The intense flames which are yet to die down even today, the second day, are at Seithur Hills in Rajapalayam taluk. Sources said fire is rapidly speading from the Navaloothu forests in the hill range to nearby areas.
Author: NT Bureau
Acclaimed actress-filmmaker Nandita Das will be among the jury members of the 2018 edition of the Unesco-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence.
The pediatric Ophthalmology department of the hospital treat children with special needs such as Dyslexia and other cognitive issues.
In an affidavit filed before Justice T Raja, the Home Department said Rs 22.83 crore had been allocated for procurement of 233 video conferencing equipment and accessories for this purpose in two phases.
The main opposition party took a serious view of the matter and DMK general secretary K Anbazhagan announced the ‘suspension’ of Yuvaraj and another person, Divakar, for ‘violating the party discpline and bringing disrepute’ to it.
A team of 25 doctors, headed by director of PG studies at Meenakshi Ammal Dental College, Dr Jaideep Mahendra, conducted the camp at CMRL Admin Building at Koyambedu for the CMRL staff from 9 am to 1 pm.
DMK cadres who have come from outside Chennai to know about the health condition of their leader, M Karunanidhi, who is hospitailsed, have been urged to leave for their hometowns.
Recently, the road was widened after removal of encroachments. Yet, according to motorists, it is not quite wide enough.
When the residents tried to reach out to the electricity department, they advised them to shell out money and get it fixed instead of taking action, it is said.