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AMMK’s call to Centre on agriculture reforms bills

3 hours ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

AMMK general secretary T.T.V. Dhinakaran found fault with the Central government for getting the Bills adopted in the Lok Sabha without “consulting fully” the States and representatives of farmers..

Tamil Nadu’s investment promotion agency inks agreement with Indian School of Business

7 hours ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The MoU aims at working on a broad objective of economic recovery and growth monitoring, especially in the post COVID-19 period..

Hardship pushes 16-year-old Chennai student into doing odd jobs

19 hours ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Samuel looks to enroll in Class 11, while supporting his family..

‘Centre has disbursed ₹3 crore for six COVID-19 death claims of frontline workers’

19 hours ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The Centre has disbursed a total claim of ₹3 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan package for six COVID-19 death cases of frontline warriors, M..

PM Kisan scheme: SIT to probe scam

20 hours ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Investigators seek details from public, announce reward..

State records 5,488 infections, 67 deaths

20 hours ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

5,525 persons discharged after treatment; 989 persons test positive in Chennai..

Seven more held for fraud in PM Kisan scheme in Kallakurichi

20 hours ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The Crime-Branch CID on Friday night arrested seven more persons including six contract employees attached to the Department of Agriculture for allege..

Six die of COVID-19 in Puducherry, toll 437

20 hours ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

490 new cases take the tally to 21,913 in U.T...

HC slams Centre for lack of data on death of migrant workers

22 hours ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

How can govt. tell Parliament that you have no data, Bench asks ASG..

Don’t cross borders while criticising judiciary, Madras HC CJ advises individuals

yesterday

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Also says a constitutional court cannot use a sledgehammer to avoid every other criticism...

Allot 10,000 seats under India BPO Promotion Scheme to Tamil Nadu, CM requests Union IT Minister

yesterday

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami said the scheme was very successful in Tamil Nadu, and has resulted in providing 7,705 seats in Software Technology Parks of India, Chennai jurisdiction..

Undertrial escapes, two police personnel suspended in Villupuram

yesterday

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The 30-year-old undertrial, arrested for brewing illicit liquor, was nabbed again..

North and interior parts of the State to experience thunderstorms for two days

yesterday

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Only isolated rainfall for the next two or three days..

Previous enmity may have led to Arun’s murder

yesterday

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Police in the process of securing a few more suspects..

56% of village panchayat presidents in Tamil Nadu are women, 19% youth

yesterday

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

5,421 are women and 1,817 are aged between 21 and 35, says a report..

‘E-courts site to be available in 22 languages’

yesterday

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Requests Madras HC to publicise its work in Tamil too..

‘State entitled to administer temples despite being secular’

yesterday

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

‘Govt. can enact laws to regulate any activity associated with religious practice’..

South Korea donates 1 lakh masks

yesterday

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Consignment handed over to Srinivasan Services Trust..

No relief for special children, they have to appear for board exams

yesterday

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Parents are worried that their wards may contract COVID-19..

Child Welfare Committee facilitates return of Nagaland teens stranded in Kancheepuram

2 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The Child Welfare Committee, (CWC) Kancheepuram district handed over two teenagers from Nagaland -- a boy and girl who were stranded in the district s..

Court dismisses bail plea of Sattankulam case accused

2 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday dismissed the bail petition of suspended Police Inspector S. Sridhar..

Architect of Train18 shifted to low-ranking post

2 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Shubhranshu, architect of Train18, which was later flagged off as Vande Bharat Express by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been posted as Chief Mechanical Engineer, Planning, East Central Railway, Hajipur..

Notice ordered on plea challenging Veda Nilayam Ordinance

2 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The Madras High Court on Thursday ordered notice to the State government on a writ petition filed by former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s nephew J. De..

HC orders notice to State in PIL plea challenging e-pass system

2 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Centre’s guidelines said the States must not restrict movement..

Two-language policy will continue in State, reiterates CM

2 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

We will decide on NEP based on committees’ reports, says Edappadi K. Palaniswami..

New university in Villupuram

2 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The Thiruvalluvar University in Vellore will be divided, and a new varsity, headquartered in Villupuram, will be established, Chief Minister Edappadi..

Withdraw actions initiated against JACTTO-GEO members for their strike: DMK

2 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Making a special mention in the Assembly, DMK deputy floor Leader Duraimurugan said severe actions had been initiated against them under the Tamil Nadu Civil Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules (Disciplinary Charges)...

CAG picks holes in Tamil Nadu government’s management of minerals

2 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The Tamil Nadu government did not have a response system in place to act upon the detection of illegal mining activities, the report said...

Bill to convert Veda Nilayam into memorial tabled in Assembly

2 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

It seeks to establish a foundation to transfer movable and immovable properties..

Madras High Court told that restrictions on prisoners meeting their advocates eased

2 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The petitioner had claimed that he was not being allowed to meet his clients, facing a case probed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), at the special sub jail at Ponnamallee since April 21...

