Chennai: Thousands of patients visiting Government Stanley Medical College Hospital every day can expect shorter walks, easier navigation and better waiting facilities soon as the hospital undertakes a revamp of its outpatient (OP) block.The ground and first floors of the block are being renovated with a host of upgrades, including clear directional signage, waiting areas…
Part I of the Justice Kurian Joseph report was submitted to chief minister M K stalin in February R S RaveendhrenCan reports submitted by govt committees duly constituted on public funds and tabled in the legislative assembly be commercially exploited by private parties? Can any such report be denied free access to the public? These…
The AUM of gold loan business stood at Rs 2143 cr as of June 30, 2026 Chennai: Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company (Chola), the financial services arm of the Murugappa Group, raised Rs 7,917 crore through non-convertible debentures (NCDs) and subordinated debt during the first quarter of the current fiscal (Q1 FY27).Its board on Tuesday…
Chennai: A spate of accidents at Mappedu Junction on the Tambaram Eastern Bypass has raised concerns over the absence of basic traffic infrastructure at the busy intersection. Motorists are forced to negotiate fast-moving traffic without functioning signals, adequate lighting or a proper roundabout.The 9.3km Tambaram Eastern Bypass is a key link connecting Velachery and Perungalathur…
Chennai: When Pachiyammal E, 40, walked away from an abusive marriage three years ago, she wanted to build a safe future for herself and her children. As a domestic worker at the time, she struggled persistently to keep the household running. All that is behind her now.“After leaving my alcoholic husband, I started working as…
A bronze idol being restored at the lab Tucked away in an obscure, rundown building far from the galleries of the Government Museum in Egmore is the oldest conservation laboratory in India and the fourth oldest in the world.Established in 1930, the Chemical Conservation and Research Laboratory is tasked with preserving the collection of 50…
CHENNAI: The state advocate general Vijay Narayan has reconstituted the enrolment committee of the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, replacing two of its three members, after stating that the previous committee had initiated the enrolment process without the knowledge or approval of the interim arrangement headed by him.In an official communication sent on…
Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to withdraw the Union govt’s reply in the Rajya Sabha on the proposed Mekedatu dam.Vijay wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narenda Modi contending that the response ignored settled legal principles governing inter-state…
Anti-defection proceedings Chennai: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami was yet to decide whether to appear before speaker J C D Prabhakar on July 30 in connection with the anti-defection proceedings against four rebel MLAs, senior party leader Agri S S Krishnamurthy said on Monday.After meeting the speaker, Krishnamurthy said the AIADMK chief would take…
Previous enmity suspected Chennai: Two first-year students of Pachaiyappa’s College were injured after they were attacked by a group of armed youths in the subway connecting Chennai central railway station and Park railway station in broad daylight on Monday morning.Meanwhile, police solved the attack by apprehending seven students when they were at a commercial mall…
