The online indent system, which promises to minimise the manipulation of Tasmac supervisors and district managers to favour certain brands, was initially slated for Sept 1 launch Chennai: Yet another proposed reform in Tasmac has been delayed. The launch of the online indent system, which was supposed to be rolled out earlier this month, has…
Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation’s (GCC) mass anti-rabies vaccination drive has covered 60,216 stray dogs so far. The animals are also being treated for parasites on skin and given deworming medication.The campaign was launched on Aug 11, targeting two lakh strays across the city, with 10 teams deployed in each zone. The intensive drive is being…
Chennai: As the school education department plans to introduce daily physical education (PE) classes for students, PE teacher associations have asked for better playgrounds before implementing the scheme.Recently, school education minister Rajmohan announced the ‘Odi Vilaiyadu’ initiative, promising one school period a day for sports, arts and co-curricular activities.PE teacher associations welcomed the move, with…
In June, C Vijayabaskar (Viralimalai constituency) became the fifth legislator to resign and join TVK K ChandruElection Commission of India (ECI) recently made a submission before Madras high court, which was hearing a public interest litigation seeking to prevent byelections necessitated by the resignation of AIADMK MLAs. The petitioner apparently pleaded before court that if…
Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin sought to respond to the Chief Minister’s charges (File Photo) CHENNAI: Pandemonium broke out in the Assembly on Monday as DMK members stormed the Well, shouting slogans after Speaker J C D Prabhakar denied Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin permission to respond to corruption charges levelled by Chief Minister C…
Chennai: The ANZ India Business Chamber (ANZIBC) announced the appointment of Dr Paul Wilson as the honorary chairman of its Education and Skill Development Committee, effective Sept 1, 2026. Wilson, an academic, researcher, writer and musician has been serving as the XVII principal of Madras Christian College (MCC), Chennai, since June 2020. “I look forward…
Chief secretary M Saikumar Chennai: Ahead of the northeast monsoon, chief secretary M Saikumar has directed civic and other govt departments to complete all monsoon preparedness work in the city by the end of Sept.During an inspection of ongoing stormwater drain construction, canal improvement and water hyacinth removal work in Adyar, Perungudi and Sholinganallur zones,…
Victim-Iraiyanbu, a resident of Kattankulathur in Chengalpattu district. CHENNAI: A 28-year-old man was killed after a car belonging to Tamil Nadu Social Welfare Minister Jagadeeswari hit his two-wheeler on the Trichy-Chennai National Highway near Kattankulathur around 12.30am on Monday. Police arrested the car driver and registered a case of rash and negligent driving.Iraiyanbu, a resident…
Chennai: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has floated a fresh ₹633.12 crore tender to complete the stalled 25.5km Arakkonam-Kancheepuram stretch of the Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway, one of the last major incomplete sections of the corridor in Tamil Nadu.The retenders covers the road stretch between 204.5m to 230km out of the 262km corridor. The new…
Mangroves, planted by the state forest department along the Kovalam creek, are in danger as nearby construction work threatens to destroy them Chennai: Mangroves, planted by the state forest department along the Kovalam creek, are in danger as nearby construction work threatens to destroy them. Planted over a hectare of barren land along both sides…
