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After horrors & fears, it’s hugs & prayers back home
CHENNAI: What began as a pilgrimage to Kailash Mansarovar turned into a desperate fight for survival for 21 Tamil Nadu pilgrims when a flash flood swept through Nepal’s Rasuwa district, sending a torrent of muddy water, rocks and debris towards their...
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Govt scraps sports city, triggers son-in-law jibes
The TVK-led State government terminated the Rs 205.89 crore work order for the proposed Global Sports City at Semmencheri, triggering allegation from the DMK that the decision was taken to favour the educational institution run by Finance Minister N...
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Five pilgrims from Chennai cheat death
CHENNAI: Thursday brought good news to the families of five Chennai individuals who were deemed missing immediately after the devastating flash floods in Nepal on Wednesday. The five tourists were G Maran and his wife M Shanthi of Kalakshetra Colony,...
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100 dead, 37 from TN among 750 missing in Nepal floods
KATHMANDU/TIRUCHY: Nearly 100 people were killed and over 750, including 133 Indian nationals, 37 of them from Tamil Nadu, remain missing after a massive flash flood originating in Tibet swept through central Nepal on Wednesday, devastating several...
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All-round slugfest sets Assembly on fire
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Assembly witnessed an unusually fiery session on Tuesday after the ruling TVK, principal opposition DMK and the AIADMK were involved in angry exchanges, leaving an exasperated Speaker to warn the members that he would be...
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3 free cylinders from Pongal, Vettri Payanam from October 2
CHENNAI: Continuing his party’s and government’s focus on women, Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday announced two new schemes, Annapoorni Super Six and Vettri Payanam, both of which were part of the poll promises that the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam...
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Sugar price rise may test festival mood in TN
CHENNAI: The prices of sugar and jaggery, both used in sweets and festival-time dishes in the State, have gone up by Rs 10-15 per kg in the retail markets in Chennai in just a fortnight, and according to distributors and traders, they may rise further...
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AGE LIMIT, 2 TERMS; DMK’S BIG REVAMP
CHENNAI: The DMK’s major organisational overhaul, which expands party districts from 77 to 110 and caps the age of district secretaries at 70, signals a strategic move to counter the growing Gen Z appeal of Vijay’s ruling TVK. The sweeping changes are...
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DMK, Left reject MLA car move; TVK defends ‘essential service’
CHENNAI: The proposed state-funded car facility for MLAs, announced by Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay, has drawn strong pushback from five political parties — the opposition DMK, DMDK, and BJP, alongside government-supporting allies CPI and CPM....
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Don’t tinker south’s LS seat, Vijay tells Shah
CHENNAI: Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Thursday urged the Union government to provide a clear legislative assurance that no state would suffer a reduction in its share of parliamentary representation for successfully implementing population...
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CM vows to expose DMK’s top three corruptions at right time
CHENNAI: Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Wednesday declared in the Assembly that audit reports uncovering widespread corruption in three major schemes implemented during the previous DMK regime would be made public at an appropriate...
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Poachers’ killing: DKS asks TN not to meddle in K’taka affairs
BENGALURU: Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday warned Tamil Nadu politicians not to interfere with the state’s administration over the killing of three suspected poachers, asserting Karnataka would protect the sanctity of its...
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CM hikes crop loan waiver; Left not impressed
CHENNAI: Marking 100 days in office, Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday announced an enhancement in the full crop loan waiver limit to Rs 75,000, bowing to persistent demands from the farming community. Making a statement under Rule 110 in the...
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Tonnes of dead fish wash up in Ennore, fishers blame factories
CHENNAI: Tonnes of fish and other aquatic life have been washing up dead along the Kosasthalaiyar River near the Ennore estuary since Saturday, with fishermen alleging that heavily contaminated industrial discharge that entered the waterway through the...
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PM to youth: Lead nation, reject intellectual naxals
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged political parties to rise above differences to help secure 33% reservation for women in legislatures, called on the youth to take the lead in building a developed India, and warned that armed...
