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"DMK Councillor Asked Me To Kneel," Says Dalit Man, Police Case Filed
A video from Tamil Nadu's Villupuram district, showing a Dalit municipal official prostrate before a ruling DMK councillor, has triggered a major political row. The official has filed a complaint with the police, alleging humiliation.
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2 Students Die After Train Hits Bus, Driver Had Insisted On Crossing Track
The school van collided with a Villupuram-Mayiladuthurai passenger train at a railway-level crossing in Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore.
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Train With 500 Passengers Derails In Tamil Nadu, Loco Pilot Averts Tragedy
A coach of a passenger train bound for Puducherry derailed near Villupuram on Tuesday, and a major accident was averted as the loco pilot noticed it and quickly halted the train.
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Tamil Nadu Braces For Heavy Rain, Schools Shut In Chennai, Nearby Districts
A holiday has been declared for schools in Chennai, Villupuram, Thanjavur, Mayiladuthurai, Pudukkottai, Cuddalore, Dindigul, Ramanathapuram, Thiruvarur, Ranipet and Tiruvallur.
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High Court Orders CBI Probe Into Tamil Nadu Liquor Tragedy That Killed 68
In a setback to the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu, the Madras High Court has ordered a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the illicit liquor tragedy that had killed 68 people in the Villupuram district.
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Amid Heavy Rain, Holiday Declared For Schools In Tamil Nadu, Puducherry
As rains lashed many parts of Tamil Nadu, the educational authorities in Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai, and Villupuram districts of Tamil Nadu have declared school holidays.
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How Eateries Are Altering Recipes As Tomato Goes Out Of Menu In Tamil Nadu
Ranjitham, a daily wager earning six thousand rupees a month in Tamil Nadu's Villupuram district, has completely cut tomatoes from her menu as tomato prices crossed Rs 200 a kilo, a four-fold rise in just three weeks.
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Temple In Tamil Nadu Sealed After Dispute Over Entry Of Schedule Castes
Revenue officials in Tamil Nadu sealed the Sri Dharmaraja Draupadi Amman temple at Melpathi village in Villupuram district today following a dispute over the entry of Scheduled Caste members into the temple.
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MK Stalin Holds Review Meeting Over Toxic Liquor Deaths In Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin held a review meeting at the Chennai secretariat regarding the alleged toxic liquor deaths that occurred in Villupuram and Chengalpattu districts earlier in the month.
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2 More Arrested In Tamil Nadu Toxic Liquor Case As Deaths Climb To 21: Cops
Two persons were arrested from Puducherry on Wednesday in connection with the hooch tragedy in neighbouring Tamil Nadu's Villupuram district, police said.
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Tamil Nadu Toxic Liquor Deaths Rise To 20, 1 Arrested
The count in the twin hooch tragedies in Villupuram and Chengalpet districts rose to 20 on Tuesday.
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Rights Body Notice To Tamil Nadu Government Over Toxic Liquor Tragedy
The National Human Rights Commission has sent notices to the Tamil Nadu government and the state police chief over the death of several people after they allegedly consumed spurious liquor in Villupuram and Chengalpattu districts, officials said.
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Opposition Demands Prohibition As 14 Die In Tamil Nadu Hooch Tragedy
A pall of gloom has descended upon Villupuram and Chengalpattu districts of Tamil Nadu as 14 people died after consuming spurious liquor over the weekend.
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3 Dead After Consuming Toxic Liquor In Tamil Nadu
Three persons died after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in Tamil Nadu's Villupuram district, police said on Sunday.
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Tamil Nadu Student Falls Off 1st Floor Of College, Police Investigate
A first-year student at a private college in Tamil Nadu's Villupuram district was injured today after she fell off the first floor of the college building. Police said that they are investigating if this was a case of suicide or not.
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"DMK Councillor Asked Me To Kneel," Says Dalit Man, Police Case Filed
A video from Tamil Nadu's Villupuram district, showing a Dalit municipal official prostrate before a ruling DMK councillor, has triggered a major political row. The official has filed a complaint with the police, alleging humiliation.
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2 Students Die After Train Hits Bus, Driver Had Insisted On Crossing Track
The school van collided with a Villupuram-Mayiladuthurai passenger train at a railway-level crossing in Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore.
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Train With 500 Passengers Derails In Tamil Nadu, Loco Pilot Averts Tragedy
A coach of a passenger train bound for Puducherry derailed near Villupuram on Tuesday, and a major accident was averted as the loco pilot noticed it and quickly halted the train.
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Tamil Nadu Braces For Heavy Rain, Schools Shut In Chennai, Nearby Districts
A holiday has been declared for schools in Chennai, Villupuram, Thanjavur, Mayiladuthurai, Pudukkottai, Cuddalore, Dindigul, Ramanathapuram, Thiruvarur, Ranipet and Tiruvallur.
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High Court Orders CBI Probe Into Tamil Nadu Liquor Tragedy That Killed 68
In a setback to the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu, the Madras High Court has ordered a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the illicit liquor tragedy that had killed 68 people in the Villupuram district.
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Amid Heavy Rain, Holiday Declared For Schools In Tamil Nadu, Puducherry
As rains lashed many parts of Tamil Nadu, the educational authorities in Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai, and Villupuram districts of Tamil Nadu have declared school holidays.
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How Eateries Are Altering Recipes As Tomato Goes Out Of Menu In Tamil Nadu
Ranjitham, a daily wager earning six thousand rupees a month in Tamil Nadu's Villupuram district, has completely cut tomatoes from her menu as tomato prices crossed Rs 200 a kilo, a four-fold rise in just three weeks.
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Temple In Tamil Nadu Sealed After Dispute Over Entry Of Schedule Castes
Revenue officials in Tamil Nadu sealed the Sri Dharmaraja Draupadi Amman temple at Melpathi village in Villupuram district today following a dispute over the entry of Scheduled Caste members into the temple.
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MK Stalin Holds Review Meeting Over Toxic Liquor Deaths In Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin held a review meeting at the Chennai secretariat regarding the alleged toxic liquor deaths that occurred in Villupuram and Chengalpattu districts earlier in the month.
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2 More Arrested In Tamil Nadu Toxic Liquor Case As Deaths Climb To 21: Cops
Two persons were arrested from Puducherry on Wednesday in connection with the hooch tragedy in neighbouring Tamil Nadu's Villupuram district, police said.
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Tamil Nadu Toxic Liquor Deaths Rise To 20, 1 Arrested
The count in the twin hooch tragedies in Villupuram and Chengalpet districts rose to 20 on Tuesday.
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Rights Body Notice To Tamil Nadu Government Over Toxic Liquor Tragedy
The National Human Rights Commission has sent notices to the Tamil Nadu government and the state police chief over the death of several people after they allegedly consumed spurious liquor in Villupuram and Chengalpattu districts, officials said.
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Opposition Demands Prohibition As 14 Die In Tamil Nadu Hooch Tragedy
A pall of gloom has descended upon Villupuram and Chengalpattu districts of Tamil Nadu as 14 people died after consuming spurious liquor over the weekend.
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3 Dead After Consuming Toxic Liquor In Tamil Nadu
Three persons died after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in Tamil Nadu's Villupuram district, police said on Sunday.
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Tamil Nadu Student Falls Off 1st Floor Of College, Police Investigate
A first-year student at a private college in Tamil Nadu's Villupuram district was injured today after she fell off the first floor of the college building. Police said that they are investigating if this was a case of suicide or not.
