A day after the Tamilnadu government announced the appointment of senior IAS officer Rajeev Ranjan as the Chief Secretary of the State, he assumed charge at the Secretariat today.
Author: Karthikeyan Halan
Chennai: The Association of Spinal Surgeons of India (ASSI) recently announced the launch of a country-wide Injuries Prevention Awareness Program that will work towards raising awareness about injury prevention and a spine-healthy lifestyle to reduce injury-related disabilities and trauma. According to a press release, ASSI is partnering with 1000 institutions including schools, colleges, organisations and industry bodies across India to further the program. The year-long campaign will be conducted across 20 cities, with Chennai among the key target cities. An estimated 50 schools, colleges and other institutions will be part of the campaign in Chennai. Sensitising policy makers and enforcement…
The Supreme Court today allowed the government to go ahead with the ‘Central Vista project’, which aims to redevelop the Parliament area and government offices around it.
Heavy rains lashed Chennai city and its suburbs since early today morning.
The vexatious war between Vadagalai and Thengalai sects in Kanchipuram Sri Varadaraja Swami temple reached new heights on New Year Day with both factions almost coming to blows. The HR & CE officials intervened only to halt Raapathu utsavam that was on post Vaikunta Ekadesi.
Chennai: Goa Congress MLA and former Chief Minister Pratapsingh Rane and his wife Vijayadevi Rane tested positive for coronavirus infection on Friday, their son and state health minister Vishwajit Rane said. In a tweet, Rane said, “I would like to inform the people of Goa that my father Shri Pratapsingh Rane (Former CM of Goa and MLA Poriem constituency) and my mother Smt. Vijayadevi Rane have both tested positive for Covid-19. They are under the supervision of our team of doctors headed by Dr Bandekar at GMC.” It may be noted that two days ago, former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister…
Chennai: Puducherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi along with her entire team of staff at the Raj Nivas underwent Covid-19 tests on Wednesday after an employee tested positive for the virus and was hospitalised. The 26-year old woman working with the social media wing in the Raj Nivas had visited her native Coimbatore and also Karaikal in the last few days, Bedi said. “I and all the staff in my office were tested today… we will be getting the result soon. We will again undergo another screening five days later,” the former IPS officer said. The employee was admitted to premier…
With 20,021 fresh infections, India’s Coronavirus cases rose to 1,02,07,871 today.
The Central team which was in Chennai to assess the cyclone hit areas today held a meeting with Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami at the Secretariat.