Category: Tamil Nadu

The Sri Lankan Navy arrested six more fishermen from Rameswaram and seized their trawler (TN 10 MM 942) on charges of poaching when they were fishing on the high seas in the early hours on Thursday. The six fishermen had set out into the sea on Wednesday along with 3,000 others. According to the Sri Lankan Navy’s website, they were […]

In a major shuffle of senior bureaucrats, the Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday transferred K. Gnanadesikan and posted P. Rama Mohana Rao as Chief Secretary. Mr. Rao would also hold full additional charge of Vigilance Comissioner and Commissioner for Administrative Reforms. Mr. Gnanadesikan would be appointed as the chairman and managing director of Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO), according […]

Distribution of sweets, welfare assistance and blood donation by party workers were among the highlights of celebrations of the 93rd birthday of DMK patriarch M. Karunanidhi today. On the occasion, Mr. Karunanidhi, who was state chief minister five times, paid floral tributes at the memorials of DMK founder leader C.N. Annadurai and rationalist leader E.V. Ramasamy Periyar here. Mr. Karunanidhi […]

Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, on Thursday, moved criminal defamation charges against Tamil magazineNakkeeran for allegedly publishing an article that defamed her. City Public Prosecutor M.L. Jegan moved the complaint before the Principal Sessions Court. Mr. Jegan alleged that the May 20-23 issue of the Tamil weekly published a news article under the title ‘Containeril Pannam Pathukkal; Marraikapatta Unmaigal. Sikkiya Aavanangal” (Hoarding […]

The Sri Lankan Navy arrested seven fishermen and confiscated their trawlers when they were fishing on the high seas, northwest off Thalaimannar on the first day of the new fishing season on Monday, ending the 45-day ban. The fishermen, were part of the 4,000 fishermen who had set out for fishing on Sunday night. On being handed over to the […]

AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa on Wednesday nominated four party leaders, including a former Minister, for the June 11 Rajya Sabha elections. Ms. Jayalalithaa announced the candidature of R. Vaithilingam, Housing Minister in the previous AIADMK Cabinet, former Rajya Sabha member A. Navaneethakrishnan, advocate A. Vijayakumar and S.R.Balasubramanian for the biennial elections. Mr. Vaithilingam lost the May 16 Assembly elections from Orathanadu, […]