MDMK general secretary Vaiko Chennai: MDMK is likely to make a formal announcement of its exit from the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance after its general council meeting on Saturday. Senior MDMK functionaries told TOI that members of the committee unanimously backed the proposal to quit the alliance. Meanwhile, one of the two MDMK MLAs who…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu human resources management minister D Sarathkumar on Friday denied allegations of drug use after a two-year-old video resurfaced on social media, showing him arranging a white powder-like substance on the surface of a mobile phone using an ATM card and holding a currency note.“I was crushing a tablet meant for my daughter…
V Srimalini at the rock shelter at Ayilam village in Ranipet district Chennai: A student from the University of Madras has found a new prehistoric site with rock shelter, rock art, stone tools and pottery fragments at Ayilam village in Ranipet district, some 127 km from Chennai.The rock shelter was situated on the elevated hillock…
Govt cancels tenders to study privatisation of waste mgmt in 12 corpns Chennai: The TVK govt has withdrawn its tenders to study outsourcing solid waste management operations in 12 corporations across the state, following political backlash from its allies. The tenders were floated last week for a detailed feasibility report for the 12 corporations for…
Chennai: Two more workers died due to complications on Friday, taking the death toll in the ammonia gas leak at a seafood processing unit in Tiruvallur district to 15. The number of critically ill patients has dropped sharply, leaving only two on ventilator support across hospitals.Budhubari Naik from Odisha, who was undergoing treatment at Rajiv…
Robber stealing valuable things from the house Chennai: The Pondy Bazaar police obtained three days’ custody of the main accused in the June 1 T Nagar house burglary case. The accused, Prabhakaran, 50, surrendered before a court after remaining underground, after his wife, Sumathi, 47, was arrested.The burglary happened at the residence of businessman Venkateswara…
Robber stealing valuable things from the house Chennai: A 41-year-old private company employee was blackmailed and robbed by two transgender persons who secretly recorded him on their mobile phones in Selaiyur. The accused made off with six sovereigns of gold jewellery and Rs 60,000 in cash.The victim, Rakesh, a resident of Puthur village near Mappedu,…
The Idol Wing CID arrested three men and seized a metal idol of Goddess Amman after intercepting an idol smuggling attempt near Thimmarajanpettai in Walajabad taluk, Kancheepuram district, on Thursday. The suspects were unable to produce documents establishing lawful possession of the idol, prompting police to register a case and launch an investigation into its…
COIMBATORE: Postgraduate and physical education teachers have urged the Coimbatore district administration to exempt them from duties related to the national population census, warning that the assignment could disrupt classroom teaching, Class XII exam preparation and the conduct of school-level sports activities.M Muhammad Kaja Mukaitheen, district president of the Tamil Nadu Postgraduate Teachers Association, said…
Venkat Narayana K and Vijay CHENNAI: Vijay-starrer Jana Nayagan movie producer Venkat Narayana K has been appointed as a special representative of the Tamil Nadu govt in New Delhi.“Sanction is accorded for the creation of a temporary post of special representative of the govt of Tamil Nadu in New Delhi for a period of one…
