Chief minister M K Stalin on Wednesday deployed more ministers to intensify rescue and relief operations in Chennai. Minister S Regupathy will be in charge of K K Nagar and MGR Nagar, CV Meyyanathan will look after Semmanchery and Perumbakkam and R S Rajakannappan for Royapuram. School education minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi will hold charge of Arumbakkam in addition to… Continue reading "CM Stalin deploys more ministers for rescue op"
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is en route to Chennai to evaluate the aftermath of the Michaung Cyclone, which has led to widespread flooding in Tamil Nadu. The minister will undertake an aerial survey of the affected regions, aiming to gauge the extent of damage caused by the cyclone. Rajnath Singh’s visit is part of the government’s concerted efforts to assess… Continue reading "Rajnath Singh in Chennai today to assess Michaung Cyclone’s flood impact"
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has written to Tamil Nadu Director General of Police (DGP) Shankar Jiwal to book certain Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) officials. It has claimed that these DVAC personnel illegally entered the ED sub-zonal office in Madurai and stole various sensitive case records of the central probe agency. The DVAC was said to be investigating allegations… Continue reading "ED asks TN DGP to register FIR against DVAC sleuths"
Officials of the Tamil Nadu Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) continued their search at the Enforcement Directorate sub-zonal office in Madurai throughout Friday night after arresting ED officer Ankit Tiwari in connection with a bribery case. Ankit Tiwari was on Friday allegedly caught “red-handed” while accepting a bribe of ₹20 lakh from a doctor in the Dindigul district. According… Continue reading "Tamil Nadu vigilance police search ED office"
Twenty one fishermen who were released from Sri Lankan prisons reached Chennai airport on Wednesday. A total of 64 fishermen who belong to Rameshwaram and Mandapam were arrested in three separate arrests by the Sri Lankan Navy, allegedly for cross-border fishing in the month of October. Their boats and fishing nets were also taken by the Sri Lankan Navy. The… Continue reading "21 Tamil Fishermen released from Lanka prison reach Chennai"
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has demanded that the Union government undertake a nationwide caste census, adding that it was necessary for the proper implementation of social justice. The CM was speaking on Monday, November 27, at the inaugural ceremony in Chennai for the life-sized statue of former Prime Minister VP Singh. On the occasion of VP Singh’s death… Continue reading "Stalin reiterates demand for caste census in Tamilnadu"
The Tamil Nadu police have formed an Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) comprising 383 personnel with a budget of Rs 60 crore. The personnel for the squad will be redeployed from the CB-CID special investigation division, according to the government order issued by the home department recently. The squad will have state-wide jurisdiction and function under the supervision of an additional director… Continue reading "Tamil Nadu government forms antiterrorism squad"
The Supreme Court has taken note of 327 vacancies, out of total sanctioned strength of 1,369 judicial officers in lower courts in Tamil Nadu, and passed directions to fill these posts in a time-bound manner. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra took note of submissions of Additional Advocate General (AAG)… Continue reading "SC sets deadline for Tamil nadu to fill 327 judicial posts"
A leopard sought sanctuary inside a house at Coonoor in Tamil Nadu’s Nilgiris district, fearing Diwali crackers, said a forest official on Sunday. The wild cat entered the house at 3 a.m. today and has been lying inside the house for 15 hours. Meanwhile, the forest officials have deployed three CCTV cameras and an automatic camera in order to keep… Continue reading "Fearing crackers, Leopard takes shelter inside house in Tamil Nadu"
A Bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M Trivedi of the Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing of minister Senthil Balaji’s bail plea on medical grounds to November 6 at a joint request of the parties. Balaji was knocking the doors of the SC after the Madras HC refused to release him on medical bail on October 19.… Continue reading "Supreme Court defers Senthil Balaji’s plea to Nov 6"