Chennai: Within a week of TVK govt assuming office, early signs of friction have emerged between the state administration and the elected Greater Chennai Corporation council.While the newly elected ministers and representatives have begun chairing review meetings and conducting field inspections across the city, Mayor R Priya, standing committee members, zonal chairpersons and councillors remained…
Chennai: Considering Congress joined the TVK-led alliance after the state assembly elections, the alliance equations inside Greater Chennai Corporation council are set to see a sea-change. Congress, with 13 councillors, had been a part of the ruling front in the DMK-majority council, which enjoyed a total of 153 of 200 councillors.Alliance partners such as CPM,…
Chennai: Following the death of a horse in the city on Saturday, the animal husbandry department, along with Greater Chennai Corporation, has collected blood samples from 80 horses at stables and carriage points to check for glanders — the highly contagious bacterial infection which caused the equine’s death. The animals are being kept under close…
Chennai: One person was killed while another was injured after two motorcycles collided on the Maduravoyal bypass on Sunday night. The accident occurred when a bike travelling from Maduravoyal towards Puzhal was hit from behind by another two-wheeler moving in the same direction. Satish, 34, from Thiruverkadu died in the accident. Purushothaman, 21, a food…
Chennai: Sudarshan Venu, managing director of TVS Motor Company and a key member of the Venu Srinivasan family faction within the broader TVS Group, is stepping up the group’s financial services expansion. In its latest move, TVS Venu, an investment vehicle of the family, has agreed to acquire a minority stake in Jana Small Finance…
Chennai: State govt on Monday carried out a major reshuffle in the bureaucracy, transferring and appointing several senior officers across crucial departments, including municipal administration, energy, transport, water resources and Greater Chennai Corporation and Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority.According to a govt order, Gagandeep Singh Bedi, who was additional chief secretary to govt, rural development and…
Chennai: A 35-year-old man was run over by a speeding train near Chengalpet on Sunday.The victim was identified as Mutharasan, from Kundrathur. He was crossing the railway track between Tambaram and Chengalpet railway stations when the accident occurred.Tambaram railway police received information and rushed to the scene. The body was recovered and sent to Tambaram…
CUDDALORE: Cuddalore New Town police have registered a criminal case against Ponraj Vellaichamy, the head of the Abdul Kalam Vision India Movement, following a formal complaint regarding his highly offensive and derogatory remarks on women functionaries and cadres of the Tamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK). Police booked him under sections 79 and 353 (2) of the…
Chennai: With the National Testing Agency(NTA) announcing a re-exam for NEET UG 2026 on June 21, city’s govt model schools and city’s coaching centres have rejigged their schedule, incorporating crash courses.The school education department, for instance, is set to commence its crash course from Monday in all its model schools and ‘Vetri Palligal’ (a high-performing…
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu govt on Monday carried out a major reshuffle in the bureaucracy, transferring and appointing several senior officers across crucial departments, including municipal administration, energy, transport, water resources and Greater Chennai Corporation and Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA).According to a govt order, Gagandeep Singh Bedi, who was serving as additional chief secretary…
