Chennai: Pet owners and traders in illegal possession of exotic pets such as macaws, parakeets, lemurs and certain types of primates should mandatorily register the animals with Union govt’s Parivesh 2.0 portal, forest department has announced.Owners who possess unregistered species should do so within six months whereas those acquiring such an animal must register them…
GCC bus shelters MoU in Chennai (Tarika Story) Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with seven companies that will construct and maintain 11 airconditioned bus shelters across the city.GCC commissioner G S Sameeran said the shelters have been identified based on high footfall and will feature standardised designs equipped…
CHENNAI: Weeks after returning from World U-20 Championships, Tamil Nadu’s Neil Samraj broke the youth national record twice in boys 100m at National Youth Athletics Championships in Ludhiana on Tuesday. The 17-year-old clocked 10.46 seconds in final to bag gold and solidified his position to qualify for the Youth Olympics in Dakar later this year.“I…
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu govt will sell onions at ₹35 per kg through 8,739 ration shops in urban areas from Sept 3 to check soaring prices, food minister P Venkataramanan said in the assembly on Tuesday.The scheme will cover around 80 lakh family cardholders in the first phase, with each family entitled to one kg…
CHENNAI: Former minister Thangam Thennarasu on Tuesday rejected Congress floor leader Tharahai Cuthbert’s charge that the then DMK govt had denied land on Marina Beach for late chief minister K Kamaraj’s memorial, calling the claim “factually incorrect.”Thennarasu cited the assembly records of K Rajaraman Naidu, who was the then leader of opposition, to assert that…
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu govt will sell onions at Rs 35 per kg through 8,739 ration shops in urban areas from Sept 3 to check soaring prices, food minister Venkataramanan said in the assembly on Monday.The scheme will cover around 80 lakh family cardholders in the first phase, with each family entitled to one kg…
Tamil Nadu chief minister Vijay (File Photo) CHENNAI: The TVK government has indicated that it will continue work on the 31 mini stadiums currently under construction under the previous DMK regime, while revising the broader scheme for sports facilities across all 234 Assembly constituencies.Public Works Minister Aadhav Arjuna told the Assembly on Tuesday that a…
Sports minister Aadhav Arjuna CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government is considering banning sports competitions in schools between 11am and 3.30pm following the death of a Class XII student during an inter-school sporting event in Vaniyambadi in Tirupattur district.Responding to the issue raised by AIADMK legislature party whip Agri S Krishnamurthy during Question Hour in the…
Chennai: The assembly witnessed a heated exchange between ministers and opposition MLAs over total prohibition, liquor procurement and MRP violation at retail shops.It all started with PMK MLA Sowmiya Anbumani demanding total prohibition, while welcoming closure of 717 liquor shops by the TVK govt. She said many families lose family heads and youngsters due to…
Chennai: State-run liquor retailer, Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac), generated a revenue of ₹50,845.84 crore in 2025-26, a 5.1% increase over the previous year, according to a policy note from the state’s prohibition and excise department.The corporation posted ₹48,381.07 crore in revenue in 2024-25, and increased its revenue by ₹2,464.77 crore this year. Sales…
