Tamil Nadu leaders pay rich tributes to Periyar
Sep 17, 2019, at 02:18 pm
Chennai, Sep 17 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam and leaders of various political parties on Tuesday paid rich tributes to Rationalist leader Periyar E V Ramasamy on the occasion of his 141st birth anniversary.
Don't make inclusive India into exclusive one: Kamal Haasan warns Amit Shah over Hindi push
Sep 16, 2019, at 02:48 pm
Chennai: Warning Union Home Minister Amit Shah for his push to make Hindi as the language of the nation, actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan on Monday asked the Centre not to make an "inclusive India" into an "exclusive one".
Gang beheads rowdy-sheeter in Tamil Nadu
Sep 07, 2019, at 07:28 pm
Sivaganga, Sep 7 (UNI) A notorious rowdy-sheeter was hacked to death by an unidentified six-member-gang near District Collector office here on Saturday.
Hope no problem in Cauvery river water sharing in Tamil Nadu occurs this year: Yediyurappa
Sep 07, 2019, at 12:34 pm
Mysuru: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Saturday expressed hopes that there would be no difficulties in sharing Cauvery water with Tamil Nadu this year, thanks to bountiful rain in the State.
Two injured in blast while making country bomb in Tamil Nadu
Sep 04, 2019, at 08:47 pm
Virudhunagar, Sep 4 (UNI) Two people sustained grievous injuries after a country bomb, they were allegedly making, went off at Nandireddiyapatti village here on Wednesday, police said.
Former Maldives Vice President tried to enter India by boat, sent back
Aug 03, 2019, at 03:12 pm
Chennai, Aug 3 (IBNS): Former Maldives Vice President Ahmed Adeeb Abdul Ghafoor, who tried to enter India by boat, was sent back to the archipelago, media reports said.
Palaniswami announces 'Yaadhum Oorey' to attract more investment
Jul 12, 2019, at 04:45 pm
Chennai, July 12 (UNI): Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Friday announced that a special division called "Yaadhum Oorey" will be formed at a cost of Rs 60 lakh to attract more investments in to the state.
Tamil Nadu: Police arrest 3 Lankan nationals for unlawful entry
Jul 01, 2019, at 05:18 pm
Nagapattinam, Jul 1 (UNI) Police have arrested three Sri Lankan nationals and confiscated a Fibre Reinforced Plastic (FRP) boat for unlawfully entering into the Indian territorial waters at Vedaranyam coast in this Tamil Nadu district, sources said here on Monday.
Madras High Court slams Tamil Nadu government over Chennai water crisis
Jun 19, 2019, at 01:21 pm
Chennai, Jun 19 (IBNS); The Madras High Court on Wednesday slammed the Tamil Nadu government for not taking adequate measures to tackle the water crisis in Chennai, the capital city of the southern state, media reports said.
Tamil Nadu: Road accident kills 3, hurts 15
Jun 10, 2019, at 01:12 pm
Chennai, Jun 10 (UNI): Three people, including a child, were killed and 15 other sustained injuries after a truck rammed into a Tamil Nadu State Express Transport Corporation (SETC) bus, which made a screeching halt to avoid hitting another bus that suffered a tyre burst at Shoolagiri on the Krishnagiri-Hosur highway in the early hours of Monday.
Tamil Nadu: Three of a family charred to death in AC blast
May 15, 2019, at 04:01 pm
Chennai, May 15 (UNI) Three members of a family were charred to death after the air conditioner exploded following an electric leak at Kaveripakkam near Tindivanam in Villuppuram district of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.
Tamil Nadu: Two electrocuted to death during procession
May 15, 2019, at 03:59 pm
Chennai, May 15 (UNI) Two people died of electrocution and two others injured during a Mother Mary procession at Allianthal village near Chengam in Tiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.
Tamil Nadu: Seven killed as car collides with stationary lorry
May 06, 2019, at 05:31 pm
Chennai, May 6 (UNI) Seven persons were killed when the car in which they were travelling collided with a stationary lorry near Ambur, 190 kms from here, in Vellore district on Monday.
Tamil Nadu: Five killed as car rams into truck
Apr 30, 2019, at 05:16 pm
Tirunelveli, Apr 30 (UNI) Five people, including a 3-year-old girl child were killed when a car in which they were travelling collided head-on with a truck at Karumpuliyuthu village near Alangulam,Tamil Nadu, here on Tuesday.
Tamil Nadu: Police enquire person claimed as naxalite
Apr 26, 2019, at 05:39 pm
Chennai, Apr 26 (UNI) The city police are enquiring a person who claimed as a Naxalite and esd arrested from Nelson Manickam Road on Thursday night.
