Dhanapal set to get elected as new Speaker
P. Dhanapal, Deputy Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Assembly, is set to be elected as Speaker for which Governor K. Rosaiah has summoned the House to meet on October 10 AIADMK supremo and Chief Minister Jay
Governor suggests special cell to check ragging
With an aim to make campuses ragging free in the state, Governor K. Rosaiah, on Monday suggested that state police create a special cell to handle ragging-related complaints.
Mr Rosaiah, who is also
Aravindh wants to emulate world no 1 Carlsen
Cricket continues to be the first love for this Fide Master Vr. Aravindh Chidambaram, who gets more inspiration from Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni rather than world chess champion Viswan
Tamil Nadu will not suffer water shortage
It has been a bad southwest monsoon for Tamil Nadu. The state received 24 per cent deficient rainfall.
However, the state’s mainstay is northeast monsoon (October-December), which has been behaving
Tragic end for airhostess at a theme park
An airhostess of Kingfisher Airlines died after she was flung out of an octopus ride and fell crashing through the metal frames of the merry go round at a theme park on the Chennai–Bengaluru highway,
Mobile school drives in to pick up dropouts in North Chennai
On Monday, a ‘mobile school’ was out looking for street children who had discontinued studies in Vyasarpadi and Royapuram.
For NGOs focusing on child welfare and primary education, labour-dominated
Chennai port pass section to open 24x7
To provide 24x7 service, the Chennai Port Trust has decided to keep the pass sections open on all days.
Last week, the port authorities had issued an order to close the pass section at all places ex
Students to take eco walk to save Pallikaranai
The forest department has launched a campaign among city college students to protect the Pallikaranai marsh.
Under the project, the department plans to organise interaction sessions and eco walks fo
CM opposes CET for medical courses
Chief minister Jayalalithaa has stoutly opposed an All-India Common Entrance Test for admission to undergraduate and postgraduate courses in medical colleges, saying it would interfere with the state’
DMK to hold human chain protest in Chennai Oct. 5
DMK leaders and cadres will form a human chain wearing black shirts on October 5 to ‘condemn’ the failure of the AIADMK government on all fronts.
Accusing the ruling AIADMK of making the state a “da