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The Hindu
February 12, 2018
District courts and subordinate judicial courts in the two districts settled 2,534 cases and awarded settlements for Rs. 5.02 crore to litigants at the National ... The benches awarded total compensation of Rs. 2.10 crore to litigants, including Rs. 30 lakh to the family of conductor of Tamil Nadu State TransportÃÂ ...
Times of India
February 12, 2018
Tamil Nadu health minister's bull dies during jallikattu ... The bull was let loose from the vaadivasal around 11.30 am after 200 bulls brought from Pudukkottai and surrounding districts. ... Earlier, district collector S Ganesh and superintendent of police S Selvaraj inaugurated the event in the morning.
Saudi Gazette
February 12, 2018
JEDDAH — The Tamil Nadu and the North East states day held recently at Indian Consulate premises reflected the rich cultural tapestry and traditions of the Indian ... Tamil Nadu has 32 districts and the dances from various districts were well executed by the boys under the guidance of Mrs. Raznie Srihari,ÃÂ ...
The Hindu
February 12, 2018
Around 84% of applicants appeared for the TNPSC Group IV examinations held in Thanjavur on Sunday. District Collector A. Annadurai who inspected some centres where the exams were conducted said that a total of 62,135 persons had applied for taking the exams of which 52,414 candidates appearedÃÂ ...
News18
February 12, 2018
Chennai: Superstar-turned-politician Kamal Haasan has announced a plan to adopt one village in every district of Tamil Nadu after the launch of his party, saying that he is ... “Let's re-imagine our villages, let's re-imagine society and let's leave a lasting impact on Tamil Nadu and India for posterity," he said.
The Hindu
February 12, 2018
As many as 97,217 candidates appeared for the Tamil Nadu Pubic Service Commission (TNPSC) Group IV examinations held in 265 centres in Salem city and other rural towns in the district on Sunday. A total of 1.13 lakh hall tickets were sent to the candidates for appearing for the examinations in theÃÂ ...
Deccan Chronicle
February 11, 2018
CHENNAI: Though state health department claims to have eradicated filaria to a great extent, the recent report by National Vector-borne diseases control programme listed 20 districts of Tamil Nadu as filaria-endemic and indigenous cases of filariasis have been reported from Tamil Nadu. The state healthÃÂ ...
The Hindu
February 11, 2018
Mr. Vijaya Baskar had purchased the bull just before the Pongal festival. The carcass was buried in a grove belonging to the Minister's family at Illupur in Pudukottai district. Police sources said a total of 656 bulls from various districts took part in the event, which commenced around 8.50 a.m. and ended atÃÂ ...
The Quint
February 9, 2018
A deadly elephant encounter in Chinnar, a small Village of Krishnagiri District of Tamil Nadu, has recently unleashed terror among the locals. The pachyderm killed three people and damaged fields worth lakhs, giving villagers in the area sleepless nights. Fearing further attacks, locals and the governmentÃÂ ...
Times of India
January 27, 2018
This apart, Dr Lingaraju Yale, a geohydrologist, Dr Subramanian, a professional in the field of remote sensing, geomorphology and ground water, S A Raman, Vellore district collector, shared their views and expertise in the subject. The discussion was mediated by N K Ranganath, general committeeÃÂ ...
The Hindu
January 27, 2018
Dr. Vasudevan said that while a number of States had adopted the technology, its use across Tamil Nadu had reduced recently. Pointing out the poor condition of roads in Madurai district, he said: “More than the Padma Shri award, I will be happy if the technology is widely used since it makes the roadsÃÂ ...
The Hindu
January 27, 2018
But, in Tamil Nadu, they [the government] have increased bus fares by nearly 67 %.” ... Demonstrations were held in Erode and Namakkal districts. In Coimbatore ... A similar protest was held in Tirupur, where the stir was presided over by DMK North District Secretary Selvaraj and MDMK leader Duraisamy.
