Author: NT Bureau

Chennai, Aug 3: Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Tuesday (04-08-2026) from 09.00 am to 02.00 pm for maintenance work. Velachery: Sarathy Nagar, Thambaram Velachery Main Road, Madavamani Avenue, Seetharam Nagar. Adyar: Gandhi Mandapam Road, Sardar Patel Road, Kotturpuram, Sri Nagar Colony, Venkatapuram, Chinnamalai, Tharamani, Ellaiamman Koil Street, Kanagam, Kalikundram, Pallipattu, Sriram Nagar, Nehru Nagar 1st to  4th Streets, KB Nagar 1st to 5th Main Roads, Adyar 6th Main Road, Govindharajapuram, Bakthavachalam Nagar 1st  to 5th  Roads. Mudichur: Astalakshmi Nagar, Mahalakshmi Nagar, Kumaran Nagar, A.N.Colony, Manimagalam Main Road, Shastri Nagar, Ganesapuram Main Road. Medavakkam: Perumbakkam Sekaran…

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Chennai, Aug 3: The Tamil Nadu Government plans to set up 12 mini taluk offices across Chennai to speed up the issuance of key revenue certificates and ease pressure on existing offices. These mini taluks will function under current jurisdictions but focus solely on services such as community, income, nativity, legal heir and residence certificates. Officials say the move will reduce delays and improve accessibility for residents. “On a pilot basis, 12 mini taluks have been identified to enhance citizen services,” a senior Revenue Department official said, adding that deputy tahsildars will oversee operations. The offices are proposed in…

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Chennai, Aug 3: PMK President and Rajya Sabha MP Anbumani Ramadoss on Sunday urged the ruling TVK to shelve the Mammallan reservoir project and safeguard the livelihood of the fishing community and also protect the environment. In a statement here, he said reports that the Tamil Nadu government has decided not to abandon the Mamallan Project–initiated during the previous DMK regime as an additional source of drinking water for Chennai city–which could cause irreversible damage to the environment and threaten the livelihoods of 5,000 fishing families living along Chennai’s East Coast, are deeply shocking. It was condemnable that the…

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Chennai, Aug 3: Accusing the principal Opposition DMK of creating hurdles in the Cauvery issue by having tacit understanding with Karnataka Chief Minister D.K.Shivakumar, Tamil Nadu Energy Resources and Law Minister CTR Nirmalkumar on Sunday reiterated that the State government would file a plea in the Supreme Court tomorrow after Karnataka refused to release waters as per the directives of the CWMA. Talking to reporters at the airport here, the questioned the DMK’s move to hurriedly file a separate petition in the Apex Court seeking a direction to Karnataka to comply with the CWMA directive mandating it to release…

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Chennai, Aug 3: The Tamil Nadu government on Sunday announced that all the cases filed against students for protesting against NEET exams to express solidarity with the CJP’s Janat Mantar stir, would be withdrawn. The cases would be withdrawn as per the directions of Chief Minister VIjay, School Education Minister A.Rajmohan said in a social media post, while thanking the Chief Minister for the same. Further details on withdrawal of cases would be announced shortly, he said. “As per the directions of the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, all cases registered against students who protested against the NEET…

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