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Caste to Covid, Centre asks 11 new questions in Census
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Friday notified 40 questions, including for the first time queries on caste, to be asked of respondents during the population enumeration phase of the Census, set to begin from September 1 in snowbound areas, a government order...
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Rs 1 lakh-cr investments sealed in first 100 days, says TVK govt
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu has attracted investment commitments of more than Rs 1 lakh crore within the first 100 days of assuming office, with projects worth Rs 1,02,514 crore expected to create 1,21,788 jobs, the State government said at the Vettri Tamil...
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Vijay, Udhay united against delimitation
CHENNAI: Ending days of suspense over the DMK’s stand on delimitation, contained within which is the speculation over the Dravidian major’s future relationship with the Centre-ruling BJP, Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin on Wednesday supported...
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300-400% rise in property tax; public see red
CHENNAI: Property owners across the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) were in for a major shock after receiving revised property tax demand that are three to four times higher than what they paid in the first half of the last financial year. With...
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CM announces higher MSP for paddy, cane
CHENNAI: In a major relief for farmers, Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday announced an increase in the minimum support price (MSP) for paddy and sugarcane, claiming that the revised rates were the highest in the history of Tamil Nadu. The new...
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Stress, peer pressure, poor diet driving unhealthy eating among students
CHENNAI: Emotional stress, peer pressure and the growing influence of food advertisements are reshaping the eating habits of university students, leaving a significant proportion either undernourished or overweight, according to a study published in...
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Delimitation: Govt to move special resolution on Monday
CHENNAI: Seeking to force its main rival, DMK, to take a stand on the contentious delimitation exercise, the TVK-led government has decided to sponsor a special resolution against the move in the State Assembly on Monday. While the decision taken...
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I initiated Cauvery talks plan, was prepared to face any humiliation: CM
CHENNAI: Breaking his silence over the plan to visit Bengaluru for talks with his Karnataka counterpart on the contentious Cauvery issue, Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Friday said it was he who proposed discussions with neighbouring State as he saw...
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PRICE AT ITS ROOT, NOT RICE
CHENNAI: The State government on Thursday unveiled its maiden Agriculture Budget, with a focus on improving farm incomes, expanding irrigation, strengthening climate resilience, and accelerating the adoption of technology across the sector. The budget...
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BUDGET GETS VETRI MAKEOVER
CHENNAI: No big-ticket projects nor blockbuster announcements, revival of welfare schemes for rural population announced nearly a decade and half ago, and, much to the chagrin of opposition parties, renaming some of the existing schemes. The TVK-led...
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CM Vijay vs LoP Udhay: Day 1 Budget session to see fireworks
CHENNAI/TIRUCHY/MADURAI: Setting the stage for a fiery beginning for the Budget session of the Assembly on Wednesday, the police on Tuesday arrested opposition leader Udhayanidhi Stalin of the DMK on charges of making derogatory comment against actor...
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Cauvery row: TN moves SC for due share
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu government on Monday approached the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Karnataka government for immediate release of the share of Cauvery water. The petition alleged that the quantum allocated to it by the Cauvery Water...
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Reshuffle on cards, 4 ministers stare at exit
CHENNAI: Armed with a confidential review that studied the performance and activities of his ministers, Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay is set to undertake his first Cabinet reshuffle, with four ministers, including one from Congress, likely to be...
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K’taka releases 5,000 cusecs from Kabini; DKS calls for calm
MYSURU: Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday appealed to organisations opposing the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu to withdraw their proposed agitation, as the state started releasing 5,000 cusecs of water from the Kabini...
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CM puts B’luru visit on hold after DKS requests
CHENNAI/BENGALURU: Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay has put on hold his proposed August 3 visit to Bengaluru after Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar requested him to defer it in view of the charged atmosphere in the state over the Cauvery Water...
