Funds released to improve roads
Chief minister J. Jayalalithaa has ordered the upgradation of roads and bridges in the state including bridges for the electricity board as part of the state government’s efforts to improve the infras
2 labourers die, 40 ill with diarrheoa
Two migrant labourers have died, and at least 40 were taken ill with diarrheoa and vomiting, sickened by the contaminated drinking water their employers were providing them with.
Around 600 labourer
Fishermen displeased with oil pipeline plan
Fishermen of Tiruvallur opposed the plan for a 17-km-long pipeline to transport crude oil from Chennai port to the Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL) refinery in Manali.
The fisher folks h
AIADMK councillor hacked to death
The Kattankulathur Panchayat Union councillor, Kumaravel, of the AIADMK, was hacked to death allegedly by a 10-member gang while he was going home after visiting a temple in Singaperumalkovil 20 km so
Parties sympathise with Lankan pilgrims’ plight
With the pro-Tamil outfits attacking Sri Lankan pilgrims in the state, the DMK on Tuesday said it was only opposed to India’s training defence personnel from the island nation while the CPI(M) express
Winged menace takes over
The mosquitoes are back in full-form, bringing with them vector-borne diseases. While dengue has turned out to be the deadliest of the season—two children have already succumbed to the disease in the
Churchill is an Amman devotee
Winston Churchill is a diehard ‘Amman’ devotee. His neighbour Edward is the temple priest. Their friend George does not fail to travel regularly to major Hindu pilgrim centres in TN.
And then there i
TN commuters can ride in 1,000 new buses
Public transport across Tamil Nadu is set to give a smoother ride to the public with the state transport corporation inducting 1,000 new buses on Thursday, taking its fleet strength to beyond 20,000.
Munich tragedy and its aftermath
Olympic security would never be the same again after a group of Palestinian militants belonging to Black September organisation stormed the Games Village at Munich in an early morning swoop on Septemb
Many killed in fireworks factory blast in TN: Reports
An explosion at a fireworks factory in southern India killed at least 10 people on Wednesday in the manufacturing hub of Sivakasi, reports said.