Chennai: The state information commission has asked applicants not to file pleas in another person’s name without the latter’s consent, under the pretext of maintaining anonymity.“Those expecting the public information officers to remain transparent and furnish the required and correct information under the RTI Act should know the same is expected of them. They too…
Chennai: Madras high court has set aside the conviction and three-year jail term to a duo awarded by the special court for Enforcement Directorate cases, since they were set at liberty in the predicate offence probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).However, the first bench comprising chief justice SA Dharmadhikari and G Arulmurugan said…
Chennai: Tambaram Corporation has proposed a ₹165-crore project to restore seven lakes to improve flood resilience, increase water storage and protect the waterbodies from encroachments and pollution.Madambakkam, Veeraraghavan, Nemilichery, Nanmangalam, Selaiyur, Peerkankaranai and Rajakilpakkam will be restored by the civic agency, which has at least 25 water bodies within 84.7 sq km. Of these, around…
Chennai: A 31-year-old guest worker from Assam died and another worker suffered injuries after a material-lifting hoist trolley fell from the fifth floor of a building under construction on Taramani Link Road on Friday evening.The deceased was identified as Ashraful Alam, 31, a native of Bongaigaon district in Assam. He had been living in Chennai…
Chennai: Three days after a 17-year-old juvenile illegally driving an earthmover fatally knocked down a 21-year-old college student in Kotturpuram, the city police detained the juvenile and arrested the owner of the earthmover.While the juvenile has since been produced before the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) and admitted to a govt observation home, the earthmover’s owner,…
Chennai: Even as Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) waits for the Centre to fix an inauguration date for the operationally ready Poonamallee Bypass-Vadapalani corridor, six stations on the stretch remain months away from completion, extending delays to a project that was originally scheduled to be opened in phases during the first half of 2026.The stations…
Chennai: Courts exercising their discretion to enhance interest on belated pension settlements will open a Pandora’s Box as many pensioners would line up to claim higher interest and cause loss to the state exchequer, said the Madras high court.“ The rule 45A of the Tamil Nadu Pension Rules, 1978, in clear terms stipulates that a…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu higher education department has prepared a panel of 129 associate professors eligible for promotion as principals of Grade II govt colleges for the year 2026-27. It has asked the commissioner of collegiate education to submit proposals for their promotion and postings.At present, 129 govt colleges are headed by in charge principals after…
CHENNAI: MNM president and Rajya Sabha member Kamal Haasan on Saturday urged the Union govt to establish a national commission on education and examination reform, with a three-month roadmap to restore trust in examinations, reduce academic stress and modernise education. In a post on X, he said the commission must hear Tamil Nadu’s voice, where…
Chennai: The flagship AIIMS Madurai, which admitted its first batch of 50 MBBS students for the 2021–2022 academic year at a temporary campus in Government Medical College and Hospital in Ramanathapuram, is now facing severe staff shortage among the country’s functional AIIMS, says data by the Union health ministry in Lok Sabha.A response in Lok…
