Chennai: After a two-day break due to the demise of former Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, the Directorate of Medical Education has rescheduled the second phase of counselling for MBBS/BDS courses in government colleges and government seats in self-financing medical and dental colleges.
Author: NT Bureau
Chennai: The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) today demanded Bharat Ratna for its patriarch M Karunanidhi, who died on Tuesday.
In view of Independence Day celebrations at Fort St George on 15 August, rehearsals are being held on Kamarajar Salai. As part of it, Traffic Police have announced a traffic diversion on Friday, Saturday and Monday from 6.30 am till the closure of the rehearsal:
Despite Mahakavi Bharathi penning ‘Jaadhigal illayadi paapa’ a century ago, Mahatma Gandhi calling the oppressed as ‘Harijan’ and many other leaders and activists advocating for casteless society, discrimination based on birth exists even in this tech era.
Chennai: The Madras High Court today issued a notice to Election Commission to complete enquiry within four weeks on a petition filed by former MP K C Palaniswamy against the changes made in the bylaws of the AIADMK by Edapadi Palaniswami and O Pannerselvam.
“Stalin is easily accessible. He knows what the cadres want. He embarked on an aggressive campaign for the 2016 Assembly election with his voter outreach programme ‘Namakku Naame-Vidiyal Meetpu Payanam’ (We for ourselves, journey to retrieve the dawn). It did manage to strike a chord with the masses.”
The CBI, which investigated the case, has also opposed the release of the convicts. The seven convicts have been in prison for last 27 years.
In a new development in the marks-for-cash scam now haunting Anna University, the teachers association has sought the removal of registrar Ganesan as it said he was responsible for all the wrongdoings.
Hearing the anticipatory bail plea of TVS Motor Company’s chairman Venu Srinivasan today in an idol theft case, the Madras High Court has granted a stay on his arrest for six weeks.