Institution debunks reports of contempt proceedings against Latha Rajinikanth
It said dissemination of any information contrary to details provided by them is nothing but an attempt to malign the institution as well as Latha Rajinikanth. Updated: December 16, 2020 9:50:38 pm
Sree Raghavendra Educational Society, an institution which has superstar Rajinikanth’s wife Latha as its secretary, has issued a statement denying reports that she was subjected to contempt proceedings.
It said dissemination of any information contrary to details provided by them is nothing but an attempt to malign the institution as well as Latha Rajinikanth.
The institution had submitted an application in Madras High Court, seeking an extension to the deadline of vacating the property till April 2021. The same was in response to a civil lawsuit filed against the institution by Ch. Venkateswarlu, Ch. Poornachandra Rao, the landlords, as well as three others in 2014, alleging renta
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In 1996, when Rajinikanth had pledged his support to the late GK Moopanar’s Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC)-DMK alliance in the assembly election, the former’s party used the lines from Rajinikanth’s 1992 movie ‘Annamalai’ as their party’s theme song. Rajinikanth had essayed the role of a milkman in the movie. Moopanar’s TMC, which was launched just before the election, used the posters of Rajinikanth riding a bicycle for their campaigning as they were contesting on the bicycle symbol.
Rajinikanth’s fans campaigned across the state for the TMC-DMK alliance on bicycles, which is said to have played a role part in their victory in their debut elections.
As visitors return to Marina beach after 8 months, vendors hope tide turns for them soon
The lockdown was rough on the hundreds of small tradespeople who made their living on the Marina. As the seafront reopens for public, the vendors say they don t know when their income levels will be restored. December 15, 2020 11:05:32 pm
Some early visitors at Chennai s Marina beach. (Express photo: Janardhan Koushik)
After a gap of more than eight months, Tamil Nadu’s tourist spots, including Chennai’s iconic Marina beach, reopened to the public on Monday.
The once buzzing Marina sprang back to life, with walkers and fitness enthusiasts thronging the seafront since the morning. The Chennai Corporation, following Supreme Court orders, has implemented various measures, such as setting up dustbins around the beach, deploying more sanitary workers, and cleaning up the drinking water area and the public toilets near it. Officials, however, said they c
Tamil Nadu launches mini-clinics to provide essential healthcare services for poor
The Greater Chennai Corporation has planned to establish 200 such clinics in the city and 47 will be set up in the first phase. About 20 clinics have started operations across the city. Updated: December 15, 2020 8:49:54 am
Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami launched a project to set up 2,000 mini clinics across the state (Express photo)
With Tamil Nadu gearing up for elections next year, Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Monday launched a project to set up 2,000 mini-clinics across the state to provide essential healthcare services to the downtrodden.
People will be treated for minor ailments like cold, fever, headache, etc at these clinics, which are being set up to reduce overcrowding in government hospitals that are already packed with Covid-19 cases.
Chennai: Rs 400-crore stormwater drains project approved for city’s south
Among the five new drains, the Chennai Corporation will build three and the PWD two. Updated: December 12, 2020 9:23:15 am
Several Chennai localities saw waterlogging during Cyclones Nivar and Burevi recently. (Express photo: Janardhan Koushik)
To provide a solution to flooding woes in Chennai’s low-lying areas, the Tamil Nadu government has approved a stormwater drains project, to be executed by the Greater Chennai Corporation and the state Public Welfare Department (PWD) at an estimated cost of Rs 400 crore.
The project was sanctioned after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami visited Chennai localities hit by heavy rainfall