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4-point fillip to urban poverty alleviation mission

PILOT PROJECT FOR POVERTY ALLEVIATION

Out of 19 key positions, 10 lying vacant in NMC for months, shows RTI reply

THE National Medical Commission (NMC), which regulates medical education and professionals, is yet to fill key positions vacant for several months, reveals a reply to an RTI application.

MODI & TRUMP: MADE FOR EACH OTHER

If any world leader is as loved as he is hated, it is Donald Trump, elected 47th president of the US.

HOW TO BE ON TOP OF THE GAME

IDEO games came to India decades ago—to the delight of children and despair of parents.

Drunk man falls on own liquor bottle, dies of injuries from shards

A 36-YEAR-OLD man died after a liquor bottle he was carrying on his person broke and pierced him after he fell in Shanmugapuram on Friday.

Patriarchy an excuse for inefficiency: Finance Min

Nirmala says Indian women have proved capability, criticises leftist influence

Chennai-Gummidipundi travel: 70 mins by car, 120 by local train

Track capacity not increased to keep up with population growth over last 30 yrs

Woman arrested for trying to strangle mom in public over property dispute

A 43-year-old woman on Saturday was arrested by the MGR Nagar police for allegedly trying to kill her mother over a property dispute.

No compromise on edu policy for central funds: Poyyamozhi

TAMIL Nadu will not compromise on its education policy in order to receive union government funds, School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi said on Saturday.

Hold grama sabha meet on Nov 23, collectors told

THE Department of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj has written to collectors across the state to ensure that grama sabha meeting for village panchayats is convened on November 23.

Deposit principal to claim exorbitant interest Act benefit

THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court quashed the criminal proceedings against an accused in an exorbitant interest Act case.

Ignore wrong portal entry, compensate Gaja-hit ryots in full: HC

THE Madras High Court has ordered an insurance company to pay full compensation amount to farmers affected by Gaja cyclone irrespective of the wrong entry made on the web portal concerned.

Include guest lecturers in staff count for transfer eligibility, govt college teachers urge department

TEACHERS from government arts and science colleges urged the higher education department to include guest lecturers while calculating the minimum staff strength (50%) required for transfer eligibility.

Stalin calls for better safety infra, green measures in cracker factories

CM inspects Virudhunagar unit, tells owner to arrange insurance for all employees

Forgotten lives adorn racks of Kovai library

HE scent of old paper and the whisper of turning pages hang in the air, a stark contrast to the cacophony of car horns and bustling crowds just outside the library door.

HEADS OR TAILS, EACH FLIP HAS A STORY TO TELL

T was an ordinary Sunday morning, for some students in Srivilliputhur. Just another weekend spent preparing for their regular tuition class.

Complete makeover, a class apart

How a vice principal armed with his team of students transformed a decrepit govt school in Pondy

TN bus flips, catches fire: 1 dead, 8 hurt

IT was a narrow escape for 30 passengers travelling from Chennai to Coimbatore on an omni bus on Saturday morning, after the vehicle rammed into a two-wheeler, turned turtle and went up in flames, at Kaliyanur near Sankagiri in Salem district, along the Coimbatore-Salem National Highway.

WOMEN END THE JUDICIARY GENDER SKEW IN KERALA

The higher judiciary may still be a male bastion, but Kerala is leading the charge to remove the gender skew in the district judiciary.

BSY in Covid scam trouble

CHIEF Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said that his government will act on the report of the Justice John Michael D'cunha Commission, which was formed to investigate the alleged corruption during the Covid-19 pandemic under the BJP rule.

Waqf Bill steamroller may face Naidu block

JPC vetting the bill scheduled to submit its report soon

Canada axes popular student scheme

IT may not be connected with the India-Canada diplomatic chill, but Ottawa has just announced the termination of its popular visa scheme for post-secondary students, called the Student Direct Stream (SDS).

Sidharth Malhotra to star in a folk thriller

ON Thursday night, actor Sidharth Malhotra announced that he is starring in a folk thriller titled Vvan - Force of the Forrest.

DHANUSH joins hands with Rajkumar Periasamy

FOLLOWING the success of Amaran, director Rajkumar Periasamy is teaming up with Dhanush for the latter's 55th film.

Thug Life, Idli Kadai and Miss You get release dates

OVER the last three days, Tamil cinema has made a flurry of announcements for major theatrical releases, including the following.

A SPY THRILLER

WITH SLICK ACTION, SCHTICK STORYTELLING

THE O-FACTOR

GETTING 'in shape' has been a long cherished dream of many across the world.

Madras Eye on the rise

Conjunctivitis, popularly known as 'Madras Eye', is rising rapidly, especially among children, in Chennai.

Correcting Keratoconus

Ahead of World Keratoconus Day on November 10, experts share their insights on the importance of early diagnosis and effective management to preserve vision

SNUFF THE PUFF

On his 59th birthday, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan announced that he had quit smoking, a long-standing habit, often smoking up to 100 cigarettes a day.