After 40 years, Canadian woman files case against paedophile relative
CrimeThe incidences of abuse happened in Chennai when she was around 10 years old.TNM StaffRepresentational imageA Canadian woman, originally from Chennai has filed a complaint against a relative of...
View ArticleTrue freedom rests in economic freedom: Jayalalithaa
I-DayJayalalithaa announced an increase in pension payments to freedom fighters and to their families.IANSPTI/file photoTrue freedom is economic freedom and the Tamil Nadu government is taking various...
View ArticleFarmers hoist black flags in ten villages in TN's Erode
ProtestsFarmers in ten villages, including Pasuvapatty, Uppiliyapalayam and Ottavalasu took part in the protestsBy Pratheept2000 via Wikimedia CommonsFarmers in ten villages in the Lower Bhavani...
View ArticleLeopard fear spreads in Valparai and Kundadam villages
WildlifeForest department officials confirmed the presence of leopards in Valparai and Kundadam in Tamil Nadu. PTIRepresentational Image/Wikipedia-CommonsPanic gripped Valparai and Kundadam in nearby...
View ArticleSmoke from waste dump yard on Coimbatore’s outskirts stifles residents
GarbageCorporation Commissioner Vijay Karthikeyan visited the spot along with senior officials.PTIImage for RepresentationThick smoke emanating from a garbage dump yard on Coimbatore’s outskirts, after...
View ArticleMadras HC directs police to invoke POCSO in rape of a 21-year-old with low IQ
Her mental age was found to be four years, and her IQ 25.TNM StaffRepresentational imageFive months after the Madras High Court instructed police to invoke the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual...
View ArticleAdvocates Act protest: Bar Council stays suspension of 126 TN lawyers till...
ProtestThis has been done in view of the temporary withdrawal of the lawyers' three month-long protest. PTIBar Council of India has stayed its July 24 order suspending 126 Tamil Nadu lawyers, including...
View ArticleCoimbatore schoolboy commits suicide after allegedly being harassed by teachers
An FIR was registered against the teachers and the school at the Vadavalli police station.TNM StaffA schoolboy from Coimbatore committed suicide on Monday night by consuming a poisonous cow dung...
View ArticleMan grievously injured after being attacked by bear in Ooty
AttackVaradharajan was immediately rushed to the government hospital in UdhagamandalamPTIImage fore representation/Pixabay.com A 52-year-old factory worker sustained serious injuries after he was...
View ArticleNCW team visits Isha Yoga Centre, records version of two women allegedly...
NCW member Sushma Sahu met Mathi and Maayu and recorded their version about the contents of the letters.PTIA National Commission for Women (NCW) team on Tuesday visited the Isha Yoga Centre in...
View ArticleActor Vishal’s comment on producers’ council over piracy lands him in trouble
ControversyHe said that the Producers’ Council needed unselfish members who would solve issues with an open mind.TNM StaffActor Vishal has landed in another controversy. In an interview with a leading...
View ArticleNo consensus in BJP on Jallikattu: Maneka against lifting ban, other leaders...
Jallikattu Maneka Gandhi said that only the views of the Supreme Court matter on this issue.TNM StaffThe Jallikattu issue has come to the fore again. On a recent visit to Tamil Nadu, Union Minister...
View ArticleJaya govt filed 213 defamation complaints in 5 years: Here are some of the...
DefamationOf the 213 defamation cases, 55 were filed against the media.TNM StaffPTI/File PhotoHow many defamation cases has the Jayalalithaa government slapped on the media and opposition? The answer...
View ArticleActivist Udayakumar moves SC against misuse of sedition, says govt uses...
Supreme CourtThe petition has been filed by advocate Prashant Bhushan on behalf of Common Cause and Udaykumar. TNM StaffA Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court by an NGO...
View ArticleChaos in TN Assembly: DMK MLAs suspended and evicted, Stalin forced out by...
PoliticsThe harmony in TN Assembly at the beginning of the term was short-lived. TNM StaffIn what is a reminder of the acrimony between the Dravidian parties in Tamil Nadu, Opposition Leader MK Stalin...
View ArticleThanks to TNM readers, Rs 4 lakh reaches Chennai Audi victim's family
Audi hit-and-run A total of 238 contributors donated to the campaign. Divya KarthikeyanDhanya RajendranAt 4am on July 2nd, 48-year-old Munnusamy was crossing the road to begin his day as a load...
View ArticleTeenager drowns after falling into 70-feet well in Coimbatore, body pulled...
The boy fell into the well on the forenoon of Monday while he was taking a selfie standing on its edge, police said.PTIImage for representation/ pixabay.comThe body of a 17-year-old boy who fell into a...
View ArticleMan who claimed to have killed 2G case witness Sadiq Batcha goes missing
CrimeSince his press conference, despite best efforts of CBI, Prabhakaran could not be traced.PTIThe man who had claimed to have murdered Sadiq Batcha, a close aide of former Telecom Minister A Raja...
View ArticleMadhan missing probe: Madras HC orders investigating officer to produce all...
Court"Why the Crime Branch in Tamil Nadu is unable to track down film producer Madhan, inspite of a lapse of 70 days since they were handed over the case?" PTIThe Madras High court on Wednesday...
View ArticleUnion govt report on Chennai floods puts Chennai Corporation, Sewerage board...
Chennai FloodsThe report presented in the Parliament directed the TN government to tackle the illegal encroachment mafiaTNM StaffWhile the debate persists on whether the city is flood ready, a report...
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