Category: Chennai News

With Tamil Nadu facing a severe water crisis, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s office has claimed it had offered to supply 20 lakhs litres drinking water to the neighbour, but the state has refused it. Meanwhile, Municipal Administration Minister S P Velumani said on Thursday evening that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami will on Friday take a decision… Continue reading "TN CM to decide today on Kerala’s offer to provide 20 lakh litres water"

Two-time Lok Sabha member, Om Birla, who started his career in public life at the age of 17, was today unanimously elected as the Speaker of Lok Sabha. Prime Minister Narendra Modi moved the motion “that Shri Om Birla, a member of this House, be chosen as the Speaker of this House.” Birla’s candidature was backed by all NDA allies… Continue reading "DMK, AIADMK support BJP’s decision"

A group of college students in Chennai celebrated ‘Bus Day’ and climbed on top of a bus in huge numbers. In a shocking video that has gone viral, these students can be precariously sitting on the bus roof and dangling from handles. This resulted in over 20 students falling from the moving MTC bus. One of the youth has suffered… Continue reading "As students fall during Bus Day celebrations in Chennai, cops launch crackdown"

இருந்தாலும் இப்படி ஒரு பதில் கடந்த 5 ஆண்டுகளாக மத்திய மந்திரியாக இருந்தவரும் மூத்த பாஜக தலைவருமான பொன் ராதாகிருஷ்ணனிடமிருந்து வரும் என்று எதிர்பார்க்கவில்லை எதிர்கட்சியினர். இப்போது அவருக்கு, மக்களுக்கும், மீடியாவுக்கும் என்ன சொல்வதென்று தெரியாமல் விழி பிதுங்கி நிற்கின்றனர். தமிழ்நாட்டில் விவசாயிகளின் கடன்களையும், மாணவர்களின் கல்விக்கடன்களையும் தள்ளுபடி செய்வோம் என்று திமுக மற்றும் அதன் கூட்டணி கட்சியினர் வாக்குறுதி அளித்தனர். இப்போது அக்கூட்டணியில் 37 எம்பிக்கள் இடம் பெற்றுள்ளனர். சமீபத்தில் பேசிய பொன்னார், “தேர்தல் வாக்குறுதிப்படி, இன்னும் 6 மாத காலத்தில் வெற்றி… Continue reading "நான் ரெடி, நீங்க ரெடியா? பொன்னாரின் பொளேர் பதில், பதட்டத்தில் எதிரிகள்"

As part of International Yoga day, Chennai Metro Rail Limited in association with Suthaveli Sabhai, a Pollachi based Yoga Institution, will be conducting Yoga camp from 20 June (Thursday) to 23 June 2019 (Sunday). According to a press note, this camp will be conducted in two sessions; the morning session will be at 6:30 a.m. and the evening session will… Continue reading "Yoga Day to be celebrated at Chennai Metro Rail stations for 4 days"

Going ahead with the State government’s decision to crack down on the usage of the banned single-use disposable plastic, Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami has instructed various departments to take strong legal action against violators. At a review meeting at the secretariat with the ministers and heads of various departments on the action taken against violations, Palaniswami has requested the… Continue reading "CM asks officials to be tough on plastic ban, seeks public cooperation"

Healthcare services across the country took a hit on today as the Indian Medical Association’s held a nationwide doctors’ strike in solidarity with the protesting doctors in Kolkata. The strike by doctors all over India, seeking a safer work environment, hit healthcare services today in Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu. Non-essential services were stopped in private hospitals and… Continue reading "Doctors strike hits healthcare services in TN"

Ace director Mani Ratnam, who was hospitalised due to cardiac-related problems in Chennai on Sunday, has been discharged and he has returned to work too. Publicist Nikkil Murugan wrote on Twitter, “After a routine Check up Maniratnam sir back to office today with his routine work. All is Well..,@hasinimani @MadrasTalkies.” Earlier on Sunday, a user running the Twitter handle by… Continue reading "Mani Ratnam back to work after brief hospitalisation"