Naveen does not know his own state: Modi

Odia culture and pride are in danger and cannot be mortgaged to someone who has no respect for them: PM BIJOY PRADHAN @ Bhubaneswar PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday lit into Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik saying the latter is so disconnected from the state that he cannot even name 10 district headquarters without reading from a piece of paper.

Age no bar, but TET portal sets 1974 as cutoff for applicants

CNDIDATES who have completed their postgraduate studies and are over the age of 50 are facing difficulties in applying for the Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test (TNTET) on the official website, as the year of birth on the portal does not go back further than 1974.

Pallikaranai caste killing case: Lawyer says police wantonly delaying probe

SENIOR advocate Bhavani Mohan, who has appeared for victims in several cases related to caste atrocities, has alleged that the Pallikaranai police was \"purposefully\" going slow in its investigation into the alleged caste killing of SC youth Praveen in February and also claimed the hand of some ruling party leaders in this.

CPCL row: Nearly 100 Nagai villagers detained for blocking land survey

DAYS after the collector's peace talks with residents of Thirumarugal block protesting against CPCL's refinery expansion in the district failed to end the impasse, around a hundred of them were detained on Saturday for allegedly obstructing land survey works undertaken by the firm in their villages.

Spl study material gets Ariyalur top spot

AS Ariyalur hogs the limelight for securing the top spot in the state and coming fourth in terms of pass percentage in this year's Class 10 and Class 12 public examinations respectively, school faculty and students alike give special credit to the study material that was brought out by the district school education department earlier this year and distributed for free to thousands.

Despite ad ban, TN schools gloating about toppers in Class 10, 12 exams

Some schools install flex banners outside their premises with names, pictures of students

Empowering women to soar towards dreams

Vikas Surana, Managing Trustee, Vidhya Sagar Institution Na landscape where education paves the way to empowerment, Vidhya Sagar Women's College (VSWC) emerges as a beacon of hope and opportunity for young women.

HIGH HEAT, LOW WATER: FARMERS GO COCO NUTS

Farmers say the groundwater which was available at a depth of 80 to 100 feet earlier has now dropped to a depth of 200 feet

Gerald, second accused in Shankar case, held in Delhi

ACTING on a complaint by the Musiri DSP, a special police team from Tiruchy arrested YouTuber G Felix Gerald in Delhi on Friday night.

Two of Thanjai family among 3 killed in road accident in Cuddalore

TWO members of a family from Vallam in Thanjavur district were killed in a road accident on the Tiruchy-Chennai National Highway near Ezhuthur on Friday night.

250 sovereigns, ₹5L stolen from woman cop's house; probe on

AFTER more than 250 sovereigns of gold jewellery and ₹5 lakh in cash were stolen from the house of a police inspector at Alanganallur in Madurai district, the police have formed special teams to nab the accused, whose identity remains unknown.

Aneesh Sekhar withdraws resignation, appointed as green energy corpn MD

ANEESH Sekhar, who resigned from the Indian Administrative Service earlier this year, has been re-inducted into the service after his withdrawal of resignation was accepted by the President of India.

CUMTA cuts down time to prepare transport roadmap, saves 3 crore

THE collection of data to prepare the Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP), a long-term vision document that provides the strategy for integrated development of land use and transport planning in the Chennai Metropolitan Area for 5,904 Sq.

NHAI dumps debris in Odiyur lake

Authorities claim to have nod; activists say waterbody as vital as Vedanthangal, Point Calimere SV KRISHNA CHAITANYA @ Chennai AS part of ECR expansion under Bharatmala project, NHAI is carrying out a major bridge work inside Odiyur lake, for which tonnes of debris and earthen material are being dumped in the waterbody.

A SUMMER BY THE LAKE

Community-driven cleaning & lake restoration works are under way as authorities pay no heed to complaints about pollution in and around Periya Eri

IN 38 Road safety is top priority

IN the bustling city of Coimbatore resides a man in his early 50s who never misses a day to traverse around the place and alert people about road safety.

Taekwondo lesson for the day: Roll with the punches

Narayanan from Madurai was 18 years old when he lost his father.

YOUTH WEDS SURVIVOR, HC ACQUITS HIM IN POCSO CASE

THE Madras High Court has set aside the conviction and 20 years imprisonment awarded to a youth by a trial court for sexual assault of a minor girl in 2021.

BJP sees red as Left tries to grab Begusarai

BEGUSARAI, once known as the Leningrad of Bihar, dramatically took a right turn in the past two Lok Sabha elections, riding on the back of the Modi wave.

20% TN transformers in use beyond lifespan

THE recent fire accident at the : Pattabiram substation near Avadi on the outskirts of Chennai has brought into focus the need for Tangedco to replace many of its substation transformers that are being used beyond their lifespan.

Modi playing the game of 1 nation, 1 leader: Kejriwal

Claims Mamata, Uddhav, Stalin, Tejashwi could end up in jail as well

Modi to stay PM till 2029: Shah

ASSERTING that Narendra Modi will be the prime minister till 2029, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday clarified that there was no confusion in the party in this regard.

Kharge counterpunch at Election Commission

THE war of words between Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and the Election Commission (EC) continued on Saturday as the former shot off another letter in response to the poll body's strong rebuttal on voter turnout data.

An effective Arjun Das anchors this middling film

SANTHAKUMAR’S latest film, Rasavathi, takes its name from the term alchemist, denoting some one who seeks to transmute base metal into gold, formulate the elixir of immortality, or create a cure-all medicine.

Some momentary joys in this not-so-deep take on pursuit of passion

I thought of Vaaranam Aayiram many times while watching Star. It’s not just because of Kavin’s early looks, as Kalai, or his dance moves. There’s more.

Titanic display in Ahmedabad

Openers Gill and Sudharsan crack tons, help Gujarat prevail in must-win game vs Chennai SWAROOP SWAMINATHAN @ Chennai ONE of the primary themes of the current Indian Premier League (IPL) season has been MS Dhoni's farewell tour (at least that's the buzz).

Neeraj begins season with second-place finish behind Vadlejch

A COUPLE of days ahead of the Doha Diamond League, Neeraj Chopra's coach, Klaus Bartonietz, had said that first event of the season would always be tricky.

Harmanpreet & Co gain valuable insights

WHEN India's five T20I match tour of Bangladesh was announced, the bugle for preparing for the upcoming T20 World Cup was officially blown.

Woman wrestler Nisha qualifies for Olympics

NISHA Dahiya on Friday became the fifth Indian woman wrestler to earn a quota for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Athletes specific support staff for Paris: Usha

THE Indian Olympic Association on Friday announced that athletes will get sports specific support staff during the Paris Olympics from July 26 to August 11.