The New Indian Express
January 27, 2018
CHENNAI: Continuing to crack the whip, top AIADMK leaders O Panneerselvam and K Palaniswami today sacked more than 140 party functionaries belonging to Tuticorin district for bringing 'disrepute' to the organisation. In a joint statement, the two leaders announced expelling 144 office-bearersÃÂ ...
gulfnews.com
January 27, 2018
Kerala infant sold by parents recovered from Tamil Nadu ... Thiruvananthapuram: A baby girl, sold by her parents from Kunisseri in Kerala's Palakkad district has been located in Tamil Nadu's Erode district, ending the suspense about whether or not the infant ... These cradles have been set up in all districts.
The Hindu
January 26, 2018
She entered the judicial services as a District Munsif in Kancheepuram on July 1, 1991 after practising as a lawyer for seven years in Tiruchi district court. She took over as the Principal District and Sessions Judge in Tirupur on January 5, 2015 after serving as Additional District and Sessions Judge atÃÂ ...
The Hindu
January 26, 2018
The release of water from the Mettur Dam for the standing samba crops in the delta districts was brought down from 7,000 cusecs to 1,250 cusecs for the Cauvery region at 7 a.m. on Thursday morning, Public Works Department (PWD) sources told The Hindu . The substantial fall in the discharge of waterÃÂ ...
The Hindu
January 25, 2018
Students raised slogans against the State government in Dindigul and Theni districts and demanded that the government withdraw the hike in public interest. Students of VOC College in Thoothukudi boycotted their classes to protest against the hike. Government employees belonging to Tamil NaduÃÂ ...
The Hindu
January 20, 2018
The wall adjacent to the vaadivasal (the bull's entry point) in the jallikkattu arena at Alanganallur in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu carries a painting of a person ... Of all the places in Madurai, Tiruchi, and a few other districts of Tamil Nadu where jallikkattu takes place, Alanganallur is synonymous with theÃÂ ...
Financial Express
January 20, 2018
Two children from Tamil Nadu's Dindigul district beat over 3,000 entries to take home the winner's trophy for NASA's 2018 Commercial Crew Program Calendar Art Contest. The two children, Kaviya BJ and K Selva Sreejith, from Shree Vidhya Mandhir in Pushpathur, put in shade entries from over 193ÃÂ ...
The New Indian Express
January 19, 2018
Jallikattu is Tamil Nadu's traditional sport which is part of Pongal festivities. | (KK Sundar | EPS). MADURAI: The Madras High Court today allowed conduct of jallikattu at Ulagampatti in Dindigul district on January 22 and directed the Collector to ensure that it was held as per safety guidelines. Justice VÃÂ ...
The Hindu
January 19, 2018
Weighed down by spiralling fuel prices, fleet operating cost and other expenses including salary to its employees, the Tamil Nadu government on Friday announced an upward revision in bus fares, after a gap of six years. The revised fare will come into effect from Saturday. While the mofussil fare for aÃÂ ...
Times of India
January 19, 2018
INDORE: The bodies of six pilgrims from Indore and Ujjain, who died in road accident in Tuticorin district of Tamil Nadu late on Tuesday, were airlifted to ... killed after the vehicle they were traveling in toppled off a bridge in Toticorin district when they were on their way from Rameshwar to Kanyakumari.
The Hindu
January 19, 2018
Condemning the Central government on its decision to end Haj subsidy, cadre of Erode South District Congress Committee staged a demonstration here on Thursday. Led by its president 'Makkal' G. Rajan, the cadre said that the Supreme Court had clearly said that the subsidy should be phased out over aÃÂ ...
Deccan Chronicle
January 19, 2018
Panneerselvam also asked Jaitley to include the announcement of where the proposed AIIMS would come up in Tamil Nadu, a special package for relief and rehabilitation of Kanyakumari district, Integrated fishing harbour with a fish processing park in Kanyakumari district and implementation of theÃÂ ...
The New Indian Express
January 19, 2018
Addressing a pre-budget meeting in New Delhi, Panneerselvam said the State government had proposed five sites in Madurai, Thanjavur, Pudukottai, Erode and Kancheepuram districts to establish AIIMS in Tamil Nadu. The State government has demanded allocation of increased funds for developmentalÃÂ ...
