Anbumani is taking out a public awareness march against the move to construct a dam at Mekedatu. SALEM: Karnataka should not be allowed to construct a dam across the Cauvery river in Mekedatu as it will amount to genocide against Tamil Nadu, PMK leader Dr Anbumani Ramadoss said on Thursday.Anbumani, who is taking out a…
Chennai: As the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) govt continues to expose irregularities, fraud and pending inquiries against contractors in the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) during previous administrations, one more fraud has surfaced.The case pertains to a suspected attempt by then-senior Tangedco officials to secure the release of ₹15.52 crore to a private contractor using…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu will amend public health laws to permit criminal proceedings against home births carried out without trained medical supervision, health minister K G Arunraj said on Wednesday, days after a Tirupur-based woman who had delivered her child at home died in a Coimbatore hospital.On Sunday, 32-year-old Sasikala, who attempted a “natural” home birth…
CHENNAI: State PWD minister Aadhav Arjuna on Wednesday alleged that there was severe corruption’ in the public works and highways departments during the ‘previous regimes’ and sought those affected by the corruption to lodge complaints. The complaints can be sent to the police or mailed to ‘minister.pwd.hd.tn@gmail.com.’“Identity of the complainants would not be disclosed and…
Chennai: Madras high court has directed the Tamil Nadu govt to file a report on the number of Pocso and special courts for sexual harassment against women functioning in the state, the number of additional courts required, and infrastructure facilities available in these courts.The first bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G…
The maternal mortality ratio fell to 37 deaths per 100,000 live births — a 19% drop from pre-pandemic levels and considerably lower than national average Chennai: When India’s second Covid wave hit Tamil Nadu in 2021, pregnant women bore a disproportionate share of the damage. Hospitals overflowed, lockdowns kept expectant mothers away from clinics, and…
The 2009 deluge caused landslides and damaged roads in Ooty Has the Nilgiris become safer from landslides, or are officials misreading data? Nilgiris collector Lakshmi Bhavya Tanneeru recently said that a scientific reassessment by the Geological Survey of India (GSI) has reduced the number of vulnerable locations from 283 to 156, almost half. Environmentalists and…
Study finds three of four young Indians lonely even when surrounded by friends Three of four young Indians say they feel lonely even when surrounded by friends, says a nationwide study of more than 4,500 people aged 15 to 29 across 24 states. “Still, when youngsters are emotionally distressed, nearly 80% turn first to friends…
Chennai: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday seeking `modifications and relaxations’ in VBGRAMG. He also wanted the scheme to be continued in the name of Mahatma Gandhi.“The scheme scheduled to commence on July 1 imposes an additional financial burden of over Rs 5000 crore under the new…
Chennai: A sports complex on six acres, a three-storey hospital with inpatient facilities and a food street on North Avenue Road are among a slew of big-ticket infrastructure projects proposed by Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) for chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s Perambur constituency.GCC commissioner G S Sameeran, who inspected the constituency on Wednesday, said projects…
