Chennai: Tamil Nadu has the lowest score in learning outcomes domain among southern states, according to the latest education index released by the Union education ministry.Tamil Nadu students studying in Classes III, VI and IX scored 55.1 out of 240 in learning outcomes in the Parakh assessment test conducted by the National Council for Educational…
FOUR FEET UNDER: Archaeologists uncover an intact 3rd century BC vessel during the latest phase of excavations There’s excitement at Keeladi in Sivaganga as a cluster of pots, buried for more than two millennia, has been unearthed during the 11th phase of excavations in Sivaganga district.Among them, say archaeologists, is an almost perfectly preserved complete…
Chennai: Seven months after the then DMK govt refused to grant prosecution sanction to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the cash-for-job scam case against its minister V Senthilbalaji and others, the federal agency has again written to chief secretary M Sai Kumar, seeking a nod from the state to prosecute the ex-minister.The three-page communication, dated…
Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has increased stray dog sterilisation surgeries from around 1,500 to 3,500 over the past four months after 10 new animal birth control (ABC) centres came up across the city, in addition to the existing six. These centres help control the stray dog population with intensified sterilisation and vaccination drives. The…
Chennai: State Drugs Control Directorate has asked district officials to ensure essential medicines are available to patients, ahead of a one-day nationwide strike called by All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) on May 20. AIOCD’s demands are: action against illegal e-pharmacies, withdrawal of a Covid-era notification permitting doorstep delivery of medicines, and curbs…
Chennai: Madhan Vadivel, 35, of Madurai, who runs a restaurant chain ‘Jallikattu’ in Cambodia, was arrested by TN police for being a key recruiter of youths for a cyber slavery racket in Cambodia.Madhan was arrested following an inquiry based on a complaint by a victim from Tirupathur. Police tracked his movements and arrested him from…
Chennai: Sports minister Aadhav Arjuna on Monday said state govt will create a dedicated Olympic action plan to identify and train athletes from a young age, while focusing on expanding sports infrastructure across the state. After inspecting Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium’s sports hostel facilities, diet provided to athletes, and training routines at the stadium, where he…
Chennai: Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) has invited applications for its web-enabled MTech programmes and postgraduate diplomas, with May 31 being the last date to apply. For admission to the MTech programmes, applicants must have a relevant educational background and at least two years of work experience. The PG diploma programmes are open to…
Chennai: Within a week of TVK govt assuming office, early signs of friction have emerged between the state administration and the elected Greater Chennai Corporation council.While the newly elected ministers and representatives have begun chairing review meetings and conducting field inspections across the city, Mayor R Priya, standing committee members, zonal chairpersons and councillors remained…
Chennai: Considering Congress joined the TVK-led alliance after the state assembly elections, the alliance equations inside Greater Chennai Corporation council are set to see a sea-change. Congress, with 13 councillors, had been a part of the ruling front in the DMK-majority council, which enjoyed a total of 153 of 200 councillors.Alliance partners such as CPM,…
