A headmistress was transferred after a video showed students drinking alcohol. KANYAKUMARI: A headmistress of a government higher secondary school near Thuckalay in Kanyakumari district has been transferred in connection with the incident involving two students who were seen allegedly consuming alcohol on the school premises.According to the sources, a video showing two schoolgirls in…
Tasmac has ordered an immediate halt to the sale of eleven liquor brands. CHENNAI: Do not buy these liquor brands at Tasmac outlets for now. The Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac) has ordered an immediate halt to the sale of 11 liquor varieties manufactured by Enrica Enterprises Pvt Ltd, following an inspection by the…
Tamil Nadu government has amassed investment pledges totaling Rs 67,000 crore, involving 97 different companies CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu govt on Thursday announced a host of investment commitments across a range of industries, from electronics, textiles and engineering to emerging sectors such as space, quantum computing and life sciences.Govt signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with…
For taxpayers who have paid the revised tax amount, the excess amount will be adjusted as an advance payment towards their property tax dues for subsequent half-years Chennai: Facing strong backlash from residents across the city over the inflated property tax bills this week, Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) suspended its revised property tax for the…
Chennai: For Phoenix Kothari Footwear, Ramanathapuram was not the obvious choice for its next shoe factory. The district, which traditionally has fewer manufacturing opportunities, was not originally on the company’s expansion map. Then came a request from chief minister C Joseph Vijay.In a conversation with the company’s leadership on May 22, Vijay asked Kothari to…
Chennai: Former industries minister T R B Rajaa said on Thursday nearly 70 of the 97 MoUs announced at the state govt’s investment conclave were investments or leads initiated by the previous DMK govt.“Almost 70 MoUs, accounting for around 75% of the investment value and 83% of jobs, appear to be existing companies expanding or…
The Montek Singh Ahluwalia-led revenue augmentation committee constituted by the state govt to suggest measures to improve Tamil Nadu’s revenue met chief minister C Joseph Vijay at secretariat Chennai: The Montek Singh Ahluwalia-led revenue augmentation committee constituted by the state govt to suggest measures to improve Tamil Nadu’s revenue met chief minister C Joseph Vijay…
Stone tools found at Kathiyavadi near Ranipet Chennai: Students and faculty members from University of Madras’s department of ancient history and archaeology have found a new Stone Age site at Kathiyavadi near Ranipet, some 120km from Chennai. During a field exploration, they found stone tools such as multi-platform and discoidal cores, scrapers, burins and notched…
Chennai: Noting that no local body elections had been held in the Union territory of Puducherry for about 14 years, a former MP from the UT moved Madras high court seeking direction to the territorial administration to expedite the civic poll process.Disposing of the plea moved by M Ramadoss, president of the Puducherry Makkal Munnetra…
The new wage pact covers 638 workers at the company’s Vallam Vadagal plant near Chennai Chennai: Motorcycle maker Royal Enfield, part of Eicher Motors, has signed a three-year wage settlement with the Vallam Royal Enfield Employees Collaborative Union (VREECU), covering 638 Associate Engineers at its Vallam Vadagal plant near Chennai.The settlement is effective for three…
