Chennai: Former AIADMK minister R B Udhayakumar, PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss and BJP state president Nainar Nagenthran on Friday strongly opposed TVK govt’s purported move to permit resto-bars across the state. The state govt, however, clarified that it was yet to take a decision on the matter.“Information is spreading that TVK govt is planning to…
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Medical Selection Committee has fixed 5pm on July 23 as the deadline for submitting filled in applications for MBBS and BDS courses for 2026-27.In a notification issued on Friday, the committee said the decision was taken after considering the time required to scrutinise applications, publish the list of ineligible candidates and…
Chennai: DMK and AIADMK on Friday stepped up their attack on TVK govt over the Palani mutt land registration row.Speaking to reporters at DMK headquarters in Chennai, DMK legal wing joint secretary I Paranthamen alleged that the identities and background of the two men who `fraudulently purchased’ the mutt land were being suppressed. He demanded…
Chennai: Tambaram city municipal corporation has cleared about 2.7 lakh tonnes, nearly 45%, of the six lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste accumulated at Appur landfill under its ₹36-crore biomining project.The corporation, spread across 70 wards in five zones, generates about 450 tonnes of solid waste daily. Around 2,000 sanitary workers and 400 garbage collection…
Dream runners half marathon 2024 Chennai: Over 7,000 runners from across the country will participate in the 15th edition of dream runners half marathon (DRHM) on July 19, of which The Times of India is the official media partner.The 21.1km category will be flagged off at 4.30am from Napier’s Bridge by P Kumar, deputy commissioner…
Chief minister C Joseph Vijay assured the students that all the grievances raised during the inspection would be addressed. CHENNAI: Students staying at the M C Rajah Adi Dravidar Hostel in Chennai on Friday flagged poor food quality, inadequate amenities and safety concerns during chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s surprise inspection of the facility in…
Chennai-Bengaluru Expressway Chennai: The 263.4km Chennai-Bengaluru expressway is stuck in litigation over a 25-km stretch falling within Tamil Nadu. Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh have already made giant strides in construction of the highway in their respective territories.The 25km stretch from Arakkonam to Kancheepuram of the six-lane NE-7 has seen a mere 50% progress with the…
CHENNAI: DMK and AIADMK on Friday stepped up their attack on the TVK govt in Tamil Nadu over the alleged Palani mutt land scam. DMK legal wing joint secretary I Paranthamen accused chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s govt of shielding those involved. He alleged that the episode was part of “a larger conspiracy” and suspected…
Chennai: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday urged chief minister C Joseph Vijay to implement the proposed ‘Nadanthai Vazhi Cauvery’ project, saying it would benefit farmers and improve drinking water supply to several districts in the state.“The CM should focus on implementing the river project instead of “horse-trading of MLAs to safeguard his…
MADURAI: Magic mushrooms, the illegal yet famed fungi of the Kodai hills that induce hallucination, are playing a trick on prosecutors.The question before the courts now is: Should they consider the quantity of the mushrooms or that of psilocybin, the psychoactive compound, in it? In the absence of a system to ascertain the active ingredient,…
