Chennai: Highlighting the aggressive recruitment drive undertaken by the Karnataka govt, PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss has urged the Tamil Nadu govt to announce the recruitment of 1.5 lakh public sector positions in its upcoming revised budget for 2026–27.In a statement issued on Friday, Anbumani criticised the state administration for failing to address the growing vacancy…
Students from Loyola College took out a procession in solidarity with Delhi protesters inside the college campus on Friday Chennai: Hundreds of students from city colleges, including Loyola College, Presidency College and School of Excellence in Law (SOEL), have boycotted their classes and protested in support of Delhi protesters. They also carried banners against the…
Chennai: Divya Shree, a Class IV student of Bala Vidya Mandir (BVM), no longer brings fried or processed food to school for lunch. Instead, her tiffin box has three mandatory items — a vegetable, curd and a fruit — alongside chapatis or rice. For short breaks, she brings a can of boiled peanuts or cooked…
Chennai: A man was arrested for trespassing into the house of a 33-year-old woman and sexually harassing her while she was alone at home in Thoraipakkam.Police said the woman, who resides with her family, became acquainted with Altaf Hussain, 52, of Perungudi. They exchanged phone numbers. Altaf began calling the woman frequently and sent obscene…
Chennai: Visitors to Greater Chennai Corporation park in Padmagiri Nagar in Madhavaram have raised safety concerns as iron rods are placed carelessly near slides and construction debris is strewn all around. Also, the park has insufficient lighting. Residents have criticised GCC for carrying out development work without proper safety measures or without restricting public access.“It…
Chennai: DMDK general secretary Premallatha Vijayakant on Friday mounted a sharp attack on Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay and the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) govt, saying governance was “not cinema.” She asked the ruling party to deliver on its election promises instead of `watching movies.’“If a reel hero wants to become a real…
Murder case undertrial died in assault inside Kilpauk Institute of Mental Health hospital A 27-year-old undertrial prisoner undergoing treatment at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) died on Thursday after being assaulted by another undertrial patient inside the hospital’s criminal ward on July 20.Zaheer was admitted to the institute after the Aaliyar police arrested him…
The conclavewas inaugurated by Tamil Nadu assembly speaker J C D Prabhakar. CHENNAI: The two-day Tamizhar 4.0 Business Conclave, organized by the Confederation of Tamil Agriculture, Commerce, Industry and Services (CTACIS), began in Chennai on Friday. The conclave was inaugurated by Tamil Nadu assembly speaker J C D Prabhakar.The two-day event is expected to facilitate…
CHENNAI: Amid the ongoing nationwide anti-NEET protests, more than 50 people were detained on Friday after staging a road blockade during a protest in Tamil Nadu’s Kallakurichi.Earlier in the day, students affiliated with the Students’ Federation of India (SFI) held a sit-in protest inside the Chennai’s Presidency College campus. The protesters raised slogans against the…
Chennai: A group of juveniles reportedly damaged furniture and other property inside a govt special home in Chengalpet on Thursday in a suspected attempt to escape the facility. Police rushed to the facility on information from the panicked staff, and brought the situation under control.Security has been tightened and additional police personnel have been deployed…
