CHENNAI: Perhaps this is a first for India — a high court ‘censuring’ the Supreme Court. Madras high court on Wednesday declared the DMK’s M Appavu as winner in a 10-year-old election case, and attributed the delay in deciding the case to the Supreme Court. It then observed: “If the delay caused by the courts…
ERODE: The opposition cannot remain silent on murders and sexual violence as they are immediate concerns, former DMK minister S Muthusamy said on Wednesday justifying the reason for the party attacking the TVK govt despite its stand that it would allow the new govt to function without interference for the first six months.Muthusamy was speaking…
Simultaneous stroke and acute cardiac events are not common in clinical literature, but their co-occurrence is not entirely surprising given risk factors including diabetes and age Chennai: The 76-year-old woman came into the emergency room of a city hospital a month ago complaining of sudden weakness on one side of her body and slurred speech…
CHENNAI: Southern Railway has announced changes in late-night suburban EMU services in Chennai on June 5 owing to engineering work between Kodambakkam and St Thomas Mount stations. Railways said line block and power block would be carried out from 11.05pm on June 5 to 3.05am on June 6, resulting in cancellation and partial cancellation of…
A fire in a stockpile of sulphur powder inside the Chennai Harbour premises on Tuesday afternoon sent thick smoke across parts of north Chennai, causing breathing difficulties, coughing and eye irritation among people near the State Secretariat, Madras High Court and Marina area. Firefighters brought the blaze under control within 15 minutes, and no injuries…
TN govt is monitoring rainfall situation in TN: SengottaiyanTNNChennai: State revenue and disaster management minister K A Sengottaiyan said on Tuesday that the state govt was fully prepared to handle the southwest monsoon. He said the govt was monitoring the rainfall situation in the state in the wake of Indian Meteorological Department’s alert that 22…
Chennai: A speeding car rammed a furniture-laden van near Perungudi railway station in Velachery on Monday, throwing a 19-year-old worker off the vehicle. The youth, who had suffered severe head injuries, died at a govt hospital on Tuesday.Jones was employed at a furniture store in Velachery and was assisting with a delivery when the accident…
Chennai: A 22-year-old Nepalese national and two minors were arrested by Kilpauk police after they made obscene gestures at two women in Purasawalkam. The trio was apprehended by an auto-rickshaw driver and members of the public before being handed over to the police.According to police, the incident occurred on Purasawalkam High Road. A woman and…
₹2,177 cr first tranche to be released for extended rural drinking water scheme till 2028Chennai: Tamil Nadu govt and the Union govt on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding for the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0, paving the way for the release of ₹2,177 cr as the first tranche of central funds for the…
Every initiative to streamline Tasmac meets with resistance from within and produces the same result: stalemate, and then status quo Chennai: Tasmac has a problem: the govt that owns it cannot control it. The first set of announcements Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay made after taking office was to shut 717 liquor shops operating within…
