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Actor-politician Vijay supports farmers in fight against in Parandur project
Chennai: Actor-politician and TVK chief Vijay on Monday pledged support to farmers protesting against the proposed airport at Parandur near here, and alleged that the ruling DMK dispensation was “benefiting” in the…
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SC asks TN govt, governor to resolve differences over V-C appointments
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has asked the Tamil Nadu government and the governor to resolve the issue of appointment of vice-chancellors in universities. A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and…
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TN: Vijay to lead protest march against Parandur airport on Jan 20
Chennai: Tamil superstar and Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) Chief Vijay will lead a protest march on January 20 at Eganapuram village against the proposed greenfield airport, which is set to become Chennai’s…
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Tamil Nadu BJP leader arrested for sexually assaulting minor girl
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Tamil Nadu state functionary was arrested by the police on Monday, January 13, for allegedly sexually abusing a minor, in a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences…
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Flights delayed, cancelled at Chennai airport due to Bhogi festival smoke
Chennai: The Chennai airport cancelled the arrival of three Indigo flights from Delhi and Bengaluru on Monday morning due to poor visibility caused by smoke from burning old clothes and tyres during…
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TN to set up special courts for crimes against women: CM Stalin
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday, January 11, announced the setting up of 7 special courts to try sexual offences against women and a special committee to be…
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TN CM proposes stringent punishments for crime against women
Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin introduced two bills in the state Assembly on Friday, January 10, proposing amendments in the applicability of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, (BNS) and Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita,…
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Heavy rains predicted in five TN districts on January 11
Chennai: The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) here has predicted heavy rains in Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, and Pudukkottai districts of Tamil Nadu on Saturday. According to the Weather Department, the rainfall will…
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Nowhera Shaik case: ED in Hyderabad attaches assets worth Rs 103.4 cr
Hyderabad: The Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) Hyderabad Zonal Office has provisionally attached 27 immovable properties of Nowhera Shaik and Heera Group of Companies on Wednesday, January 8, which have a market value of…
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Hoax bomb threats target TN secretariat, DGP office
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government secretariat and the state police headquarters received hoax bomb threats on Sunday, a day after a similar false threat was issued to Anna University. According to the…
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TN govt declares Cyclone Fengal as severe natural disaster
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government has officially declared Cyclone Fengal a severe natural disaster. This declaration, published in the state’s official gazette under the Department of Disaster Management, facilitates the mobilisation of…
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Six killed in blast at fireworks factory in Tamil Nadu’s Sattur
Chennai: Six workers were killed and several sustained burns in an explosion at a fireworks factory in Sattur in Tamil Nadu’s Virudhnagar district on Saturday, January 4. According to the Sattur police,…
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Anna University sexual assault: Tamilisai Soundararajan to meet JP Nadda
Chennai: Senior BJP leader from Tamil Nadu and former Governor of Telangana and Puducherry, Tamilisai Soundararajan, announced that she will meet BJP National President J. P. Nadda in New Delhi on Tuesday.…
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BJP regime insulted ex-PM Singh’s legacy; Sikh community, alleges TN CM Stalin
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday accused the Centre of “denying” Manmohan Singh’s family the right to perform his last rites at a befitting site for his memorial…
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Anna university sexual assault: NCW fact finding team to visit Chennai on Dec 30
Chennai/New Delhi: The National Commission for Women on Saturday, December 28, constituted a two-member fact-finding committee to investigate the alleged sexual assault on a student of Anna University. The commission’s chairperson Vijaya…
