Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu Policeman Arrested For Stealing "Expensive" Mobile Phone

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 18, 2018

A constable has been arrested on the charge of stealing an 'expensive' mobile phone seized from a group of North Indians taken into custody in connection with betting on a local cricket match in Tirunelveli recently, police said today.

Bride In Tamil Nadu Crosses Flooded River To Reach Her Own Wedding

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 18, 2018

Undeterred by a flooded Moyar river, a 24-year old bride from a hilly town on the slopes of the Nilgiris has undertaken a daunting ride on a coracle to reach the venue of her marriage.

8,410 People In Relief Camps; Flood Alert In Tamil Nadu's Madurai, Theni

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 18, 2018

A flood alert has been sounded in Theni and Madurai districts of Tamil Nadu and people living along the banks of the Cauvery and Bhavani advised to move to safer places, even as over two lakh cusecs of water was discharged from three dams, including Mettur.

3-Year-Old Chennai Girl Shoots 1,111 Arrows For Guinness World Record

Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Friday August 17, 2018

A three-year-old girl in Chennai attempted a Guinness World Record this year on Independence Day by shooting 1,111 arrows on a target eight metres away.

Green Court Will Decide On Vedanta's Plant In Tuticorin: Top Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 17, 2018

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain Tamil Nadu government's plea against the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) order allowing mining major Vedanta access to the administrative unit inside its closed Sterlite copper plant at Tuticorin and asked the NGT to "finally decide" the matter.

Consider Lowering Water Level, Supreme Court Says On Mullaperiyar Dam

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Friday August 17, 2018

The Centre must decide whether water should be released from the Mullaperiyar dam -- over which Kerala and Tamil Nadu are at loggerheads - the Supreme Court said today. The court, however, asked the Tamil Nadu government to obey the order of the panel appointed by the Centre to take a call on the dam's water level.

Despite Threat, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Didn't Dismiss DMK Regime: MK Stalin

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday August 17, 2018

Condoling the death of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, DMK Working President MK Stalin said the late leader did not dismiss the DMK government in Tamil Nadu despite the threat to the BJP-led Central government.

Rahul Gandhi Security Lapse: High Court Sends Notice To Centre, Tamil Nadu

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 16, 2018

The Madras High Court today issued notices to the Tamil Nadu and Central governments on a PIL seeking a judicial probe in alleged security lapses during Congress President Rahul Gandhi's visit to the Rajaji Hall in Chennai to pay homage to departed DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi.

Cauvery Water Discharge Floods Villages, Destroys Crops In Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 16, 2018

Low-lying villages along the banks of the Cauvery river and its tributary Bhavani in Tamil Nadu were inundated and crops submerged following heavy discharge of surplus water from Mettur dam, while people were shifted to safer locations.

On Mullaperiyar Dam, Top Court Raps "Adversarial" Tamil Nadu, Kerala

Kerala News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan and J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Friday August 17, 2018

The flood situation in Kerala is "grave" and it is not the time to be "adversarial", the Supreme Court has told the government of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, which are battling over discharge of water from Mullaperiyar Dam. Both states "must work together in harmony" the top court said.

Here Are 3 Reasons Thanjavur Should Be On Your Travel Bucket List

Ashish Dutta | Thursday August 16, 2018

Just a few hours away from Chennai if you take a train, Thanjavur can be explored in a day

"Will Not Be Cowed Down," Says MK Stalin As Succession War Brews In DMK

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 15, 2018

Embroiled in a succession war with his estranged brother MK Alagiri, DMK working president MK Stalin today said he would "not be cowed down" by any flutter and vowed to overcome any challenges emanating from within or outside the party.

Amid Kerala Rain, Chief Minister's SOS To PM, Tamil Nadu On A Key Dam

Kerala News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Revathi Hariharan | Thursday August 16, 2018

After heavy rain for the last one week triggered floods and landslides in Kerala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday sent an SOS to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Rajnath Singh and his Tamil Nadu counterpart E Palaniswami on the rising water level in the Mullaperiyar Dam.

Karunanidhi Responsible For Chief Ministers Unfurling National Flag

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday August 15, 2018

Late DMK President M Karunanidhi was responsible for state Chief Ministers unfurling the national flag on the occasion of Independence Day.

"Trying to Graduate": AIADMK Disses Rajinikanth Over Karunanidhi Funeral Jab

South | Edited By Aloke Tikku | Tuesday August 14, 2018

Superstar Rajinikanth has launched an unusual broadside against Chief Minister E Palaniswami and his ministers for skipping DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi's funeral last week, provoking a stinging comeback from the has provoked a sharp comeback from the ruling AIADMK.