Chennai: Water resources minister N Anand on Friday said the opposition would not be able to “pull away” TVK MLAs, as they would remain loyal to the chief minister and TVK chief C Joseph Vijay until the end. “We would not commit mistakes, and that is how our leader has been steering us,” Anand said…
God does not discriminate: HC Chennai: All living beings are equal before God, and God does not discriminate, the Madras high court said while directing the govt to ensure that no discrimination is followed in Devaraja Swamigal Temple, including in distribution of the ‘Theertham, Satari and Prasadams.‘A division bench of Justice G Jayachandran and Justice…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu will raise the annual health insurance cover under the Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 25 lakh per family, a fivefold increase that officials said would benefit 1.45 crore families statewide.Chief minister C Joseph Vijay, who made a suo motu announcement in the assembly on Wednesday,…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Wednesday said he possessed files on alleged corruption in three govt departments and warned former DMK ministers and legislators not to force him to ‘open’ those files now. Vijay said he would make the findings public at an “appropriate time.”The exchange of words broke out in…
To be built at cost of ₹300 crore Chennai: Tamil Nadu will build a 400-bed multi-super-specialty government hospital in Perambur at a cost of ₹300 crore, aiming to bring advanced care within easier reach of North Chennai residents.The State already has the Government Multi Super Specialty Hospital at Omandurar and the Kalaignar Centenary Super Specialty…
Chennai: It was the Tamil Nadu chief secretary, M Sai Kumar, who had insisted on interdepartmental efforts to prevent students and youth from participating in protests organised by the Left parties and the TN Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), a communication from special secretary to govt Rashmi Siddharth Zagade has revealed.The communication, dated Aug 14, had…
Chennai: The state will create 6,098 new seats across nursing, pharmacy and paramedical courses at govt institutions, including seven new nursing colleges, chief minister C Joseph Vijay announced in the assembly on Wednesday. Tamil Nadu has set aside ₹351 crore for building the colleges and creating the additional seats.The state will add 2,585 nursing seats,…
Chennai: Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) on Wednesday searched 60 locations across Tamil Nadu as part of its probe into suspected cartelisation and irregularities in TANGEDCO’s procurement of more than 2.07 lakh km of aluminium conductors between 2021 and 2023.The searches covered the residences of Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Ltd (TNPDCL) officials and…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu police have set up Internal Vigilance Cells across all districts and commissionerates, providing dedicated phone and WhatsApp numbers for the public to report corruption, misconduct, abuse of authority and other unethical practices by police personnel.The cells were constituted on the directions of DGP and Head of Police Force Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal. In…
Project not mentioned in spillover work Chennai: The East Coast Road elevated corridor project from Thiruvanmiyur to Uthandi is unlikely to take off. In the policy note for this financial year released by highways minister Aadhav Arjuna on Tuesday, the project was not mentioned in the spillover works from previous years.Projects such as the ₹621…
