Chennai, July 12 (IANS) Tamil Nadu government’s Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) will deploy 41 additional special buses for school students across Chennai from Monday (July 13), significantly expanding dedicated transport services aimed at reducing overcrowding on regular buses and ensuring safer, more comfortable travel during peak school hours.With the latest expansion, the MTC will operate a total of 66 special school buses serving students across the city. These buses will make 134 …
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Chennai, July 11 (IANS) Tamil Nadu BJP president Nainar Nagenthran on Saturday launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, accusing his government of failing to fill thousands of vacancies across government departments while selectively announcing jobs for a limited number of beneficiaries.In a strongly worded statement, Nagenthran alleged that the state government was neglecting the aspirations of lakhs of educated unemployed youth by delaying recruitment to key government servic…
Chennai, July 11 (IANS) The AIADMK on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the ruling TVK government, accusing Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay of failing to deliver on governance and attempting to divert attention from what it described as the administration’s shortcomings by targeting opposition parties. The attack came a day after Vijay, while addressing a public meeting in Karur, alleged that the AIADMK and the DMK were working “hand in glove” despite portraying themselves as political ri…
Chennai, July 8 (IANS) The Madras High Court on Wednesday granted an interim stay on the publication of the results of the Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test (TNTET), directing the state government and the Teachers Recruitment Board (TRB) not to release the results until July 24.The interim order was passed by a bench of Justice P.D. Asha while hearing a batch of petitions filed by three teachers, including Ramakrishnan, who challenged the qualifying marks prescribed for candidates belonging to…
Tiruchi, July 6 (IANS) Communist Party of India (CPI) State Secretary M. Veerapandian on Monday urged the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government to ensure that there is no compromise when it comes to the safety of women and children, stressing that crimes against them must be dealt with swiftly and firmly.Speaking to reporters in Tiruchi, Veerapandian said sexual offences against women and children were unacceptable under any circumstances and called upon the government, police and int…
Chennai, July 6 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government is examining the possibility of expanding its free bus travel scheme for women to cover a wider range of state-run bus services, a move that could benefit an additional 28 lakh women commuters every day if implemented. Transport department officials said the proposal is being studied on the lines of Karnataka’s Shakti Scheme, which provides free travel for women in nearly 26,000 government buses while excluding air-conditioned, luxury, premium a…
Chennai, July 5 (IANS) Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) President Anbumani Ramadoss on Sunday urged the Tamil Nadu government to convene an all-party meeting to evolve a united strategy against Karnataka’s proposed Mekedatu dam project, claiming that farmers across the Cauvery basin have overwhelmingly rejected the state’s proposal to seek the constitution of a new tribunal to address the dispute. Alleging that Karnataka is moving ahead aggressively with its plans while Tamil Nadu has failed to mount…
Chennai, July 5 (IANS) The Communist Party of India (CPI) on Sunday accused Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar of attempting to function as a “parallel government” through his remarks inviting members of the public to approach Raj Bhavan with their grievances and sought the intervention of President Droupadi Murmu.In a statement, CPI state Secretary M. Veerapandian said the Governor’s comments, made during a book release function at Raj Bhavan on Saturday, amounted to an open chal…
Chennai, July 3 (IANS) The Opposition Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Friday launched a sharp attack on the Tamil Nadu government over the arrest of former state minister and party leader Anitha R. Radhakrishnan, accusing the ruling administration of targeting political opponents while ignoring pressing law and order issues.Radhakrishnan was arrested after the Madras High Court denied him anticipatory bail in connection with a case alleging that he made defamatory remarks against Chief Minist…
Chennai, July 2 (IANS) DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin on Thursday strongly criticised Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Arlekar for inspecting during his visit to Madurai, alleging that the exercise was unconstitutional and infringed upon the powers of the elected state government. In a statement, Udhayanidhi Stalin said the Governor had acted like an elected public representative despite holding a nominated constitutional office and serving as the Governor of Tamil Nadu only as an additional charge. …