CHENNAI: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay has softened his stand on delimitation, moving from the demand for a freeze on the existing number of Lok Sabha seats to a request that each state’s current share of parliamentary representation be protected.“I urge the Union govt to provide a clear legislative assurance that no state will suffer…
Chennai: A beam of sunlight falling on a patch of dead leaves. A cat sunning herself. A canopy of trees. At a glance, they would seem like regular photographs, but these are different. All the 50 pictures on display at the exhibition at IIT Madras this week were clicked by blind photographers aided by sighted…
Chennai: Months after Metro Water completed underground drainage work, the two-km Camp Road–Agaram Main Road stretch in East Tambaram continues to be in poor shape. Potholes, uneven patches and unfinished portions has made commute difficult for motorists and pedestrians.The stretch branches off from the Camp Road junction on Velachery Main Road and connects to Tambaram…
Chennai: Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah batted for early resolution of water sharing disputes among southern states through dialogue involving the Union govt. Shah also pitched for interlinking of rivers from Brahmaputra to Cauvery and Godavari to ensure that India faced no water shortage for the next 100 years.“We have succeeded in making water-related…
Mullaperiyar dam photo by: TOI Chennai: Kerala chief minister V D Satheesan pitched for a new dam replacing Mullaperiyar reservoir, while Karnataka chief minister D K Shivakumar renewed his push for a dam across Cauvery at Mekedatu during the 31st Southern Zonal Council meeting on Thursday. Both CMs assured that Tamil Nadu’s water interests would…
CHENNAI: Not too long ago, Tamil Nadu javelin thrower T Dharanidharan represented India in the U-20 World Athletics and finished a creditable sixth. But that’s just a case in isolation as the state throwers find themselves in a tight corner — having to run from pillar to post just to attain permission for training at…
Storm water drain work on East Avenue Road, Korattur in Chennai. Chennai: The storm water drain project in East Avenue Road in Korattur, funded by Asian Development Bank, has remained sluggish for the past month. This has affected commuters on the stretch due to bad roads and traffic.Though the ₹39 crore worth project in the…
Called the move ‘anti-national’ Chennai: Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday launched a direct attack on Congress, labelling its decision to restrict the singing of Vande Mataram to just two stanzas as “anti-national.”Responding to Congress Working Committee’s resolution on the national song, Shah accused the party of reviving its decades-old “politics of appeasement.” Shah…
Chennai: Social justice minister Vanni Arasu rejected the allegations of Bharathidasan, a research scholar from Tamil Nadu pursuing higher education in Malaysia under a state govt scheme, that he had not received financial assistance this year.Speaking in the assembly, Vanni Arasu said it was the scholar who failed to submit relevant documents while seeking funds….
Chennai: AMMK leader T T V Dhinakaran on Thursday criticised the TVK govt for changing its stand on delimitation within a week of passing a resolution in the Tamil Nadu assembly demanding that the Union govt freeze the current strength of Lok Sabha.Dhinakaran stated that Vijay’s speech at Southern Zonal Council indicating a change in…
