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…
A pregnant woman (R) was allegedly murdered by her lover (L) in Chennai after refusing an abortion. CHENNAI: A 38-year-old pregnant woman was allegedly killed by her lover after she refused to terminate her pregnancy and repeatedly pressured him to marry her, police said. Investigators suspect the accused later shaved and smashed her head to…
Chennai: For the second time in a month, the state govt hiked the procurement price of milk. Chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday announced an increase of ₹3 a litre in Tamil Nadu’s milk procurement price, from ₹41 to 44, benefiting more than 3.16 lakh producers supplying primary dairy cooperative societies.Announcing the decision under…
CHENNAI: Devotees visiting major temples across Tamil Nadu will have to deposit their mobile phones at designated counters before entering the premises from September 1. Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) department has directed temple authorities to ensure their safe custody and return.The move is aimed at protecting the sanctity of temples and preventing photography,…
Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay will announce the relocation of the assembly and secretariat soon. CHENNAI: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay will announce in the ongoing assembly session, the state govt’s plan to relocate the legislative assembly and secretariat from Fort St George, a source told TOI. The announcement is expected to be made under…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s prohibition and excise minister K Vignesh, announced a sweeping overhaul of wages for contract workers at Tasmac liquor shops on Monday — nearly doubling their pay, offering festival advances, uniform allowances and a fixed weekly day off — while warning to fire employees who continue overcharging customers.The revision, unveiled in the state…
Chennai: Assembly speaker J C D Prabhakar asked MLAs to uphold the dignity of the House and refrain from making remarks that invite censure or must be expunged from assembly records.Prabhakar said the live telecast of assembly proceedings had generated an interest in politics among youngsters. “They asked me why certain remarks were expunged. I…
Chennai: State govt will distribute single-spread (four-muzham) veshtis and zari saris through ration shops for Pongal 2027, instead of the double-fold veshtis distributed under the scheme for the past 12 years, handlooms minister Vijay Balaji told the assembly on Monday.Responding to a calling attention motion moved by DMK’s Austin and KMDK’s K Nithiyanandhan on the…
K Rathnam, CEO of Milky Mist Dairy Food Chennai: Paneer remains the biggest growth engine for Milky Mist, which recently got listed, with the shift from loose, unbranded products to packaged offerings creating significant headroom for the Erode-based dairy company as it enters a Rs 1,000-crore-plus quarterly revenue trajectory.The opportunity could widen as food-safety authorities…
Chennai: A total of 19 cobra hatchlings were rescued from beneath the concrete flooring of a house in Egmore by the forest department on Sunday.According to officials, a resident spotted eggs in the backyard and alerted the forest department. Anti-poaching guards from the Guindy forest range reached the house and identified them as cobra eggs….
