Chennai: Tamil Nadu govt has reconstituted the state law commission and named Justice D Krishnakumar, former chief justice of Manipur high court as its chairperson. The commission has been tasked with suggesting suitable modifications or amendments to plug loopholes in existing laws and recommend social and economic legislative measures. It will also suggest ways and…
Chennai: Another round of verbal warning broke out over the all-party MPs meeting convened by chief minister C Joseph Vijay on delimitation, with DMK and AIADMK on one side and TVK on the other. DMK deputy general secretary Kanimozhi Karunanidhi on Saturday termed the meeting a “political drama” intended to divert attention from the Mekedatu…
Chennai: AMMK general secretary T T V Dhinakaran on Saturday criticised chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s handling of the recurring fishermen crisis and urged the state and Union govts to take concrete steps towards a permanent solution.Dhinakaran alleged that Vijay had done little beyond writing routine letters to the Centre. Before the elections, Vijay had…
Road shrinks pond, workers ruin the rest Chennai: A freshwater pond two decades ago, Mangani Kuttai today has little resemblance to a waterbody. The 1.4-acre pond on the Pallavaram-Thoraipakkam Radial Road, located barely 3km from Pallavaram Periya Eri, has been reduced by road expansion, dumping and encroachment, with its remaining portion now being used to…
Vaikunta Ekadasi festival at Sri Parthasarathy Swami temple in Chennai | File photo Chennai: Hindu religious and charitable endowments (HR&CE) department has told temple authorities to ensure that visits by VIPs do not disrupt darshans of ordinary devotees or affect the sanctity and traditions of temples.On instructions from HR&CE minister S Ramesh, the department issued…
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu govt has reconstituted the law commission for a three-year term, entrusting it with the tasks of suggesting measures to plug loopholes in existing laws and making recommendations on interstate and Centre-State relations.The reconstituted commission will be headed by former Manipur high court chief justice D Krishnakumar as chairman. Former Madras high…
CHENNAI: AMMK general secretary TTV Dhinakaran on Saturday attacked chief minister C Joseph Vijay over his govt’s handling of the recurring fishermen crisis and demanded that the Centre and the state govt take concrete measures to find a permanent solution to the issue.Dhinakaran made this remark in the wake of a daylong strike by Rameswaram…
Chennai: Amid the ongoing debate over the allocation for the school education department in Tamil Nadu, PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss said the overall allocation for the education sector has fallen to one-third of its level over the past 25 years.In a statement on Saturday, Anbumani condemned the additional allocation of funds for unnecessary govt expenditures…
Chennai: Anna Nagar’s iconic Tower Park may lose one acre of land if Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) agrees to Tamil Nadu Housing Board’s (TNHB) plans ‘to reclaim land currently under GCC’s control’. TNHB has sought the transfer of nearly an acre within the 15-acre green space.Officially called Dr Visvesvaraya Tower Park, the landmark is known…
AMMK leader T T V Dhinakaran CHENNAI: AMMK leader T T V Dhinakaran on Saturday demanded a CBI probe into the fraudulent registration of a parcel of land belonging to the Dhandayudapani Swami Mutt in Palani after a lawyer arrested in the case and lodged in the Madurai Central Prison died under “mysterious circumstances.” He…
