Alternative arrangements can be introduced if devotees face inconvience: Min Chennai: HR&CE minister S Ramesh on Thursday said the department could consider waiving the ₹5 mobile phone deposit fee at temples and introduce alternative arrangements if devotees face inconvenience.Temple administrations had been instructed to ensure that devotees did not have to stand in long queues…
Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu govt on Thursday announced plans to add 29,108 police personnel to the state force over the next five years. At least 10,000 personnel, including 5,000 women, will be recruited this year, said chief minister C Joseph Vijay in the assembly. The state at present…
Chennai: A day after suspending 67 sales personnel for overcharging consumers, Tasmac management suspended 150 more salesmen across the state on Thursday, based complaints that they demanded Rs 10 extra for each liquor bottle.The staff hit back at Tasmac for continuing its suspension drive by closing the retail liquor shops in many suburban areas on…
CHENNAI: The Hindu religious and charitable endowments (HR&CE) department may consider waiving the Rs 5 mobile phone deposit fee at temples and introduce alternative arrangements if devotees face inconvenience, said HR&CE minister C Ramesh on Thursday.Ramesh said temple administrations had been instructed to ensure that devotees did not have to stand in long queues or…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu is set to establish an Olympic City and a Motor Sports City as part of its plans to create modern sports infrastructure and promote sports-related activities in the state.The Tamil Nadu Olympic City will have international-standard sports arenas, a High Performance Training Centre and accommodation facilities for sportspersons and coaches.It aims to…
Chief minister C Joseph Vijay moved the resolution after question hour CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution urging the Centre to take steps to make Tamil the primary language of proceedings, judgments, decrees and orders in the Madras high court.Chief minister C Joseph Vijay moved the resolution after question hour…
The TN assembly on Thursday unanimously adopted a resolution, moved by Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay. CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution urging the central government to recognise Tamil as the principal language of the Madras high court.Chief minister C Joseph Vijay moved the resolution on Thursday, saying the demand…
CHENNAI: A new integrated complex housing the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and Secretariat will be constructed in Chennai at an estimated cost of Rs 1,200 crore, Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay said in the Assembly on Thursday.The complex will cover 2 million square feet and is planned to meet the administrative requirements of…
(Representative image) Search operations by Enforcement Directorate officials are underway throughout South India, targeting properties tied to drug traffickers Nizaruddin and Syed CHENNAI: Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials have been conducting searches in Chennai, Nagapattinam and Ramanathapuram at properties linked to three accused in narcotics and drug-smuggling cases investigated by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), as…
Tamil Nadu plans world-class Olympic City and Motor Sports City in Chennai. CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu is set to strengthen its position as a major sporting and motorsports hub with plans to establish a world-class Olympic City and a dedicated Motor Sports City in Chennai.Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay announced the projects in the state Assembly…
