c v sridhar

Ward-level performance is now a critical factor for MLAs, as local civic issues like water and sewer problems, and building clearances, are influencing voter decisions. Councillors facing allegations of corruption and neglecting public grievances could jeopardize party candidates' prospects in assembly constituencies. This hyper-local focus is forcing politicians to address discontent.

AIADMK's Edappadi Palaniswami has reunited with T T V Dhinakaran's AMMK to reclaim the influential Thevar vote bank ahead of the 2026 elections. This alliance aims to consolidate the anti-DMK vote, a move that failed to materialize in the previous election.

V Sridhar, member of central board of excise and customs (CBEC), has been appointed as chairman of the board.

Veteran Tamil film director c v sridhar, who introduced actors like AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa and tasted success in Hindi cinema also, died of cardiac arrest, family sources said.

A man who beat his own mother, aged 75 years, with chappals and kicked her over a property dispute has been granted anticipatory bail by the Madras high court with a condition that he pay Rs 10,000 to a senior citizen’s home at Royapuram.

Thanks to a faux pas committed by police probing the 12-year-old heroin case against V N Sudhagaran, a special court on Monday acquitted him and two of his associates of all charges.

All-rounder Vijay Shankar and Baba Aparajith returned to the Tamil Nadu team which will take on Mumbai in a Ranji Trophy Group "C" match to be played in Mumbai from October 24.

Senior IAS officials, including additional chief secretary T S Sridhar, were transferred on Tuesday. In communiqué dispatched by chief secretary Debendranath Sarangi, the government announced that Sridhar, currently secretary, higher education department, would be the new revenue secretary.

The arrested men have been identified as P Sridhar, a grade-I police constable, and A Ashik Ali, 24, a lawyer, who hailed from Thippu Nagar at Ponnammapet in Salem district.

Hundreds of people bid a tearful adieu to Kiran Buddhe, the 28-year-old software engineer who was killed in a shootout in South Africa last week.

As much as Rs 2.58 lakh was collected during the last six months at a historical temple of Sri Harihareshwara in Harihar town.

BANGALORE: The following Deputy Superintendents of Police (DySP) have been transferred:

Top seed Karunuday Singh came back from a set down to win his first round match 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 in a gruelling encounter against Sasikumar Mukund on Day 2 of the Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship here Tuesday.

A politician, Bahratnatyam dancer, mother of two, movie star, director and producer, Hema Malini juggles many hats.

As predicted in these columns, the election to the Apex Council has thrown up a mixed bag of results with three of the four panels bagging two posts each. United Members of HCA bagged the president and treasurer's posts while Cricket First won the secretary and councillor's posts.