Employers to verify community certificates within initial years of an staff’s service ‘Cannot tolerate the use of delayed procedures as a dangling sword’ Chennai: A full bench of Madras high court has held that verification into the genuineness of a community certificate or caste status of a govt employee remains legally permissible even after their…
Urges govt to take action Chennai: We The Leaders Foundation, run by former IPS officer K Annamalai, has identified 129 Tasmac liquor outlets allegedly operating in violation of location norms and urged chief minister C Joseph Vijay to order their immediate closure. The outlets are reportedly located within 500 metres of educational institutions, places of…
Cuddalore: NLC India Renewables Limited (NIRL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Navratna Central Public Sector Enterprise NLC India Limited (NLCIL), has bagged an order from Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) to set up a 900 MW solar power project in Gujarat.The project was awarded to NIRL through a tariff-based competitive bidding process. GUVNL will…
Chennai: DMK president M K Stalin on Saturday accused chief minister C Joseph Vijay of weakening Tamil Nadu’s position in the Cauvery dispute by refusing to convene an all-party meeting and pursuing bilateral talks with Karnataka.Stalin said Vijay’s “go-it-alone” approach had left him politically isolated after Karnataka chief minister D K Shivakumar deferred their proposed…
The Madras High Court has suspended a three-year sentence for a man. He was convicted under the Pocso Act for his actions (Representative image) CHENNAI: Whistling at a minor girl and pulling her hand when she did not respond is not sexual harassment, Madras high court has said. “Such act cannot be straightaway termed as…
Heavy rainfall in catchment areas caused Kabini reservoir inflow to rise significantly (File photo) SALEM: Heavy rainfall across the catchment areas of Kerala and Karnataka led to a sharp rise in inflow into the Kabini reservoir near Mysuru, prompting authorities to increase discharge to Tamil Nadu to 25,000 cusecs by 10pm on Saturday.\Meanwhile, water resources…
Traders in the Sowcarpet area downed their shutters on Saturday as part of a protest. Chennai: Two days after traders locked up a team of GST officials on duty, more than 500 shops across Sowcarpet, Chennai’s busiest wholesale market, observed a bandh on Saturday.Shops along Mint Street and adjoining commercial areas, including Anna Pillai Street…
Chennai: Metro ridership in the city crossed the one-crore mark for the second time this year in July, with 1.06 crore passengers travelling on the network. It is the highest monthly ridership recorded in 2026 so far, averaging 3.43 lakh commuters a day.The figure marks an increase from 96.75 lakh passengers (3.22 lakh a day)…
Chennai: A 39-year-old house painter was found dead with his throat slit near a police booth close to Ellaiyamman Temple on Tiruvottiyur High Road in Chennai early on Saturday. Tiruvottiyur police recovered the body and sent it to Stanley Govt Hospital for postmortem.Police said Durai Babu, of Komadha Nagar in Tiruvottiyur, lived with his wife,…
Chennai: A 28-year-old man escaped from Tiruttani police station on Friday after being arrested in connection with a dispute with a local trader. Police launched a search operation to trace him and initiated an inquiry.Police identified the escaped detainee as Hari, 28. He and Ravi, 33, a sweet vendor from Amrithapuram, were arrested after they…
