CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu govt has allocated Rs 23 crore in the 2026-27 budget for the preservation and promotion of traditional folk arts. It will cover 200 selected folk art groups, with financial assistance to support 100 days of performances annually.Presenting the budget in the assembly, finance minister N Marie Wilson said the govt wants…
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Medical Selection Committee, which allocates MBBS and BDS seats in TN, has published the list of candidates who were found ineligible under various categories following scrutiny of their applications.A grievance redressal window has been opened from August 5 to August 7, allowing such candidates to submit revised documents or address discrepancies…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu has earmarked Rs 23,357 crore for the health and family welfare department in the 2026-27 Budget, with new spending proposed for cancer services, telemedicine, primary healthcare and high-risk pregnancy care. Finance minister Marie Wilson announced the measures while presenting the budget on Wednesday.The govt will establish five district-level cancer care hospitals under…
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu govt on Wednesday’s budget announced the launch of the Safe Roads Mission and the ‘Namma Salai’ mobile application to improve road safety and ensure faster maintenance of roads across the state. The mission will focus on safer road design, construction and maintenance, while leveraging artificial intelligence for speed and traffic enforcement,…
CHENNAI: Finance Minister N Marie Wilson on Wednesday said the TVK government has introduced major reforms in public procurement through an open tender system, ending cartelisation and improving transparency in government contracts. The move will strengthen Tamil Nadu’s finances by ensuring that tender money no longer flows to a select few, he said.Presenting the 2026-27…
(Clockwise) DMK supporters greet Udhayanidhi Stalin after release near Thanjavur; TVK supporters carry out a demonstration outside Trichy district collectorate; DMK protest near Anna Arivalayam CHENNAI: Several leaders, including political rivals of DMK, criticised the arrest of Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin on Tuesday. Though they found Udhayanidhi’s remark objectionable, they said the arrest was…
Udhayanidhi Stalin faced arrest and questioning following a controversial remark made at a protest CHENNAI/THANJAVUR: If getting arrested is considered a politician’s stepping stone to a grand stage, former deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin took the podium on Tuesday, but for less honourable reasons than his father and grandfather went to prison for.Udhayanidhi, addressing a…
Beginning Thursday, customers can browse the live inventory of more than 4,000 Tasmac outlets on a new online portal, pay digitally and collect their purchase from the store of their choice. (Representative image) CHENNAI: For decades, buying liquor in Tamil Nadu meant standing in a queue at a state-run outlet and hoping the bottle you wanted was…
University Grants Commission (UGC) has also announced several higher educational reforms, including introducing one-year postgraduate programmes in distance and online mode. (Representative image) CHENNAI: In a key development for higher educational institutions in the state, Tamil Nadu govt has decided to come up with a state higher education policy allowing four-year undergraduate degree programmes.“A state…
Trashed: Plastic bottles were littered around the waterbody at Veeravanchinathan Salai Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation signboards warn of police action against anyone bathing in the ponds at Semmancheri. Residents say the warning is hardly necessary as no one would choose to enter the pond, given the thick growth of water hyacinth, dense vegetation and garbage…
