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Honour killing in TN: CM Stalin assures stringent action
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday asserted that the government would take stringent action against those involved in the honour killing of a youth in Krishnagiri. Stalin was responding…
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TN Agriculture budget only on paper, not beneficial to farmers: BJP
Coimbatore: The Tamil Nadu BJP Agricultural Wing on Tuesday termed the State Agriculture budget as a “paper budget” and not beneficial to the farmer community. Without assessing whether the budget of Rs…
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TN man who died of Covid was infected with Omicron XBB variant
Chennai: A 27-year-old man who had died of Covid-19 in a private hospital in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruchi was infected with the Omicron-XBB variant, officials said on Tuesday. The whole genome sequencing report…
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TN church priest held after nursing student complains of sexual abuse
Chennai: A Church priest in Kanyakumari was arrested on Monday over alleged sexual abuse of a nursing student. Based on a complaint from the nursing student, the Kanniyakumari police had registered a…
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PhD scholar from Tamil Nadu arrested for raping children, says CBI
Delhi: The CBI has arrested a 35-year-old PhD scholar from Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu for allegedly raping children, officials said Saturday. The agency had registered a case against the accused for allegedly…
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TN: Forest dept tracking movement of orphaned elephant calves
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu forest department is tracking the movement of two nine-month-old elephant calves orphaned after three female elephants were electrocuted to death on March 7 at Kali Kavundar Kottai Village…
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Bihar: YouTuber sharing fake videos of attacks on migrants in Tamil Nadu surrenders
Patna: Manish Kashyap, a YouTuber wanted by the Bihar Police for allegedly sharing fake videos of “attacks on migrant workers in Tamil Nadu”, surrendered before the law enforcers in West Champaran district…
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NIA files charge sheets against 68 PFI leaders in Kerala, TN cases
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday said that they have filed two charge sheets against a total of 68 Popular Front of India (PFI) leaders, cadres and members in…
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RSS marches in TN: SC defers hearing on govt’s plea challenging HC order
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday deferred the hearing on a plea of Tamil Nadu government challenging a Madras High Court direction allowing the RSS to hold marches after the state…
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History replete with odious acts of persecution of minorities, says Stalin
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday said “history is replete” with acts of persecution against minorities and called for fighting against their “systemic oppression”. On the occasion of…
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H3N2 scare: No holidays for schools in TN, says Minister
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Health Minister, Ma Subramanian on Wednesday announced that there will not be any holidays for students up to Class 9 in the state due to the H3N2 scare Talking…
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Tamil Nadu: VHP worker held for threatening Christian priest
Ariyalur’s district secretary of Vishwa Hindu Parishad Muthuvel has been arrested on Wednesday by the police for blackmailing a priest with Rs 25 lakhs. According to reports, Muthuvel demanded Rs 25 lakhs from…
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TN: Elephant Whisperers Belli and Bomman honoured, receives Rs 2 lakh by CM
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday felicitated Bomman and Belli — who had featured in the Oscar-winning documentary ‘The Elephant Whisperers’. The couple, caretakers of elephants at Mudumalai in the Nilgiris…
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TN: Coimbatore tense after arrest of Hindu Munnani workers
Chennai: Tension continued to grip Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore city on Tuesday after the arrest of two Hindu Munnani workers. The two were arrested on Monday, along with as many others, for allegedly…
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Woman arrested for throwing acid on daughter-in-law in Tamil Nadu
Chennai: A woman was arrested on Monday at Vriddhachalam in Tamil Nadu’s Cuddalore district for allegedly throwing acid at her daughter-in-law, the police said. Andal, 55, threw acid on the face of…