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…
The Tamil Nadu government has dropped the proposed Parandur airport project. (File photo) CHENNAI: With the Tamil Nadu government dropping the proposed greenfield airport at Parandur, the focus has now shifted to three key questions: what happens to the land already acquired for the project, where will Chennai’s second airport now come up, and how…
The DMK leader accused Vijay of trying to appease farmers whom he “cheated”. CHENNAI: DMK spokesperson TKS Elangovan on Tuesday strongly criticised the TVK government and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay over the decision to drop the proposed Greenfield International Airport at Parandur, accusing the chief minister of trying to appease farmers.Elangovan said Tamil Nadu…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister Vijay on Tuesday launched 130 new AC electric bus services at the state secretariat as part of the second phase of Chennai city’s electric bus initiative.Earlier on Monday, CM Vijay announced the expansion of the fare-free bus travel scheme for women, making services such as deluxe and express buses free…
The age of consent is a legislative choice and, until Parliament changes it, courts must respect it K KannanKamla had just gone into labour. Her young husband, Saravanan, rushed her to a maternity hospital. At the admission desk, the duty doctor held out her hand and demanded, “Aadhaar?“Kamla, 18 and 4 months?”“Yes, doctor,” Saravanan volunteered.The…
Chennai: Finance minister Marie Wilson on Monday alleged corruption in giving permission to private schools during the DMK govt.During the debate on demand for grants for school education and higher education, he said: “During the previous govt, the school education department collected money from private schools. I witnessed this in the first hand and affected…
Chennai: Criticising govt’s decision to drop the Parandur airport project, opposition parties and industrial bodies on Monday urged chief minister C Joseph Vijay to reconsider the move.“Dropping Parandur is not change. It’s an irreversible setback for Tamil Nadu’s growth,” former CM M K Stalin posted on X. “Tamil Nadu’s interests cannot be mortgaged for petty…
Chennai: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday announced two welfare measures aimed at easing household and mobility costs—three free LPG cylinders a year for mor than 1.3 crore families and expansion of fareless bus travel for all women and transgender persons across Tamil Nadu. Announced under Rule 110 in assembly, the schemes carry a…
Higher education minister P Viswanathan on Monday announced that the Tamil Nadu govt will recruit 6,000 assistant professors for govt arts and science colleges, engineering colleges and polytechnic colleges in three phases.Replying to the debate on demand for grants for higher education, he also announced upgradation of Teachers Recruitment Board to conduct recruitment for higher…
Chennai: The 16th Finance Commission of India (FCI) has recommended more than ₹27,000 crore under three major grant categories for urban local bodies (ULBs) in the state for 2026-2031, besides a special infrastructure component and a one-time urbanisation premium.According to municipal administration and water supply (MAWS) department policy note for this financial year, presented by…
