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Will release next part of DMK Files early next year, says Annamalai
THE next part of 'DMK Files-3' would be released in early 2025, BJP state president K Annamalai said on Tuesday.
No flex boards praising KL govt on temple premises: HC
KERALA High Court on Tuesday directed the Administrative Officer of Thuravoor Mahakshetram (temple) near Cherthala to take steps to remove the flex boards carrying photographs of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, state Devaswom Minister V N Vasavan, the TDB president and the MLA of the constituency praising for permitting 'annadanam' for Sabarimala pilgrims during the ongoing Mandalakala-Makaravilakku pilgrimage season.
K'taka mourns ex-CM Krishna
The 92-year-old politician passed away at 2.45 am on Tuesday, last rites to be performed with full state honours at his hometown Maddur today
₹495 cr loss attributed to shortage of bus crew, but hundreds used for other work
THE cancellation of scheduled trips due to shortage of crew to operate buses has resulted in the State Transport Undertakings (STUs) in Tamil Nadu reporting a total revenue loss of ₹495.27 crore from 2017-18 to 2021-22.
Malpractices in co-ops: New law allows immediate action by govt
IN the wake of repeated instances of malpractice and funds misappropriation in cooperative societies—government-funded and privately managed—the state government has enacted a law empowering the Registrar of Cooperative Societies (RCS) to immediately suspend the governing board of the societies involved in financial irregularities or other malpractices.
CM says he never met Adani, asks if PMK, BJP support JPC probe
Anbumani says his party supports inquiry, but asks whether DMK govt ready for CBI or SIT investigation into alleged corruption involving TNEB & Adani Group
₹495 cr loss attributed to shortage of bus crew, but hundreds used for other work
THE cancellation of scheduled trips due to shortage of crew to operate buses has resulted in the State Transport Undertakings (STUs) in Tamil Nadu reporting a total revenue loss of ₹495.27 crore from 2017-18 to 2021-22.
19 Bills passed in one go, 12 of them sans objection
THE Assembly passed as many as 19 Bills in one go on Tuesday.
Late supply of drugs with short shelf life led to ₹11 cr loss: CAG
THE belated supply of various drugs, which have a short shelf life, to the Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation (TNMSC) resulted in medicines worth ₹11.12 crore expiring while in stock itself from 2016-21.
HR&CE not cooperating with audit of assets: Report
THE CAG has accused the state government of refusing to cooperate for an audit of assets belonging to temples managed by the HR&CE department.
EPS, Stalin spar over release of water from Sathanur
THE Assembly witnessed a heated exchange involving CM MK Stalin and opposition leader Edappadi K Palaniswami and over the release of water from Sathanur dam earlier this month during heavy rains and it led to discussion on 2015 floods in Chennai following the opening of Chembarambakkam lake.
Will discuss Mullaiperiyar row with Pinarayi: Duraimurugan
WRD Minister Duraimurugan assured the Assembly on Tuesday that issues between Tamil Nadu and Kerala over the Mullaiperiyar dam will be taken up with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan during the inauguration of Periyar memorial in Vaikom on Wednesday.
Drunk man stabs wife to death, ends life in T'pur
A 40-year-old man and his wife were found dead in their house at Palladam on Tuesday.
Case in NGT against dumping waste in quarries, T'pur corpn looks for options
OFFICIALS from the Tiruppur municipal administration department have decided to set up a Material Recovery Facility (MRF) centre on the borders of Tiruppur, Coimbatore, to segregate waste as social activists have been opposing the dumping of garbage in stone quarries.
50-yr-old weaver dies in fire accident
A 50-year-old weaver died after a fire broke out in his home at Kelamangalam on Tuesday.
World's first: IIT-Madras releases 3D images of foetal brain
The institute's director says it's the largest publicly accessible digital dataset and can help in early diagnosis, treatment of health conditions affecting the brain
Two come in contact with live wire in farmland, electrocuted
TWO people died of electrocution when they came into contact with a live wire in a farm land near Kaveripattinam on Tuesday evening.
Raise income ceiling for SC/ST & OBC scholarship
CHIEF Minister MK Stalin has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to take steps to increase the annual family income ceiling for post-matric and pre-matric scholarships for SC, ST and OBC students from the current ₹2.5 lakh to ₹8 lakh.
Cuddalore and parts of delta districts likely to get heavy to very heavy rains today, predicts Met dept
THE Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for a few delta districts and Cuddalore on Wednesday and Thursday.
SC asks Allahabad HC to file details of judge's comments
Amid criticism over the controversial speech of Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav of the Allahabad High Court, delivered at a VHP function on December 8, the Supreme Court on Tuesday called for details from the High Court.
RBI-govt ties were the best in my tenure: Das
OUTGOING RBI governor Shaktikanta Das on Tuesday said the relationship between the central bank and the government was \"at its best during the past six years\".
No-trust notice against V-P has 60 signatures
First such notice against RS chairman so far
Fulton, @ Euro 24286, highest paid foreign coach in Olympic sports
GOING by the sports ministry's response in the Rajya Sabha, Craig Fulton is the highest paid foreign coach engaged by a National Sports Federation.
Amit is a humble and team-first player: TN Dragons coach Van Eijk
TAMIL Nadu Dragon's head coach Rein van Eijk has been in charge of developing the next generation of hockey players in Germany.
UP, Bengal enter SMAT quarters
RINKU Singh and Vipraj Nigam displayed excellent finishing skills to take Uttar Pradesh into the quarterfinals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy. The duo helped UP beat Andhra by four wickets on Monday.
LIREN MAKES PERFECT MOVES
The reigning world champion comes back strong to level score 6-6 against Gukesh in Game 12
Problems aplenty as India hit nets on 'day 5' in Adelaide
BY the time the dawn breaks in India on Tuesday, Rohit Sharma and Co would be at the Adelaide Oval. Except, it will not be for the fifth day of the second Test against Australia, which is what it was supposed to be.
CL: Real, Man City in danger zone
The enlarged first stage of the revamped Champions League was supposed to be a stroll for giants of European soccer like Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City.
Govt may extend laptop, PC import deadline beyond Dec 31
THE government is likely to extend the deadline of the import authorisation scheme for laptop and personal computers beyond December 31, 2024, said a senior government official.
VIL to raise ₹1,980 cr through preferential issue
VODAFONE IDEA (VIL), the country's third-largest telecom service provider, announced on Monday that its Board of Directors has approved the issuance of up to 176 crore equity shares on a preferential basis to raise ₹1,980 crore.