Chennai: The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporations (TNSTC) will operate thousands of special buses across the state between Tuesday and Sunday in view of the expected surge in passenger traffic during Bakrid, muhurtham days and the extended weekend.Transport corporation officials said additional buses would be operated along with regular services from Chennai and other major…
The Tamil Nadu govt on Monday appointed former Chennai police commissioner A Arun as the director of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC). The Tamil Nadu govt on Monday appointed former Chennai police commissioner A Arun as the director of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC). The Tamil Nadu govt on Monday appointed…
Chennai: The school education department has sought inputs from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to check for possible heatwave-like conditions in the first week of June. Based on the inputs, a discussion will be held with chief minister C Joseph Vijay to postpone the reopening date of schools, school education minister Rajmohan told mediapersons on…
Chennai: After nearly six days of disruption caused by a major pipeline burst near Puzhal that carries 300million litres of drinking water a day, piped water supply resumed in several areas under Kolathur constituency and parts of Ambattur and Anna Nagar zones on Sunday night. Metrowater carried out emergency repairs on the damaged 1,200mm diameter…
Chennai: A 35-year-old man was caught by residents when he returned to retrive his phone after attempting to to sexually assault an 80-year-old woman at her house near Tiruvallur.Police said the elderly woman, a resident of Selai village near Tiruvallur, was living alone.On Saturday night, the accused, who was drunk, entered the woman’s house and…
Chennai: More than one in three pregnancies in Poonamallee carried a significant medical risk last year, according to a study by Tamil Nadu Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine.Published in the latest edition of Tamil Nadu Journal of Public Health and Medical Research, the study found that 38.1% of pregnancies in peri-urban area were…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Textbook and Educational Services Corporation (TNTESC) commenced the sale of the newly launched textbooks for classes I-III at all 22 regional godowns across the state and amped up the free distribution to its govt schools on Monday.All term one books for these classes are now at the godowns. The distribution has already…
Chennai: Former chief ministers M K Stalin and Edappadi K Palaniswami on Monday launched sharp attacks on the TVK party, accusing it of horse-trading after three AIADMK MLAs from the rebel camp resigned from the assembly and joined the party.Stalin said TVK had abandoned its promise of clean politics and was desperately trying to hold…
Chennai: Public works department minister Aadhav Arjuna on Monday questioned the silence of former chief minister M K Stalin over allegations that DMK and AIADMK explored a post-poll alliance to make AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami the chief minister after the assembly election results.Speaking to reporters, Aadhav alleged that DMK, AIADMK and BJP held…
Vellore: Tension gripped Kaniyambadi town in Vellore district on Monday after more than 1,000 people, including brick kiln owners and workers, traders, and people from other walks of life, organised a massive protest near the bus stand, blocking the Vellore-Arni highway, accusing TVK functionaries of extortion and intimidation.They accused TVK Kaniyambadi union secretary T R…
