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Bribery plaint throws light on job fraud at Chennai airport
While attending to a bribery complaint against a special sub-inspector posted with the Ambattur police, the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) has stumbled into a job fraud case at Chennai international airport.
Government doctors across Tamil Nadu are wearing demand badges on protest. They are demanding pay hike and quota for service candidates in PG medical education.
Removal of Puducherry Lt governor Kiran Bedi is a belated move. After allowing her to have a free run and stall the functioning of a democratically elected government on a daily basis, removing her just three months ahead of elections is an eyewash by BJP, M K Stalin said in a statement on Wednesday morning
Tamil Nadu releases Class XII board exam schedule. The exams will be conducted from May 3 to 21
PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate key oil, gas sector projects in Tamil Nadu today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation of key projects of the oil and gas sector in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.
I thank Government of India for a lifetime experience in serving Puducherry as its lieutenant governor. I also thank all who worked with me closely. I can say with deep sense of satisfaction that during this tenure 'Team Raj Nivas' diligently worked to serve larger public interest.
Deemed universities across Tamil Nadu to reopen next week
Deemed universities across the state have begun preparations to accommodate more students, including those from other states, starting next week. A few institutions suggested that the government consider relaxing quarantine norms that allows only one student per room in the hostel. Read more
Tamil Nadu govt to rejuvenate Madurantakam tank at Rs 120 crore
After six decades of siltation, the state government will increase the capacity of Madurantakam tank in Chengalpet -- the second largest tank in the state -- by deepening it, strengthening the bund and remodelling the spillways at Rs 120.23 crore in anticipation of Nabard assistance. The rejuvenated tank may also augment the drinking water supply to Chennai. Read more
Five women farmhands killed as mini-truck falls into ditch in Tamil Nadu
Five women were killed when a mini-truck, with at least 35 farm workers standing packed in it, overturned and fell into a ditch near Maniyachi in Tuticorin district on Tuesday morning. Read more
Tamil Nadu new industrial policy aims at Rs 10 lakh crore investment, 20 lakh jobs
In an attempt to further reinforce Tamil Nadu’s position as an attractive investment destination for global industries, the state government on Tuesday unveiled a New Industrial Policy, 2021, which aims to attract Rs 10 lakh crore in new investments and create 20 lakh jobs by 2025. Read more
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit Puducherry today
During the visit, the former Congress chief will interact with the people of Puducherry.
Kiran Bedi removed as the lieutenant governor of Puducherry. Tamilisai Soundararajan, governor of Telangana, given additional charge as lieutenant governor of Puducherry. (ANI)
A Delhi court on Tuesday extended the judicial custody of all the accused, including former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Umar Khalid, in the Delhi riots 'conspiracy' case till March 1. All the 18 accused were produced before additional sessions judge (ASJ) Amitabh Rawat of Karkardooma Court through video conferencing at noon at the end of their 14-day period in jail. (IANS)
Tamil Nadu: Chennai Air Customs has seized 100 MDMA tablets "Blue Punisher" & 26 grams Meth Crystals, totally valued at Rs 6.6 lakh under NDPS Act 1985, from two postal parcels, which arrived from the Netherlands at Foreign Post Office, Chennai. (ANI)
Gadkari and Tamil Nadu CM flag off Automatic Speed Enforcement System (ASES) at ECR, Chennai.
Puducherry records 20 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours ending 10 am on Tuesday, taking infection count to 39,488: Officials
Five women die as minitruck overturns near Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu
Five agricultural labourers, all women, died and around 20 others suffered injuries when a minitruck they were travelling in overturned near Maniyachi in Tuticorin district of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday morning. Read more
Yet another Puducherry MLA resigns, Congress govt loses majority
The Congress government in the Union territory of Puducherry lost its majority as MLA A John Kumar tendered his resignation on Tuesday. Kumar won the Kamaraj Nagar by-election in 2019. Read more
The state government is in the process of designing the allin-one app where users can log in and browse the apps of multiple departments.
Tamil Nadu government plans app to integrate all apps
In six months, mobile users may not have the hassle to search and download multiple apps of the state government departments. Instead, one app will act as a nodal window for all apps of various state agencies and departments.