CHENNAI: Paid VIP darshan at Hindu temples is wrong and discriminatory, Madras high court remarked on Friday. It said no such practice is followed in churches and mosques.“Let ministers and MLAs not think that they could walk into a temple any time and that God would be waiting for them. Why do we need VIP…
VILLUPURAM: PMK founder S Ramadoss, while condemning the raid by the Enforcement Directorate at the residence of the former Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, said using central agencies for political vendetta is a grave threat to democracy.In a statement, Ramadoss said reports revealed that the investigation conducted by the ED did not uncover any incriminating…
CHENNAI: PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss has expressed deep disappointment over reports suggesting that the majority of liquor shops ordered to be closed by chief minister C Joseph Vijay have not been shut down. He demanded that the Tamil Nadu govt officially clarify exactly how many shops were closed within the designated deadline and ensure they…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu energy and law minister R Nirmalkumar on Friday condemned Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar’s attempt to conduct bhoomi puja for a dam across the Cauvery river in Mekedatu. He also slammed Shivakumar’s remarks on the Mekedatu dam issue. Nirmalkumar cautioned Shivakumar against stoking controversies for political mileage over the inter-state water…
CHENNAI: Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal, a 1994-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre and currently serving as special director general (human rights) in the Border Security Force (BSF), has been appointed as the director general of police (DGP) and head of police force (HoPF) of Tamil Nadu. He succeeded DGP Sandeep Rai…
CHENNAI: Targeting the Tamil Nadu govt over deteriorating law and order, DMK deputy general secretary Kanimozhi and AMMK leader TTV Dhinakaran pulled up chief minister C Joseph Vijay for putting the launch of the ‘Singapen striking force’ on the backburner. The special force was originally scheduled to be inaugurated on Friday.Slamming the TVK-led administration over…
CHENNAI: Launching a blistering attack on the ruling TVK govt over the brutal murder and burial of a 25-year-old woman in Cuddalore, leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin said chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s “sofa model” govt has slipped into a “deep sleep mode” on law and order.He said that since the formation of the “sofa…
AIADMK MLA C. Vijaya Baskar held a consultative meeting with loyalists amid speculation of him joining the ruling TVK. PUDUKKOTTAI: Amid speculation that former AIADMK minister C Vijaya Baskar, who was part of the rebel faction led by C Ve Shanmugam, is set to jump ship to the ruling TVK, the Viralimalai MLA on Thursday…
Tamil Nadu braces for heavy showers across over 15 districts as the intense summer heat concludes. CHENNAI: Heavy rain is expected across more than 15 districts in Tamil Nadu following the end of the peak summer spell, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday. The peak phase of summer, known as ‘Agni Natchathiram’, lasted…
In a move heavy with both political and emotional significance, AIADMK general secretary and former chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami has moved out of his long-time official residence on Greenways Road. CHENNAI: In a move heavy with both political and emotional significance, AIADMK general secretary and former chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami has moved out…
