MADURAI: A day after Tamil Nadu governor R V Arlekar met senior district officers in Madurai, state law minister R Nirmal Kumar said Lok Bhavan had no authority to review administrative works and instructed officials not to participate in such exercises.“Administrative powers to review govt work rest solely with the elected govt and its representatives….
After decades of taking in garbage from all south Chennai neighbourhoods, the 225-acre Perungudi dumpyard is likely to call it quits by 2026-end. Commuters and residents along the foul-smelling 200-Feet Radial Road can finally heave a sigh of relief.To facilitate this, the city corporation proposed a 2,500tonnes-per-day waste-to-energy (WTE) plant at Keerapakkam, near Vengadamangalam, in…
Chennai: “Since 1967, only people from the cine industry are ruling Tamil Nadu. All the chief ministers from 1967 were from the cinema. We voted them to power. Then what made the former minister make such a speech?” asked Justice G K Ilanthiraiyan while dismissing an anticipatory bail application of former DMK minister Anitha R…
C Ve Shanmugam C.Ve.Shanmugam, Minister for School Education.07.01.2012.Photo:A.Prathap Chennai: Madras high court has directed the Tamil Nadu DGP to provide adequate police protection to AIADMK MLA and former minister C Ve Shanmugam. The court passed order on the ground that the MLA was facing a continuous threat to his life.“The petitioner is facing continuous life…
Chennai: Fifteen driverless trains have been earmarked to operate at 10-minute intervals on metro’s first Phase-2 corridor between Poonamallee Bypass and Vadapalani, even as the 14.6km line awaits inauguration nearly five months after receiving safety clearance from the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS).Officials said 34 of the 36 driverless trainsets ordered for the Phase-2…
Chennai: In a bid to attract more retired engineers, foremen and line inspectors to fill critical staffing gaps in the discom, the Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation (TNPDCL) has hiked the wages for them up to ₹30,000 per month. Experts point out that this situation could have been avoided if the utility had created a…
Chennai: Chennai-based renewable engineering procurement and construction company Renfra Energy India has filed draft red herring prospectus for an initial public offering with Rs 430 crore fresh issue and an offer for sale component of up to 47,94,800 shares. The company plans to utilise the proceeds with Rs 160 crore towards redemption of non-convertible debentures…
Chennai: Madras high court has imposed ₹50,000 cost on joint secretaries of Union ministry of external affairs and home affairs for failing to assist the court in connection with a habeas corpus plea moved by the son of an Indian who was convicted in a narcotics case in Sri Lanka and later repatriated to India.A…
Man, niece found dead at home Chennai: A 50-year-old man and his college-going niece were found dead at the former’s rented house in T Nagar on Friday. Police suspect suicide over personal issues in the family and have registered a case. The deceased, Ramu of Ranipet, was working as an autorickshaw driver in the city…
Chennai: The death toll in the ammonia gas leak at a private seafood processing unit in Tiruvallur district has increased to 18 after another worker died while undergoing treatment at a govt hospital, according to a health department bulletin issued on Friday.The latest fatality, Alathi Maharana Juanga from Odisha, was reported on Thursday. A total…
