Tamil Nadu Headlines

Chennai, July 25: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi on Friday, July 25, gave away bycycles and prizes to students from government, aided and Corporation high schools. An official press release here this Friday, July 25 morning said under the free bycycle scheme, the government would provide bycycles to over 5.22 lakh Class XII students of government, government-aided, Corporation and Town

Madurai, Jul 25: The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has ruled that condoms cannot be marketed with obscene visuals either printed on the wrappers or in advertisements issued in visual and print media. Chief Justice A K Ganguly and Justice P Jyothimani gave the direction last evening on a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Mr C Ravikumar, a city-based

Kancheepuram, July 25: Four persons were arrested on Thursday, July 24 evening in connection with the murder of a notorious rowdy. Police said Vignesh (22), who was involved in several cases, had been arrested under the Goondas Act. On 23 July, he was released from prison on completion of the one year term under the Act. On Thursday, July 24 evening,

Chennai, Jul 24: The Marumalarchi DMK (MDMK) today expelled rebel leaders and party MPs, L Ganesan and Gingee N Ramachandran, from the party for defying the party whip and voting in favour of the trust vote moved by the Congress-led UPA Government at the Centre. MDMK General Secretary Vaiko, in a statement here, said as the two MPs had defied the

Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu), Jul 24: The Pattali Makkal Katchi, the estranged ally of the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu, today announced a statewide agitation from July 28 to 30 to condemn the declared and undeclared power cuts across the State. Informing this to newspersons at his Thailapuram farmhouse, near here, today, PMK founder-leader S Ramadoss claimed that the entire state had

Chennai, Jul 24: Yet another mysterious death was reported in the city, with the police recovering the body of a youth with his head smashed at Ayyappa Nagar, near Koyambedu, on Wednesday, July 24. With the people of the city already in the grip of fear of a pyscho killer, said to be behind the recent killing of seven people, including

Tiruchirapalli, Jul 24: The water level in Stanley reservoir at Mettur across river Cauvery stood at 60.95 ft this morning, as against its capacity of 120 ft. The inflow into the reservoir was 933 cusecs and the discharge was 12,993 cusecs, according to PWD sources. From the Grand Anaicut, PWD authorities released 7,006 cusecs into Cauvery, 505 cusecs into Vennar, 2,513

Chennai, Jul 23: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M Karunanidhi left for New Delhi by air, on Wednesday, July 23 morning. He was accompanied by his cabinet colleagues -- Electricity Minister Arcot N Veerasamy and Food Minister E V Velu. State ministers, including M K Stalin, Duraimurugan, K Ponmudy, Subha Thangavelan, Thangam Thennarasu, K N Nehru and I Periasamy,

New Delhi, Jul 23: In a highly controversial move, Central goverment on Wednesday, July 23 informed the Supreme Court that it is going ahead with the contentious Sethusamudram Project. In an affidavit filed before the SC, the Centre said that it was not destroying the ‘Ram Sethu" as no such bridge existed. Lord Ram himself had destroyed the bridge with a

Chennai, Jul 23: The Madras High Court on Wednesday, July 23, issued notice to the Tamil Nadu government on a petition filed by Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) functionary and NSA detenu 'Kaduvetti' J Guru. A Division Bench, comprising Justices D Murugesan and S Palanivelu, directed the state to file its counter within six weeks. Guru, now detained in Tiruchirapalli Central Prison,

New Delhi, Jul 22 : The Supreme Court on Tuesday, July 22 rejected a suggestion to adjourn the hearing on the Sethusamudram project on the grounds that the Government is seeking a trust vote in Parliament. Refusing the plea of an anti-project petitioner, a Bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan said: "How are we concerned with the trust motion.

Chennai, July 22: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi on Tuesday, July 22, hit back at his bete noire and AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa for dubbing as an ''eye wash'', the July 19 fast organised by his DMK to condemn the killing of Tamil fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy. Replying to a set of questions, he recalled Ms Jayalalithaa's remarks

Madurai, Jul 22: The Communist Party of India (CPI) cadres will not allow the Sri Lankan President, Prime Minister and officials to visit Tamil Nadu and wave black flags at them as a mark of protest against the killing of innocent Tamil fishermen by the Lankan Navy, CPI state secretary D Pandiyan has said. Talking to newspersons on Monday, July 21,

Chennai, Jul 21: The Madras High Court has issued notice to the Centre and Tamil Nadu Government on a petition filed by the association of tea plantation owners against the State government's 'wage formula' for workers. Admitting the petition, Justice S Nagamuthu directed the governments to file counters within two weeks. The Anamallais Tea Planters' Association, which has preferred the petition

Karur, Jul 21: The Tamil Nadu unit of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has strongly condemned the Jammu and Kashmir Government's withdrawal of the order for transferring 100 acres of forest land to Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) to provide infrastructure facilities to pilgrims. Briefing newspersons on the deliberations of the organisation's two-day State Executive on Sunday,July 20, VHP state unit