Workers digging the road for constructing sewer lines | Photo Credit: Representative image Residents of Avadi Corporation have urged the local body to speed up work to construct the underground sewer lines in areas including Charles Nagar, Babu Nagar and Gandhi Nagar. Roy Rozario, a resident, said that the pace of construction was very slow. … Read more
Skeleton remains of children unearthed as part of Keeladi excavations in Konthagai, Sivaganga district on July 7, 2020. | Photo Credit: Ashok R A newly laid road runs through Keeladi, a village in Sivaganga district of Tamil Nadu, that has now earned a significant place on India’s political and cultural map. A steady stream of … Read more
प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी रविवार को तमिलनाडु के दौरे पर थे. इस दौरान रामेश्वरम में एक जनसभा को संबोधित करते हुए उन्होंने कहा कि 2014 के बाद केंद्र की एनडीए नेतृत्व वाली सरकार ने तमिलनाडु को 2004 से 2004 की अवधि की तुलना में प्रदेश के विकास के लिए तीन गुना अधिक धनराशि आवंटित किया है. पीएम मोदी के … Read more
The new and old Pamban rail bridges. File | Photo Credit: L. Balachandar The five-member high-level committee appointed by the Ministry of Railways to study the stability of the newly constructed Pamban rail bridge has cleared its design, certifying that the 2.08-km-long bridge is structurally safe. The committee comprising Principal Executive Director (PED), Bridges; PED, … Read more
As summer intensifies and the holiday season approaches, travel firms are seeing a significant surge in demand from the fast-growing Tamil Nadu market. What stands out in this trend is that the majority of this increase is being driven by Gen Z travelers. With a growing appetite for adventure, cultural tours, and personalised travel options, … Read more
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin speaking at the Confederation of Indian Industries South India Annual Convention 2025 in Chennai on Friday | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The objective of the Tamil Nadu government is not just mere economic development but inclusive development, with social justice and women empowerment at its core; that is why the State … Read more
K. Annamalai. File | Photo Credit: S. Siva Saravanan BJP Tamil Nadu president K. Annamalai on Friday (February 14, 2025) criticised the ruling DMK government for failing to take steps to fill vacancies of doctors in government medical college hospitals. In a social media post, Mr. Annamalai expressed shock over the death of a four-year-old … Read more
Southern bench of the National Green Tribunal. File | Photo Credit: M. Prabhu The State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) has informed the southern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) had obtained prior environmental clearance for sand mining from Perittivakkam lake in Thiruvallur district as … Read more
S.S. Sivasankar, Minister for Transport | Photo Credit: K.V. Srinivasan Tamil Nadu Transport Minister S.S. Sivasankar on Wednesday (December 25, 2024) questioned whether Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) president Anbumani Ramadoss had the courage to ask its alliance partner, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which heads the Union government, to conduct a caste census. He was … Read more
The Murugan Temple in Kundrathur. File | Photo Credit: M. Srinath A recent study by the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS), a not-for-profit research organisation, on two villages of north Tamil Nadu — Kundrathur and Ullavur — in the neighbourhood of Chennai, highlights how elaborate self-governing administrative systems existed at the village level for many … Read more