Time For New Govt To Study Old Lessons And Develop New Plans ayashree Perumal is pursuing mechanical engineering at Kun-Shan in Taiwan, an exceptional journey from her tiny village, Pannandur, in Krishnagiri district to an international university. She will become the first graduate in her family when she completes the course.Jeyashree and 947 more girls,…
Anna University and Bajaj Auto Foundation, the CSR arm of Bajaj Auto Limited, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for establishing the Bajaj Engineering Skills Training (BEST) Centre at the College of Engineering, Guindy (CEG) campus Chennai: Anna University and Bajaj Auto Foundation, the CSR arm of Bajaj Auto Limited, signed a Memorandum of Understanding…
Chief minister Vijay had defeated Irudhayaraj with a margin of 27,416 votes Chennai: With the limitation period of 45 days to file an election petition nearing, many DMK and AIADMK candidates, who lost in the Tamil Nadu assembly election, have approached the Madras high court.DMK candidate for Trichy East constituency, Inigo S Irudayaraj, has challenged…
Chennai: It is a well-settled principle of constitutional and criminal jurisprudence that CBI probe cannot be ordered as a matter of course, solely based on the subjective belief of a litigant, Madras high court asserted on Tuesday. The court made the observation while dismissing a plea seeking CBI probe into the alleged irregularities and corruption…
Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay CHENNAI: Releasing a white paper on Tamil Nadu’s fiscal management, finance minister N Marie Wilson on Tuesday said the state’s combined debt stood at Rs 13.18 lakh crore. The figure includes the liabilities of major power, transport, civil supplies and other public sector undertakings.The minister, however, said the…
School education minister Rajmohan CHENNAI: Private schools seeking no-objection certificates for opening and renewal certificates for upgradation can only apply online starting July 1, school education minister Rajmohan announced on Tuesday.Stressing that the process would be hassle-free and prevent additional charges being levied for renewal, the minister said, “Several private school heads have flagged excess…
Aadhav Arjuna and MK Stalin, CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu PWD minister Aadhav Arjuna has issued a legal notice to former chief minister and DMK president M K Stalin seeking to tender an unconditional apology and pay Rs 1 crore as damages for portraying ‘drug trafficking mastermind’ John Britto as his close relative. In the 10-page notice…
CHENNAI: In another setback for AIADMK, former health minister and Viralimalai MLA C Vijayabaskar resigned from the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Tuesday.Vijayabaskar is the fifth AIADMK MLA to resign since the 2021 Assembly election. With his resignation, the party’s strength in the House has come down to 42.He submitted his resignation to assembly speaker JCD…
Chennai grapples with a surge in sexual assaults, with 12 incidents in 24 hours highlighting systemic failures CHENNAI: Poor political will, nondeterrent policing, unpatrolled neighbourhoods, unlit lanes, secluded spots. That’s why there were 12 sexual assaults in 24 hours in Chennai and its suburbs.Police arrested suspects in all 12 cases. But, the speed of the…
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government has expanded its crop loan waiver scheme, providing full debt relief up to Rs 75,000 for farmers who borrowed through cooperative banks. The move comes in the wake of criticism of an earlier announcement in which loans were waived only up to Rs 50,000.According to an official statement, Chief Minister…