The Hindu
January 19, 2018
After an orientation programme to be held at District Science Centre at 2.30 p.m. on January 25, the census will be conducted in Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi districts on January 26 and 27. After completing the exercise in Ramanathapuram district on the next day, the exercise will come to a close inÃÂ ...
The Hindu
January 19, 2018
Around 80 persons sustained injuries at jallikattu events held in Tiruchi and Ariyalur districts on Thursday. While 33 persons sustained minor injuries at the jallikattu held at Pothamettupatti near Manapparai in Tiruchi district, 47 were injured in events held at Keezha Michealpatti and Kokudi in AriyalurÃÂ ...
The Hindu
January 19, 2018
... to the poor storage level in the Mettur Dam due to the continuous meagre inflow and demanded release of 15 tmcft (thousand million cubic feet) water in River Cauvery for saving the standing crop in the Delta districts. Mr. Palaniswami had sought immediate release of seven tmcft of water for Tamil Nadu.
Firstpost
January 18, 2018
Stating that 850 fireworks manufacturing units are functioning in Tamil Nadu, he said these units were mostly in Virudhunagar district, which contribute 90 percent of the fireworks produced in the country. Since use of fireworks is attached to our socio-cultural traditions, any ban on production, sale and itsÃÂ ...
NDTV
January 18, 2018
Pudukottai, Tamil Nadu: A 42-year-old man was gored to death during a bull-taming event organised as part of the Pongal festivities at Vadamalapur in the district today, taking the toll ... Yesterday, three spectators were killed during Jallikattu and Manjavirattu held in Tiruchirapalli and Sivaganga districts.
The Better India
January 18, 2018
For the third consecutive year, Tamil Nadu has topped the list of States with the most tourist arrivals, both domestic and international. ... at Thirupainjeeli in the district is getting equipped with LED street lights, and various cultural programmes were also organised at the village on the occasion of Pongal.
The Wire
January 18, 2018
Pudukottai (TN): A 42-year-old man was gored to death during a bull-taming event organised as part of the pongal festivities at Vadamalapur in the district on January 17, taking the toll related to Jallikattu this season to five police said. The victim Jeeva, who had come to watch the sport was attacked by aÃÂ ...
The Hindu
January 17, 2018
Tamil Nadu continues to top the list on arrival of domestic and foreign travellers in the country, according to Vellamandi N. Natarajan, Tourism Minister. ... infrastructure and basic amenities at tourist centres were being strengthened, he listed various works being executed in various parts of Tiruchi district.
The Hindu
January 17, 2018
In an alleged police excess, Thirupuvanam police allegedly stripped and beaten up M. Kandasamy, district secretary of the CPI (M) after he objected to eviction of vegetable vendors from the weekly shandy in the town panchayat and argued with the police on Tuesday evening. Mr. Kandasamy (44) and hisÃÂ ...
Scroll.in
January 17, 2018
... in Tiruchirappalli district of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday while watching the annual bull-taming festival jallikattu, IANS reported. Several participants sustained minor to grievous injuries. The deaths comes a day after the sport claimed a teenager's life in Madurai's Palamedu town. Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu ChiefÃÂ ...
The Hindu
January 16, 2018
Fishermen have objected to a proposal to build a seaport situated between Kovalam in Kerala and Keelamanakudi in Kanniyakumari district of Tamil Nadu over fears it would cause irreparable damage to the environment. In a petition to the Environment Directorate, representatives of various fishermen'sÃÂ ...
The Hindu
January 16, 2018
Kaanum Pongal was celebrated with traditional fervour and gaiety in Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli districts on Monday. Scores of families ... Though the Kaanum Pongal celebration in Kanyakumari district is slated for Tuesday, there was a huge influx of tourists and Ayyappa devotees in tourist spots. On theÃÂ ...