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25.5-km Arakkonam-Kanchi package remains suspended since May 2025
CHENNAI: The work on the Tamil Nadu portion of the muchawaited Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway is stalled mainly because of a legal dispute involving a financially stressed contractor. Even as most other stretches of the flagship corridor are either...
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DVAC tightens noose on VSB, this time over Tasmac
CHENNAI: Opening yet another front against its battle against influential DMK leader V Senthilbalaji, who is already facing investigation over the alleged attempt to bribe TVK MLAs, this time related to the alleged multi-crore irregularities in Tasmac,...
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Min boycotts MSU convocation; CJP’s Gen Z lacks sanskar: Guv
TIRUNELVELI: The 33rd convocation of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University (MSU) witnessed much drama on Tuesday, when Higher Education Minister P Viswanathan and two local MLAs boycotted the event, citing the relegation of ‘Tamil Thaai Vazhthu’ to the...
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CJP warns of fresh agitation if FIRs against protestors not dropped today
NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Monday warned of another agitation if the government did not act on its written promise to withdraw criminal cases against protestors and organisers by Tuesday. Addressing a press conference, CJP national...
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Aadhaar man Nilekani to reform NTA exams
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced the constitution of a high-powered task force, headed by Nandan Nilekani, Infosys co-founder and the architect of Aadhaar, to reform examinations conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). The task...
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GEN Z FORCES DP CHANGE
The Cockroach Janta Party on Saturday called off its 36-day agitation after Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned and the government accepted its other demands, a momentous win for the unprecedented youth-led movement that galvanised lakhs of...
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PRADHAN SHOULD GO, CJP INSISTS; GOVT SEEKS TIME
NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Friday told the government that its demand for Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation is non-negotiable and warned if it is not accepted soon, the protests would grow bigger. CJP spokespersons...
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What doesn’t kill them makes them unbeatable
Braving lathis, tear gas and even pellet guns, the youth of India stayed on course with their stir at Jantar Mantar for yet another day, inspiring the otherwise cynical boomers to stream to the protest venue to express support and solidarity, and in...
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DON’T WASTE OUR TIME: CJI
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined a request for urgent listing of a plea challenging the police action against students during the Cockroach Janta Party-led protest march to Parliament on Monday, with Chief Justice of India Surya Kant...
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Bruised but not beaten: Youth back at Jantar Mantar
NEW DELHI: Undeterred by the beatings that many of their compatriots received at the hands of the Delhi police during the march to Parliament seeking Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation over the alleged irregularities in the NEET-UG...
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TESTING TIME FOR PRADHAN
NEW DELHI: Thousands participated in the much-anticipated ‘Chalo Sansad’ (Parliament March) call given by the nascent youth movement, the Cockroach Janta Party, on the opening day of the Monsoon Session on Monday to demand the resignation of Education...
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High bill: Public rage rises, TNPDCL steps in
Facing mounting public anger over inflated electricity bills, which is threatening to blow up into a political issue for the TVK-led government, the Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited has directed its field machinery to tighten billing...
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2 more held in MLA bribe case; Rs 2.8 cr seized
A seven-storey-tall, multi-stage orbital launch vehicle Built with an all-carbon composite structure; powered by in-house developed propulsion systems Designed to carry small satellites weighing up to 350 kg to Low Earth Orbit Is the first...
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‘Softened’ DMK awaits final Delimitation Bill
CHENNAI: In a stunning reversal of its position merely three months after going all out against the BJP-led NDA government on the proposed delimitation exercise in run up to the Assembly polls, the DMK has softened its stand and announced that it would...
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TN begins phase 1 of first digital Census
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu will roll out the self-enumeration phase of Census 2027 from Friday, marking the State’s participation in India’s first fully digital population census and the first nationwide headcount exercise in 16 years. Citizens can...
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Chennai tops Indian cities in sleep loss due to nighttime heat
NEW DELHI: India has emerged among the global hotspots for climate-related sleep loss, with people in the southern parts losing 78 to 91 hours of sleep annually, including eight to nine hours due to climate change, according to a new report by Climate...
