The famous and centuries-old traditional fishing festival is being celebrated at Thiruvathavur in Madurai district on Saturday. A large number of people from five villages gathered at the Colappereri tank to mark the centuries-old traditional fishing festival. The fish caught are cooked by the villagers and offered to the deity for better […]
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Tamil Nadu: 2 dead in fire at Dharmapuri cracker firm’s godown
Two women were killed and one person injured after a fire broke out in the godown of a private cracker company near Nagarasampatti in Pennagaramof Tamil Nadu’s Dharmapuri District on Thursday. Fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the fire. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin announced a compensation of […]
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Tamil Nadu: 4 arrested in Coimbatore for assaulting migrant workers
Four people, including two members of the Hindu Munnani outfit, have been arrested and sent to judicial custody for allegedly assaulting migrant workers in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore city, police said. The arrests took place on Monday after the migrant workers were allegedly attacked and assaulted near the Mahaliamman Temple here […]
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Centre sanctions eight floating jetty projects in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Under its Sagarmala Programme, the Ministry of Ports, shipping, and waterways has provided in-principle approval to four floating jetty projects in Karnataka while also giving in-principle approval to another four floating jetty projects in Tamil Nadu. With these four additional projects in Karnataka, there is a total of 11 floating jetty projects in the state. These projects are located primarily […]
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Tamil Nadu: AIADMK District Secretaries’ meeting underway at party headquarters in Chennai
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) district secretaries’ meeting has begun at party headquarters in Chennai to discuss the Erode East by-election debacle on Thursday. The meeting is being held in the presence of Interim General Secretary Edappadi Palaniswami. AIADMK Former Ministers D Jayakumar, Velumani, P Thangamani, Benjamin, KA […]
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Tamil Nadu: 3 elephants get electrocuted while crossing electric fence, die
As many as three elephants got killed by electrocution in Tamil Nadu’s Dharampuri district, while crossing an illegal electric fence. The incident happened on Monday in Marandahalli, Dharampuri district in Tamil Nadu. After the incident, one person named Murugesan has been arrested for using an illegal fence, which is against […]
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Tamil Nadu: 2 drug peddlers held with 951 kg of Ganja in Madurai
Madurai police foiled a smuggling bid and seized 951 kg of Contraband (ganja) along with the arrest of two persons during checking in Madurai. Police are on a manhunt to nab the other two accused who fled, officials said on Thursday. The arrested accused have been identified as Prabhakaran and […]
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Unrequited lover hurls petrol bomb at girl’s house in Tamil Nadu’s Madurai, arrested
Two men have been arrested for hurling a molotov cocktail at a house in Tamil Nadu’s Madurai, Teppakulam Police said Police said that the incident occurred in the afternoon hours of Monday at the home of 45-year-old Saravanakumar on Vadivel Street in Mela Anuppanadi. Both Manirathanam and his friend Parthasarathy fled the spot after […]
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People need total decolonization of mind, says Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi slammed the people on responsible positions quoting ‘British government’ for India’s development, and said that the people of the country should take pride in their own heritage and should mentally free themselves from the influence of ‘Colonial Rule’. He also said that people need “total […]
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Tamil Nadu: Customs officials seize foreign currency worth Rs 7.8 lakh at Trichy International Airport
Customs officials at Trichy international airport seized foreign currency of 9,600 USD from a male passenger about to board a flight, officials said on Monday. The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the customs department checked a male passenger who was about to board a Singapore-bound Air India Express Flight owing to suspicion on January […]
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Tamil Nadu: Home Guard personnel arrested with fake currency notes worth Rs 1.33 lakh
Tamil Nadu Crime Branch officials on Saturday apprehended a Home Guard personnel and seized counterfeit notes worth Rs 1.33 lakh. The accused has been identified as Rajeswaran from Morpannai. Thiruvadanai crime branch police received confidential information that Rajeswaran, who belongs to Morpannai next to Ramanathapuram, has counterfeit notes. “Subsequently, the accused was apprehended and during the […]
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Tamil Nadu: Explosion at firecracker manufacturing factory in Virudhunagar
An explosion occurred at a firecracker manufacturing factory in Tamil Nadu’s Sivakasi, an official said on Thursday. “An explosion took place at a firecracker manufacturing factory in Sivakasi in Virudhunagar district,” Meghanatha Reddy, District Collector, Virudhunagar said. Fire and rescue services have reached the spot. Further details into the incident […]
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Tamil Nadu: Around 60 injured during Jallikattu event at Avaniyapuram in Madurai
Around 60 people were hurt, with 20 suffering serious injuries, in a Jallikattu event at Avaniyapuram here, a senior district official said on Monday. “Yesterday, we had around 60 injured people, 20 were a little serious and were referred to Rajaji Hospital. 40 others with minor injuries were given first […]
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Tamil Nadu: AIADMK MLAs reach TN Assembly in black shirts but OPS arrives in whites
AIADMK MLAs, led by former chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, on Wednesday reached the Tamil Nadu Assembly in black shirts as a mark of protest against the DMK government and Speaker Appavu. The AIADMK MLAs condemned the DMK government over law and order while slamming Speaker Muthuvelayudha Perumal Appavu over […]
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Tamil Nadu: Fire in Madurai Collectorate destroys Pongal costumes worth lakhs
A fire broke out in the Madurai Collectorate on Monday during midnight hours, officials said, adding that the fire was later doused with the help of four fire tenders. According to the Fire and Rescue Department, 50,000 vetti [a costume worn by men during festivals] and sarees worth several lakhs for the upcoming Pongal festival were […]