Sakuntala Subramaniam, wife of C. Subramaniam, former Union Minister and Bharat Ratna awardee, passed away in Erode on Friday night. She was 93. She is survived by two daughters and a son. Sakuntala Subramaniam had been a pillar of strength to C. Subramaniam and a great source of inspiration in his long political career and nation-building mission.
» Read moreEight persons were killed due to asphyxiation after they got stuck inside a private scan centre that was engulfed by thick smoke following a fire accident in a nearby cracker shop in Sivakasi on Thursday. The police said that among the deceased were six women and two men. Six of the victims were employees of scan centre. They were identified […]
» Read moreSeven Tamil fishermen were injured when they were allegedly attacked by Sri Lankan Naval personnel for fishing near Katchatheevu islet early today. “Seven persons were injured, one seriously, in the attack,” President of the Ramanathapuram District Country Boat Fishermen’s Association, SP Rayappan said. The naval personnel allegedly pelted stones forcing more than 500 fishermen from Pamban near here to flee […]
» Read moreTwo unidentified persons shot dead Karuppasamy of Kovilpatti in a running bus at Sattur on Wednesday. The police said the victim died on the spot. As the bus proceeding to Coimbatore slowed down at Padanthal Junction, the accused jumped off it and escaped. The incident is said to have occurred at 11.10 a.m. The police suspect that previous enmity over […]
» Read moreFive persons were killed and 11 others, including six women, sustained injuries when a large stock of explosives blew up in a cracker manufacturing unit at Thuruvai in Villupuram district on Sunday. The names of the four of the dead were given as S. Muthu, A Balamurugan of Anaiyur and M. Elumalai and C Gopal of Villupuram. The police gave […]
» Read moreTamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK general secretary Jayalalithaa was admitted to Apollo Hospitals in Chennai with fever and dehydration late on Thursday. A press release from Apollo Hospitals stated that Ms. Jayalalithaa was “stable and under observation”. On Friday, the Apollo Hospitals in a press release said, the Chief Minister has no fever and she is taking her diet. […]
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