Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu: AIADMK district secretaries meeting scheduled for today in Chennai

21 Nov 2023

Chennai district in Tamil Nadu will host a district secretaries' meeting on Tuesday, which will be presided over by Edappadi K Palaniswami, general secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). Today's meeting is set to begin at approximately 4.30 p.m. at the AIADMK headquarters located in Royapetta,...

IMD issues Orange alert for Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala till November 23

20 Nov 2023

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange warning for Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal, suggesting the possibility of severe to very heavy rainfall on November 22 and 23. In addition, Kerala and Mahe have got an orange signal, which predicts isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall within the...

300 kg of marijuana intended for Sri Lanka found, 8 people detained

09 Nov 2023

Eight persons have been taken into custody by Tamil Nadu police, and 300 kg of ganja that was intended to be shipped by boat to Sri Lanka has been found in the Nagapattinam district, authorities said on Thursday. 300 kg of ganja that were being smuggled to Sri Lanka via...

Tamil Nadu government grants permission for RSS to hold route marches

06 Nov 2023

On Monday, the government of Tamil Nadu gave the Supreme Court their word that they would allow the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to hold route marches throughout the state. A bench of justices led by Surya Kant and Dipankar Dutta requested that the RSS provide the state authorities with the...

Udhayanidhi Stalin says he stands by comments on Sanatana, despite the High Court cautions

06 Nov 2023

Minister for Tamil Nadu Udhayanidhi Stalin, who has drawn criticism for his divisive "Sanatana Dharma" statement, declared that he would not retract it and that it is consistent with the positions taken by Periyar and BR Ambedkar. "I stood strong with my statement on Sanatana Dharma. I won't back down...

Premises linked to Tamil Nadu Minister EV Velu raided for fourth consecutive day in a row

06 Nov 2023

For the fourth day in a row, income tax raids took place in the Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, offices of Minister of Public Works and Highways, EV Velu. The places where the searches were carried out were purportedly connected to the Minister. The IT Department had earlier conducted searches at four...

Father, son die due to electrocution in Tirunelveli, probe underway

29 Oct 2023

According to authorities, a man and his kid were electrocuted to death in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli district on Sunday. According to the police, the event occurred late Saturday night when the two went to a canal in their farm in the Tirunelveli district, where they came into contact with an...

9 killed, several injured after tourist bus falls into gorge in Nilgiris

01 Oct 2023

According to authorities, at least nine persons were murdered when a tourist bus plummeted down a gorge in Tamil Nadu's Nilgiris area on Saturday. According to authorities, the bus was traveling from Coonoor to Tenkasi when it was involved in an accident. The passengers on the bus were coming home...

Madras HC issues notice to state on Tamil Nadu BJP Secy’s request to quash FIR against him

27 Sep 2023

The State of Tamil Nadu has received a notice from the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court in response to a petition filed by BJP state secretary SG Suryah seeking to have the FIR against him over his tweet criticism of Madurai MP and CPI Councillor dismissed. The case...

Tamil Nadu :Farmers in Trichy demonstrate against the Cauvery water dispute

24 Sep 2023

On Sunday, a group of farmers in Trichy, Tamil Nadu, protested in the Cauvery River regarding the ongoing conflict with Karnataka. The farmers clamoured for Tamil Nadu to receive Cauvery water. Farmers in Mandya, Karnataka, are protesting to stop water from Karnataka dams from being released into Tamil Nadu. Since...

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