Janardhan Koushik

The striking unions, including the DMK-affiliated LPF, CITU, AITUC and INTUC, have also sought pending terminal benefits of workers who retired last year and non-allocation of funds in the budget to compensate for the losses incurred by transport undertakings.

The announcement comes days after Health Minister J Radhakrishnan expressed concerns over the increase in the number of Covid-19 positive cases in the Tamil Nadu.

According to sources, the IAS officer had filed the complaint to both Home Secretary and the Director General of Police a couple of days ago, claiming that Das had misbehaved with her in his car.

The response from the school comes a couple of days after the screenshot of the exam paper led to furore on social media, with many claiming that the school had shamed the protesting farmers by labelling them as ‘miscreants’ and ‘violent maniacs’.

According to the police, while the woman died, her parents are in the hospital. The 35-year-old man has been arrested.

Within a few hours of the clip going viral, several wildlife conservationists and activists demanded strict action against the caretakers.

The parking facility can hold as many as 222 four-wheelers and 513 two-wheelers. It is completely automated with minimal human interface.

The comment is significant as it comes weeks after Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit refrained from taking a call on the premature release of AG Perarivalan, a convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.

The stretch from Washermanpet to Wimco Nagar includes seven Metro stations, with two undergrounds. It will significantly cut travel time from North Chennai to the airport.

Offering condolences, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his thoughts are with the bereaved families. He also announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the kin of the deceased.

Several senior leaders of the AIADMK, including CM Palaniswami, have been firm about not allowing Sasikala and her nephew Dhinakaran back into the party.

According to officials, Rs 1.67 crore was allocated for the camp, to set up facilities such as shelters, bathing platforms, walking tracks and kitchens.

Sasikala, who was convicted in a disproportionate assets case, was in jail for four years, before being released on January 27.

Sasikala's return to Tamil Nadu is being keenly watched for political impact as it comes months ahead of Assembly polls in the state.

The gangster, Kalvettu Ravi, was inducted into the Tamil Nadu BJP last year which drew huge criticism on social media.

The police have not registered an FIR so far. Two persons allegedly involved in the incident have been called for inquiry, officers said.  

AMMK general secretary TTV Dhinakaran, who visited Madurai earlier today to attend a family event of his party functionary, said cadres and the general public are waiting to provide a rousing welcome to ‘Chinamma’ (Sasikala) on her return to Chennai.

Baskaran has been in the business since 1996, when Mohammed Azharuddin led the Indian cricket team. His shop is on the pavement, a few meters away from the Pattabiram gate entrance on Wallajah Road.

Chennai Corporation Commissioner G Prakash requested resident associations, private firms, and NGOs to create more urban forests. He said private firms can even place advertisements and signboards in the forests they maintain.

The shrine is built on a 12-acre site at T.Kunathur near Tirumangalam in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu. Senior AIADMK functionaries paid their tribute to their beloved leader.

Arjunamurthy said that the Periyar ideology, which the Dravidian parties thrived on for the last 50 years, has worn out.

As the complainant obliged with the information they sought, Pradeep allegedly used a derogatory word for his caste and demanded to know how they dared to ride a bike in front of them (the implication being that people from lower castes can’t ride bikes like they can).

According to the officials, people going for a licence for their pet/s will get free anti-rabies vaccination from civic bodies' pet clinics present in Nungambakkam, T Nagar, Meenambakkam and Thiru-Vi-Ka Nagar.

Jayalalithaa's legal heirs filed petitions challenging the government’s notification for the acquisition of Veda Nilayam to turn it into a memorial and the award passed by the land acquisition officer.