Quota seats filled on first day
All MBBS seats earmarked for “special categories” were filled on Thursday, the first day of the allotment of MBBS and BDS seats in government colleges for this academic year.
Counselling for the regu
Kidney stone cases in Chennai kids on rise
Nephrologists in Chennai report a disturbing rise in the number of kidney stone cases among very young children and even infants.
In the case of small babies with kidney stones, doctors often find o
Confusion over temple fest holiday
In spite of the Kancheepuram district administration declaring a local holiday for education institutions on Thursday for the Varadharaja Perumal temple festival, many students went to school due to l
Chennai sweats it out on hottest July day in 3 years
Chennai on Thursday recorded the highest July temperature in three years at 38.8 degree Celsius.
The normal maximum temperature in July hovers around 35 degree Celsius.
The all-time maximum tempera
Good old Perambur gets trendy
Times are gone when real estate promoters overlooked Perambur citing congestion. The locality, which had a high population of Anglo Indians till recent years, has now undergone a complete makeover wit
Pack off Lankan airmen undergoing training: J Jayalalithaa
Taking strong exception to nine Sri Lankan Air Force personnel getting trained at the Indian Air Force base at suburban Tambaram here, chief minister Ms J. Jayalalithaa on Thursday demanded that they
Tourism park awaits Central nod
Tourism in Tamil Nadu will get an impetus if the Union tourism ministry gives its nod to few state government proposals.
According to sources in the Union tourism ministry, the Centre is actively co
Senior IAS officer sampath suspended
The commissioner of the TN Disabled Welfare (TNDW) department, R Sampath, was placed under suspension on Thursday for allegedly failing to act against corrupt officials in his department.
When huma
SPI Cinemas in row over lease deed
A suit filed in the Madras high court by S. Murugan alias Poochi Murugan and P.A. Kaja Mohideen sought declaration as null and void, the lease deed executed by R. Sarath Kumar, managing trustee of Nad
All Lankan trainees to be sent off: Defence ministry
Under attack from all political parties, including ruling UPA key ally DMK, the Centre on Friday decided to 'send off' the Sri Lankan airmen from the IAF station at Tambaram where they were undergoing training.