Get Cauvery water, not MLAs: Udhay to Vijay Chennai: Leader of opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin on Thursday urged chief minister C Joseph Vijay to focus on securing Tamil Nadu’s share of Cauvery water from Karnataka instead of “buying MLAs”.Udhayanidhi remarked after Karnataka’s water resources minister Ramalinga Reddy said the upper riparian state ‘would not release Cauvery…
School education minister A Rajmohan has warned TVK functionaries against disturbing students during school hours, saying they will face strict disciplinary action, including expulsion from the party Chennai: Members of any political party or a private organisation will henceforth not be permitted to interact directly with students inside school campuses during class hours, said minister…
NGT said the construction of the 1,320MW thermal plant can resume after TNPDCL gets the clearance In 2025, nine people died when a scaffolding collapsed during the construction of Ennore special economic zone (SEZ) thermal plant Chennai: The southern bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) has restrained the Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (TNPDCL)…
Knife-wielding gang attacks college student Chennai: A 19-year-old student of Presidency College suffered multiple injuries after he was attacked by a group of five men armed with knives near the college campus. Police said the victim, Kumar of Tiruvallur district, is a second-year BA Economics student. He was at a food stall when five bike-borne…
COIMBATORE: The Thudiyalur police in the city have registered a case against a 40-year-old man on charges of cheating a private firm manager of Rs 55.7 lakh by promising a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV), auctioned gold and a job at the Coimbatore airport.The victim has been identified as Kalaperumal Albert, 40, of Vellakinaru Road near the…
Corporation playground at Vyasarpadi Chennai: Seven years after Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) promised to develop a football and cricket ground near Jeeva railway station in Vyasarpadi, the civic body is now planning to build a football turf and badminton court instead. Residents have opposed the proposal, arguing that they need a full-fledged public playground rather…
The revised name appeared on the digital destination displays of TNSTC buses across the state and MTC buses in Chennai on Thursday. TRICHY: The Tamil Nadu govt has dropped the word “Vidiyal” from one of the state’s most recognisable welfare schemes, officially renaming “Magalir Vidiyal Payanam” as “Magalir Payanam.” The revised name appeared on the…
Arulkumar Shanmugasundaram, CEO and MD, Swelect Energy Systems Ltd Chennai: Renewable energy company Swelect Energy Systems (formerly Numeric Power Systems) plans to launch its commercial and industrial (C&I) Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) solutions integrated with hybrid inverters during this quarter, marking its formal entry into the fast-growing energy storage market that is expected to…
Chennai: Three members of Tamil Nadu Home Guards were detained after they attempted to stage a protest in front of the state Secretariat on Wednesday morning, demanding regular employment throughout the month and better pay. They were later released with a warning.The protesters, including Sureshkumar from Namakkal district, assembled in front of the Secretariat at…
EPS at review meet in Trichy Chennai: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Wednesday instructed party functionaries to stop wasting energy on those who had quit the party and instead concentrate fully on the upcoming local body elections and bye-elections.Addressing a review meeting with the party’s Trichy district units at the AIADMK headquarters, Palaniswami…
