Chennai: The Joint Action Council of Tamil Nadu Teachers Organisations and Govt Employees Organisations (JACTTO-GEO) has opposed prescribing an 18-year service rule for giving interim pension to retired govt employees under Tamil Nadu Assured Pension Scheme (TAPS).Tamil Nadu govt has been giving interim pension for the past two months to those who retired after Jan…
N Sridhar, CEO, Greenbase Chennai: Greenbase, Hiranandani group-backed industrial and warehouse infrastructure venture, plans to develop about five million sqft industrial and logistics park in the outskirts of Chennai with an investment of Rs 2,000 crore. The company said it has completed land acquisition and is developing a 215-acre parcel in key industrial corridors near…
Chennai: Gem Granites owner R Veeramani, 84, was taken into the three-day custody by the Central Crime Branch’s Anti-Vice Squad on Thursday for questioning in connection with a case of rape of a minor girl. Citing his age and health condition, an Egmore magistrate directed police to question him within the court premises.Veeramani was among…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu has recorded 16,334 dengue cases and nine deaths between Jan 1 and Sept 16 this year. Health department said rise in cases is not abnormal compared with corresponding period last year. The state had recorded 15,688 dengue cases and 13 deaths between Jan and Sept 2025, while 2024 saw 34,339 cases and…
Chennai: A mere delay in conducting disciplinary proceedings against an employee will not automatically become fatal to the entire proceedings, Madras high court has said, adding, “Courts must examine the reasons for the delay and the circumstances in which the alleged misconduct was discovered.”A division bench of Justice S M Subramaniam and Justice Krishnaswamy Govindarajan…
Chennai: What initially appeared to be the death of a 61-year-old woman after she fell unconscious in her bathroom turned out to be a murder after a postmortem revealed that she had been strangled. Police arrested her daughter-in-law, who allegedly strangled the woman while she lay unconscious after the fall.The deceased, Perundevi, lived on Periyathatham…
Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay paid floral tribute to a Portrait of social reformer, Periyar E.V. Ramasamy on his 148th birth anniversary. September 17 is officially observed across Tamil Nadu as Social Justice Day. Chennai: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay, DMK president M K Stalin, leader of the opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi…
Chennai: A 27-year-old guest worker from Bihar was stabbed to death when he tried to save his friend during a clash with another group from Assam near Somangalam in Kancheepuram district on Wednesday night. Police have launched a search for five men in connection with the murder.Police identified the deceased as Gulshan Kumar, 27, who…
Chennai: Kothari Industrial Corporation (KICL), part of the DC Kothari group, on Thursday said its entering into the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector through the launch of its beverage portfolio called Chusip, based on tender coconut water. It was priced at Rs 50 for 200ml.The company plans to introduce a wide choice of flavours…
Chennai: The state govt has exempted people living on poromboke land from getting a no-objection certificate (NOC) from govt departments to get an electricity connection. However, they must fulfil certain criteria, including the house size, payment of necessary charges as well as an undertaking that they are aware they could be evicted at any time.The…
