CHENNAI: As many as 61,386 candidates are set to take the Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) paper 1 at 222 examination centres on Saturday, and 1.67 lakh will take paper 2 at 613 centres on Sunday.Hall tickets for this TET exam, being held for in-service teachers, have been uploaded on the Teachers Recruitment Board…
Anbumani is taking out a public awareness march against the move to construct a dam at Mekedatu. SALEM: Karnataka should not be allowed to construct a dam across the Cauvery river in Mekedatu as it will amount to genocide against Tamil Nadu, PMK leader Dr Anbumani Ramadoss said on Thursday.Anbumani, who is taking out a…
Chennai: Madras high court has directed the Tamil Nadu govt to file a report on the number of Pocso and special courts for sexual harassment against women functioning in the state, the number of additional courts required, and infrastructure facilities available in these courts.The first bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G…
Chennai: The first meeting of TVK and its friendly parties, chaired by chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Wednesday, laid the groundwork for a new political front in Tamil Nadu.Speaking at the meeting, Vijay asked the leaders not to worry about stability of the govt at the meeting and expressed confidence of completing full term,…
A total of 204 12-bore pump-action shotguns with folding stocks, 46 9mm automatic pistols with CES, and 54 new Bolero vehicles were handed over to personnel of the Tamil Nadu Forest Department during an vent at Guindy Children’s Park in Chennai. The vehicles were procured under the Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Conservation and Greening Project for…
Chennai: Manithaneya Jananayaga Katchi MLA Thamimun Ansari urged the state govt to appeal against the order of a Madras High court on reservation for converted Muslims.Ansari met state Law minister R Nirmalkumar along with legal experts at the secretariat and made a representation in this regard. Speaking to reporters, Ansari said he pointed out the…
Chennai: As the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) govt continues to expose irregularities, fraud and pending inquiries against contractors in the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) during previous administrations, one more fraud has surfaced.The case pertains to a suspected attempt by then-senior Tangedco officials to secure the release of ₹15.52 crore to a private contractor using…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu will amend public health laws to permit criminal proceedings against home births carried out without trained medical supervision, health minister K G Arunraj said on Wednesday, days after a Tirupur-based woman who had delivered her child at home died in a Coimbatore hospital.On Sunday, 32-year-old Sasikala, who attempted a “natural” home birth…
The 2009 deluge caused landslides and damaged roads in Ooty Has the Nilgiris become safer from landslides, or are officials misreading data? Nilgiris collector Lakshmi Bhavya Tanneeru recently said that a scientific reassessment by the Geological Survey of India (GSI) has reduced the number of vulnerable locations from 283 to 156, almost half. Environmentalists and…
Study finds three of four young Indians lonely even when surrounded by friends Three of four young Indians say they feel lonely even when surrounded by friends, says a nationwide study of more than 4,500 people aged 15 to 29 across 24 states. “Still, when youngsters are emotionally distressed, nearly 80% turn first to friends…
