CM C Joseph Vijay waving from his car Chennai: Leader of the opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin announced in the assembly on Friday that all 59 DMK MLAs would not avail the cars to be provided by the state govt.He said the decision was taken on the direction of DMK president M K Stalin, considering the state’s…
Chennai: A war of words broke out in the assembly on Friday between HR&CE minister S Ramesh and former minister P K Sekarbabu over the handling of temple administration. While Ramesh accused the previous DMK govt of leaving projects worth ₹418 crores pending, Sekarbabu hit back, stating that succeeding govts should complete, not cancel, projects…
Chennai: DMK MLA P H Manoj Pandian on Friday questioned the Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation’s (TNMSC) role in procuring gold rings for newborns, asking whether the corporation had the mandate or expertise to scrutinise tender bids for gold for the Thaimaman Thanga Modhiram scheme.Participating in the Assembly discussion, Pandian said the procurement should have…
Chennai: Law minister R Nirmalkumar announced in the assembly on Friday that the state govt would establish 17 new special courts for the exclusive trial of Pocso cases at a cost of ₹25 crore.The decision has been taken considering the huge backlog of cases, Nirmalkumar said. While Madurai would have two new courts, the rest…
Chennai: Raising the issue of legislative decorum, former chief minister and MLA O Panneerselvam on Friday urged assembly speaker J C D Prabhakar to accord proper dignity and protocol to leader of the opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin inside the House.During the ongoing assembly session, Panneerselvam drew attention to parliamentary conventions, noting that the leader of the…
Chennai: To retain the attention of Gen Z students, colleges are reimagining the classroom. The novel ideas include splitting the traditional 50-minute lecture into active and passive learning sessions, creating short videos, quizzes, guided problem-solving sessions and structured discussions.Colleges are taking inputs from alumni and conducting academic audits to make lessons more relevant to students…
Chennai: Jewellery retailers Joyalukkas and Kalyan Jewellers have been awarded the contract to supply gold rings under the ‘Thaaimaman Thanga Mothiram’ scheme, under which every child born in a govt hospital will receive a 1g gold ring, a release from the state’s health department on Friday said.On July 14, Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation (TNMSC)…
Commuters want buses at least once an hour, or every 30 minutes during peak periods. They say the new Tiruvallur terminus, made functional on Aug 10 near Vedanginallur, has the capacity to support additional services. The terminus is spread over 5.5 acres and can accommodate 56 buses simultaneously. Chennai: Tiruvallur commuters seeking to catch southbound…
Chennai: The 44-odd canals, spanning 81.8km in the city, have only one thing in common. They’re all choked with sewage, garbage, and debris and are encroached upon by houses. This has increased flood risk in several key core city neighbourhoods such as T Nagar, Nungambakkam, Anna Nagar, Virugambakkam, Velachery and Nandanam.Residents and civic activists said…
Watchtower at Guddiyam caves Screenshot Chennai: Just an hour’s drive from Chennai’s concrete sprawl, the Guddiyam caves in Tiruvallur district have emerged as Tamil Nadu’s most sought-after trekking destination, according to forest officials. A total of 4,040 trekkers have visited in just eighteen months.The caves are among the top five destinations on the Trek TN…
