One person was killed and several others were injured as a shed of a hospital under construction collapsed near Taramani in Chennai on July 21 night. All those who were hurt and trapped under the debris, including three who suffered head injuries, were rescued. At least 28 persons have been admitted in hospitals for treatment. While 12 of the injured […]
» Read moreThe Salem district police late on Monday evening arrested social activist Piyush Manush on the charge of instigating people against the Salem airport expansion project and the eight-lane green corridor project. Police sources said Mr. Piyush had launched a ‘Saleme Kural Kodu’ movement and was coordinating with the people of villages surrounding the airport to raise their voice against the […]
» Read moreJustice Huluvadi G. Ramesh, the senior-most judge of the Madras High Court, on Monday asked Justice S. Vimala to be the third judge to hear the 18 MLAs’ disqualification case since the first Division Bench of Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice M. Sundar had delivered a split verdict in the case on Thursday. According to court sources, the High […]
» Read moreTamil writer Soundarapandian alias Souba, who was recently arrested for murdering his son, died at the Government Rajaji Hospital on Monday. The 55-year-old writer was lodged in Madurai Central Prison for murdering his son 27-year-old Vipin, an alleged drug addict, on May 9. Twelve days later, the author’s health deteriorated and was shifted to the GRH’s prison ward. On June […]
» Read moreThe ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday effected a shake-up in its party ranks, appointing its coordinator O. Panneerselvam’s son to a key post. Mr. Panneerselvam and AIADMK co-coordinator and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami announced the appointment of P. Ravindranath Kumar as Theni district secretary of ‘Puratchi Thalaivi Amma Peravai’, a forum named after the late Chief […]
» Read moreActor and Makkal Neethi Mayyam founder-president Kamal Haasan on Thursday, March 29, 2018 appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to set up the Cauvery Management Board (CMB) at the earliest. “My appeal to the prime minister is, please sir, you have the authority to create this CMB and you must do it. Please,” Mr. Haasan said, addressing a news conference […]
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