Chennai: Directorate of medical education (DME) has found merit in complaints that some medical colleges collected tuition fees for the compulsory internship year of the MBBS course, prompting the health department to order a detailed probe.Health minister K G Arunraj ordered the inquiry on Thursday after reviewing reports submitted by teams comprising senior doctors and…
Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Thursday warned ministers that anyone found involved in corruption or policy irregularities would be removed from the cabinet, reiterating his govt’s commitment to “clean governance.“Chairing a cabinet meeting at the secretariat, Vijay directed ministers to ensure that there was…
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu registration department has constituted a three-member inquiry committee to conduct a probe into the alleged irregularities surrounding the registration of a high-value land parcel belonging to the Arulmigu Dhandayuthapani Swamy Mutt in Palani.The committee has been tasked with examining the allegations in detail and establishing the facts behind the controversial registration….
AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami CHENNAI: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday urged Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay to implement the proposed Nadanthai Vazhi Cauvery project, saying it would benefit farmers and improve drinking water supply to several districts in the state.In a statement, Palaniswami blamed the previous DMK govt…
Puducherry: Tamil Nadu and Puducherry police jointly busted yet another fake drug manufacturing unit in Puducherry. The police arrested M Prabhakar, 52, who was running the unit and seized drugs worth more than ₹3lakh rupees. The unit was also seized.According to the FIR filed by Mettupalayam police in Puducherry, the crime came to light when…
Chennai: Union govt on Wednesday approved a six-month extension in service for Tamil Nadu chief secretary M Sai Kumar, a 1990-batch IAS officer who was due to retire on Aug 31. An order issued by the department of personnel and training said the approval was based on a proposal sent by the state govt on…
Chennai: Medical colleges across Tamil Nadu together expanded MBBS seats by 950 this year, with 13 existing institutions raising their intake. A new private college, APS Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, was added to the roster with 150 seats, according to a seat matrix released by the National Medical Commission. The additions bring the…
Chennai: Two days after an inmate died in custody at a jail in Nagercoil, the Puzhal central prison in the city reported the death of its prisoner P Balaji of Selaiyur, 45, reportedly due to heart attack on Wednesday.Police said Balaji was arrested on July 12 for smuggling tobacco products, and remanded him in judicial…
The crop is cultivated over a period of 100 to 105 days between April and July. Chennai: Inadequate irrigation supply has forced farmers in the Cauvery delta to scale down kuruvai, the short-duration paddy crop, by nearly one lakh acres this season, with Nagapattinam, Ariyalur, Trichy, Thiruvarur and Thanjavur among the worst-affected districts. Against the…
Chennai: Political parties across Tamil Nadu have condemned the custodial death of 34-year-old Sabari Varman, a differently-abled man, demanding chief minister C Joseph Vijay to break his silence on the issue and order a detailed probe.DMK deputy general secretary Kanimozhi, who visited the family on Wednesday, slammed the “CM’s silence” and said none of the…
