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CHENNAI: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has directed all medical colleges, institutions and universities to collect tuition fees only for 4½ years for the MBBS course, warning that violations will invite action, According to Daily Thanthi report. The directive follows reports that some institutions were collecting fees for 5 or 5½ years. The NMC stated that such practices violate the prescribed academic structure and result in students being charged for periods without instruction. As p ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The well-marked low pressure area over the southeast Bay of Bengal has intensified into a depression on Saturday morning (Oct 25), and is likely to develop into a cyclonic storm named Montha by Monday, October 27, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The depression, now located about 990 km east-southeast of Chennai, is expected to move west-northwestwards and intensify into a deep depression by Sunday, October 26, before turning into a cyclonic storm over southwest ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 29 (PTI) Homegrown Premier Energies on Monday announced securing multiple solar contract worth USD 19.95 million (around Rs 177 crore) Republic of Benin, West Africa. These projects are part of a national initiative by the Government of Benin to expand access to reliable, sustainable clean energy, Premier Energies said in a statement. Implementation will be carried out by Premier Energies in collaboration with the General Directorate of Energy Planning and Rural Electrification, ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Retired High Court judge Aruna Jagadeesan is conducting inquiry for the second consecutive day at the site of the stampede in Karur. According to a Daily Thanthi report, she interacted directly with the public present during the incident. The tragic stampede at Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leader Vijay's campaign rally has claimed 41 lives, with several others still receiving treatment in hospitals. Veluchamy Puram, where the incident occurred, remains under strict police control, a ...Read More >
CHENNAI: ADSP Premanandan has beenhas been appointed to probe the stampede at the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) campaign in Karur, which claimed 41 lives on Friday. The Karur SP had issued orders assigning an ADSP-rank officer, senior to the previously appointed DSP Selvaraj, to oversee the inquiry. According to a Daily Thanthi report, a judicial commission, headed by retired judge Aruna Jagadeesan, has also been set up to investigate the tragedy. Police continue to conduct a parallel inquiry ...Read More >
SHIVAMOGGA: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari is scheduled to inaugurate the bridge across Sharavathi backwaters between Ambargodlu and Kalasavalli on National Highway 369E on Monday. The much-anticipated cable-stayed bridge over the Sharavathi backwaters is the longest in the state and second longest in the country, stretching 2.44 km. Built at Rs 472 crore, it will improve connectivity to several villages in Sagar and Hosanagara taluks, as well as to popular temples ...Read More >
CHENNAI: EMU services on the Chennai Central - Arakkonam section were restored on Monday morning, following disruption as a goods train carrying fuel derailed, leading to massive fire near Tiruvallur. Reports added that traffic is now restored on both up and down (slow) lines. Train No 22650 Erode - Dr MGR Chennai Central Yercaud Express was the first train to pass the restored accident spot at 3 am on the up slow line at Tiruvallur. Train No 12695 Dr MGR Chennai Central - Thiruvananthapuram ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Eighteen wagons of a freight train derailed near Tiruvallur on Sunday morning, with 13 of them catching fire. The train was carrying diesel, and the incident caused massive disruption on the railway line. Several express trains were cancelled, diverted, or short-terminated. The thick, black smoke that billowed from the fire also affected road traffic on the busy Chennai-Tirupati highway. The incident reportedly happened after a few wagons of the goods train carrying fuel from the port ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Four wagons of a freight train carrying fuel went up in blaze near Tiruvallur on Sunday morning, suspected to be after some of the wagons derailed, which led to massive disruption on the railway line. Several express trains were cancelled, diverted, or short-terminated. The thick, black smoke that billowed from the fire also affected road traffic on the busy Chennai-Tirupati highway. The incident reportedly happened after a few wagons of the goods train carrying fuel from the port der ...Read More >
CHENNAI: CM Stalin extended his condolences and announced financial aid of Rs 5 lakh each to the families affected by the tragic train-van collision that killed three school children and injured several others near Semmanguppam in Cuddalore district. Additionally, Rs 1 lakh will be given to those seriously injured and Rs 50,000 to those with minor injuries. He instructed hospital authorities to ensure the best medical treatment for all injured victims. The Chief Minister in a press release sai ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Union home minister Amit Shah's statement that BJP would be part of a coalition govt in Tamil Nadu has caused discomfiture in AIADMK. While not entirely ruling out a coalition if no party secures a majority, senior AIADMK functionaries conveyed their unease over BJP's push for power-sharing ahead of the 2026 assembly election.Soon after the BJP alliance was revived in April and Shah spoke about a coalition govt in Tamil Nadu, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami asserted that ...Read More >
CHENNAI: KV Kuppam MLA and Puratchi Bharatam party leaderPoovai M Jagan Moorthy has reportedly gone absconding after the Madras High Court dismissed his anticipatory bail plea in connection with an abduction case linked to a love marriage. Following the court's decision, four special police teams have been formed to locate and arrest him. The case stems from the alleged abduction of a youth brother of Dhanush from Kalambakkam related to the love marriage between Dhanush and Vijayashree of Then ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) has released the hall tickets for the Group 1 and Group 1A preliminary examinations scheduled to be held on June 15, as reported by the Daily Thanthi. Candidates can download their hall tickets by visiting the official website [www.tnpscexams.in] (http://www.tnpscexams.in) using their application number and date of birth, TNPSC said in a statement. The Commission had earlier issued a notification for recruitment to Group 1 and Group 1A ...Read More >
CHENNAI: President Droupadi Murmu arrived in the Nilgiris district today (November 27) for a four-day official visit that will continue until November 30. During her stay, she is set to participate in various events across the district, with extensive security arrangements in place. The President departed from Delhi this morning and landed at Coimbatore Airport. While she was initially expected to travel to Ooty in Nilgiris via helicopter, adverse weather conditions, including heavy cloud cov ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Due to the formation of low pressure trough in the Bay of Bengal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rain for delta districts and has also put out telephone numbers for the public to reach out to in case of emergency. The IMD has warned of heavy rainfall in various coastal districts in the state, according to a Daily Thanthi report. Following this, district officials have rushed to their respective regions to monitor the situation and step up precautionary m ...Read More >
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