Chennai: The state health department will soon launch a website for people to register as bone marrow donors, said health minister K G Arunraj on Wednesday. “To mark World Bone Marrow Donor Day, we have honoured two people who have donated to create awareness among the public. We will start facility for bone marrow donor…
Chennai: Madras high court on Wednesday reserved its order on a plea moved by AIADMK MLA and its assembly whip Agri S S Krishnamurthy challenging an amendment made to the resolution passed in Tamil Nadu assembly opposing Karnataka’s proposed construction of a dam in Mekedatu. The amendment calls for setting up a tribunal to address…
Residents rescued a pelican from a suspected poacher at Korattur lake on Aug 29 and handed it over to Forest Department officials. Chennai: Waterbody conservationists had spotted two spot-billed pelicans pelicans injured and struggling at Korattur lake about ten days ago and alerted forest officials, who rescued the birds. One was taken to Children’s Park…
RGGGH canteen shut for food safety violations, officials suspend licence Chennai: The canteen in the city’s biggest govt hospital — Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital — has been shut for food safety violations after officials found unhygienic kitchens, improperly stored food and poor personal hygiene among staff. The food safety department suspended its licence and…
VCK Thirumavalavan at Trichy airport | R BASKAR Chennai: VCK chief Thol Thirumavalavan on Wednesday criticised chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s hand gesture in the state assembly. Interpreted as a taunt on DMK president M K Stalin, the gesture was uncalled-for and violated basic human dignity, he said.Rejecting the chief minister’s clarification that there had…
Chennai: A day after DMK president M K Stalin chose not to respond to questions on his bypoll strategy, triggering speculations that DMK might boycott the polls, the principal opposition party sprung a surprise on Wednesday by becoming the first party to name candidates for Maduranthakam and Dharapuram assembly byelection scheduled for Oct 6.Stalin announced…
Consumers also need reassurance on purchase costs, driving range, charging availability, and resale value. Chennai: India’s electric-car market is witnessing two distinct trends: established players such as Tata Motors are finding that EVs can generate significantly more revenue per vehicle, while newer entrants are grappling with the harder task of convincing consumers that electric cars…
Velchamy Sankarlingam, president of product & engineering at Zoom Chennai: Zoom’s India operations are playing a crucial role in its bet on vertical, function-specific software application services, according to a senior executive. The US-based company is transitioning from a video conferencing tool to an office collaboration platform, aiming to execute work on its platform through…
Vinod Khanna Sekhar, VP of operations & engineering, and Chennai site leader at SES said that the (Chennai) centre plays a key role in helping SES drive innovation and long-term growth Chennai: Global satellite operator SES has expanded its global capability centre (GCC) in Chennai, opening a second office facility to support its technical and…
Chennai: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Wednesday accused TVK govt of failing to procure paddy on time which has result in the damage of around 50,000 ]tonnes of paddy in Chengalpet due to sudden rain. Apart from this, around 50,000 bags of paddy kept in the open in direct procurement centres in Mayiladuthurai,…
