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TNEA 2026 registration window closes 2 June — choice-filling opens after merit list
DoTE opened registration on 3 May at tneaonline.org. ~1.34 lakh seats across 455 institutes; counselling is online only, 4 rounds (choice-filling → allotment → reporting → fee).
Magalir Urimai Thogai — May ₹1,000 transfer reaches 1.15 Cr women
Direct transfer concluded on 15 May. 4.2L pending KYC mismatches flagged by Social Welfare Dept; verification window open till 31 May at the e-Sevai centres.
Heatwave: Vellore, Karur, Salem cross 43°C for 5 consecutive days
IMD red alert across 7 districts. State opened 412 temporary cooling shelters; outdoor-work advisories issued by Labour Dept until 22 May.
Yellow Line passenger ops cross 100 days · Poonamallee Bypass ↔ Vadapalani
CMRL Corridor 4 partial opening (~10 km, 8 stations) — Lighthouse end still under construction. TBM "Peacock" cleared first underground breakthrough July 2025; full line slated 2027.
Cabinet rejig — Three portfolios reassigned, one new ministry announced
Health, Higher Ed and Industries reshuffled by Raj Bhavan order on 13 May. New Ministry of Civic Data formed — a first in India.
Free bus scheme — 8.7 crore women trips logged in April alone
TNSTC dashboard reports a 31% jump year-on-year. Fare substitution cost to the exchequer: ₹468 Cr in April. Scheme entering its fifth year.
TNERC opens public consultation on FY27 power tariff revision
Comments accepted till 30 May 2026 via tnerc.gov.in. Domestic slab proposed unchanged; industrial HT-II proposed +4.2%. Public hearing 14 Jun.
TNPSC Group 2A — 4,002 vacancies notified; apply by 11 June
Largest Group 2A notification since 2022. Includes 1,124 Assistant posts across Revenue, Commercial Tax and Treasuries. CBT exam tentative August 2026.
Stories we surfaced
8 storiesPulled from RTI replies, internal trackers, and audit queues. Each row carries a provenance line.
Solid-waste data missing for 47 of 234 urban wards — ULB dashboards
₹3.7 Cr in TNEA 2024 counselling fee refunds pending for 11 months
23% of govt PHCs operate without a pediatric MO — internal posting tracker
11 manual-scavenging deaths in TN over 12 months — DPH internal log
Coromandel coast lost 2.4 km of beach since 2023 — NCSCM internal survey
2,118 acres of reserve forest under un-acted encroachment notices in Western Ghats districts
SCERT Tamil literature revision panel report unpublished for 11 months
Cauvery delta sand-mining audit pending 14 months past deadline