AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami addressing media at Secretariat in Chennai. Chennai: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Tuesday said the party would field candidates in both Madurantakam and Dharapuram assembly constituencies and win in the upcoming byelections. EPS also attacked TVK, saying there was a complete breakdown of law and order in…
Chennai: To monitor air quality in real time without spending crores on expensive equipment, the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has decided to install 80 digital low-cost monitors across the state. The bulk of these monitors will be installed in cities.These monitors will be different from the continuous ambient air quality monitoring (CAAQM) system…
Calls for standardised list TNNChennai: Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on Tuesday adopted a resolution urging Union govt to scrap the “open column” method for recording caste details in the upcoming Census and instead provide a pre-loaded, standardised list of officially notified castes.The resolution has been passed days after former chief minister M K Stalin demanded…
CHENNAI: AIADMK deputy general secretary K P Munusamy met state BJP leader Nainar Nagenthran at the BJP headquarters here on Tuesday night to hand over a letter from party general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, seeking the party’s support for the upcoming bypolls in the Madurantakam and Dharapuram constituencies scheduled for Oct 6.The two constituencies are…
Chennai: Retired judge Justice B Gokuldas commission constituted by the previous DMK govt, has held police, prohibition enforcement and revenue officials responsible for the June 2024 Kallakurichi hooch tragedy, which claimed 70 lives and left 161 people with partial or permanent disabilities.The 478-page report, tabled in the Assembly on Tuesday, alleged “wilful negligence”, “utter dereliction…
Common selection mechanism Shanmughasundaram.JChennai: The Tamil Nadu govt has proposed to empower the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) to recruit staff for 25 corporations, 145 municipalities and 479 town panchayats across the state, bringing appointments to urban local bodies under a common selection mechanism.A Bill to amend the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (Additional…
Expenditure control, however, is more important — and more challenging — given the large number of electoral promises in the pipeline K Shanmugam and K R ShanmugamThe TVK-led govt in Tamil Nadu has inherited a financial position from the previous regime that can best be described as unsteady. The implementation of a plethora of cash-disbursement…
Hosur’s ancient pillars store lessons in water management To the villagers of Marachandiram in Hosur, the 16th-century stone pillars at Ramanayakkan lake are more than a relic, they hold a lesson in water management.“They are proof of how our ancestors valued water,” says R Kumaresan, a farmer from the village in Hosur. “In a time…
Chennai: That morning cup of coffee could soon leave behind more than a caffeine buzz — its discarded husk could get a second life in your wardrobe. Scientists at CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Chennai, have developed a leather-like material from coffee husk, the agricultural residue left after coffee processing. It was then used to…
Kallakurichi hooch tragedy claimed 70 lives and left 161 people with partial or permanent disabilities. CHENNAI: Retired judge Justice B Gokuldas commission constituted by the previous DMK govt, has held police, prohibition enforcement and revenue officials responsible for the June 2024 Kallakurichi hooch tragedy, which claimed 70 lives and left 161 people with partial or…
