Chennai: The state police on Thursday denied permission for a bike rally organised by Dravidar Kazhagam (DK) against Neet and reservation for economically weaker section (EWS), sparking criticism from political parties. Former chief minister M K Stalin condemned TVK govt, saying that TVK govt’s actions were similar to that of BJP.“When red and yellow (in…
File photo of the proposed Mekedatu balancing reservoir site across the River Cauvery near Sangama in Kanakapura taluk, about 100 km from Bengaluru. Mekedatu-Location of Cauvery river at Kanakpura taluq, Sangama, 100 km from Bengaluru Chennai: The call for an all party meeting to discuss the Mekedatu issue grew louder in Tamil Nadu on Thursday….
Chennai: DMK sharpened its attack on TVK govt over Mekedatu, announcing a protest at Thanjavur on Aug 3, the day chief minister C Joseph Vijay is expected to visit Karnataka for talks. Stalin said Vijay’s decision to hold talks despite Tamil Nadu assembly passing a resolution seeking a separate tribunal for the Mekedatu issue would…
Chennai: AIADMK MLA and its assembly whip Agri S S Krishnamurthy has moved Madras high court challenging the amendment made to the resolution passed in Tamil Nadu assembly opposing Karnataka’s proposed construction of a dam in Mekedatu. The amendment calls for setting up a tribunal to address the issue. Admitting the plea on Thursday, the…
Chennai: A war of words has broke out between PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss and TNCC president Manickam Tagore over the Mekedatu issue after the former equated Congress with BJP alleging that both parties were `trying to betray TN in the Mekedatu issue.’Anbumani dared leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi to speak in…
Tansi Nagar residents seek desilting of macro canal on Velachery road Chennai: Residents of Velachery’s Tansi Nagar have called for desilting the 3.5-km long macro canal along the Velachery-Taramani link road to prevent flooding during this monsoon.The canal, built nearly a decade ago, extends from Vijayanagar bus stand to SRP Tools on the OMR and…
Tarun Garg, MD & CEO, Hyundai Motor India Ltd Chennai: Hyundai Motor India (HMIL) expects a sharp rebound in sales from the second quarter, banking on a recovery in production, a strong export order book, festive-season launches and accelerated capacity expansion, after a supplier fire and geopolitical disruptions weighed on its first-quarter performance.The company on…
Chennai: A 34-year-old Nepal national was found dead with severe head injuries in Thalambur, near Thiruporur, on Thursday morning. The man, identified as Bahadur, was employed at a private firm near Thiruporur and stayed in a rented house in Thalambur. Police said Bahadur had argued with a woman living nearby on July 28. The woman…
CHENNAI: A Chennai sessions court on Thursday sentenced businessman Shaji Purushothaman to five years of rigorous imprisonment for causing death of a 13-year-old boy after he drove a car under the influence of alcohol and ran over people sleeping on a pavement near Egmore in 2013.Shaji Purushothaman, director of EMPEE group of companies, on May…
CHENNAI: A special CBI court in Chennai on Thursday sentenced gangster Chhota Rajan to seven years’ imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 55,000 on him for fraudulently obtaining an Indian passport using forged documents and a false identity.The court convicted Rajan under charges of cheating, forgery, cheating by personation and knowingly submitting forged documents…