Intensify focus on non-containment areas, MHA tells Puducherry

2 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

While acknowledging Puducherry’s success in bringing down the positivity rate from nearly 40% to around 7% through scaled-up testing, contact tracing..

Minister promises action against those involved in PM Kisan scam

2 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Rejects DMK’s request for transferring probe to the CBI..

Now, marriages can be registered at Registrar’s office where bride or groom reside too

3 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

A Bill amending the Tamil Nadu Registration of Marriages Act, 2009, was passed on Wednesday..

Former MP C.P. Radhakrishnan tests positive for COVID-19

3 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The senior BJP leader has been admitted to a private hospital at Kovilpalayam..

Staff nurses in Salem protest, demand filling of vacancies at hospital

3 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The nurses said there had been staff shortages even before the pandemic, and now, in addition to the extra workload, they had unsatisfactory food and accommodation..

Centre urges Madras HC to dismiss case against online gambling

3 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Counter affidavit says there are well laid down procedures for blocking objectionable websites under the Information Technology Act of 2000 and hence the PIL petition need not be entertained...

Don’t politicise NEET, says BJP State chief Murugan

3 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

‘Students’ lives should not be played with’..

₹7,167 crore spent to contain COVID-19, says Deputy CM

3 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

‘Govt. will implement all announcements made in Assembly’..

Consider enhancing upper age limit of temporary employees: HC

3 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Tasmac clarifies that G.O. is applicable to regular staff only..

13 varsities opt for online examinations

3 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Revenue and Disaster Management Department issues Government Order..

Plea to remove birds from list of ‘pet animals’

3 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Judges ask petitioner to approach the government authorities concerned..

T.N. won’t allow Mekedatu dam: CM

3 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

DMK asks Chief Minister to take a delegation to meet the PM..

Alagiri holds BJP-AIADMK responsible for NEET

4 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president said NEET was not implemented until 2014 when the UPA was in power, and that only the BJP-led NDA had passed a law in Parliament to conduct the test..

In Tirupathur, police have now begun geo-spatial marking of accident spots

4 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The aim is to be able to plan intervention measures at spots where there are a number of accidents, in order to reduce them..

Sasikala’s jail term may end on Jan. 27 next year

4 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The close aide of former TN CM Jayalalithaa may undergo one more year of imprisonment, till February 27, 2022, if she failed to pay a fine...

HC calls for report on smuggling of red sanders

4 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

‘Give details of incidents in last 10 years’..

Farmers, officials rest hopes on northeast monsoon

4 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Focus on rainfall to sustain State’s agricultural activity..

PMK must do a ‘course correction’ and move away from ‘hate politics’, says VCK leader

4 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

‘PMK not a sworn enemy, but reconciliation must’..

Stop glorifying student suicides, HC judge tells media

4 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Justice N. Kirubakaran of the Madras High Court on Monday said the media should stop “glorifying” student suicides and political parties must stop the..

Murugan, Perarivalan inimical to each other: DG prisons tells HC

4 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

‘Lodging them back together in Puzhal would put safety of the prisoners at risk’..

‘Identify alternative site for Collectorate complex’

4 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

MADURAI The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Monday ordered notice to the State on a petition that sought a direction to the government to id..

Case count crosses 11,000-mark in Kanniyakumari

4 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Number of active cases in Madurai drops to 692..

Admission deadline for PG programmes extended

5 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The Tamil Nadu Common Admissions (TANCA) 2020 committee of Anna University has extended the deadline for admission to postgraduate programmes till Se..

Seven arrested in Villupuram district for fraud in PM-KISAN scheme

5 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The arrested persons, who were employed as contract employees of the Department in Gingee block, were produced before a local court and remanded in custody..

Judge wants actor Suriya to be hauled up for contempt

5 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The actor compared the NEET and the virtual courts amid pandemic..

Serving of court notices and summons all set to go digital in Tamil Nadu

5 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Madras High Court procures smart phones, SIM cards to be used by bailiffs..

First private seabass hatchery to be set up in Karnataka

5 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Chennai-based Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture inks MoU with young entrepreneurs — Karthik Gowda V.S., Kaushik Alike and Sachin V. Savan — from Kumta...

Stalin politicising suicides of students, alleges Murugan

5 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The Opposition leader must not induce fear, says T.N. BJP leader..

Kanniyakumari corridor work to begin soon

5 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Four roads connecting various towns to be widened in phase I..

Tirunelveli’s COVID-19 tally goes up by 114

5 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

With four fresh fatalities, Madurai’s toll rises to 375..

Consider revisiting BDS migration rules, HC tells DCI

6 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The Madras High Court has highlighted the necessity for Dental Council of India (DCI) to revisit its regulations on the migration of Bachelor of Denta..

Toll in U.T. rises to 370

6 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The COVID-19 death toll in the Union Territory went up to 370 with five more people succumbing to virus in the last 24 hours. Of the five deaths, fou..