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Indian killed in attack on UAE ship in Hormuz
NEW DELHI: An Indian national was killed and 10 others injured, two of them critically, in Iranian attacks on two oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, prompting New Delhi to summon the Iranian deputy envoy to lodge a strong protest and...
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CM launches new ration card rollout; more biometric checks being studied
Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday launched the statewide distribution of 73,000 new ration cards, inaugurating the drive from Perambur by handing over smart ration cards to beneficiaries and assuring faster delivery of approved...
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New voters will need parents’ SIR details
It is not just existing voters not covered in previous Special Intensive Revision (SIR) who have to submit their parents’ SIR details to remain on the electoral rolls, but new applicants seeking inclusion in the voter list are also required to furnish...
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10 from TN drown in Vietnam
HANOI/DINDIGUL: Ten tourists from Tamil Nadu are among 15 Indians who drowned after their boat capsized about 400 metres off Hon May Rut Ngoai, an island in the An Thoi archipelago off the coast of Phu Quoc in Vietnam on Saturday. Chief Minister C...
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Conspiracy behind Karur stampede: CM
Returning to Karur for the first time after the stampede at his rally that killed 41 people in September last year, Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Friday alleged that the previous DMK regime had politicised the tragedy, implied a conspiracy behind...
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NO, MINISTER: PARANDUR WAS AAI’S FINAL CHOICE
CHENNAI: Adding a new justification for the TVK-led State government’s decision to scrap the greenfield airport in Parandur, a marquee project over which the previous DMK regime had invested its political capital and actual capital to acquire large...
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NCERT’s revised textbook tweaks Cong’s Partition stand, drops Hitler
NEW DELHI: The NCERT class 8 social science textbook, which was revised following a controversy for allegedly defaming the judiciary, has more corrections — a tweaked version of Congress’ position on Partition in 1947 saying its acceptance as the only...
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Horse-trading: Guv likely to seek explanation from govt
CHENNAI: The political storm over the resignation of six AIADMK MLAs and their subsequent induction into the ruling TVK is set to enter a new phase, with Governor-in-charge Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar expected to examine petitions submitted by...
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DMK ended alliance by ‘poaching’ our functionary: Thiruma
CHENNAI: The induction of former VCK legislator into the DMK in the presence of former chief minister MK Stalin effectively signalled the end of the political alliance between the two parties, said VCK president Thol Thirumavalavan. Rejecting...
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El Niño effect: Next summer may begin in January itself
Hotter summers, erratic but intense monsoons, prolonged dry spells, urban flooding, and all around climate chaos. The effects of the dreaded climate phenomenon, El Niño, which is already being felt, is threatening to be disastrous for Tamil Nadu – and...
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Governor steps on CM’s turf, invites public grievances
CHENNAI: In the latest flashpoint in the continuing standoff between the Lok Bhavan and the ruling TVK-led coalition government, Governor in-charge Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Saturday invited citizens to bring their grievances directly to him,...
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Poaching plotters eyed many ruling party MLAs
CHENNAI: The accused arrested in the alleged plan to poach legislators from ruling TVK and those who put them up to the task targeted several MLAs, including two from Chennai, said police sources. The revelation has thickened the plot that has rocked...
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Board marks to count for prof courses soon
NEW DELHI: Board exams may have 50% weightage in crucial admissions, which are currently based on the scores of entrance exams like NEET and JEE, according to sources. The reforms are being considered by the Ministry of Education’s nine-member...
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Weeks into marriage, TVK & partners mull over modality
CHENNAI: Nearly two months after coming together to secure power in the face of serious political strife, the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) and its allies in power held a sit-down for the first time to discuss the contours of a formal...
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Cabinet reshuffle likely over controversies, compulsions
CHENNAI: A combination of political compulsion to accommodate heavyweight defectors and controversies that threatened to affect the sheen of the newly formed government are likely to prompt Chief Minister and TVK president C Joseph Vijay to undertake a...
