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CHENNAI: Streets in Tamil Nadu’s market value guideline register will now be classified as commercial, mixed-use and residential based on the share of commercial electricity connections, as part of a correction exercise ordered by the registration department to address eight categories of anomalies identified by a high-level committee. Officials, however, said manpower shortages could affect…

SALEM: The Attur rural police in Salem district arrested a man on charges of deceiving some women into tonsuring their heads to prevent what he called the “Omega infection.” He had convinced them that those who tonsured their heads would receive “cash rewards” from the state govt. The arrested man has been identified as M…

Aluminium products’ manufacturing capacity is being expanded to meet the growing demand from automotive OEMs. Chennai: Craftsman Automation Ltd, a manufacturer of auto components, plans to invest Rs 250 crore to expand its aluminium products manufacturing capacity at Hosur, Tamil Nadu, to meet rising demand from automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in southern India.The Coimbatore-headquartered…

The verification drive would continue for seven days CHENNAI: The Greater Chennai Corporation on Wednesday began verification of EVMs used in 14 polling booths in Kolathur assembly constituency in the recent election following a petition filed by former chief minister and DMK president M K Stalin. Stalin lost the seat to Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam’s V…

Avadi corporation commissioner R Saranya said only six workers were admitted as inpatients and that most of those brought to the hospital were affected by panic after seeing the dead lizard. CHENNAI: More than 100 sanitation workers employed by Balaji Global, a private contractor engaged by the Avadi Corporation for sanitation services, were rushed to…

In a post on X, Stalin asked the government to explain how the seats were lost and what steps it had taken to safeguard the state’s interests. CHENNAI: Former Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Wednesday questioned the loss of 151 government super specialty medical seats in the state and sought an explanation from…

CHENNAI: PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss is set to continue as party president for another year as the party’s general council (GC) unanimously elected Anbumani as the party president. The incumbent general secretary Vadivel Ravanan and treasurer M Thilagabama will also continue as general secretary and treasurer for another year. This was the first GC meeting…

Kumar Mangalam Birla, chairperson, Aditya Birla Group Chennai: Kumar Mangalam Birla, chairperson of Aditya Birla Group, said that massive scale provides the resilience needed to absorb macroeconomic shocks, pointing out that UltraTech Cement increased its operating cash flow by 50% amid geopolitical tensions that disrupted supply chains and fuel costs across sectors.Speaking at the Madras…

The Tamil Nadu Secretariat Staff Association has opposed the decision to reshuffle govt offices. They cited space constraints, safety concerns and disruption to employees. Chief secretary M Sai Kumar on Monday issued orders for shifting the CMO out of Fort St George. The information and public relations dept and the CMO’s social media wing, currently…

KARUR: DVAC on Wednesday morning began conducting raids at former DMK minister V Senthil Balaji’s residence in Karur and at locations associated with his close confidantes.Sources said the raids began at around 7am. The searches are going on at the former minister’s residence in Rameshwarapatti; the Murthipalayam residence of Senthil Balaji’s assistant, Subramani; the Koyampalli…