J Sam Daniel Stalin

"No Stampede At Kancheepuram Temple": Tamil Nadu Government After 4 Dead

Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Aditya Sharma | Friday July 19, 2019

The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday denied that a stampede at the Kancheepuram temple led to the death of four devotees, claiming that the victims, including two women, died due to pre-existing health conditions.

2 New Districts, Tenkasi and Chengalpattu, To Be Carved Out In Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Swati Bhasin | Thursday July 18, 2019

Two new districts will be formed in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami said today. Tirunelveli and Kancheepuram districts will be bifurcated to create the two new districts - Tenkasi and Chengalpattu, he said.

Saravana Bhavan Founder, Serving Life Term, Dies In Chennai Hospital

India News | Written By J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday July 19, 2019

P Rajagopal, the owner of the Saravana Bhavan chain of restaurants has died a week after he surrendered at the Madras High Court to start a life term for the 2001 kidnapping and murder of an employee.

"Agree With Suriya": Kamal Haasan Backs Actor In Hindi Language Row

Tamil Nadu News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Wednesday July 17, 2019

Kamal Haasan had also spoken out against the draft education policy at the time, saying that although he had acted in Hindi movies no one should impose the earning of a language, which should be a personal choice

14 Tamil Nadu Men Raised Funds To Set Up ISIS Cell In India: Sources

India News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Debanish Achom | Wednesday July 17, 2019

Fourteen men from Tamil Nadu who were arrested by the National Investigation Agency raised funds in Dubai to set up a cell of the terror group in ISIS in India, sources in the probe agency have said.

Why Water Trains To Chennai May Not Quench Parched City's Thirst

Chennai News | Written By J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Saturday July 13, 2019

The first 50-wagon train carrying 2.5 million litres of water to Chennai arrived in the city on Friday but transporting water by the special trains may not be enough toquench the parched city's thirst - it needs at least 525 million litres of water everyday.

First 50-Wagon Train Carrying Water For Chennai Arrives In Parched City

Chennai News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Debanish Achom | Friday July 12, 2019

The first 50-wagon train carrying water to Chennai arrived at the parched city this afternoon from Jolarpet railway station carrying 2.5 million litres of water. A second train will also carry more water to the city. The Chennai Metro Water has set a target of ferrying 10 million litres a day.

First Train Carrying Water For Parched Chennai Will Leave Today

Chennai News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Friday July 12, 2019

The first train carrying water to parched Chennai is likely to leave from Jolarpet railway station around noon today if everything goes well. "The wagons are being filled. Around noon the first rake with water is likely to leave," a senior railways officer told NDTV. Another official, however, said a decision on whether to send the train today woul...

From Rs 2,000 To Rs 4,500: The Price Chennai Residents Pay For Water

Chennai News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Thursday July 11, 2019

As Chennai continues to battle a water shortage, the price of water supplied by private tankers in the city has doubled since April. The crisis has affected first-time buyers far more than those who already rely on such tankers for their water supply, such as those living in high-rise apartments

Chennai Engineers Develop Nozzles That Save Water By 95 Per Cent

Chennai News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Tuesday July 9, 2019

A group of engineers have developed nozzles that help cut down consumption of water by ninety five per cent in water starved Chennai.

Tamil Nadu Activist, Missing For 6 Months, Found In Andhra Pradesh

Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Sunday July 7, 2019

Tamil Nadu-based environmental activist T Mugilan, missing for nearly six months, was found in a railway station in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh on Saturday. He was brought back to Tamil Nadu after the police handed over the activist to Tamil Nadu police at Katpadi around midnight.

MDMK's Vaiko Files Nomination For Rajya Sabha Polls, Day After Conviction

Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Saturday July 6, 2019

Tamil politician V Gopalaswamy or Vaiko today filed his nomination for Rajya Sabha polls, a day after the MDMK chief was sentenced to a year in jail for sedition by a Chennai court.

Nalini Sriharan, Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Convict, Gets 30-Day Parole

India News | J Sam Daniel Stalin | Friday July 5, 2019

The Madras High Court today granted a one-month parole to Nalini Sriharan, one of the seven convicted for the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1991.

MK Stalin's Son To Head DMK Youth Wing That His Father Led For 35 Years

Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Arvind Gunasekar | Thursday July 4, 2019

DMK chief MK Stalin's son and actor Udhayanidhi has been appointed the party's youth wing secretary, a position that his father held for 35 long years - even after becoming a grandfather. The 42-year-old actor is managing director of the family-owned Murasoli Trust that runs the DMK's mouthpiece Murasoli, founded by his grandfather and former chief...

Vaiko Set To Return To Parliament After 15 Years, With Help From DMK

Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Tuesday July 2, 2019

MDMK Chief V Gopalasamy or Vaiko, one of the is all set to return to parliament after 15 years. His party today nominated him as its candidate for upcoming elections to the Rajya Sabha.