Tamil Nadu
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61-day fishing ban begins in TN; fishermen urge vigilance against illegal trawling
Chennai: The 61-day annual fishing ban along Tamil Nadu’s coast began in the early hours of Tuesday and will continue until June 14. The ban, implemented under the Tamil Nadu Marine Fishing…
- Chennai
Nainar Nagenthran elected as Tamil Nadu BJP chief
Chennai: BJP MLA Nainar Nagenthran was on Saturday elected as president of the party’s Tamil Nadu state unit, with outgoing chief K Annamalai declaring that the goal is to oust the ruling…
- India
SC sets time limit for President’s assent to Bills in landmark verdict
New Delhi: While resolving a vexed constitutional situation in Tamil Nadu, the Supreme Court (SC0 is believed to have set a three-month deadline for Presidential and gubernatorial assent to bills passed by…
- India
Tamil Nadu minister’s remarks on Shaivism-Vaishnavism draws ire of Kanimozhi
Chennai: Senior DMK leader and Tamil Nadu Minister K Ponmudy’s purported remarks on Shaivism and Vaishnavism have drawn criticism, including from his party MP Kanimozhi. The BJP slammed the minister and demanded…
- Hate Crime
Tamil Nadu: Dalit student made to sit outside exam hall during menstruation
A young student from the Dalit community was allegedly made to sit outside the examination hall solely because she was menstruating. The incident reportedly occurred on Wednesday, April 9, in Tamil Nadu’s…
- India
Meet to chalk out legal measures to wriggle out of NEET to be chaired by Stalin
Chennai: A meeting of the legislature party leaders to be chaired by Chief Minister M K Stalin to deliberate legal measures in order to secure exemption for Tamil Nadu from conducting National…
- News
Kerala CM hails SC verdict against TN Guv, calls it ‘victory for democracy’
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday hailed the Supreme Court verdict against Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi over the reservation of bills, saying it upholds the federal structure and…
- India
Stalin hails SC verdict on Guv assent to bills as ‘historic’
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court’s verdict on the issue of Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi’s pending assent to bills adopted by the…
- Chennai
ED searches TN realty group started by minister’s kin
Chennai: The Enforcement Directorate Monday raided multiple premises in the city as part of an investigation against a real estate group promoted by the brother of state minister K N Nehru, official…
- India
PM Modi inaugurates new Pamban bridge in TN, CM Stalin skips event
Rameswaram: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Pamban sea bridge on Sunday, April 6, providing a rail link between Rameswaram island and the mainland and flagged off the new Rameswaram-Tambaram (Chennai) train…
- India
Weather department predicts heavy rain in isolated areas of TN
Chennai: The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has forecasted heavy rainfall in isolated areas of Tamil Nadu on Sunday and Monday, attributing the weather conditions to a cyclonic circulation over the southeast Bay…
- India
Tamil Nadu: New Pamban bridge set for inauguration by PM Modi
Rameswaram: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to inaugurate on Sunday noon the new Pamban sea bridge, here, providing a rail link between the mainland and the Rameswaram island. This would…
- India
PM Modi to inaugurate Pamban Bridge in Rameswaram tomorrow
Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the newly-constructed Pamban railway bridge in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu on Sunday. The inauguration coincides with the auspicious occasion of Ram Navami, that will be celebrated…
- India
Amid rising temperatures, cyclonic circulation may bring rain to Tamil Nadu
Chennai: After enduring a spell of intense summer heat, Tamil Nadu is set to receive a much-needed respite with light to moderate rainfall expected across the state from April 2 to 4,…
- Chennai
TN Congress to protest during PM Modi’s visit to state on April 6
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) President K. Selvaperunthagai has announced that Congress workers across the state will stage black flag protests during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the state on…
