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VILLUPURAM: Trade, commercial and business establishments in Kottakuppam municipality in Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu staged a bandh from 9am to 6pm on Wednesday to register their protest against frequent power cuts in the region over the years. The residents and around 17 forums representing people from different sections of society extended complete support to the bandh.The representatives of the...

TIRUVANNAMALAI: Several people were feared dead following a collision between a car and a state government bus on Monday night on the Sangam-Krishnagiri Highways in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvannamalai district.A video of the accident emerged on social media, showing policemen and locals attempting to rescue the victims.Those injured have been rushed to the hospital.The reason behind the accident is yet to be...

CHENNAI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) sleuths nabbed the kingpin of a human trafficking racket involved in an attempt to send 61 Sri Lankan nationals abroad illegally after bringing them to India in 2021.The accused, identified as Mohamed Imran Khan (39) alias Haja Najerbheeden, a native of Ramanathpuram, was secured from his hideout in Theni district by the absconder tracker team (ATT) of...

CHENNAI: Seven of a family, including two children, died in a road accident when a lorry rammed a car, in which they were travelling, in Pakkiripalayam bypass road near Chengam in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvannamalai district. A lone survivor, a woman, is undergoing treatment at the government hospital in Tiruvannamalai.One of the deceased, identified as Sathish, from Tumkur in Karnataka, along with his wife,...

KRISHNAGIRI: Two people were killed while three others sustained injuries after a premium hatchback car in which they were travelling rammed into a truck from behind near Polupalli in Tamil Nadu's Krishnagiri district on Wednesday morning.The deceased have been identified as S Sandeep, 26, M Aman, 26, residents of Kollam in Kerala.A group of five people including the deceased and their friends J Riyaz,...

CHENNAI: Two men attacked a woman and snatched her three sovereign gold chain worth around ₹1.2 lakh when she came to dispose garbage at Melnallathur in Tiruvallur district early on Tuesday.Police said Padmavathy, 75, of Melnallathur village came out of her house when the men punched her on the back. After she collapsed on the ground, one of them snatched the chain and escaped on their bike.Though the...

NAMAKKAL: A Class IX girl student died on Monday after eating chicken shawarma bought from a hotel in Tamil Nadu's Namakkal town.The deceased has been identified as D Kalaiyarasi, 14, of AS Pettai in Namakkal town. Kalaiyarasi, her father Dhavakumar, 44, mother Sujatha, 38, brother Boopathi, 12, uncle Sinoj, 60, and aunty Kavitha, 56, went out on September 16 night. They later bought parcels of food,...