Chennai: To strengthen waste management and improve segregation at source, Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has made online registration mandatory for all bulk waste generators. They have been directed to complete the process within 15 days or face penalties under the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026.The move targets establishments that generate more than 100 kg of…
Chennai: Thousands of passengers dependent on suburban trains on the Tambaram-Chennai Beach stretch were stranded, forced to look for alternative transport options as Southern Railway on Sunday cancelled its services from 10.30am to 3.30pm owing to track inspection and improvement works.Since 41 suburban trains — 20 from Chennai Beach to Tambaram, Chengalpet, Kancheepuram and Tirumalpur…
DMK leaders meet governor Chennai: Tamil Nadu Lok Bhavan turned into the focal point of Tamil Nadu politics on Saturday as DMK, AIADMK and BJP made a beeline to governor R V Arlekar, seeking action against the TVK govt over allegations of horse-trading and other “unconstitutional activities”.DMK organising secretary R S Bharathi, accompanied by Nagercoil…
Chennai: DMK president M K Stalin on Saturday said the party would bounce back from its electoral defeat and emerge stronger, as it had begun a comprehensive restructuring exercise to prepare for the future.In a letter to cadres ahead of his UK visit, Stalin said the DMK had launched an extensive review by forming 19…
Udhayanidhi Stalin declared the DMK government a protective fortress for minorities CHENNAI: Reaffirming the DMK government’s commitment to minority communities, party leader Udhayanidhi Stalin on Sunday said the ruling party would continue to stand as a protective fortress for minorities despite what he described as malicious political campaigns.Speaking at the wedding of DMK Headquarters Secretary…
The collaboration aims to improve maths competency of school students by increasing the effectiveness of maths taught in schools. Chennai: Chennai Mathematical Institute (CMI) will offer certificate courses for school maths teachers to help them teach maths innovatively. It has signed an MoU with ThinkMath Foundation (TMF), a non-profit initiative, to spread maths education through…
Chennai: BJP state president Nainar Nagenthran on Saturday rejected electricity minister R Nirmalkumar’s remarks that the governor had no role outside Lok Bhavan, asserting that the governor was empowered to review Union govt schemes being implemented in the state.Speaking to reporters, Nagenthran said the governor had acted magnanimously by facilitating the formation of the TVK…
Chennai: A day after electricity minister R Nirmalkumar objected to governor Rajendra Arlekar’s review meeting with district officials, the governor said on Saturday that people could visit Lok Bhavan to register their grievances and that he would do his best to address them.Speaking at a book release event at Lok Bhavan, Arlekar said his office…
Chennai: The Tiruvallur district administration turned the Kannigaipair neighbourhood into a tightly controlled zone on Saturday as authorities began removing the remaining ammonia from the seafood processing unit, where a leak that occurred two weeks ago killed 18 people.Officials barred traffic and restricted entry within a 500-metre radius of the facility. Industries and warehouses within…
75% of foreigners held in T drug cases absconding Chennai: Two drug peddlers, who had recruited juveniles to distribute narcotic substances, were arrested by the Kannagi Nagar police during a raid in the Puthupettai Canal area off Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR) in Chennai. Police uncovered a network that used minors to sell drugs in exchange…
