CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Selection Committee will reopen on Sunday the online application window for MBBS and BDS admissions for candidates who have not yet submitted their applications for the 2026-27 academic session. The portal — tnmedicalselection.org — would remain open from 10am on July 26 to 3pm on July 27, a notification said.The committee…
A comic-style illustration shows a fire erupting at a trenching site, with flames and smoke rising from the excavation area during an emergency incident. Chennai: A panchayat secretary and three sanitation workers have been booked after a fire from burning garbage destroyed a thatched hut in Karani village near Periyapalayam in Tiruvallur district.The complainant, Senthil,…
Kayalvizhi visited the bank branch on July 20, got into an argument with the branch manager and slapped him on the cheek. CHENNAI: The Adyar police in Chennai registered a case against Kayalvizhi Alagiri, daughter of former Union minister M K Alagiri and granddaughter of late Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi, on charges of…
Chennai: A Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) audit has found that 2,798 of the 3.11 lakh streetlights maintained by the civic body—about 0.9%—were not functioning.Of these, 1,501 were at sites where stormwater drain, Chennai Metro Rail and Metrowater projects were under way. The audit identified faults in 945 LED lights, while underground cable failures affected another…
Chennai: Refusing to regularise the services of temporary employees in the district judiciary, Madras high court has directed the judicial administration to discontinue the practice of making temporary appointments and, instead, conduct annual recruitment to fill sanctioned posts through regular selection process.A division bench of justices S M Subramaniam and N Senthilkumar passed the order…
Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) founder Dr. S. Ramadoss officially announced his complete retirement from political life VILLUPURAM: Marking his 88th birthday, Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) founder Dr. S. Ramadoss officially announced his complete retirement from political life (Arasiyal Thuravaram) on July 25, 2026, handing over full control of the party to his son and PMK…
CM Vijay, former CM MK Stalin CHENNAI: Former CM MK Stalin on Friday asked when chief minister C Joseph Vijay would “open his mouth” on the continuing custodial deaths.Stalin on X accused the TVK govt of refusing to accept accountability or even apologise.“Doesn’t the chief minister like the two words- accountability and apology?” Stalin asked.Recalling…
Chennai: Six people, including a 15-year-old boy, were killed in two separate accidents in Kancheepuram and Chengalpet districts on Friday.In Kancheepuram, a car veered off the carriageway and crashed into a minivan on the Chennai-Bengaluru National Highway after its driver, Manohar, dozed off near Keelambi. The car’s four other occupants — Kalaiselvi K, 39, Selvaganapathi…
CHENNAI: Going harder on overcharging liquor buyers beyond the maximum retail price (MRP), the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) has revised its penal action to dismiss personnel at retail vending shops if they are caught violating the MRP norms for a third time.The revised disciplinary guidelines, issued through a circular by Tasmac on Friday,…
Chennai: Chennai Mathematical Institute (CMI) would work to reverse the poor admission trend in the BSc maths course and make maths popular among students again, CMI director Madhavan Mukund said on Friday.Speaking at the 23rd annual convocation of CMI, Mukund said the satellite campus of CMI would have an exclusive mathematics museum and activities for…
