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Girl Sexually Abused By Temple Priest In Tamil Nadu, Accused Arrested
A 75-year-old temple priest has been arrested under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for allegedly sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl inside a temple near Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu.
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International Coffee Day 2025: 10 Iconic Filter Coffee Spots Across South India
Filter coffee across South India is comfort, nostalgia, and culture in a cup. This International Coffee Day, we are celebrating the cafés and joints across the five states that keep this tradition alive.
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Tamil Nadu Congress Members Stage Rail Roko Over Rahul Gandhi Conviction
The Congress staged a rail roko in Kumbakonam and Virudhachalam in Tamil Nadu while party lawmakers resorted to a "black band" protest in front of the State Assembly in Chennaion Thursday.
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2 Arrested For Stealing 300-Year-Old Hanuman Idol In Tamil Nadu
Two persons, who stole an antique idol of Lord Hanuman from a temple in Patteeswaram in Kumbakonam, were arrested and the stone idol was recovered from them, the Tamil Nadu Idol Wing CID said on Saturday.
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Petrol Bomb Thrown Outside Hindu Munnani Leader's House In Tamil Nadu
A petrol bomb was reportedly hurled outside a Hindu leader's house at Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu's Thanjavur district in the wee hours on Monday, the police said.
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3 Stolen Antique Idols Traced To US Museums
Three antique idols, including one of Kalinganarthana Krishna, stolen from a temple in Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu have been traced to museums/ auction houses in the USA, the Idol Wing CID said on Thursday.
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Ambulance Stopped To Make Way For Minister's Convoy In Tamil Nadu
An ambulance was briefly stopped, so were other vehicles in Tamil Nadu's Kumbakonam, about 293 km from Chennai, on Monday to allow a convoy of a State Minister.
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Goddess Parvati Idol Worth Rs 1.6 Crore Found In New York After 50 years
An idol of Goddess Parvati, which went missing from the Nadanapureshwarar Sivan Temple at Thandanthottam, Kumbakonam, half a century ago, was traced to New York, said the Tamil Nadu Idol Wing Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Monday.
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Newly-Weds Murdered In Tamil Nadu, Woman's Brother Among 2 Arrested
A newly-married inter-caste couple was murdered near Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu on Monday evening.
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Madurai Hotel Apologises For Naming Chicken Dish After Brahmin Community
Hotel Milagu named its chicken dish- Kumbakonam Iyer Chicken- which did not go down well with the Hindu community. Kumbakonam Iyer is a Brahmin caste.
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Girl Sexually Abused By Temple Priest In Tamil Nadu, Accused Arrested
A 75-year-old temple priest has been arrested under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for allegedly sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl inside a temple near Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu.
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International Coffee Day 2025: 10 Iconic Filter Coffee Spots Across South India
Filter coffee across South India is comfort, nostalgia, and culture in a cup. This International Coffee Day, we are celebrating the cafés and joints across the five states that keep this tradition alive.
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Tamil Nadu Congress Members Stage Rail Roko Over Rahul Gandhi Conviction
The Congress staged a rail roko in Kumbakonam and Virudhachalam in Tamil Nadu while party lawmakers resorted to a "black band" protest in front of the State Assembly in Chennaion Thursday.
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2 Arrested For Stealing 300-Year-Old Hanuman Idol In Tamil Nadu
Two persons, who stole an antique idol of Lord Hanuman from a temple in Patteeswaram in Kumbakonam, were arrested and the stone idol was recovered from them, the Tamil Nadu Idol Wing CID said on Saturday.
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Petrol Bomb Thrown Outside Hindu Munnani Leader's House In Tamil Nadu
A petrol bomb was reportedly hurled outside a Hindu leader's house at Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu's Thanjavur district in the wee hours on Monday, the police said.
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3 Stolen Antique Idols Traced To US Museums
Three antique idols, including one of Kalinganarthana Krishna, stolen from a temple in Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu have been traced to museums/ auction houses in the USA, the Idol Wing CID said on Thursday.
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Ambulance Stopped To Make Way For Minister's Convoy In Tamil Nadu
An ambulance was briefly stopped, so were other vehicles in Tamil Nadu's Kumbakonam, about 293 km from Chennai, on Monday to allow a convoy of a State Minister.
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Goddess Parvati Idol Worth Rs 1.6 Crore Found In New York After 50 years
An idol of Goddess Parvati, which went missing from the Nadanapureshwarar Sivan Temple at Thandanthottam, Kumbakonam, half a century ago, was traced to New York, said the Tamil Nadu Idol Wing Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Monday.
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Newly-Weds Murdered In Tamil Nadu, Woman's Brother Among 2 Arrested
A newly-married inter-caste couple was murdered near Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu on Monday evening.
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Madurai Hotel Apologises For Naming Chicken Dish After Brahmin Community
Hotel Milagu named its chicken dish- Kumbakonam Iyer Chicken- which did not go down well with the Hindu community. Kumbakonam Iyer is a Brahmin caste.
