A central team landed on Tuesday to assess damages caused by Cyclone Ockhi, which struck the southern districts of Kerala and Tamil Nadu on November 30. A total of 74 persons have been killed and according to the Latin Diocese, more than 250 continued to remain missing. The team, consisting[Read More…]
Tag: Tamil Nadu
PM Modi in Kerala to visit Ockhi-hit villages
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Tuesday to visit coastal villages in Kerala that were ravaged by Cyclone Ockhi. He later visited Tamil Nadu. Modi flew in from Lakshadweep, where the cyclone destroyed properties. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan received the Prime Minister. Gujarat result a ‘massive jolt’ to[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi’s hands full of challenges as party chief, needs new formulas
Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi’s long-delayed elevation as party chief is eventually taking place at a time when Congress faces an “existential crisis”, as a party leader put it, and has huge electoral challenges in the run up to the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Gandhi, 47, will be the sixth member[Read More…]
Tamil Nadu: Income Tax raids 33 places belonging to three business groups
Income Tax (IT) officials on Tuesday raided 33 premises in Tamil Nadu here and Madurai belonging to three business groups. It is a follow-up to its earlier searches linked to jailed AIADMK leader VK Sasikala’s kin and business associates, said a senior official. “Search operations are on… The officials are[Read More…]
Tamil Nadu: By-election in RK Nagar on Dec 21, says EC
The Election Commission on Friday announced by-election to the Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu on December 21, a day after it allotted the AIADMK’s “two leaves” symbol to the ruling faction headed by Chief Minister K. Palaniswami and Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam. The counting of votes[Read More…]
Centre designates five-member team to review dengue outbreak in Tamil Nadu
The Centre has sent a five-member team to review the outbreak of dengue cases in Tamil Nadu. The team will audit and conduct a meeting on Friday with state health minister, C. Vijayabhaskar, and other officials of the health department. On Thursday, deputy chief minister, O. Panneerselvam, along with other[Read More…]
Banwarilal Purohit sworn-in as the 25th Governor of Tamil Nadu
Banwarilal Purohit sworn in as the 25th Governor of Tamil Nadu on Friday at Raj Bhavan in presence of Chief Minister K Palaniswami, his cabinet colleagues, and DMK working president and leader of opposition in the assembly, MK Stalin. Chief Justice of Madras High Court, justice Indira Banerjee administered the[Read More…]
Unable to pay for treatment, mother threw infant into well in TN
In a shocking incident, a 32-year-old woman threw her six-month-old son into a well and jumped to death as she was unable to pay for her child’s treatment. The child was suffering from suspected dengue. The incident happened in Tamil Nadu’s Namakkal district, reported in Hindustan Times. P Anbukodi and[Read More…]
TN minister apologises to people for ‘lying about Amma’s health’
In a shocking revelation, a Tamil Nadu minister has confessed that he lied to the people about the health condition of former Tamil Nadu chief minister, Jayalalithaa, almost a year after she was admitted to the Apollo hospital. Tamil Nadu Forest Minister, C Sreenivasan, during a public address in Madurai[Read More…]
Chennaiites welcome ‘Jayalalithaa golu deity dolls’ on Navratri
On the occasions of Navratri, Jayalalithaa ‘Golu’ dolls were introduced this year and it has garnered huge the interests of the people in the southern state. “We’ve introduced Jayalalithaa golu deity dolls this year. People are have welcomed this,” Kanagavalli, a doll merchant, told Thanthi TV. An arrangement of colorful[Read More…]
Tamil Nadu: Madras HC extends stay order on floor test; hearing on Oct 4
The Madras high court on Wednesday has said that no floor test would be held in Tamil Nadu assembly until petitions challenging disqualification of AIADMK MLAs are disposed off. The 18 legislators support former deputy general secretary, TTV Dinakaran. They say that their disqualification by speaker doesn’t stand legal check[Read More…]
Madras High Court to hear 18 disqualified MLAs’ plea
The Madras High court permitted plea of 18 disqualified MLAs, supporting TTV Dhinakaran, for immediate hearing on Wednesday. Tamil Nadu assembly speaker, P Dhanapal had disqualified the MLAs for withdrawing their support to chief minister, Edappadi K Palanisamy on Monday. The MLAs faced action for going against the line of[Read More…]
TN Speaker disqualifies 18 legislators supporting Dhinakaran
