17 remand prisoners who were lodged at the Thekkampatti sub-jail near Andipatti in Theni district escaped on October 26 and were later recaptured by special teams over the next two days.
The revised schedule will come into effect for Sunday serviceson Nov 1 and weekday services on Nov 2.
Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay has announced a five-year age relaxation for government job applicants. This relaxation will apply to both General and reserved category candidates in various services. The upper age limit for Group-I services will increase significantly under the new guidelines. Additionally, no upper age limit will be imposed for reserved category candidates in Group-II services.
After several hours of argument, special judge L S Sathyamoorthy sent Anbil Mahesh back to judicial custody with a direction to produce him before the court at 11am on Nov 2.
The Tamil Nadu govt has appointed retired IAS officer Dr S Natarajan as the state chief information commissioner, along with four state information commissioners, filling vacancies in the Tamil Nadu Information Commission.
The decision, announced by chief minister C Joseph Vijay, will remain in force for five years and comes in response to long-pending demands from aspirants who faced disqualification due to age limits amid delays in recruitment, according to a statement from govt.
Accomplished theatre and film actor Vatsala Rajagopalan passed away in Chennai today at 93. Here’s an interview that appeared in The Hindu’s Friday Review on June 11, 2004
Governor Arlekar recalled his accomplishments as an orator, and freedom fighter, who followed the teachings of Vallalar, Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, and Swami Vivekananda
S. Mahalakshmi, T.K. Shabeer, C.B. Meena, and P. Mahalingam appointed State Information Commissioners