Varsity to hold semester exams from Sept. 22

6 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Tests for students to be held online..

JEE Main toppers in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry keep their options open

6 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Two want to pursue Artificial Intelligence; one keen on NIT..

ED seizes property belonging to DMK MP Jagathrakshakan

6 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Former Minister acquired foreign security in violation of FEMA..

PMAY: 9 panchayat secretaries suspended in Tiruvannamalai

6 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Congress MP alleges scam in implementation of housing scheme..

Dhinakaran demands probe into PMAY

7 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The AMMK general secretary T.T.V. Dhinakaran on Saturday called upon the Central and State governments to take immediate action on reports of alleged..

Medical aspirant in Madurai ends life, fearing failure in NEET

7 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The 19-year-old left behind a letter, in which she said she had prepared well, but was still afraid she would not get a seat at a medical college..

Postpone pilgrimage to Tirumala, TTD urges TN devotees

7 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams (TTD) has appealed to devotees in Tamil Nadu to postpone their pilgrimage during the Tamil month of Purattasi in..

Exploitation of migrant workers can’t continue: Madras High Court

7 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

HC wants Inter-State Migrant Workmen Act to be implemented in letter and in spirit..

Chennai to get first CNG retail outlet by November

7 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Chennai is likely to get its first compressed natural gas (CNG) retail station at Koyambedu by November. Oil industry sources said work was on at 7 or..

Artefacts recovered at Sivakalai, Adichanallur displayed

7 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Over 100 articles were recovered from the sites by Archaeology Department..

Builder liable for defects even beyond conveyance deed: tribunal

7 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Sare Squires Association moves TNREAT against real estate regulator’s ruling..

BJP leader says SIT probe needed into PM Kisan scam

7 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Investigation must cover all the districts, says Murugan..

IT Department moves Madras High Court against clean chit given to A.R. Rahman by ITAT

8 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The issue is with respect to the assessment of the Oscar winning musician’s declared income of ₹15.98 crore in the assessment year 2011-12...

Tamil Nadu’s two language formula carries Centre’s ‘endorsement’

8 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The State is exempt from the enforcement of the Official Languages Act, 1963..

Toll in Kattumannarkovil firecracker unit blast rises to nine

8 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The death toll in last week’s explosion at a firecracker unit at Kurungudi, near Kattumannarkovil, rose to nine, with the death of M. Thenmozhi, 32 a..

HC dismisses plea to declare HR&CE Act unconstitutional

8 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

‘A secular State can’t be allowed to control Hindu temples alone’..

MBBS aspirant ends life near Jayamkondam

8 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

CM orders solatium, government job for family member..

‘Don’t fill RTE Act seats with general candidates till Nov. 15’

8 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Earnest efforts should be made to choose deserving children, says High Court..

Withdraw circular on Sanskrit learning: Vaiko

8 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

MDMK general secretary Vaiko on Thursday urged the State government to withdraw the circular asking schools to prepare the list of students who were i..

Pondicherry varsity, NIOT sign pact for research on marine organisms

8 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

MoU aimed at exploring deep sea microbes and other organisms..

Coronavirus | A.P. claims wider testing than Maharashtra, T.N.

8 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

8.2% of A.P.’s population covered, say data; Kerala tally goes up by 3,349 cases; Karnataka’s active cases exceed one lakh..

Thoothukudi’s single-day tally crosses 100 mark again

8 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Tirunelveli district reports 123 new cases..

Tamil comedian ‘Vadivel’ Balaji no more

9 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Mr. Balaji, 42, died in Chennai on Thursday morning..

Australian woman assaulted and robbed in Hosur

9 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The accused, a share auto driver who is a history-sheeter, has been arrested and remanded, police said..

TNRERA makes finance firm a party as homebuyer seeks refund

9 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

He wanted money back due to delay in handing over of house..

5,584 persons test positive for infection, 6,516 discharged

9 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

State records 78 deaths, taking its toll to 8,090; 14 districts see 100-plus cases..

Cancel NEET permanently: Ramadoss

9 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

PMK founder S. Ramadoss on Wednesday reiterated the demand that National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for medical courses should be permanent..

2,766 fake accounts found in Krishnagiri

9 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

As many as 2,766 fake accounts of non-farmer “beneficiaries” have been detected and about ₹1.03 crore has been recovered so far in the scam under the..

DMK must work hard to win Assembly election, says Stalin

9 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

‘Ruling AIADMK will not allow it to happen that easily’..

Tamil Nadu govt. issues SOP for reopening of playgrounds, stadiums

10 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The Tamil Nadu government has issued a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for reopening of playgrounds and stadiums under the control of the Sports De..

Vehicle registrations in Tamil Nadu down 20.28% in August, but rebound from July

10 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Except for three-wheelers, all other segments have seen a recovery in August compared to July this year, data from The Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations showed..