted by both factions of AIADMK MLAs claiming legitimacy are under review and that a decision would be taken “at the appropriate time soon”.“When petitions are submitted, they are to be examined in accordance with legal provisions and assembly rules. There is no…
V SriramThe year 2024–25 was a watershed for India’s state-owned power distribution sector, which turned profitable on an aggregate basis after more than a decade. What should ordinarily have been a routine business outcome becoming headline news underscores the condition of India’s state-owned electricity distribution system. While the sector has turned the corner nationally, Tamil…
Chennai: Tamil film producer K Rajan died by suicide after jumping into the Adyar river on Sunday evening. Police said Rajan, 85, a resident of Old Washermenpet, had gone to Adyar along with his driver, Dhanasekar, at around 4.30pm.He reportedly asked the driver to park the vehicle near Thiru-Vi-Ka Bridge, saying he would go for…
Chennai: A bike-taxi rider and his accomplice threatened and robbed a passenger of his mobile phone and cash near Madhavaram on Saturday night.The complainant, Leela Ram, 24, a native of Rajasthan, has been residing in Kallikuppam, Ambattur, for the past year and works as a welder. According to his complaint, after arriving at Chennai Central…
