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Stalin to participate in govt. staff association meeting

41 minutes ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Association threatens dharna, jail bharo protest on Feb. 2 if demands are not fulfilled..

National Health Mission selects TN’s mentoring concept as best practice

4 hours ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Through this initiative, over 2.8 lakh high risk pregnant women were identified during the COVID-19 pandemic in the State...

Check dam damaged, reconstruction work begins near Villupuram

8 hours ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Built at a cost of ₹25 crore, the check dam was inaugurated by Law Minister C.Ve. Shanmugam in September last year..

Pollachi sexual assault case | Of rape, lies and video leaks

16 hours ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The sordid tale of the sexual abuse of a 19-year-old girl came to light in 2019 which then snowballed into a case about a racket dealing in blackmail, sexual abuse and extortion...

No court complexes on requisitioned lands: CJ

17 hours ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Banerjee insists govt. must acquire the lands after paying compensation..

Kamal Haasan criticises govt. over Gram Sabha

18 hours ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

It is scared to face questions from the public, he says..

Muthoot robbery: seven-member gang held near Hyderabad

18 hours ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Gang caught by Telangana police after an alert: Krishnagiri SP..

Post-mortem of four fishermen should be done by our doctors, says Kanimozhi

yesterday

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The DMK MP said she would demand a repeat post-mortem on the bodies of the four fishermen who had died, and whose bodies were subsequently sent back to India from Sri Lanka..

TN needs new thinking, new government, Rahul Gandhi says

yesterday

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The Congress leader charged that the Modi government treated Tamils as second-class citizens; the Congress wanted every language and culture to thrive, he said..

DMK flays AIADMK over Palaniswami ads, moves EC

yesterday

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

It says the ruling party is using govt. funds..

Marine foods firm defrauded banks of ₹225 crore: CBI

yesterday

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Company claimed that documents were washed away in 2015 floods..

CM opens two parks, police quarters

yesterday

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Hostel for law students, buildings for transport departments inaugurated..

Sasikala is now stable and conscious, says hospital

yesterday

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Permission was denied to shift her to Manipal Hospitals..

Make inauguration of Jaya’s mausoleum a success: CM

yesterday

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Preparations for the Assembly election also discussed at meeting of Ministers, district unit secretaries..

Medical negligence: SHRC recommends ₹5 lakh compensation to family of pregnant woman

yesterday

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has recommended that the Tamil Nadu government pay a compensation of ₹5 lakh to the family of a pregnant woma..

HC extends order for 50% toll collection on highway

yesterday

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Two plazas on Maduravoyal-Ranipet section to collect half toll till March 11..

Centre’s gazette notification challenged in HC

yesterday

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

It demarcated eco-sensitive zone around wildlife sanctuary..

Armed gang robs 25kg of gold from Muthoot Finance in Hosur

2 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Police said six masked men entered the company’s premises and stole the gold, worth around ₹7 crore, at gun point..

Muted R-day celebrations in T.N. due to pandemic

2 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The celebrations will be broadcast through television and radio...

Initial assessments for Classes 10, 12 from today

2 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

It will have 120 multiple-choice questions across all subjects..

State logs 596 new cases, nine fatalities

2 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Chennai sees 166 fresh COVID-19 infections; 705 persons discharged after treatment..

‘Slap criminal cases on Sri Lankan personnel’

2 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Fishermen associations have demanded that the Union and State governments register criminal cases against the Sri Lankan Navy personnel for allegedly..

Hero’s welcome bowls over Natarajan in his village

2 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Indian cricketer T. Natarajan returned from Australia to a hero’s welcome in his village Chinnapampatti in Salem district on Thursday.After being part..

Perarivalan’s parents firmly hope he will be released

2 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

‘We have been waiting for his release for a long time now’..

New Delhi conveys ‘strong protest’ to Colombo over death of India fishermen in Palk Strait

2 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

India’s stand was conveyed to Sri Lankan Foreign Minister...

Pondicherry Heritage Festival to celebrate Franco-Tamil confluence

2 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The seventh edition of the event, on till February 21, kicks off today with a series of offline and online events to celebrate the relationship..

HC rejects plea for directive to State on internal reservation within MBC quota

2 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Issue has now been referred to a SC Bench, says A-G..

HC: Display liquor prices at Tasmac shops

2 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday directed Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac) to display the maximum retail prices (..

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case | Tamil Nadu Governor will decide on Perarivalan plea in 3, 4 days

2 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Solicitor General informs Supreme Court..

Rahul Gandhi to visit TN, meet farmers, MSME representatives

3 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Congress MP and former Congress President Rahul Gandhi will visit the Western belt in Tamil Nadu for three days and will have interactions with farmer..

TN CM defends Panneerselvam, warns DMK against levelling false allegations

3 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The CM criticised DMK president M.K. Stalin for seeking to make political gains by getting “false information” spread..

