PIL against promotion of IAS officers rejected Chennai: Madras high court on Wednesday dismissed a public interest writ petition as not maintainable challenging the promotion of seven Tamil Nadu IAS officers, including T Udhayachandran, of 1995 batch, to the grade of chief secretary. The petition alleged that the state failed to obtain prior approval of…
Greater Chennai Corporation Chennai: Chennai mayor R Priya strongly criticised minister Aadhav Arjuna for blaming local body representatives for recent power cuts and alleged delays in civic works, saying councillors had no role in electricity supply issues. She also urged the minister to “learn the basics” of governance.Reacting to the minister, who had earlier alleged…
Construction site at Annanagar in Chennai With construction costs rising, homeowners and architects are increasingly exploring material-efficient alternatives that reduce expenses and environmental impact. From filler slab ceilings that use terracotta pots to cut concrete consumption; to fly ash bricks with high recycled content for internal walls, several design choices can significantly lower the use…
NAMAKKAL: The Tamil Nadu Lorry Owners’ Association (TNLOA) has resolved to raise freight rates by 25% with effect from June 15, citing increasing diesel prices. The decision was announced by state president C Dhanraj after an executive committee meeting here on Wednesday.During the meeting, members reviewed concerns such as the rise in diesel costs, freight…
Chennai: In a corner of the forensic museum at Madras Medical College, inside an old wooden, glass‑fronted cupboard, a jar holds the sawn‑off half of a human head, with a small label — M 11. There are no records or documents describing the specimen, but professors say it belonged to C Alavandar, a pen salesman…
Assam native Ameer Ali, whose torso was found inside a suitcase at Perambur railway station on June 5, has joined a list of at least 16 such ‘beheading’ cases reported across the state in the past 10 years. Police and forensic experts say the murderers dismember victims and dispose of body parts at different locations…
Chennai: Zoho Corp has built an indigenously designed and manufactured server platform as part of its plan to own the technology stack from hardware to end applications and reduce costs. The company designed key components, including the motherboard, microcontrollers, data centre secure control modules (DC-SCM), network interface cards, firmware and chassis, assembled locally through Indian…
AI-generated image used for representational purpose. CHENNAI: In a corner of the forensic museum at Madras Medical College, inside an old wooden, glass‑fronted cupboard, a jar holds the sawn‑off half of a human head, with a small label: M11. There are no records or documents describing the specimen, but professors say it belonged to C…
Chennai: Physical education (PE) instructors have called for a series of changes— from printing textbooks to allocating dedicated sports grants — days after the school education department mandated PE classes for Classes VI to XII and directed teachers to follow the prescribed curriculum.Chief among the demands is the release of a printed version of the…
PIL seeks disqualification proceeding against 3 AIADMK MLAs who resigned days after election (File Photo) CHENNAI: Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi’s M L Ravi has moved the Madras high court seeking to declare TN govt’s gazette notification accepting resignation of three AIADMK MLA’s Maragatham Kumaravel, S Jayakumar, and P Sathyabama as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and contrary…
