Chennai: The extended summer-like weather seems to have ended on a high note for the Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation (TNPDCL), as the state consumed 475.447 million units (Mu) of electricity on Friday, recording the new all-time high per-day power consumption in July in the history of the discom.This is in contrast to the regular…
Chennai: Residents across Chennai city, Tambaram and Avadi can now submit their household details online as the self-enumeration process for the first phase of Census of India 2027 has begun ahead of the door-to-door house-listing exercise scheduled from Aug 1.Self-enumeration can be done through the Census portal using a mobile phone or computer. Once the…
Silent, preventable cholesterol burden: Nine in ten Indian adults have abnormal blood lipids Chennai: Nine in 10 Indian adults live with at least one abnormal blood lipid — fats, including cholesterol and triglycerides, in their bloodstream and body tissues, according to national data from the ICMR‑INDIAB study. Dyslipidemia, or an unhealthy imbalance or abnormal amount…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu is considering a dedicated public health policy for menopausal women, health minister K G Arunraj said on Saturday, acknowledging that existing programmes provide inadequate attention to health concerns of women at this stage.“While there are dedicated programmes for conditions such as tuberculosis, AIDS and blindness, there is no focused national or state…
Chennai/Trichy: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Saturday said the party did not depend on any individual and was not concerned about those who switched loyalties for power. He described AIADMK as a movement built on the trust of its loyal cadre and urged partymen to “teach betrayers a lesson”.Palaniswami was speaking at a…
Chennai: Madras high court has directed the state forest department to not engage NGOs to treat elephants in its custody until further orders. A special bench of justices N Sathish Kumar and D Bharatha Chakravarthy passed the interim order on a public interest writ moved by animal welfare activist S Muralidharan seeking direction to the…
Sengottaiyan reiterated the govt’s commitment to implement a complete liquor ban. Source link
NAMAKKAL: The Namakkal district police have arrested a DMK youth wing organizer on charges of illegally mining sand from the Cauvery river.Acting on reports of illegal sand mining, Paramathi Velur inspector Uma Shankar and his team conducted vehicle checks near the Velur check-post around 1.30am on Saturday.They intercepted a minitruck carrying 40 bags of sand….
Chennai: S Shankar, secretary of NTK’s state legal wing has quit the party and joined TVK on Friday. In his resignation letter, Shankar thanked NTK chief Seeman for offering him postings in the party as well as ticket to contest in elections. Shankar said he decided to join TVK as the party chief Vijay had…
Chennai: Public works department minister Aadhav Arjuna on Friday directed all civic and infrastructure agencies to complete pending northeast monsoon preparedness works before the onset of rain. Stormwater drains, canal restoration, road relaying, and flood mitigation measures should be expedited to prevent waterlogging across the city and its suburbs, he said.Chairing a review meeting at…