DMK's MK Stalin demands Tamil Nadu govt to probe sexual assault complaint in Perambalur dist
Apr 26, 2019, at 02:44 pm
Chennai, Apr 26 (UNI): DMK President M.K.Stalin on Friday demanded the AIADMK government to probe the sexual assault complaint in Perambalur district where innocent women were allegedly lured to a lodge with promise of job interviews, sexually abused them and then forced for further sexual favours to a ruling party leader. In a statement issued here, Mr Stalin said a complaint was lodged by an advocate P Arul with Perambalur police on Sunday last and the affected women were not voicing out their trauma for fear of social repercussion.
Repoll recommended in 10 booths : TN CEO
Apr 21, 2019, at 09:14 pm
Chennai, Apr 21 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer Satyabrata Sahoo today said he has recommended repolling in ten booths to the Election Commission (EC).
Seven die, 10 injured in stampede during temple festival in Tamil Nadu
Apr 21, 2019, at 02:06 pm
Tiruchirapalli, Apr 21 (UNI): Seven devotees, including four women died and ten others injured in a stampede during a festival in Karuppanna Swamy Temple at Muthaiyampalayam near Thuraiyur in Tamil Nadu on Sunday.
Hope people not influenced by money being distributed by some parties: Stalin
Apr 18, 2019, at 12:34 pm
Chennai, Apr 18 (UNI): Asserting that people of Tamil Nadu had decided to vote for a change to throw out the AIADMK regime in the state and the BJP-led NDA at the Centre, Opposition DMK president M.K. Stalin on Thursday accused the Election Commission (EC) of 'functioning like an ally of the ruling governments'.
30.62 pc polling till 1100 hrs in TN : Sahoo
Apr 18, 2019, at 12:29 pm
Chennai, Apr 18 (UNI) About 30.62 per cent of the total 5.84 crore electorate have exercised their franchise till 1100 hrs as the single phase polling for 38 Lok Sabha constituencies and by-election to 18 Assembly seats began in Tamil Nadu at 0700 hrs on Thursday.
Single phase polling begins in TN
Apr 18, 2019, at 11:08 am
Chennai, Apr 18 (UNI) As estimated 5.99 crore electorate are expected to exercise their franchise as single phase polling for the Lok Sabha and Assembly byelections began in Tamil Nadu at 0700 hrs on Thursday morning.
Apr 18, 2019, at 10:54 am
New Delhi, Apr 18 (IBNS): Voting in 95 constituencies across 11 states and one Union Territory is underway as the second phase of Lok Sabha polls is taking place on Thursday.
PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi in Karnataka today for poll campaign
Apr 13, 2019, at 11:24 am
Bengaluru, Apr 13 (IBNS): Both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi will campaign in Karnataka for the Lok Sabha Elections 2019 on Saturday.
Tamil Nadu: Tension prevails following vandalisation of Periyar’s statue
Apr 08, 2019, at 12:39 pm
Pudukottai, Apr 8 (UNI): Tension prevailed in Aranthangi town of Pudukottai district, after unidentified miscreants allegedly vandalized the statue of social activist and rationalist leader EV Ramasamy, also popularly called as “Periyar” here on Monday.
Tamil Nadu: 3 killed, 5 hurt in boiler explosion
Apr 05, 2019, at 03:33 pm
Chennai, Apr 5 (UNI) Three people were killed and five others sustained burns in a boiler explosion at a furnace company near at Melpakkam village near Uthiramerur in Kancheepuram district of Tamil Nadu on Friday.
No hearing to defer Tamil Nadu polls in view of Easter: Supreme Court
Apr 04, 2019, at 07:16 pm
New Delhi, Apr 4 (UNI): The Supreme Court on Thursday declined urgent hearing to a mentioning which had sought a direction to defer the Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha elections to Apr 21 from 18th of the same month as the date clashes with Easter.
Six die of asphyxiation in Tamil Nadu
Mar 26, 2019, at 03:38 pm
Chennai, Mar 26 (UNI) In a tragic incident, six people died of asphyxiation after they inhaled a poisonous gas while cleaning a septic tank of an apartment at Nemili village near Sriperumbudur in Kancheepuram district of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday.
11 Tamil Nadu fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy
Mar 24, 2019, at 02:55 pm
Chennai, Mar 24 (UNI) Eleven fishermen, hailing from Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy personnel on Sunday, even as PMK Founder Dr S Ramadoss condemned it and urged the Centre to take steps for their release.
Flying squad seized 4.5 crore in Tamil Nadu
Mar 22, 2019, at 04:50 pm
Madurai, Mar 22 (UNI) Flying Squads and Static Surveillance Teams monitoring the enforcement of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) for parliamentary elections have seized cash Rs 4.50 crore here on Friday.
Tamil Nadu: Congress leader summoned in Pollachi sexual assault case
Mar 21, 2019, at 04:07 pm
Coimbatore, Mar 21 (UNI): The CB-CID wing of Tamil Nadu police, probing the sensational Pollachi serial sexual assault case, on Thursday issued summons to Congress leader Mayura Jayakumar asking him to appear before it on March 25.