CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Ltd (TNPDCL) brought relief to Chennai’s power consumers who suffer long waiting times in the ‘queue’ upon calling Minnagam — 9498794987 — to report power cuts. It has revived the defunct fuse-off call (FOC) helplines and set up additional 77 helplines to cater to areas where interruptions occur…
Tasmac has tied up with Hyderabad-based waste management firm Recykal to supply AI-enabled automated bottle collection units to all liquor shops in the state. CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac) has found a tech solution to implement the empty liquor bottle collection scheme, which has become a headache for the liquor corporation due to…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay, in his maiden address at the NITI Aayog meeting on Thursday, urged the Centre to release Rs 3,284 crore under Samagra Shiksha funds to the state without imposing any conditions.Addressing the 11th meeting of the Governing Council of the premier policy think tank, Vijay assured constructive cooperation…
R Vaithilingam (Photo credit: Facebook/@R Vaithilingam ) CHENNAI: The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) reopened its investigation into a Rs 27.9 crore bribery case against former Housing minister Vaithilingam, who served during the AIADMK regime. The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) ordered a fresh probe into allegations that he received the amount as a bribe from…
CHENNAI: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Friday announced a special package of Rs134.83 crore to encourage Kuruvai cultivation, aiming to boost paddy production in both delta and non-delta districts this year.Annually, the state cultivates paddy on an average of 52.72 lakh hectares – 20.65 lakh hectares in the delta region and 32.07 lakh hectares…
Long waiting times at govt hospital in Chennai Pushpa.Narayan@timesofindia.comWith about 3,000 outpatients visiting Tamil Nadu’s govt medical college hospitals each day, most spending two hours or more in queues at registration counters, the state plans to introduce a mobile app that will allow appointment booking.“We hope the app will help us tackle overcrowding, especially at…
Chennai: AMMK general secretary T T V Dhinakaran on Thursday said there was no proposal under consideration for AMMK’s merger with AIADMK, but did not rule out the possibility of a merger.“Such an idea is being discussed on social media. But none of my party seniors has approached me with the proposal. Let’s wait and…
Chennai: Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin on Thursday demanded the immediate removal of TVK MLA from Srivaikundam, G Saravanan, for allegedly backing TVK functionaries accused of sexually abusing a woman.In a post on X, Udhayanidhi alleged that the ruling party sacked the survivor who chose to lodge a complaint, instead of acting against the accused….
Coimbatore: CPI has announced that the party was walking out of the DMK-led alliance on Thursday.After a meeting with party functionaries in Coimbatore, CPI state secretary M Veerapandian told reporters that given the current political situation in Tamil Nadu, there was no scope for CPI to be part of alliance. “It is impossible for us…
Chennai: Sadhguru’s Cauvery Calling movement will organise a “Food Forest Cultivation Seminar and South Indian Fruits Festival” at the SRM Institute of Science and Technology in Trichy on Sunday (June 14), bringing together agricultural scientists, progressive farmers and experts to promote tree-based multi-crop farming and sustainable agriculture. Announcing the event at a press conference in…
