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Madras High Court. File | Photo Credit: K. Pichumani Observing that faith cannot be fenced by caste or creed and divinity cannot be confined by human prejudice, the Madras High Court has ordered a temple car to be drawn through Scheduled Caste (SC) habitations too, at Puthagaram village in Kancheepuram district. Justice P.B. Balaji refused…
Image used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: Getty Images Doctors’ associations have warned that the Tamil Nadu Health Department’s plan to redeploy 400-odd junior resident (JR) posts across government medical colleges in the State could adversely affect patient care and increase the workload for existing staff. Organisations including the Tamil Nadu Government Doctors…
Image used for representation | Photo Credit: G. Moorthy The Tamil Nadu government has constituted two committees — a high-level expert committee, headed by School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, and a curriculum design committee — to revamp the State’s school curriculum. According to a government order (G.O.) issued by the School Education Department, the…
When the Ranji Trophy schedule for the 2025-26 season was announced, there was optimism in the Tamil Nadu camp. The team had four of its seven league fixtures at home and decided to play all its games at Coimbatore, which had become a fortress in the last two years. Notably, it had the distinct advantage…
Image used for representation | Photo Credit: Akhila Easwaran The Tamil Nadu Fisheries Department has called for tenders to procure fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) coracles for use in urban areas in the event of flooding. Nearly 200 coracles, each costing ₹13,000, are to be acquired for areas where waterlogging is not expected to be too deep….
The Delhi government’s attempt to induce rain through cloud-seeding trials on October 23 and 29 has revived memories of similar operations in Tamil Nadu over the last 50 years. As it happened in the latest case, the exercise even then was met with a modest response. The basic difference between the present and the past…
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Saturday recalled the sacrifices of several leaders who played a key role in ensuring that many border areas were included within the State when Tamil Nadu’s present geographical boundaries were drawn. In a post on X, the Chief Minister paid homage to Marshal Nesamony, Ma.Po. Sivagnanam, and several other leaders…
NEW DELHI: Not all heroes sweep through the skies; some kneel by roadside pits with hearts of gold and a rope in hand. In Tamil Nadu, a police officer turned from law enforcer to life saver when he rescued a trembling puppy trapped in a roadside pit, creating a moment that tugged at every heart…
Police deployed outside the Madras Race Club in Guindy in September 2024 | Photo Credit: R. Ragu Justice S.M. Subramaniam of the Madras High Court has refused to recuse from hearing an appeal filed by the Tamil Nadu government against Madras Race Club (MRC) though he had passed adverse orders against the club in another…
The proposed convention centre is coming up in Muttukadu, ECR | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Kalaignar International Convention Centre in Muttukadu, which is among Tamil Nadu’s flagship initiatives, is set to be ready by February 2026. Public Works Minister E.V. Velu on Monday (October 27, 2025) reviewed the ongoing work to construct the convention…
