The main building of CP Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation A 200-year-old bungalow, which had the first flush toilets in Madras, on a sprawling green campus bang in the midst of Alwarpet with ancient trees and Indie dogs lazing around, well-stocked libraries open to the public, with a book of poems signed by William Wordsworth – C…
At least 22 people, including businessmen, traders, a film industry makeup artist and a race course employee, were arrested for gambling with cash during a police raid at a star hotel in Teynampet, Chennai, on Friday night. Police seized Rs 81.17 lakh in cash, 25 mobile phones and a cash-counting machine from the premises. Chennai:…
Chennai : Southern Railway has announced temporary additional stoppages for six trains at Tiruvallur railway station from June 1 to June 20 due to yard remodelling and non-interlocking works at Arakkonam Junction.The trains that will stop at Tiruvallur during this period are Chennai Central–Bengaluru Brindavan Express (12639), Chennai Central–Mangaluru Express (22637), Chennai Central–Hubballi Express (17314),…
Chennai: As part of the TVK govt’s measures to curb bribery and cut red-tapism, Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has directed its town planning department to issue planning permissions and building permits within a maximum of 27 days. It has also barred officials from summoning applicants, architects or engineers to offices during the scrutiny process. All…
TOI Found That Every Page Of The Books, To Be Used By Students From This Academic Year, Had Illustrations And An Activity Chennai: A primary school student learning mathematics under the state board will no longer be introduced to numbers in the conventional sense, where the teacher jots them down on the black board and…
Chennai: Physical education (PE) associations have asked state govt to expedite postings and appointments for PE teachers and directors in more than 9,000 middle schools and 500 high and higher secondary schools. The demands come in the wake of school education minister Rajmohan saying that steps would be taken to fill PE teacher vacancies in…
Chennai: Schools reopen on June 4 after the summer vacation, and a section of govt school heads have been given a four-day deadline to fill all vacant teacher posts in their institutions by hiring temporary staff through school management committees (SMC). Over the past two days, chief and district education officers have instructed several school…
doctors at SRM Prime Hospital Chennai: In a high-risk surgical feat, doctors at SRM Prime Hospital removed a massive 2.8kg spleen from a 23-year-old woman from Bihar. The young homemaker had been struggling with persistent fatigue and weakness for several months. Medical investigations in Bihar revealed abnormalities involving her liver and spleen, prompting doctors to…
HR&CE minister Ramesh said he was a follower of Periyar Chennai: Former DMK minister Anitha R Radhakrishnan on Sunday stirred a fresh controversy by addressing HR&CE minister S Ramesh by his caste. Ramesh retaliated saying he was a follower of Periyar and wasn’t in the habit of using his caste as surname. The minister representing…
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Ltd (TNPDCL) will revive its localised helpline ‘Fuse on Call’ — where consumers can register complaints about power outages or blown fuses — to speed up the redress process.Now, electricity-related complaints are handled through a dedicated central system ‘Minnagam’, where consumers can dial 9498794987 to report their grievances….
