KRISHNAGIRI: Water resources department officials on Wednesday issued floor alerts to people living on the banks of the Thenpennai river in Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Villupuram, Tiruvannamalai and Cuddalore districts as they released 988 cusecs (cubic feet per second) of water from the KRP dam here. The water level in the reservoir rose to 50.10 feet on…
CHENNAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted searches at six locations linked to film producer C. Alagappan in Chennai and Madurai in connection with a cheating case involving actor-turned-politician Gautami Tadimalla.The ED took over the investigation last year to probe the money laundering angle based on seven First Information Reports (FIRs) registered by the…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu state pollution monitoring body has dropped action against the Tata Electronics’ Hosur plant after sample analysis failed to indicate water contamination, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has dropped any further action on the showcause notice after satisfactory response from the company, it…
CHENNAI: In another setback for AIADMK, former health minister and Viralimalai MLA C Vijayabaskar resigned from the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Tuesday.Vijayabaskar is the fifth AIADMK MLA to resign since the 2021 Assembly election. With his resignation, the party’s strength in the House has come down to 42.He submitted his resignation to assembly speaker JCD…