Proposal for Outer Ring Road in Kallakurichi gains momentum

3 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The project, once completed, will help address traffic congestion on the Kachirapalayam Road..

Unfortunate that TN CM supported farm laws, says Alagiri

3 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

“I do not understand how he supported the laws. It shows that he has no relation with farming,” the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president said..

State sees sharp drop in road accident fatalities

3 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The figure has reduced by 54% when compared to 2016..

‘Come up with roadmap to recover stolen idols, jewellery, artefacts’

3 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Madras HC directs HR&CE Commissioner to coordinate with the State on retrieving the treasures..

‘47% residents hesitant to take vaccines immediately’

3 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Survey by LocalCircles looks at citizens’ approach towards getting inoculated against COVID-19..

Tamil Nadu electorate stands at 6.26 crore

3 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Women voters outnumber men; Shozhinganallur has the highest number of voters, while Harbour has the lowest..

Following complaints of fever, Sasikala admitted to hospital

3 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

She is stable with supportive measures, antibiotics and oxygen, says hospital..

Delay in Perarivalan case ‘extraordinary’, says Supreme Court

4 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The Centre, for the first time, raised the point about the Tamil Nadu Governor’s power to grant remission to Perarivalan under Article 161 of the Constitution in November 2020...

TN medical students association requests implementation of OBC reservation

4 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The Tamil Nadu Medical Students Association (TNMSA) has requested the Central government to implement reservation for students belonging to Other Back..

Evangelist Paul Dhinakaran under Income Tax Dept lens

4 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Searches are being carried out at 28 locations of the Jesus Calls group, in Chennai and Coimbatore..

Dindigul court acquits seven ‘Maoists’

4 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

They were arrested in Kodaikanal forest in 2008..

‘DMK’s alliance is based on ideology, not numbers’

4 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

We have brought together hearts only through ideology. The allies are working with an objective of forming a DMK government, says party chief..

Renowned oncologist laid to rest with police honours

4 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Thousands of people from different walks of life paid their respects to V. Shanta, chairperson of the Cancer Institute (WIA), who passed away on Tuesd..

Palaniswami, Panneerselvam visit Food Minister at hospital

4 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Tuesday night visited a private hospital in Chennai and enquired about the health of Food and Civil Supplies..

Sasikala’s readmission to party will not happen: Palaniswami

4 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Chief Minister says Jayalalithaa’s aide is no longer a member of the AIADMK..

Upload revised master plans on website: PIL plea

4 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Court directs State to file a comprehensive report..

Sterlite panel: actor Rajinikanth does not show up, advocate says he prefers video-conferencing

5 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The actor had been summoned by the Aruna Jegadeesan Commission to depose before it on Tuesday..

Kamal Haasan’s surgery successful, say daughters

5 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

‘He is doing well and is in good spirits and working towards a speedy recovery,’ Shruti and Akshara Haasan said in a statement...

Unease in T.N. Congress unit over DMK's electoral strategy in Puducherry

5 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Alliance in T.N. intact, will benefit the DMK, assert leaders..

A-G grants consent for contempt proceedings against DMK MP Bharathi

5 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

‘It will be difficult to hold that the petition was actuated by malice’..

No abrupt fiscal correction should be tried in 2021-22: Panneerselvam

5 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Dy. CM speaks at pre-Union Budget videoconference with Nirmala Sitharaman..

Congress cadres try to lay siege to Raj Bhavan protesting against higher fuel prices, arrested

5 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Congress Thiruvallur MP K. Jayakumar and party cadres were arrested when they tried to lay siege to Raj Bhavan urging the Centre to withdraw the three..

‘People’s anger against the AIADMK government is palpable’

5 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

I am able to predict the landslide for DMK from the active and voluntary participation of men and women at the Makkal Gram Sabhas, says party chief..

Western T.N. no longer AIADMK citadel, says Stalin

5 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

‘People’s anger against the government will reflect in Assembly elections by way of support to DMK’..

No impact on availability of tobacco products during lockdown, finds study

6 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Nearly two-thirds of users purchased them daily from shops..

All TN students of classes X, XII and faculty to be screened within a week

6 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Ahead of schools reopening on Tuesday, the Directorate of Public Health has mandated screening, cleaning of school premises and following of SOPs..

AIADMK won’t even get Opposition status: DMK president

6 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Party using exchequer’s money: Stalin..

Three RMM district secretaries join DMK

6 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Retd. HC judge also becomes member..

PM, CM should get vaccinated first, says Congress MP

6 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Their gesture will instil confidence in people, says Manickam Tagore..

Fresh COVID-19 cases drop below 600

6 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

20 districts in State record less than 10 fresh cases each; seven more fatalities push the toll to 12,264..

Kamal Haasan to be out of poll campaign for a while, to undergo surgery

6 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The MNM chief assured the people that he shall be back soon fully rejuvenated to resume his poll campaign...

