At the American Center Chennai library Five months after the British Council Library shut down its Anna Salai premises, the American Center Chennai (ACC) has also decided to go digital. Patrons were informed last month to return books on loan by Sept 30 as the Center ‘will transition from physical lending to a modern model’.The…
Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu govt on Thursday announced plans to add 29,108 police personnel to the state force over the next five years. At least 10,000 personnel, including 5,000 women, will be recruited this year, said chief minister C Joseph Vijay in the assembly. The state at present…
Farmers preparing the fields for samba crop in Nagapattinam Ever since Sept 1, when Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay opened the Mettur dam in Salem district and released Cauvery water for irrigation, farmers in the delta, who missed the kuruvai (short-duration) season, have begun preparing for samba (long-duration) and thaladi (second-season) paddy cultivation….
Onions for Rs 35/kg: Govt begins sales through PDS shopsChennai: The state govt has launched the sale of onions at a subsidised price of Rs 35 per kg, as announced in the assembly last week, to contain the recent rise in prices and ease the burden on consumers. Onions are sold for of Rs 55…
Promoting Transparency K. Antony Xavier Chennai: The Tamil Nadu State Information Commission has ordered the hindu religious and charitable endowments (HR&CE) department to proactively disclose details of movable and immovable properties of all temples under its control and display the same at the dept offices, respective temples, either through posters or on the notice boards.The…
Police are probing if there is connection between the two incidents Chennai: A second-year engineering student suffered critical injuries after jumping from a building at a private engineering college near Sriperumbudur on Thursday, a day after a 19-year-old student of the same institution died after leaping off the fifth floor.On Thursday evening, Sasidharan, a second-year…
Chennai: A city court awarded ₹1.41 lakh compensation to RTI activist C Selvaraj, holding that a criminal prosecution launched against him in 2016 was malicious and instituted without reasonable and probable cause.In its order dated Sept 1, the first assistant city civil court directed the state govt, the then official in the land administration department,…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services will recruit women firefighters for frontline duties and implement a modernisation programme involving new fire engines, drones, high-rise rescue vehicles and specialised equipment during 2026-27, as part of measures to strengthen emergency response and rescue operations.Govt will replace ageing vehicles with 50 water tenders at a cost of…
Chennai: Avalon Technologies has formed a joint venture (JV) with European electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company Zollner Elektronik AG for printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) box-build in India, the company informed in exchange filings on Thursday.Zollner will hold 51% and Avalon will hold 49% of the venture and will serve customers in sectors including healthcare…
Chennai: India’s shift towards electric mobility and technology-intensive vehicles is exposing a capability gap among auto component manufacturers, particularly MSMEs, even as imports of batteries, power electronics, embedded software and advanced electronics rise.Domestic OEM sourcing of auto components grew 16% to Rs 6.6 lakh crore in FY26, while component exports reached Rs 2.12 lakh crore….
