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Heavy rains predicted in five TN districts on January 11
Chennai: The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) here has predicted heavy rains in Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, and Pudukkottai districts of Tamil Nadu on Saturday. According to the Weather Department, the rainfall will…
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Hoax bomb threats target TN secretariat, DGP office
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government secretariat and the state police headquarters received hoax bomb threats on Sunday, a day after a similar false threat was issued to Anna University. According to the…
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TN govt declares Cyclone Fengal as severe natural disaster
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government has officially declared Cyclone Fengal a severe natural disaster. This declaration, published in the state’s official gazette under the Department of Disaster Management, facilitates the mobilisation of…
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Six killed in blast at fireworks factory in Tamil Nadu’s Sattur
Chennai: Six workers were killed and several sustained burns in an explosion at a fireworks factory in Sattur in Tamil Nadu’s Virudhnagar district on Saturday, January 4. According to the Sattur police,…
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Anna University sexual assault: Tamilisai Soundararajan to meet JP Nadda
Chennai: Senior BJP leader from Tamil Nadu and former Governor of Telangana and Puducherry, Tamilisai Soundararajan, announced that she will meet BJP National President J. P. Nadda in New Delhi on Tuesday.…
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BJP regime insulted ex-PM Singh’s legacy; Sikh community, alleges TN CM Stalin
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday accused the Centre of “denying” Manmohan Singh’s family the right to perform his last rites at a befitting site for his memorial…
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One held for rape of Anna University student inside campus in Chennai
Chennai: A 37-year-old man has been arrested for his alleged involvement in the rape of a female student here inside the campus of Anna University in the early hours on Wednesday, an…
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Kerala removes its medical waste dumped in TN after Green Tribunal order
Chennai: Following a National Green Tribunal (NGT) order, Kerala state government officials started removing medical waste from the state that was allegedly dumped in neighbouring Tamil Nadu by waste management contractors. A…
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TN: DMK postpones executive meet due to heavy rains & Parliament session
Chennai: The ruling DMK has deferred its December 18 executive council meeting owing to the heavy rain forecast issued for Tamil Nadu and the ongoing Parliament session. The DMK General Secretary Duraimurugan…
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Press SL Prez for release of Indian fishermen: TN Congress MP to Jaishankar
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Congress MP R. Sudha met Union External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar, urging him to press the visiting Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake for the immediate release of…
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Cyclone Fengal: Central team to assess damage in TN, Puducherry
Chennai: An inter-ministerial team of the Centre has begun assessing the damage caused by Cyclone Fengal in various districts of Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Puducherry. The Tamil Nadu government…
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Cyclone Fengal: Stalin requests PM Modi to sanction Rs 2000 cr interim relief
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Monday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a release of Rs 2000 crore from the National Disaster Relief Funds (NDRF) as an interim relief…