SALEM: PMK leader and Rajya Sabha member Dr Anbumani Ramadoss on Saturday urged Tamil Nadu govt to scrap its plan to set up a waste-to-energy incineration plant on 92 acres of land at Jageer Ammapalayam in Salem.Likening the proposed plant to “Hitler’s extermination camp,” Anbumani said it would endanger public health.Chief minister C Joseph Vijay…
Chennai: Two men were arrested for separate incidents of sexual assault on minor girls in the city on Saturday.In the first case, Lourdes Chakravarthy, of Nadveerapattu, who worked as a library officer at a private school in Kancheepuram district, was arrested after a student told her parents that he had sexually assaulted her on campus….
On Friday night, when she was sitting at her doorstep with her daughter, Babulal poured petrol on her and set her on fire before fleeing Chennai: A 40-year-old man was arrested for torching a 32-year-old woman with petrol while she was sitting outside her house at Washermanpet on Friday night.The woman suffered about 50% burns…
Chennai: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has announced that MPT (Master of Physiotherapy) and MOT (Master of Occupational Therapy) degrees should not be awarded as general degrees.“Based on a communication from National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions (NCAHP), the degrees MPT and MOT shall be awarded with the respective specialisations and not as generalised…
Chennai: A 20-year-old Anna University student residing in a campus hostel died of scrub typhus on Friday despite treatment at two govt hospitals, the Directorate of Public Health (DPH) said.Scrub typhus is an acute zoonotic illness caused by the bacterium Orientia tsutsugamushi and transmitted through bites from infected mites (chiggers). The student, Harish, was admitted…
CHENNAI: A lawyer has moved the Madras high court seeking a direction to the Tamil Nadu govt to abandon its plan to build a new secretariat at Pattinapakkam in Chennai, as it would put the public and fishermen in irreparable loss and hardship.The plea moved by advocate R S Tamilvendan is likely to be taken…
Chennai: The state govt on Saturday released ₹23.95 lakh in financial assistance to research scholar Bharathidasan Raman under the Annal Ambedkar Overseas Higher Education Scholarship programme, ending the months-long controversy over the delay. “We released the funds to the research scholar today,” Social Justice Minister Vanni Arasu said.The 27-year-old scholar’s case was also raised during…
Chennai: Madras high court has said that a stage has come where any proceedings can be conducted through video-conferencing (VC) mode. Therefore, trial courts can never refuse to conduct examination of witnesses through VC mode just because the case involves several documents or complex issues.Justice N Anand Venkatesh made the observation while allowing K Balasundaram,…
Chennai: City researchers have developed a database of chemicals used in aquaculture that could help researchers and regulators identify risks, improve monitoring and support chemical management.ReCAnt (Resource on Chemicals used in Aquaculture and their Ecotoxicity), developed at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), in collaboration with the National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR), brings together…
Chennai: Admissions to UG medical and allied health studies are underway, and courses are now commencing at govt medical colleges across the state, but still the post of director of medical education, who holds administrative control of all medical colleges, has been lying vacant since July 31.While officials say selection is in progress, doctors ‘…
