Jayalalithaa vs Karunanidhi over English in government schools
May 16, 2013
MA Chidambaram Stadium unlikely to host IPL match on Tuesday
May 13, 2013
Will Kudankulam verdict allay safety fears?
May 6, 2013
Kudankulam plant gets nod from Supreme Court
May 6, 2013
Tamil Nadu farmers warn of mass suicides if power tariff increased
Press Trust of India | Saturday May 18, 2013
Farmers in Coimbatore region today said they would resort to mass suicides if government went ahead with its plan to increase power tariff.
Grounded ship Pratibha Cauvery finally sold for Rs 16 crore
Press Trust of India | Friday May 17, 2013
Six months after it ran aground near Chennai during Cyclone Nilam drowning six sailors, oil tanker Pratibha Cauvery, has been sold for Rs 16 crore.
Spot-fixing: Tamil Nadu Police conducting searches in Chennai
Press Trust of India | Friday May 17, 2013
Crime-Branch CID sources said raids were on in city but declined to divulge details, including the locations. They indicated that searches were being held in connection with charges of fixing besides crack down on betting.
Complaints against us are 'politically motivated': Sterlite
Thursday May 16, 2013
Sterlite Industries Limited, a UK-based Vedanta Group company, today told the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that the complaints of alleged gas leakage from its copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin district were "politically motivated".
Court to resume Sterlite case hearing on May 22
Thursday May 16, 2013
Sterlite Industries' copper smelter will remain shut until at least May 22 when a court will resume hearing into complaints of emissions from India's largest smelter.
Malaysian couple jailed for 24 years for starving maid to death
Press Trust of India | Thursday May 16, 2013
A Malaysian couple was sentenced to 24 years jail each for starving their 24-year-old Cambodian maid to death last year.
Three injured in an explosion in Madurai
Press Trust of India | Thursday May 16, 2013
Three persons, including a woman, were injured when a box containing "some chemicals" exploded at the main road in Pethaniapuram in this city today, police said.
Jayalalithaa vs Karunanidhi over English in government schools
Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Thursday May 16, 2013
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's plans of introducing English in government schools is facing opposition from her political rival, DMK chief M Karunanidhi.
Jayalalithaa government completes two years in office today
Sam Daniel (With PTI inputs) | Thursday May 16, 2013
With the Centre's gazette notification of the Cauvery Water Tribunal's verdict in favour of Tamil Nadu and a slew of populist measures, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa completes two years in office today. And Amma's eyes are now set on a bigger role at t...
Tamil Nadu: Three charred to death in fireworks factory fire
Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 15, 2013
Three persons were killed and 13 seriously injured in a blaze that swept through a private fireworks factory after an accidental explosion at Singampatti today.
Indian woman's body to be repatriated from Bahrain
Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday May 15, 2013
The body of an Indian woman, who allegedly committed suicide on Sunday in her apartment in Bahrain's capital Manama, will be repatriated to her home in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
Two killed, five injured in explosion at fireworks factory in Sivakasi
Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 15, 2013
Two persons were killed and six others were injured in an explosion at a private fireworks factory at Singampatti near Sivakasi today.
Prohibition opens up interesting debate in Tamil Nadu Assembly
Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 14, 2013
Tamil Nadu Assembly on Tuesday witnessed an interesting debate on implementation of total prohibition in the state as the Jayalalithaa government defended its policy of allowing sale of Indian Made Foreign Liquor, saying it was implementing it with '...
Top scientists express safety concerns over Kudankulam nuclear plant
Reported by Pallava Bagla; edited by Mala Das | Tuesday May 14, 2013
Sixty of the country's leading scientists have written to chief ministers of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, expressing safety concerns over the controversial Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant which received the Supreme Court's nod earlier this month.
Petition by scientists expressing concern over Kudankulam N-plant's safety: Full text
NDTV.com | Wednesday May 15, 2013
About 60 leading scientists have petitioned the chief ministers of Tamil Nadu and Kerala to have another safety evaluation of the Kudankulam Nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu.
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