Aggressive screening helps TN detect 48,469 TB cases | Chennai News

Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s intensified tuberculosis surveillance identified 48,469 patients in the first six months of 2026, after 93,203 cases were diagnosed in 2025, health minister K G Arunraj said on Wednesday, urging greater community participation to eliminate the disease. A total of 2,390 village panchayats were certified TB-free in 2025, underscoring progress in the state’s…

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Without experts, mental health drives in limbo in TN schools | Chennai News

Lack of seriousness, non-implementation of policy leave mental health initiatives in limbo in schools Chennai: The school education department’s efforts towards the psychological well-being of school students are being stalled due to the non-implementation of the mental health policy introduced three months ago, the lack of qualified counsellors, and irregular tracking of existing mechanisms.There are…

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Armed clash between college students at Guindy Railway Station, three held | Chennai News

Rival groups attacked each other with knives, stones and broken bottles. Chennai: Weapon-wielding students from Pachaiyappa’s College and Government Arts College, Nandanam, clashed at Guindy railway station on Tuesday afternoon, disrupting commuters.Police said the rival groups attacked each other with knives, stones and broken bottles. Mambalam railway police arrested three people and seized three long…

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Relatives stage road blockade over woman’s death in Royapettah, demand probe into dowry harassment | Chennai News

Relatives stage road blockade over woman’s death in Royapettah, demand probe into dowry harassment Chennai: Relatives of a 24-year-old woman, whose body was brought to the hospital for a postmortem on Tuesday, staged a road blockade outside the hospital, alleging that she was murdered over dowry harassment. They demanded immediate action against her husband and…

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Tamil Nadu govt to form committee to inspect Palani temple assets | Chennai News

Hindu religious and charitable endowments minister C Ramesh CHENNAI: The Hindu religious and charitable endowments (HR&CE) department has announced the formation of a special inspection committee to conduct a comprehensive review of the properties belonging to the Arulmigu Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple in Palani. Similar committees are expected to be constituted for the remaining temples of…

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Vijay’s Jana Nayagan release: After almost 50 years, Tamil Nadu set to watch a sitting CM as silver-screen hero again | Chennai News

All theatres have reported strong booking responses till Sunday CHENNAI: Nearly five decades after Tamil Nadu audiences last watched a sitting chief minister lead a film, the state is set to witness the rare spectacle again on Thursday when chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s Jana Nayagan releases in more than 1,000 screens in the state….

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Vijay slams Rahul Gandhi’s arrest, says Centre must respect sentiments of students and abolish NEET | Chennai News

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Wednesday condemned the arrest of Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during a protest in New Delhi on Tuesday against alleged irregularities in the NEET. Vijay called it an attack on democracy.“The Union govt must respect the sentiments of students…

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