Chennai, Tamil Nadu News Today Live Updates: An audio recording had Tamilselvan passing intemperate remarks about TTV Dhinakaran to Chellapandian, AMMK’s Madurai coordinator.
Chennai, Tamil Nadu News Today Live Updates: Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam’s (AMMK) propaganda secretary, Thanga Thamilselvan, who was expelled from the party for his comments against AMMK secretary TTV Dhinakaran, will be joining the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). Tamilselvan is expected to visit the DMK headquarters, Arivalayam, at Chennai today. DMK made the move to include Thangaselvan in their ranks, even as the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) members were fighting among themselves over accommodating the former AMMK cadre.
Read Dhinakaran might expel Tamilselvan from party, AIADMK says he is welcome to join
Meanwhile, the All India Congress Committee (AICC) suspended the party’s South Chennai president Karate Thiagarajan on Thursday for frequently engaging in anti-party activities and breach of discipline.
A journalist working with News J, his wife and mother were found dead on Thursday at their house in Selaiyur, near Tambaram in Chennai, after their fridge caught fire early in the morning around 2 am. Police suspected that the trio died of asphyxiation while trying to escape the house through the front door.
Read in Tamil The news came to light after the family’s domestic help alerted the police
According to officials, the fire was caused due to a short circuit, since the fridge did not have a stablilizer.
Chennai, Tamil Nadu News Today Live Updates: The Greater Chennai Corporation will begin inoculating the city's stray dogs against rabies from July. Express Photo: Shivani Ramakrishnan
The Southern Railway announced they will provide assistance to the Tamil Nadu government in bringing water from Jolarpettai via train however, they said the government will have to bear the transportation expenses.
The government had announced on June 21 that 10 million liters a day (MLD) of drinking water would be brought in from Jolarpettai every day via train two weeks from now, to provide water to Northern and Central Chennai up to Triplicane. Over Rs. 60 lakh has been allocated for this scheme, with about 80 percent of the funds expected to be used for transportation.
The Tamil Nadu Premier League's third season will kick-start from July 19th. According to the release, the inaugural game will be played at NPR College Ground in Natham between Chepauk Super Gillies and Dindigul Dragons and the finals will be played at M.A.Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on 18th August.
The Tamil Nadu Premier League's third season will kick-start from July 19th. According to the release, the inaugural game will be played at NPR College Ground in Natham between Chepauk Super Gillies and Dindigul Dragons and the finals will be played at M.A.Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on 18th August.
Advance reservations for Diwali, which were opened by the IRCTC on June 25 and June 26 at 8 am were sold out a mere five minutes after bookings were opened. The IRCTC had opened advance bookings for October 25 on June 25 and October 26 on June 26 for Diwali, which falls on October 27 this year.
Reservations for trains to South touched RAC and waitlist within minutes. Tickets for trains along the Chennai-Madurai, Chennai-Coimbatore, Chennai-Tiruppur and Chennai-Thiruvananthapuram sections were booked in two minutes. Meanwhile, tickets for the Chennai-Madurai Pandiyan Express, Pearl City Express, Nilgiri Express, Nellai Express, Podhigai Express and Bengaluru Express have been put on waiting list.
Blue Cross of India, in association with The Forum Vijaya Mall, will be conducting an adoption drive on Saturday at 4 PM outside the Forum Vijaya Mall in Vadapalani, Chennai. The drive aims to rehome Indie puppies and stray kittens.
With the city having received rains in isolated areas for the past one week, the tank at the famous Kapaleeshwar Temple in Chennai has replenished itself and begun to store water.
The Chennai police arrested three men on Wednesday for robbing a house in Tambaram, Chennai on June 24. Chelladurai, Mari Michael and Vignesh had stolen an LED TV and a clock from a house on Mudichur Road in Tambaram to help Chelladurai pay a bride price of Rs. 10 lakh for his wedding next month.
On June 25, the owner of the burgled house filed a complaint with the police, folowing which the police reviewed CCTV footage from the area and apprehended the trio on Wednesday.
The Directorate of Indian Medicine and Homeopathy announced today that students who wished to join the Ayurveda Yoga Unani Siddha and Homepathy (AYUSH) courses need to send in their applications before July 1. Counselling for the students will be given based on the marks secured by them in their Grade 12 exams.
The Gram Sabha meeting in Pudukottai and Nagercoil districts of Tamil Nadu passed a decision to opppose hydrocarbon projects in the two districts today.
The Gram Sabha meeting is being held state-wide across Tamil Nadu today, even as the State government convened it first Assembly session after the Lok Sabha elections today at St. Fort George in Chennai.
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president Stalin slammed the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) government ahead of the Tamil Nadu State Assembly Session in Chennai today. Stalin said that the government had not taken any measures to solves the problem and said that the issue would be raised by DMK MLAs in the assembly.
Tamil Nadu Fisheries Minister D Jayakumar said people who join DMK will become zeroes. Commenting on Thanga Tamilselvan's decision, Jayakumar said: "People who join DMK might be a hero for that day alone, but after that, they will become zeroes."