The Chennai assembly Speaker disqualified18 rebel legislators of the AIADMK in Tamil Nadu on Monday.They were loyal to sidelined deputy general secretary of the party, TTV Dhinakaran. The legislators had withdrawn support to chief minister, E Palaniswami. They have been disqualified under the anti-defection law. The opposition DMK and the[Read More…]
Japan to establish industrial townships in Gujarat, Rajasthan, AP, Tamil Nadu
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that Japan will establish its four industrial townships in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. PM stressed he wants more Japanese investment in India. “I invite more and more Japanese to come live and work in India. Today, four locations have been announced in[Read More…]
Rs 100 coins to be in market soon: All you need to know
Coins of Rs 100 and Rs 5 will soon be issued to commemorate the birth centenary of the late chief minister MG Ramachandran of Tamil Nadu. “The coins of the denominations (Rs 100 and Rs 5) shall also be coined at the Mint for issue under the authority of the[Read More…]
Governor should convene TN assembly within a week: MK Stalin
Leaders of opposition parties headed by DMK working president MK Stalin met Tamil Nadu governor, C Vidyasagar Rao on Sunday. He urged him to convene the state assembly within a week so that the K Palaniswamigovernment can prove its majority. “We urged the Governor to convene the assembly within a[Read More…]
Tamil Nadu: Following Anitha’s suicide, SC bans agitation against NEET
The Supreme Court on Friday instructed the Tamil Nadu government to ensure that no protests are held against the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) in the state. The bench, led by Chief Justice of India, Deepak Misra, said that anyone protesting against the NEET is liable to be charged with contempt[Read More…]
Will meet more politicians before I make my call: Kamal Haasan on joining politics
Actor Kamal Haasan seems all set to join politics soon. He has been signalling his intention to enter the political arena for a while now. On being asked about his political plans, Haasan said he has been taking advice for some time, most recently from Kerala chief minister and veteran[Read More…]
Irom Sharmila gets hitched to British partner Desmond Coutinha in Kodaikanal
Activist, Irom Sharmila married her long-time partner, British citizen Desmond Coutinha on Thursday in Tamil Nadu’s Kodaikanal in presence of selected friends. No family members of bride or the groom were present when the couple signed the official documents at the registrar’s office. The couple was in Kodaikanal for the[Read More…]
Singing of Vande Mataram compulsory in TN schools, offices, says Madras HC
The Madras High Court on Tuesday made the singing of Vande Mataram in schools, government offices, private entities and industries compulsory in Tamil Nadu. Justice M V Muralidharan stated that schools must sing it at least once a week either on Monday or Friday, and offices should sing it at[Read More…]
Protesting Tamil Nadu farmers detained outside PM Modi’s residence
Farmers from Tamil Nadu arrived Delhi on Sunday to resume their protest demanding for loan waiver and drought-relief package. Over 70 farmers tried to stage a protest near PM’s residence but were later taken to Parliament Street police station. “Our demands were not met as promised by Tamil Nadu chief[Read More…]
This government school in Tamil Nadu has 2 teachers to teach 145 pupils
A school in Tamil Nadu demonstrated before the District collector’s office on Monday demanding for adequate teaching staff. As the Government Adi-Dravidar High School of Kettavaram Palayam has only two teachers to handle all the 145 students in classes 1-10. “We have been repeatedly petitioning the Collector to address the[Read More…]
Anti-liquor protest by women and children has become fashion in TN, says CM Palaniswami
On Friday, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Edappadi K Palaniswami, said that it is becoming a sort of ‘fashion’ that women and children are coming out in protest against Tasmac liquor shops in the state. He remarks came while the assembly was debating over the demands for grants for the home[Read More…]
This auto-rickshaw driver is Coimbatore’s new superhero! Know why
Just when you thought that humanity is dead, this autorickshaw driver in Tamil Nadu is giving free rides to kids and pregnant women! This local superhero of Tamil Nadu city, Karuppusamy, a 25-year-old guy refuses to take money from pregnant women and schoolchildren for the rides he offers. This act[Read More…]
Tamil Nadu thrashes Gau-rakshaks, evokes mixed responses
While protests against mob-lynching are intensifying across the country, especially when hate crimes have become an everyday phenomenon, an incident in Tamil Nadu, saw police thrashing cow vigilantes who resorted to violence in Dindugal district. As per NewsMinute reports, the vigilantes (members of the Hindu Munnani group) waylaid a truck[Read More…]