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Classes 9, 10 get respite from 3-language mandate
NEW DELHI: The CBSE on Monday issued fresh guidelines for the implementation of its three-language policy, granting exemption to the current batch of Class 10 students from studying three languages. As a one-time relaxation to Class 9 students, the...
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TN polio vax drive covers 51.8 L kids
CHENNAI: Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Sunday launched the National Pulse Polio immunisation campaign in the State by administering oral polio vaccine to children, at the Adi Dravidar Welfare Higher Secondary School in Palavakkam here. The...
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CURTAINS DOWN ON KING OF SCREENPLAY
CHENNAI: Veteran writer, director, actor and a musician K Bhagyaraj passed away after suffering a massive cardiac arrest in Chennai on Saturday. He was 73. The outstanding student from the Bharathirajaa school, Bhagyaraj emerged as a trendsetter with...
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Who is sending factory workers back to Odisha?
CHENNAI: “What happened to my elder sister?” This was 19-year-old Bharat Juanga’s first question when DT Next contacted him on the phone, to ask him about his return to Odisha, even as his sister Padmini, 21, one of the victims of last week’s ammonia...
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PARANDUR WON’T FLY
After seven years of resistance from local communities, the new government led by CM Vijay is all set to announce the cancellation of Parandur airport project Big win for protestors, matter of honour for Vijay who assured during poll campaign that...
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House bypoll: Allies face chemistry exam
CHENNAI: Not even two months have gone by since the results of the State Assembly election was declared on May 4, but the people in six constituencies in Tamil Nadu will soon return to the polling booth to elect their representatives for yet another...
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CM Vijay says no fight with Delhi, no compromise on rights, hits out at DMK
CHENNAI: Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Tuesday asserted that the Tamil Nadu government does not seek confrontation with the Union government, while reiterating its commitment to protecting the State’s rights and interests. Replying to the debate on...
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Gas leak toll rises to 7, dozens battling for life
CHENNAI: The toll in the ammonia gas leak at a private seafood processing and export unit near Periyapalayam rose to 8 on Monday, even as 67 workers are battling for life at various hospitals in Chennai and Tiruvallur. Many of them are in critical...
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2 dead, many critical after ammonia leak in factory
CHENNAI: Two guest workers died and several others were hospitalised after an ammonia gas leak at a seafood export firm in Kannigaipair village in Periyapalayam, Thiruvallur, district on Sunday. The Thiruvallur district police have registered a case...
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16 fixed-dose drug combinations banned
CHENNAI/NEW DELHI: The Centre has prohibited the manufacture, sale and distribution of 16 fixed-dose combination (FDC) drugs, saying they lack “therapeutic justification” and their continued use was not considered beneficial in relation to the...
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House stands united to damn Mekedatu
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on Friday unanimously passed a resolution strongly opposing the proposed Mekedatu dam project of the Karnataka government and urging the Union government not to grant any approval for the project. The...
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AI TO ARCHAEOLOGY: GOVT UNVEILS ‘VETRI THAMIZHAGAM’ VISION
Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay-led government on Thursday unveiled an expansive five-year development agenda, placing water security, industrial growth, technology-driven governance and social justice at the heart of its policy framework. Projecting...
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101 days of wait for justice and a forced cremation of a Dalit man
The morning air at the electric crematorium felt heavier than usual on Wednesday. It wasn’t the regular family gathering to bid a loved one final adieu. It was the last rites of a son who had been dead for 101 days. His wailing mother picked up a...
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L1 OF EVERY L4 EARNED GOES TO REPAY DEBT, SAYS TVK GOVT'S WHITE PAPER
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu’s outstanding liabilities have nearly doubled from Rs 5.13 lakh crore in 2021 to almost Rs 10 lakh crore by March 2026. This means 22.8% of total revenue receipts and nearly one-third of the State’s own tax revenue are spent solely...
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