Chennai: Former ministers, MPs and MLAs from AIADMK, BJP and several other parties joined the ruling party on Saturday as the exodus towards TVK continues.The day witnessed three-time MLA and former BJP functionary S Vijayadharani, along with her supporters, arriving at TVK’s Panaiyur headquarters. Shortly after that, former AIADMK minister K T Pachaimmal, former MPs…
Chennai: DMK president M K Stalin on Saturday termed Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay-led TVK govt a “xerox copy” of the BJP and accused it of adopting the saffron party’s tactics by poaching AIADMK MLAs.Addressing the DMK women’s wing at Anna Arivalayam, Stalin said the ruling party was on a “shopping spree” for AIADMK legislators,…
Chennai: The ₹256.45-crore 230/110 kV substation coming up at Panchetti in Tiruvallur district will be commissioned within the next one or two months, with 95% of the construction work already completed, Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Ltd (TNPDCL) chairman and managing director J Radhakrishnan said on Saturday.During an inspection of the Panchetti 110 kV substation…
Chennai: IIT Madras is set to enrol more than 100 foreign students for the first time in postgraduate courses and PhD programmes. It has given admission letters to 150 students from as many as 17 countries for postgraduate and PhD programmes for the 2026-27 academic year.This is a big jump compared to 90 admission letters…
Chennai: Thirukkural couplets, riddles, and inspirational quotes will soon feature in the morning assemblies in more than 3,000 govt schools statewide as a part of an initiative undertaken by a group of teachers.Required content has been provided free of cost to students in a 210-page guidebook designed by teachers of ‘Online Kalvi Radio’—a free-to-use digital…
Electronics manufacturing services Chennai: Tata Electronics’s facility in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, which makes Apple iPhone components, has received a showcause notice from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) over alleged violations of pollution norms. However, officials said reports of imminent closure are incorrect.The company has allegedly contaminated land and opened wells in the neighbouring…
Woman kills infant daughter, dies by suicide at home Chennai: A 25-year-old woman killed her three-month-old daughter and later died by suicide at her home in Aminjikarai.The woman, Dharini, and her husband, Praveen, 29, who runs a tattoo studio in Nungambakkam, lived with their daughters Shreya and Kavya, his mother Veena, 54, and his mother-in-law…
Pallikaranai Greater Flamingo at the Pallikaranai marsh in Chennai.04.05.2014.Photo:A.Prathap Chennai: Arappor Iyakkam, an NGO fighting against corruption, has petitioned the state govt to cancel approvals granted to a property developer for a residential project in Perumbakkam, alleging that the site falls within the protected Pallikaranai marshland.In a complaint submitted to chief minister C Joseph Vijay,…
Chennai: Airports Authority of India (AAI) has agreed to replace a proposed dedicated corridor with a public road for the satellite terminal planned between Chennai airport’s two runways, accepting a revised proposal from Chennai Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (CUMTA). The decision will improve connectivity for residents of neighbourhoods, including Kolapakkam and Tharapakkam.While AAI had initially…
Pallikaranai Greater Flamingo at the Pallikaranai marsh in Chennai.04.05.2014.Photo:A.Prathap Chennai: Arappor Iyakkam, an NGO fighting against corruption, has petitioned the state govt to cancel approvals granted to a property developer for a residential project in Perumbakkam, alleging that the site falls within the protected Pallikaranai marshland.In a complaint submitted to chief minister C Joseph Vijay,…
