The Greater Chennai Corporation is undertaking several bridge projects to improve connectivity and traffic flow: Bridges Connecting ECR and OMR: Three steel bridges are proposed to link East Coast Road (ECR) and Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR) across the Buckingham Canal to provide alternative routes, easing congestion on narrow bridges: I. Venkatesapuram – Elango Nagar: Connects…
NLC India Ltd. (NLCIL) on Saturday distributed artificial limbs and assistive devices to Persons with disabilities (PwDs) in Neyveli. According to an official release, NLCIL had inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in 2024 with the Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India Limited (ALIMCO) for the distribution of artificial limbs and assistive devices to PwDs…
The Union Budget for 2025-26, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday, is a mixed bag for Tamil Nadu. The DMK government’s slew of requests, including allocation of funds for the Chennai Metro Rail Project and disaster relief, did not find a mention in the Budget speech, while broader measures, including income tax benefits…
J. Amalorpavanathan, member, Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission Like all health activists, I too was expecting that the health allocation in the Budget presented by the Hon’ble Finance Minister would be more than, or at least equal to, 2.5% of GDP. Last year, after the revised estimates, it stood at â‚ą90,000 crore, which was around…
A farmer harvesting paddy in Tiruchi. Image used for representational purposes | Photo Credit: M. Moorthy Nearly eight lakh tonnes of paddy has been procured from Tamil Nadu farmers by the civil supplies authorities. Naturally, the major chunk of the paddy procured — around 6.2 lakh tonnes — has been provided by the Cauvery delta…
The Economic Survey describes Illam  Thedi Kalvi as an innovation in public education. The scheme was launched to bridge the gap in education caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the digital divide. The initiative focuses on education through physical methods, it says. The Economic Survey 2024-25, tabled in Parliament on Friday by Union Finance Minister Nirmala…
: Four persons, including two women, were arrested by Kilpennathur police on Friday for murdering a farmer in Sirunathur village in Tiruvannamalai over a financial dispute. The arrested persons were K. Suresh, 44, a real estate agent; his wife S. Lalitha, 39; maid S. Abirami, 23; and Suresh’s friend B. Vignesh, 24. The police said…
Aadhav Arjuna. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Former deputy general secretary of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) Aadhav Arjuna, and AIADMK IT wing joint secretary C.T.R. Nirmal Kumar joined the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) in the presence of the party president Vijay at the party headquarters in Panaiyur on Friday (January 31, 2025). Both leaders…
Nithyananda. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Madras High Court on Friday (January 31, 2025) dismissed a writ appeal filed by Nithyananda, of Bidadi in Karnataka, against Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) department’s decision to appoint executive officers to administer the properties of four mutts here. A Division Bench of Justices…
The 90-inch telescope, weighing 115 tonnes, was established in 1986 atop the Jawadhu Hills at Kavalur. This telescope was the largest in Asia then. | Photo Credit: R. Sai Venkatesh The Vainu Bappu Observatory’s latitudinal advantage makes it the only station of the the Indian Institute of Astrophysics where stellar observations on the southern skies can be carried…
