Chennai: The premium bus fleet of Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) will soon have premium and economy seats, similar to the classification in flights. The front half will retain the premium quotient of cushioned seats, free Wi-Fi with pre-booking options, while the rear half will have regular seats on an AC bus that can be boarded…
CHENNAI: At least two people died and more than 40 others were hospitalised after an ammonia gas leak at a private seafood and shrimp processing factory in Manjankaranai near Periyapalayam in Tamil Nadu‘s Tiruvallur district on Sunday.According to officials, workers and others present at the facility reportedly fainted after inhaling the leaked gas. The affected…
NTA mock drill ahead of NEET reexam Chennai: A day before the NEET re-exam, the National Testing Agency (NTA) on Saturday conducted the mock drill of delivering question papers and the collection of answer sheets with escorts to prevent any leak of question papers. Further, the exam centres were brought under CCTV surveillance to prevent…
Academicians welcome the high court order suggesting state govt to consider increasing the retirement age of professors in state universities from 60 years to 65 years Chennai: Academicians have welcomed the Madras high court order suggesting that the state govt consider increasing the retirement age of professors in state universities from 60 to 65 years….
chief secretary M Sai Kumar Chennai: TVK govt led by C Joseph Vijay has sought a three-month extension for chief secretary M Sai Kumar, a 1990-batch IAS officer, due for superannuation on Aug 31. Election Commission of India appointed Kumar during the assembly election, replacing N Muruganandam, who was later posted as commissioner of revenue…
Chennai: To sensitise students in both govt and aided schools and educate them on the dangers of consuming tobacco and related products, school administrations have been instructed to put up posters on their campuses and paint roads leading to schools with an anti-tobacco message.The oral guidelines, issued by respective chief/district education officers, also mandate school…
Chennai: Two days after a man died by jumping in front of a moving train near Tambaram Sanatorium railway station, his 52-year-old mother killed herself at her residence in Thiruneermalai on Saturday.Gayathri lived on South Mada Street and earned a livelihood through a flower business. Her husband had died six years ago due to an…
Chennai: State govt on Saturday appointed acclaimed cinematographer Manoj Paramahamsa the president of the Tamil Nadu Government MGR Film and Television Institute in Taramani. He succeeds Trotsky Marudu, who was appointed for the post by the DMK govt in 2024.He has worked as a cinematographer in 25 films in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam industries, including…
Chennai: Commuters taking the South Usman Road via CIT Nagar to reach Nandanam pass through a 10-minute ordeal every day during peak hours at one specific intersection.Buses, autorickshaws and motorists come from all sides, leaving the intersection at South West Boag road under the T Nagar steel flyover chaotic and dangerous spot for motorists and…
Chennai: Commuters taking the South Usman Road via CIT Nagar to reach Nandanam pass through a 10-minute ordeal every day during peak hours at one specific intersection.Buses, autorickshaws and motorists come from all sides, leaving the intersection at South West Boag road under the T Nagar steel flyover chaotic and dangerous spot for motorists and…