Tangedco has announced a powercut in certain neighbourhoods of Chennai from 9 am to 4 pm for carrying out maintenance work. Power will be suspended in the areas around Usman Road and Padi Road in T Nagar on Saturday.
Former Aandipatti MLA and AMMK propaganda secretary Thanga Tamilselvan has joined DMK today in front of the party's leader MK Stalin at the headquarters in Chennai. "I made a good decision today, I have joined DMK. In the recently concluded elections, MK Stalin proved that he is the only leader who can save Tamil Nadu," Tamilselvan said.
The Madras High Court granted the CBCID an extension of eight weeks to trace the whereabouts of anti-Sterlite activist, Mugilan, who had been reported missing on Fenruary 15. Noting that the case was moving at the right pace, the Madras HC passed the order based on a CBCID status report.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palanisamy has announced Rs 3 lakh solatium to deceased Prasanna and his family. Journalist Prasanna, his mother, and his wife died on Thursday after a refrigerator in their home exploded due to electrical short circuit.
DMK Will not stress for the no-confidence motion against the speaker in assembly. "We decided to bring earlier, but now we changed our decision," said Stalin. He also added that the prevailing water-crisis in the state is due to AIADMK's negligence.
The 11th edition of the Annual Pride March in Chennai will be held on June 30 from 03:30 pm to 06:30 pm at the Rajarathinam Stadium in Egmore, subject to police permission. With June being celebrated as pride month across the world, organisations in Chennai such as Orinam, Sahodaran and Nirangal who protect the rights of the members of the LGBTQIA community in Tamil Nadu have been conducting workshops and events throughout the month in the city.
The workshops, which began on June 1, will culminate on June 30 with a cultural performance, to mark the end of the Pride March.
The Tamil Nadu government transferred the district collectors of Chennai, Salem, Dindigul, Ariylur and Vellore on Thursday and appointed a new collector for Madurai.
R Seethalakshmi is the new Chennai collector, while A Shanmugasundaram has been transferred from Chennai to Vellore to serve as the district collector. S A Raman has been apointed as the collector for Salem, M Vijayalakshmi is Dindigul's collector and T G Vinay is Ariyalur's collector. T S Rajasekar is now Madurai's collector.
An auto driver, who had robbed six women of jewellery worth Rs. 27.5 lakhs was caught by the police on Thursday. The driver, Sundar, had conned six senior women from Sholinganallur, Adyar, Thoraipakkam, Semmancherry and Thiruvanmiyur and had made off with 30 sovereigns of gold. Based on a complaint lodged by a woman from Sholinganallur who was robbed, police sifted through hours of CCTV footage and zeroed in on Sundar, before arresting him on Thursday.
The Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) re-exam was conducted by the Teachers Recruitment Board (TRB) at centres in Thiruchengode, Kumbakonam and Trichy on Thursday, after the test which went online for the first time on June 23 was met with logistical and technical errors.
The question and answer papers of the exam which was conducted yesterday will be sent by the TRB individually to the dashboards of the candidates today. TRB officials announced that the results can be accessed via the candidates' login.
The Thiruvananthapuram division of the Southern Railway has announced that the timimgs of the AC Biweekly Express from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M G Ramachandran Chennai Central Station have been permanently changed, with effect from July 1, 2019 due to operational reasons.
The Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation, in association with the Delegation of the European Union to India, Alliance Française of Madras and Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan will host Day 5 of the 24th European Union Film Festival (EUFF) today from 7 pm to 9 pm at the Alliance Française of Madras institute on College Road, Chennai. The EUFF will be held from June 24 to July 4 in the city. Days 6 and 7 of the festival will be held on Saturday and Sunday respectively at the Max Mueller Bhavan in Thousand Lights, Chennai.
One film will be screened today. A Finnish film, Laugh or Die, directed by Heikki Kujanpaa will be screened at 7 pm. The film will be screened for two hours. Meanwhile, six films will be screened over the weekend at the Max Mueller Bhavan in Thousand Lights. A Greek film, Little England, which has been directed by Pantelis Voulgaris will be screened on June 29 at 4 pm, followed by a Romanian film, Beside Me, directed by Tedy Necula at 06:30 pm and Maria (and everybody else), a Spanish film by Nely Reguera at 07:45 pm. On June 30, The Troupe, a Hungarian film directed by Pal Sandor will be screened at 04:30 pm, followed by an Irish film, Black 47, directed by Lance Daly at 06:15 pm and Drive Me Home, an Italian film by Simone Catania at 07:45 pm. For all the cine lovers out there, mark your calendars for the EUFF is the place to be over the next two weeks!
The month-long Tamil Nadu Assembly session will commence from today at Fort St. George in Chennai at 10 am. The session is expected to discuss the demand for grants to various departments of the State government.
Meanwhile, The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) has asked all the party legislators to attend a meeting at the party's headquarters in Royapettah today, through a press release which was sent out on Wednesday. Members of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) are also expected to convene for a meeting at Arivalayam, the DMK headqaurters later in the day.
After parts of the city received low rainfall on Thursday night, weather forecasters have predicted that the minimum and maximum temperatures in Chennai today will be at 29C and 36C respectively. Chances of rain are low, with the sky expected to remain cloudy through the day.
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