The Hindu
January 16, 2018
In a short rescue mission, a three-month-old elephant calf, which had fallen into a farm well in Paavadaipatti in Rayakottai town of Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu, was rescued on Tuesday. The calf, believed to have been with its herd, is suspected to have slipped into the 30-foot-deep dry farm well on theÃÂ ...
Hindustan Times
January 16, 2018
District superintendent of police, Deshmukh Shekar Sanjay said a group of youth were caught in the tide. “The rescue teams saved a total of 10 persons and all of them were rushed to Vedaranyam government hospital. Four persons were declared brought dead,” he said. While three are receiving treatmentÃÂ ...
The New Indian Express
January 16, 2018
RAMESWARAM: The Sri Lankan Navy on Sunday apprehended 16 Tamil Nadu fishermen and seized four boats near Palk Strait. The 16 apprehended fishermen have been taken to Kankesanthurai Naval Camp in Sri Lanka. The fishermen are natives of Tamil Nadu's Rameswaram and Mandapam district.
The New Indian Express
January 16, 2018
CHENNAI: A youth who had come to see 'Jallikattu', the traditional bull taming sport, was gored to death in Tamil Nadu's Madurai district, said police. Kalimuthu, hailing from Dindigul district, suffered serious injuries when a bull attacked him while he was near the bull collection point by the animal owners,ÃÂ ...
The Hindu
January 16, 2018
Four persons died in separate road accidents in Tiruchi and Karur districts on Sunday. The fatal accident in Karur district occurred on the Karur - Madurai National Highway near Aravakurichi toll plaza. A goods carrier transporting sugar from Maharashtra to Dindigul fatally knocked down two pedestriansÃÂ ...
Times of India
January 15, 2018
Cops are busy scouting for new helmets, with several of them even visiting other districts and neighbouring Tamil Nadu as demand for specific type of ... sub-inspectors and assistant sub-inspectors, who use two-wheelers, are purchasing helmets from different districts, including Dharwad and Belagavi.
Times of India
January 15, 2018
KRISHNAGIRI: Six people died and 27 others sustained injuries when a car hit a Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation bus near Hosur in Krishnagiri district on Sunday evening. The bus fell on its side when its driver tried vainly to avoid a collision with the car. The bus rolled and fell into a roadside pit.
The Hindu
January 8, 2018
G. Kanakaraj, Vellore taluk president of Tamil Nadu Village Administrative Officers Association, said they commenced the sit-in protest at 6.30 p.m. demanding transfers to their respective districts. “It is three years since VAOs were given district transfers. Several women are finding it difficult to work outsideÃÂ ...
The Hindu
January 8, 2018
G. Kanakaraj, Vellore taluk president of Tamil Nadu Village Administrative Officers Association, said they commenced the sit-in protest at 6.30 p.m. demanding transfers to their respective districts. “It is three years since VAOs were given district transfers. Several women are finding it difficult to work outsideÃÂ ...
NDTV
January 8, 2018
Natives of Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi districts in Tamil Nadu, the fishermen "are reportedly detained in their fishing boats in KISH Island, Iran for ... Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami today took up with Prime Minister Narendra Modi the plight of 15 fishermen from the stateÃÂ ...
NDTV
January 8, 2018
Chennai: Unable to bear alleged harassment by loan collection agents of a private bank, a woman hanged herself in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvannamalai district, some 190 kilometres from Chennai. It is alleged the collection agents used abusive language against the woman, who had borrowed Rs. 27,000 fromÃÂ ...
Times of India
January 7, 2018
Tamil Nadu has AIDS testing centres at all district headquarters with more than 55 ART centres and 750 Integrated (Voluntary) and Confidential Counselling and Testing Centres (ICTC) under the National AIDS Control Programme at district level government hospitals and medical colleges across the state.
The Hindu
January 7, 2018
State buses stay off the road in southern districts ... Roads in Tirunelveli were relatively free as most of the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation buses were off the road following the indefinite strike ... In Kanniyakumari district, 329 of the 819 buses attached to 12 depots were operated, officials claimed.
