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MK Stalin slams TN govt for inaction on hydrocarbon project and Cauvery water
PoliticsStalin’s latest statement comes after ONGC sought environmental clearance to dig 104 more hydrocarbon wells in Tamil Nadu.TNM StaffFile Image/PTIThe DMK recorded its strong opposition to Oil...
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HC bars Chennai prof accused of sexual harassment from entering college premises
Sexual HarassmentThe professor had moved Madras High Court after the Madras Christian College’s Internal Complaints Committee found him guilty of sexual harassment.TNM StaffThe Madras High Court has...
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Parts of Chennai to face 7-hour power cut on Saturday: Full list
ElectricityIf maintenance works are completed before 4 pm, power supply will be restored earlier, TANGEDCO said.TNM StaffTamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) has announced...
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Manual scavenging in TN: Three dead in Coimbatore while cleaning sewer at pig...
CrimeTamil Nadu has recorded the highest number of deaths due to manual scavenging in the last five years.Priyanka Thirumurthy"When my father was leaving, the dog suddenly barked. It was a bad omen and...
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Microplastics dumped in the sea are ending up inside mussels on Chennai coast
EnvironmentA study has found microplastics and colorants (dyes and pigments), probably of human origin, inside Asian green mussels collected from Kasimedu harbour in Chennai.Microplastics filtered by...
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4-yr-old Chennai girl killed, body dumped in a bucket in her own home
CrimePolice suspect sexual assault and are investigating a 60-year-old man— a relative and neighbour.Manasa RaoWhen the parents of a 4-year-old girl from Thirumullaivoyal in Chennai city discovered she...
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AMMK’s Thanga Tamilselvan to join the DMK after talks with AIADMK break down
PoliticsTalks with the AIADMK broke down due to opposition to his entry into the party from Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, sources tell TNM. Priyanka ThirumurthyDisqualified MLA and AMMK leader...
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Madras HC grants permission to Arappor Iyakkam to hold protest on water crisis
CourtArappor Iyakkam approached the court after the police denied permission to hold a protest called ‘Kelu Chennai Kelu’ on the current water crisis in the city.Megha KaveriEmphasising the need for...
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DMK not to press no-confidence motion against TN Speaker
PoliticsThe DMK chief had proposed a no-confidence motion against Dhanapal after the latter sent show-cause notices to three AIADMK MLAs.IANSFile image/PTIDMK President M.K.Stalin on Friday said his...
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Ex Armyman held in Chennai for rape and murder of child; wife held for...
Child AbuseThe man, who is also a relative, went with the parents to file a complaint at the police station, in a bid to be above suspicion.Manasa RaoLess than 24 hours after the murder of a...
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Obfuscation to blame-games: How TN govt attempt to bury CAG report on 2015...
Book Excerpt It took a year for the Tamil Nadu government to table the CAG report in the state Assembly, writes Krupa Ge. Krupa GePTI File imageIt is possible to guess why the TN government did not...
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Coimbatore woman succumbs to fever, swine flu suspected
Swine FluThe woman succumbed to her illness on Thursday evening soon after she was brought to the government hospital.TNM StaffImage for representationA 54-year-old woman from Coimbatore who died on...
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Tamil Nadu to get new Chief Secretary, police chief as Governor clears names
GovernanceThe present Chief Secretary Girija Vaidyanathan and DGP, TK Rajendran are set to retire on June 30.TNM StaffTamil Nadu is all set to get a new Chief Secretary and Director General of Police...
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After 40 years under water, Kancheepuram temple deity to open for devotees...
ReligionThe Aththi Varadar deity will be kept for worship from July 1 to August 17. TNM StaffWikimedia Commons/By Ssriram MT, Own work (CC BY-SA 4.0)The temple town of Kancheepuram is gearing up to...
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Caste violence claims 2 lives in TN: Dalit girl attacked by boyfriend’s...
Caste KillingVarshini Priya and Kanagaraj were brutally attacked in broad daylight by his elder brother who was opposed to his brother marrying a Dalit girl.TNM StaffThe 17-year-old Dalit girl, who was...
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K Shanmugam appointed as TN Chief Secretary, JK Tripathy is new police chief
GovernanceWith the retirement of Girija Vaidyanathan and TK Rajendran, Governor Banwarilal Purohit cleared the names of the two newly appointed chiefs on Friday. TNM StaffWith the decks cleared for...
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Protests break out in TN village over proposed facility in Kudankulam nuclear...
KudankulamProtests broke out in Vijayapathi village after a gram sabha resolution on a proposed facility at the Kudankulam plant was not recorded by district officials.Priyanka ThirumurthyThe...
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How revival of embroidery is helping stem migration of Lambadi tribes in...
TraditionA revival of the Lambadi women’s famed embroidery has not only ensured the sustenance of the craft but also livelihoods.Jency SamuelAll images by Jency SamuelAs she kept embroidering, Sunitha...
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Water crisis in Chennai once again exposes the city’s climate vulnerability
EnvironmentWith all the four reservoirs that cater to the 4.64 million population of Chennai city having gone dry, India’s sixth largest city has run out of its drinking water.PTI Chennai, the...
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Meet Vijayalakshmi, an auto driver and fierce champion for women’s issues in...
Human interestIn the morning and evening, Vijaylakshmi ferries a gaggle of girl students to school and back. But the rest of the time, she is at the forefront of multiple protests in the fight for...
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