NHRC hears out dalit woes
It is said death is a great leveller but a dalit activist from Namakkal begs to differ. Discrimination of dalits continues even after their death, he says.
Appearing before the two-day open hearing o
She’s more than just another pretty face
This is a classic case of beauty for a cause. Chennai-based IT professional Deepali Phadnis has just returned to the city after being crowned Mrs Asia-International at the Mrs International pageant at
Adivasis demand Separate section in education policy
“National development cannot happen without the progress of tribals in the country as they constitute 8.2 per cent of the total population in India.
Though the government has brought a new draft pol
Common curriculum for TN varsities, colleges
For the first time, all arts and science universities and colleges in TN will have a common curriculum to facilitate students’ migration between universities and study standardised curriculum. This in
Bus stops off limits to autos
In an effort to purge the menacing share autos and Tata magic vans from MTC bus stops that force buses to stop in the middle of the roads, thereby affecting traffic flow and inconveniencing the waitin
Vilasrao Deshmukh still critical
The condition of Union Science and Technology Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, admitted to a private hospital in Chennai for a liver-related ailment, was ‘still critical’, hospital officials said on Wednesday.
TN tabs on MGNREGA disbursals
Chief minister J. Jayalalithaa on Tuesday announced the establishment of Social Audit Society of Tamil Nadu to monitor the disbursal of wages to workers employed under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rura
Deshmukh still under observation; Maha CM visits ailing leader
Union Science and Technology Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, admitted to a private hospital here for liver-related illness, remained under observation on Wednesday.
The condition of the 67-year-old D
School vans back on road today
Tension gripped parents of several thousand school students across the state when the vans operated by private operators did not turn up Tuesday morning to pick up their kids.
Concerned parents rush
Hat-trick of foul jumps
In August 2004, Amritpal Singh who had just a few months ago broken T.C. Yohannan’s 30-year-old national record in long jump was omitted from the Indian team for the Athens Olympics citing poor form.