Youth gored by bull at jallikattu succumbs to injuries

7 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The deceased person, Navamani, had suffered injuries on his head and neck, said P. Valarmathi, Block Medical Officer of Alanganallur...

NLCIL official’s house burgled

7 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Unidentified persons broke open into the house of a NLC India Ltd (NLCIL) official in Neyveli and decamped with 30 sovereigns of jewellery and ₹70,00..

Health workers get vaccinated with Covishield on first day

7 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Drive conducted in Vellore, Tirupathur, Ranipet and Tiruvannamalai districts..

Sasikala’s expected release kindles debate on merger

7 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Some AIADMK functionaries say ‘disgruntled elements’ may rally behind her..

Indian Newspaper Society seeks relief from Finance Minister

7 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Indian Newspaper Society President L. Adimoolam met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday and sought relief from the Government of Indi..

DMK demands action against poster distributors

7 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

DMK organisation secretary R.S. Bharathi on Saturday demanded action against those who had put up posters with offensive content against party youth w..

Two gored to death at manjuvirattu

7 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

70 persons treated as out-patients at the Tirupathur Government Hospital..

Adequate stocks of vaccine for second dose on day 28 available, TN Health Secretary says

8 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

A total of 6.83 lakh health workers and frontline workers have registered for the vaccination drive till date..

Tamil Nadu CM inaugurates COVID-19 vaccination drive in Madurai

8 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

When asked if he would take the shot, the CM said that he would definitely get himself vaccinated..

A great duet recorded separately

8 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Singaravelane Deva is known for synchrony between nagaswaram, human voice..

Centre gives permission to Tamil Nadu to borrow more

8 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

It is 11th State to implement ‘One Nation One Ration Card’..

Tamil Nadu reports 621 fresh cases of COVID-19

8 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Active cases drop below 2,000 in Chennai; Ariyalur reports no fresh case; Number of active cases stands at 6,299..

Over 100 injured in Madurai jallikattu events

8 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

A total of 21 persons were injured in the jallikattu held at Palamedu in Madurai on Friday amid the COVID-19 pandemic. At least 80 participants were i..

Makkal Needhi Maiam gets back ‘Battery Torch’

8 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Senior members of party express relief over EC move..

COVID -19 vaccines to be administered at 166 centres in TN on Saturday, says Health Minister

9 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The Minister said auto disable syringes had been exclusively manufactured for administering the vaccine, and the syringes could be used only once..

A great duet recorded separately in nagaswaram and vocal

9 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

2021 marks birth centenary of Karukurichi P. Arunachalam..

Vaccinate, but insist on Covishield, TNGDA tells doctors

9 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The Tamil Nadu Government Doctors Association, after seeking the opinion of independent specialists, has recommended to its members that it is better to opt for Covishield as on date..

Coronavirus | 665 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in Tamil Nadu

9 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Till date, 8,10,218 persons were discharged after treatment, while the toll stood at 12,246..

Invasive fungal disease a symptom of COVID-19, say doctors

10 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Doctors see a surge in patients with the infection; symptoms are reported a few weeks after a patient tests positive..

74 MoUs envisaging ₹61,514-crore investment signed in Tamil Nadu: Palaniswami

10 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Government is functioning in accordance with its debt-bearing capacity and keeping people’s interests in mind, says Tamil Nadu Chief Minister..

Acquisition of Jaya’s residence is in public interest, govt. tells HC

10 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

‘Converting leaders’ residence into memorial a world-wide practice’..

Tamil Nadu CM announces relief for farmers affected by heavy rainfall

10 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu had received unusually high rainfall this season in certain districts..

Annual rooster fight starts at Poolamvalasu

10 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

More than 2,000 roosters participated on the first day..

AIADMK to hold meetings to mark MGR’s birth anniversary

11 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

A series of public meetings will be held across the State from January 17 to 19..

Vaiko demands cancellation of public hearing for Kaatupalli Port expansion

11 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The MDMK leader said enough time had not been given to the public to learn about the project , and also said the project would harm the environment and affect the livelihoods of fisherfolk in the region..

Vellore registers 22 new COVID-19 cases

11 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

The total number of COVID-19 cases in Vellore district reached 20,471 with 22 new cases reported on January 12. While a total of 19,950 have been disc..

Supreme Court order just an eyewash: Alagiri

11 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Suspension of farm laws won’t benefit farmers, he says..

Dentist ends life in college hostel

11 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

A 27-year-old dentist, who was working as an assistant professor at a college in Potheri, allegedly ended her life in the college hostel on Tuesday. A..

Vacancies in Secretariat a cause for concern

11 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

More than 150 Under Secretary posts are lying vacant..

Ex-Minister P.V. Damodaran dead

11 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

He had been ailing for some time, say sources..

Chennai’s daily case count drops below 200

11 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu reports 671 fresh cases and 827 recoveries..