Chennai: Nine in 10 college students surveyed in Chennai reported at least one difficult childhood experience, including physical or emotional abuse and neglect, a new study has found. Students with higher childhood-trauma scores reported more symptoms of depression, anxiety and unusual thoughts or perceptions.The study included 1,000 students aged 18 to 24 from four private…
Bus shelter at paatinampakkam, chennai Chennai: Commuters waiting at the Lighthouse bus stop, opposite D5 Marina Police Station, are forced to stand in a dilapidated shelter with a rusted, leaky roof and seating for barely six people, even as the city debates AC bus shelters and monsoon upgrades ahead of the northeast monsoon.At the Lighthouse…
Chennai: The school education department has ordered disciplinary action against officials in Cuddalore for directing headmasters to fund kitchen, storage, and drinking-water arrangements out of pocket, ahead of the breakfast scheme’s extension on Sept 17.In a circular, school education secretary J Innocent Divya said the personnel responsible for the instructions had acted in a “negligent…
Chennai: The state has asked headmasters at govt, aided, and corporation schools to mount name boards and stock enough utensils before Sept 17, when the state will begin serving breakfast to students in Classes VI through VIII under the Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Breakfast Scheme.District and chief education officers must install the name boards — steel-framed panels…
Chennai: Metrowater on Friday seized eight electric motors used to draw drinking water illegally from pipelines at hostels and residential premises in Alapakkam, Maduravoyal and Taramani. The action followed inspections by special monitoring teams formed by the water utility to prevent pressure fluctuations in the drinking-water distribution network and ensure equitable supply to consumers across…
Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has urged more than six lakh property owners to clear their property-tax dues by Sept 30, with collection of ₹847.80 crore pending as of Saturday.Of 14.15 lakh people liable to pay property tax in the city, 8.12 lakh have paid their dues without arrears. However, 6.03 lakh property owners are…
Chennai: A lawyer has moved the Madras high court seeking to restrain the Election Commission of India (ECI) from holding by-elections to fill the vacancies in Madurantakam and Dharapuram Assembly constituencies.Advocate K Suthan wanted the court to direct the ECI to examine and initiate necessary legislative and regulatory measures to create a mechanism for ensuring…
Chennai:The Left Front is set to announce its stand on the Madurantakam and Dharapuram bypolls on Sunday, with the CPM and CPI scheduled to convene meetings of their respective top committees ahead of the formal announcement.Speaking to reporters in Chennai, CPM state secretary P Shanmugam said the party’s decision would be announced after an emergency…
teak tree Parambikulam Story. (Story – Shaji) Chennai: Tamil Nadu has launched a scientific initiative to introduce high-yielding teak clones for plantations across the state, in a move aimed at boosting timber productivity and farmer income.Green Tamil Nadu Mission (GTM), working with the Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding (IFGTB) in Coimbatore, is rolling…
Govt orders action as Cuddalore CEO seeks breakfast funds (Representative image) CHENNAI: The school education department has announced departmental disciplinary action against officials from Cuddalore for asking headmasters to spend out of their pockets to maintain the kitchen and storage and ensure drinking water facilities ahead of extension of the breakfast scheme on Sept 17.In…
