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Members of the Pollution Response Team removing black oil washed ashore as a thick oily tide from the sea lapped at the coast, a day after an oil tanker and an LPG tanker collided near Kamarajar Port in Ennore in Chennai. (Photo: PTI)

Chennai oil spill: 70 per cent of slick cleared

About 75 litres of oil dispersant was used in KPL to clean the oil pollution,â€ said a port official.

2 Feb 2017 6:43 AM IST

AIADMK Treasurer and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam addresses the partys General Council Meeting at Vanagaram in Chennai. (Photo: PTI)

Stall construction of dam across Pambar: Tamil Nadu CM to Modi

The Government of Kerala has proposed to construct a reservoir at Pattisserry across river Pambar, a tributary of the...

2 Feb 2017 6:41 AM IST

T P Sreenivasan

Union Budget 2017: Expert lauds UGC reform

The Central Government is for less Government control over educational institutions and is pushing autonomy for...

2 Feb 2017 6:31 AM IST

The Board of Intermediate Education (BIE) in Telangana has decided to hold practical exams for senior Intermediate students only in colleges equipped with CCTV (closed circuit television) facilities.

Additional 5,000 medical postgraduate seats every year

The government has also decided to strengthen PG teaching in select ESI and municipal corporation hospitals .

2 Feb 2017 6:28 AM IST

Budget promises an increased emphasis on science education and flexibility in curriculum and proposed a system for measuring the annual learning outcome.

Union Budget 2017: Tests on single platform

The new authority will be responsible for conducting entrance tests such as JEE, NEET and NET.

2 Feb 2017 6:25 AM IST

Talasani Srinivas Yadav visited the site and asked the locals to bear with the situation.

Residents of NBT Nagar oppose film shoot

As the producer keeps occupying the community hall, the locals are unable to hold any function.

2 Feb 2017 6:20 AM IST