Rs 345 daily wage only on paper, TN VB-G RAM G workers get less VB-G RAM G scheme may have raised Tamil Nadu’s rural employment wage from `336 to `345 a day from July 1, but workers are taking home far less. According to govt records, the average wage paid to workers is `278 under…
A representative image shows the Madras High Court building with a judge’s gavel in the foreground, symbolizing legal proceedings and judiciary decisions in Chennai, India. Chennai: Madras high court warned chief minister C Joseph Vijay and public works department minister Aadhav Arjuna that it would be constrained to impose ₹50,000 each as exemplary cost on…
Vinosha Ravi (left) said that the woman being questioned over her attire is not the minister but herself. CHENNAI: A Malaysian woman, identified as Vinosha Ravi, has come forward to clarify that she, and not Tamil Nadu industries minister S Keerthana, is the person seen in a viral video that sparked a political row over…
Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay flags off new buses at Fort St George on Tuesday Chennai: Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Tuesday flagged off 250 new buses procured at ₹290 crore for Metropolitan Transport Corporation and Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation.Of the 250 buses, 130 are low-floor AC electric buses for the city. These…
Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay CHENNAI: Madras high court has warned Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay and public works department minister Aadhav Arjuna that it will be constrained to impose Rs 50,000 as exemplary cost on each of them if they fail to file their response to the petitions challenging their…
HMIL plans to expand its proprietary DC fast-charging network from 183 stations to 600 stations by 2030 Chennai: Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) and Jio-bp have partnered to integrate their electric vehicle (EV) charging networks, giving users access to more than 37,000 charging points across India through the myHyundai app.The integration adds over 7,000 Jio-bp…
Chennai: A woman associate of Sri Lankan gangster Angoda Lokka and her husband have been arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) with 3kg of hashish valued at about ₹75 lakh.NCB’s Chennai zonal unit identified the Madurai-based couple as Sivagamasundari and Gurumurthy. Acting on specific intelligence, officers intercepted the couple near the Porur toll plaza…
Govt data for 2025-2026 shows that 11.4% of the 42 lakh PMUY beneficiaries in TN, have not taken a single refill B Priyanka, a homemaker from Thirunalur in Aranthangi taluk, can afford to book an LPG refill only few times a year. The six-member family struggles to make ends meet, forcing her to use a…
Govt data for 2025-2026 shows that 11.4% of the 42 lakh PMUY beneficiaries in TN, have not taken a single refill B Priyanka, a homemaker from Thirunalur in Aranthangi taluk, can afford to book an LPG refill only few times a year. The six-member family struggles to make ends meet, forcing her to use a…
School education minister Rajamohan CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu assembly on Tuesday unanimously urged the BJP government at the Centre to permanently exempt teachers appointed before August 23, 2010, from the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET), citing their long years of service and job security.Moving a government resolution, School Education Minister Rajmohan said teachers appointed under the…
