BJP, allies announce seat-sharing arrangement in Tamil Nadu
CHENNAI: The National Democratic Alliance on Thursday announced the seat-sharing arrangement for the April 24 Lok Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu. Vijayakanth-led DMDK will contest in 14 seats, followed...
View ArticleNormal to near normal rainfall in almost all TN districts: TNAU
Coimbatore: Normal to near normal rainfall is expected in almost all districts in Tamil Nadu in the coming South West Monsoon, according to an analysis by Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU). The...
View ArticleOver 83,000 suicides reported in last 5 years: DGP
The Director General of Police (DGP) on Tuesday informed the Madras High Court Bench here that 83,103 suicides had been reported across the State between January 2009 and August 2014 and of them the...
View ArticleCases under POCSO can be tried in children’s courts
The Director-General of Police of Tamil Nadu has drawn the attention of police chiefs in all cities and the districts to the High Court’s recent clarification that cases registered under the Protection...
View Article‘Rainfall across TN will be normal’
Rainfall across most districts of Tamil Nadu is expected to be normal to near normal during the ensuing South-West Monsoon, say farm varsity experts. The Agro Climate Research Centre at the Tamil Nadu...
View ArticleBJP front’s tentative list
A broad picture has emerged on the seats to be shared by the allies in the BJP-DMDK front in the State for the Lok Sabha polls, subject to a couple of final adjustments by Monday. A senior...
View ArticleTamil Nadu Agricultural University predicts normal rainfall for Kovai district
COIMBATORE: Coimbatore will receive normal rainfall, as per a forecast done by the agro climate research centre under the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU). As per the study, all districts will...
View ArticleNortheast monsoon has been active over Tamil Nadu
Chennai, Oct 22 : Following is a summary of observations recorded by the weather office here at 0830hrs today. Northeast monsoon has been active over Tamil Nadu and Rayalaseema. Rainfall occurred at...
View ArticleOnly 20 of 1,531 usury cases ended in conviction: DGP
The Director General of Police on Monday informed the Madras High Court Bench here that only 20 out of 1,531 cases filed in the State under the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Charging Exorbitant Interest...
View ArticleTamil Nadu population rises to 7.2 crore in a decade
CHENNAI: There has been an increase of 97.4 lakh persons to the population of Tamil Nadu in the last decade, Census Operations-Tamil Nadu joint director M R V Krishna Rao said. He was releasing on...
View ArticleInfrastructure bonanza for police
Chief Minister Jayalalithaa announced on Wednesday that nine urban and 28 rural police stations would be housed in new buildings to be constructed at a cost of Rs. 29.24 crore. Replying to the debate...
View ArticleChennai tops state in murders for gain
CHENNAI: Chennai city topped in the murder for gain cases in the state in 2012. Chennai city witnessed at least 15 murder for gain cases reported last year and it was followed by Kancheepuram with 13...
View ArticleTN Govt to run 19 more working women hostels
Tamil Nadu Government has allocated Rs 23.75 crore towards constructing 19 women hostels across the state. These...
View ArticleFillip to higher education
Besides an allocation of Rs. 150 crore for building infrastructure for the regional centres of the Anna University, Chief Minister Jayalaithaa on Monday announced the creation of higher research and...
View ArticleFair price shops to work on first two Sundays
Fair price shops in the State will henceforth function on the first two Sundays of the month. Announcing this in the Assembly on Monday, the Food Minister, R. Kamaraj, said that the decision to keep...
View ArticleCases under POCSO can be tried in children’s courts
The Director-General of Police of Tamil Nadu has drawn the attention of police chiefs in all cities and the districts to the High Court’s recent clarification that cases registered under the Protection...
View ArticleChennai tops state in murders for gain
CHENNAI: Chennai city topped in the murder for gain cases in the state in 2012. Chennai city witnessed at least 15 murder for gain cases reported last year and it was followed by Kancheepuram with 13...
View ArticleTN Govt to run 19 more working women hostels
Tamil Nadu Government has allocated Rs 23.75 crore towards constructing 19 women hostels across the state. These...
View Article44 p.c. of rescued bonded labourers are from north India
Periodic intervention by voluntary agencies to rescue bonded workers not withstanding, bonded labour is prevalent in many districts of Tamil Nadu in rice mills, brick kilns and other places. Details of...
View ArticleInfrastructure bonanza for police
Chief Minister Jayalalithaa announced on Wednesday that nine urban and 28 rural police stations would be housed in new buildings to be constructed at a cost of Rs. 29.24 crore. Replying to the debate...
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