Puducherry: Tensions flared in the Puducherry town on Thursday as members of various Tamil outfits staged a massive agitation over the alleged disrespect shown to the state anthem, Tamil Thai Vaazhthu, during the swearing-in ceremony of chief minister N Rangasamy. They registered their stringent protest over the new practice of rendering Vande Mataram, followed by…
Chennai: More than a week after model code of conduct was lifted, the tenders section of key govt departments, including GCC, Metrowater, Highways and PWD, lie in limbo as there is no active ministry in place to approve and fund projects.Besides a few small emergency projects involving road cuts, govt departments haven’t floated any initiatives…
Veeramani P, burial ground in-charge at Otteri, says the only thing that helps him cope with the physiological and psychological strain of the job is alcohol. “I drink myself to sleep every night,” says the 31-year-old. Rajesh Ravichandran punctures the soil with a long iron rod, pulls it out, examines it for a few seconds,…
VILLUPURAM: PMK founder S Ramadoss has welcomed the govt’s directive prohibiting the sale of liquor to individuals under the age of 21.In a statement, Ramadoss praised the initial steps taken by the new administration and emphasised that strict enforcement is crucial to prevent these rules from becoming mere “paper decrees.“Lauding chief minister C Joseph Vijay…
KRISHNAGIRI: Three teenage boys in Krishnagiri allegedly blackmailed a 14-year-old schoolgirl with her morphed photos, coercing her to send to them her real nude photos and videos. On receiving her real nude videos, the boys — all school dropouts aged between 14 and 16 — blackmailed the girl’s father demanding Rs 10 lakh lest they…
Chennai: Air India will suspend its twice daily direct flights from Chennai to Singapore as part of a wider rationalisation drive in view of soaring fuel costs and operational pressures. It is not clear if the 14 connecting flights to Singapore via Mumbai and Delhi have also been curtailed. A fresh timetable is expected in…
Chennai: Avani Tripathi of Maharishi Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School at Chetpet was on vacation in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, when she came to know that the National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test (NEET) was cancelled. She booked a ticket back to Chennai to take up coaching for the NEET re-exam, which is expected to be held in the…
The revised DA structure will benefit state government employees and teachers, CM Vijay said in a statement. CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Thursday announced a 2% hike in dearness allowance (DA) for state government employees and teachers, increasing it from 58% to 60% with retrospective effect from January 1 this year.The…
Chennai: The performance of CBSE Class XII students in the state dipped by at least 3 percentage points in this year’s results compared to previous year. Teachers and school heads say that while several students have scored more than 475 of 500 (95%), the average has dipped because of lower marks in tough papers.Tamil Nadu…
Chennai: CBSE students in the city may find it challenging to get admitted to top engineering colleges this year as low scores in physics may mean falling short of the cut-off mark. Engineering admissions in the state are based on scores in Class XII maths, physics and chemistry.“Many students who want to study within the…
