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Chennai: The higher education department has appointed district-level facilitation officers to help students access education loans from banks. These officers will guide the students and help them get collateral-free education loans to enrol in engineering, polytechnic and arts and science colleges, higher education minister P Viswanathan said on Friday.College faculty members were appointed as facilitation…

Enumerators conduct a population census survey in a residential neighborhood in Tamil Nadu, India, documenting household data for official demographic records. Chennai: Governor R V Arlekar and chief minister C Joseph Vijay urged the public on Friday to actively participate in the population census exercise.Vijay said he had completed the self enumeration exercise and posted…

Dr. Hussein Ali Mwinyi, President of Zanzibar and Chairman of the Revolutionary Council, confers degrees on graduating students during the 63rd Convocation of IIT Madras in Chennai on Friday. IIT Madras Director Prof. V. Kamakoti is also seen. Dr. Hussein Ali Mwinyi, President of Zanzibar and Chairman of the Revolutionary Council, confers degrees on graduating…

Chennai: Health minister K G Arunraj on Friday ordered action against the contractor responsible for poorly maintained toilets in the super-speciality block of Kilpauk Medical College Hospital and directed Public Works Department to fix leaking water pipes in the old maternity block immediately.During an inspection of the hospital, the minister also reviewed facilities at the…

Chennai: Nine students from Tamil Nadu featured in the top 100 list by scoring between 705 and 692 marks in the NEET re-exam this year. Last year, six students from the state featured in the list.Experts predict that the cut-off for medical admissions may increase by 25 to 40 marks for different categories this year,…

Chennai: Former AIADMK minister R B Udhayakumar, PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss and BJP state president Nainar Nagenthran on Friday strongly opposed TVK govt’s purported move to permit resto-bars across the state. The state govt, however, clarified that it was yet to take a decision on the matter.“Information is spreading that TVK govt is planning to…

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Medical Selection Committee has fixed 5pm on July 23 as the deadline for submitting filled in applications for MBBS and BDS courses for 2026-27.In a notification issued on Friday, the committee said the decision was taken after considering the time required to scrutinise applications, publish the list of ineligible candidates and…

Chennai: Public works department minister Aadhav Arjuna on Friday directed all civic and infrastructure agencies to complete pending northeast monsoon preparedness works before the onset of rain. Stormwater drains, canal restoration, road relaying, and flood mitigation measures should be expedited to prevent waterlogging across the city and its suburbs, he said.Chairing a review meeting at…

Chennai: DMK and AIADMK on Friday stepped up their attack on TVK govt over the Palani mutt land registration row.Speaking to reporters at DMK headquarters in Chennai, DMK legal wing joint secretary I Paranthamen alleged that the identities and background of the two men who `fraudulently purchased’ the mutt land were being suppressed. He demanded…

Chennai: B Vijaya Rani, a govt school teacher, was in for a shock last year when she met a doctor after prolonged throat pain. The doctor informed that her vocal cords were severely stressed, a phenomenon alluded to as ‘teachers throat’. And he gave her two options: change the job, or go on a one-month-long…