Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay CHENNAI: Releasing a white paper on Tamil Nadu’s fiscal management, finance minister N Marie Wilson on Tuesday said the state’s combined debt stood at Rs 13.18 lakh crore. The figure includes the liabilities of major power, transport, civil supplies and other public sector undertakings.The minister, however, said the…

Chennai: Ensure speedy trial in criminal cases of offences against women and children, Madras high court has said, issuing a series of directions to special courts. The court also directed the DGP to ensure that the Singappen Special Task Force constituted by the state functions with the effectiveness envisaged. “The force shall ensure conduct of…

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu information commissioner has reiterated that it is the right of the citizens to know the status of their petitions submitted to the chief minister’s cell, district collectorate at the weekly grievance meetings as well as the Jamabandhi under the RTI Act.The commission has also said that Section 2(h) of RTI Act…

Chennai: A special court in Chennai has dropped money-laundering proceedings initiated by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) against four firms linked to Coastal Energy after the Delhi high court quashed the underlying CBI case alleging supply of sub-standard coal to NTPC.The prosecution complaint named Coastal Energy Pvt Ltd, Coastal Energen Pvt Ltd and overseas-linked entities…

Residents contributed books, chairs, infrastructure and their services to make it a community hub By: Matthew Selvadoray and Harsha MurugesanCHENNAI: Ever since he took over the fair price shop at Kolapakkam in Chengalpet, Velu Chinnasamy has been determined to have people leave the store with something “more than just their ration”.“The first thing we did…