Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay chairs a review meeting with officials of the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department and the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department in Chennai district of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (Photo: IANS/X/@CMOTamilnadu) Chennai: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday told district collectors and…
A gleaming copper kalasam crowns the temple vimaanam, highlighting traditional South Indian Hindu architecture against a clear sky. Villupuram: Two copper kalasams, each about 1ft tall, were stolen by unidentified culprits from the century-old Arulmigu Sri Vadivambigai Samedha Chandramouleeswarar temple at Thiruvakkarai in Villupuram district.Police said miscreants targeted the vimana gopurams (tower domes) of the…
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu assembly secretary has informed the Madras high court that acceptance of resignation of four AIADMK MLAs will not operate to extinguish, defeat or render infructuous the disqualification proceedings pending against the legislators under the tenth schedule of the Constitution. In her nine-page counter affidavit filed in response to the petitions moved…
Tamil Nadu faces a “deep mess” within a month of regime change, warns former CM M.K. Stalin, citing industrial reluctance, rising crime, and farmer distress (File photo: M K Stalin) CHENNAI/TRICHY: Former chief minister M K Stalin on Sunday said Tamil Nadu was facing the danger of “descending into a state of deep mess” within…
CHENNAI: Former chief minister and DMK president M K Stalin’s son-in-law V Sabareesan has issued legal notices against two Tamil Nadu ministers, Aadhav Arjuna and CTR Nirmal Kumar seeking unconditional apology for their statements alleging that he was involved in corruption across 16 departments during the previous DMK govt. Sabareesan has sought both the state…
CHENNAI: DMK workers staged a road blockade at Doveton in Vepery on Monday, demanding legal action against TVK minister Sarathkumar over a viral video that showed him handling a white powder during an IPL match in 2025. Police, who had denied permission for the protest, detained at least 50 demonstrators and dispersed the gathering.The protest…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Medical Selection Committee will begin accepting online applications for MBBS and BDS admissions at noon on Monday, offering students across the state their first formal step toward a medical/dental seat — even before national entrance results are out.The application portal, tnmedicalselection.org, will go live at noon, officials said. The window will stay…
Chennai: Two men have been arrested for robbing a software engineer of 11 sovereigns of gold jewellery and Rs 60,000 in cash after befriending him through a dating app in Tambaram.Police said the complainant, Rakesh, 30, a native of Madurai district, has been staying at Mappedu near Selaiyur and works at a private software company…
Schoolchildren play a cricket match on a dusty ground, with a bowler delivering the ball as classmates watch from the sidelines Chennai: In a move to strengthen sports education and encourage participation in tournaments among students, Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) will appoint 141 temporary physical education teachers (PETs) across its middle and high schools for…
Indian schoolchildren play a cricket match on a dusty school मैदान, with a bowler delivering the ball as classmates watch from the sidelines in a typical school sports scene in India. Chennai: From kho-kho and kabbadi, to volleyball, football and badminton, state board students are spending their after-school hours training to participate in zonal level…
