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CUDDALORE: A Class 12 boy was hacked to death by an unemployed engineering graduate in Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as V Jeeva (17) and the accused as S Ananth (24) - both lived in the same locality. Police have launched a hunt for Ananth, who absconded after committing the crime.Police said a few days ago, Ananth invited Jeeva to his house and attempted to...

CHENNAI: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Tuesday announced that the party would hold agitation against the governments of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka in the delta districts on October 6. Former AIADMK ministers R Kamaraj, O S Manian, C Vijayabaskar, R B Udayakumar and S Semmalai would lead the agitation in Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Mayiladuthurai and Cuddalore districts...

DINDIGUL: The ban imposed on carrying mobile phones by devotees inside the Arulmigu Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple at Palani in Tamil Nadu's Dindigul district came into force on Sunday. To aid devotees, the temple administration set up mobile phone deposit points where phones can be dropped off safely.One of the six abodes of Lord Murugan, the Arulmigu Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple, sees hundreds of...

CHENNAI: The gram sabha meetings in village panchayats will be held across the state on October 2 with the theme 'Everything for Everyone'. Chief minister M K Stalin will make opening remarks for the event, virtually, while ministers would take part in districts. The meetings are held six times a year. The government has chosen 'everything for everyone' as the theme for the upcoming meeting, aiming at...

CHENNAI: A delegation led by DMDK leader Premalatha Vijayakanth on Saturday called on governor R N Ravi and submitted a memorandum, seeking his intervention for speeding up a pending proposal to interlink rivers to ensure equitable distribution of water among the riparian states. It also sought his intervention to resolve the ‘pressing issues’ of Tamil Nadu, through Union and state governments....

CHENNAI: Days after the AIADMK walked out of the NDA alliance, the BJP state unit has convened a meeting of state office-bearers, district presidents and zonal in-charge, besides its core committee to discuss the 'prevailing situation' and strengthening organisational structure for the upcoming LS polls. The party is also engaged in dialogues with 'friendly partners' dismayed by the sudden developments...

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government will make a demand at the Cauvery Water Management Authority’s meeting on Friday afternoon that Karnataka release water at the rate of 12,500 cusecs daily. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of state-wide bandh call given by the pro-Kannada organisations, Tamil Nadu water resources minister Duraimurugan said the state was asking for as it lacked water and not that...

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu won the second best state award for the best Smart City projects in the country, with Madhya Pradesh winning the first prize. D Karthikeyan, secretary for municipal administration and water supply department, received the award from President Droupadi Murmu at the Smart Cities Conclave organised by the Union government in Indore on Wednesday. The Greater Chennai Corporation displayed...

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday announced its tourism policy for the first time by which it has given industry status to tourism and aims at attracting Rs 20,000crore investment in the sector. This means tourism projects and stakeholders and others will become eligible for funds that come under development of industries and will lead to better employment opportunities and training....

The 42 samples from bat and other animals, which were sent to National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD), Bhopal, tested negative for Nipah, dealing a setback to the state’s efforts to identify the source of the recent Nipah outbreak in Kozhikode. The second batch of 42 samples were collected from the house and farmland of Mohammedali (deceased index patient in current outbreak) at...