Chennai: PMK MLA C Sivakumar from Vikravandi urged the Tamil Nadu govt to remove the toll on the Outer Ring Road from Vandalur to Minjur.Speaking at the assembly, he said there are plans to privatise the toll and road maintenance, with the revenue largely going to the private contractor. “They should not privatise the road,”…
Cracks whip on out-of-line remarks Chennai: Assembly Speaker J C D Prabhakar on Tuesday warned ministers that he would not tolerate any further out-of-line remarks and directed them to confine their responses to the subjects under discussion.The warning came after law minister R Nirmalkumar’s remarks about former chief minister M Karunanidhi triggered an uproar from…
Veerachetty Street has three small temples run entirely by women, including priests Chennai: Did you know that there was an area called Bhomma Kottaai in Pulianthope that was once a centre for making bronze statues? “They used to be displayed at Decaster Street when M G Ramachandran and Karunanidhi were in power,” says Nivedita Louis,…
CMRL has laid 32km of tracks between Poonamallee Bypass and Kodambakkam on Corridor 4 (Lighthouse–Poonamallee Bypass) Chennai: More than half of Chennai Metro Rail Limited’s 118.9km long Phase II project has been completed, but ballast-less track laying has progressed to only about 67km of tracks so far.A CMRL official said 32km of tracks have been…
Safeguarding marine ecology and fishermens’ livelihood Chennai: Tamil Nadu govt will not compromise on the livelihood of fishermen or marine ecology while considering a proposal to drill four new offshore hydrocarbon development wells near Parangipettai in Cuddalore district, forest and climate change minister V K Rajiv told state assembly on Tuesday.Replying to a calling-attention motion,…
Tufted capuchin at Perundurai farmhouse Chennai: At least 11 exotic animals kept at an Erode farmhouse without any mandatory licence could not be seized by forest officials and taken to Chennai as scheduled on Tuesday, as the local magistrate court did not accord permission.Forest officials visited the farmhouse, owned by S K Kesavanathan, who is…
CHENNAI: DMK MLA D Gautham from Vanur constituency said the TVK govt is stopping DMK’s infra projects such as the Oragadam-Cheyyar four lane corridor in city suburbs besides cancelling at least 2,993 tenders.He asked the reason why the tenders were cancelled. He further said the Anna Salai flyover, Port Maduravoyal corridor was happening in a…
Officials at a Tamil Nadu social media monitoring cell review online corruption-related reports on computer screens in a modern control room, highlighting the state’s digital surveillance and anti-corruption efforts. Chennai: Tamil Nadu govt will set up a social media monitoring centre (SMMC) under the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) at a cost of ₹50…
Chennai: Former highways minister E V Velu on Tuesday questioned the Tamil Nadu govt over the ₹5.5-crore renovation tenders for the proposed chief minister’s office on the 10th floor of Namakkal Kavignar Maligai, citing a TOI report that work had begun even before the tender was floated, and that e-tenders were floated after five days.Participating…
Chennai: We The Leaders founder K Annamalai on Tuesday condemned the TVK govt over the arrest of a volunteer associated with his organisation for responding to allegedly abusive remarks by a TVK functionary.In a post on X, Annamalai said the TVK functionary had abused the volunteer’s family. “The fact that a We The Leaders volunteer…
