Chennai/Trichy: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Saturday said the party did not depend on any individual and was not concerned about those who switched loyalties for power. He described AIADMK as a movement built on the trust of its loyal cadre and urged partymen to “teach betrayers a lesson”.Palaniswami was speaking at a…
Chennai: Madras high court has directed the state forest department to not engage NGOs to treat elephants in its custody until further orders. A special bench of justices N Sathish Kumar and D Bharatha Chakravarthy passed the interim order on a public interest writ moved by animal welfare activist S Muralidharan seeking direction to the…
Law minister R Nirmalkumar denied the allegations, saying the appointments were temporary and that anyone found involved in irregularities would be removed immediately. Chennai: TVK Villupuram district unit on Saturday expelled advocate M Gnanasoundari from the primary membership of the party, days after she filed a petition in Madras high court alleging corruption in the…
Chennai: Protest is the hallmark of democracy and is a fundamental right guaranteed under the Constitution, said Madras high court, adding that a mere protest would not amount to commission of an offence.Justice M Nirmal Kumar made the observation while quashing an FIR registered against a farmer for organising a protest condemning continuous registration of…
ERODE: Tamil Nadu is seeing a “golden era” under the leadership of chief minister C Joseph Vijay as the govt is working on the lines of a five-year plan with detailed reviews and sector-specific meetings, revenue minister K A Sengottaiyan claimed on Saturday.Speaking to reporters after launching welfare projects worth Rs 12.95 crore at Gobichettipalayam…
NAMAKKAL: The Namakkal district police have arrested a DMK youth wing organizer on charges of illegally mining sand from the Cauvery river.Acting on reports of illegal sand mining, Paramathi Velur inspector Uma Shankar and his team conducted vehicle checks near the Velur check-post around 1.30am on Saturday.They intercepted a minitruck carrying 40 bags of sand….
COIMBATORE: Kovai Babu Selvakumar, a DMK councillor in the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation, resigned from the party on Saturday, alleging pressure to pay “party fund” for civic work.Selvakumar, councillor of ward 22 and DMK Coimbatore North district organiser for the NRI wing, submitted his resignation to the district secretary Senthamil Selvan stating that he was…
Tambaram Municipal Corporation has initiated the self-enumeration process for the upcoming Census of India 2027 (File Photo). CHENNAI: Tambaram City Municipal Corporation has begun the self-enumeration process for the first phase of the Census of India 2027.Tambaram Commissioner and Principal Census Officer S Balachander said that Residents can submit their household details online through the…
Private sleeper bus traveling from Chennai to Madurai caught fire on the highway. CHENNAI: A private sleeper bus traveling from Chennai to Madurai caught fire on the national highway near Perambalur in the early hours of Saturday. All 23 passengers on board escaped unhurt after evacuating the vehicle minutes before the flames fully engulfed the…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu has emerged as the third most investment-friendly state in NITI Aayog’s Investment Friendliness Index, scoring 53.3 out of 100, behind Gujarat (56.6) and Maharashtra (53.7).The state’s performance was driven by strong scores in infrastructure and business climate, while financial health emerged as a key area requiring improvement. NITI Aayog credited Tamil Nadu’s…
