Father and son murdered in Karur allegedly over taking up lake encroachment...
CrimeSix men surrendered at the Madurai District Judicial Magistrate Court in relation to the murder. Anjana ShekarFather and son Veeramalai and Nallathambi, who are both farmers, were killed in...
View ArticleVelachery, Adyar and other areas in Chennai to face 7-hour power cut on Friday
ElectricityTANGEDCO announced that power will be restored before the scheduled time if the maintenance works are completed early.TNM StaffThe Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation...
View ArticleDeploy paramilitary forces in each booth: DMK demands ahead of Vellore polls
ElectionsPolls to the Vellore Lok Sabha seat are set to take place on Monday, August 5. TNM StaffWith less than a week to go for polls to the Vellore parliamentary constituency, the DMK has demanded...
View Article9 years on, SC upholds death penalty in sibling murder case that rocked...
CrimeManoharan is the lone surviving accused in the case as the other accused was shot dead by the police when he allegedly tried to escape from their custody.TNM StaffThe Supreme Court on Thursday...
View ArticleWe are not afraid: Arappor Iyakkam reacts to defamation case by TN govt
DefamationThe case has been filed based on a complaint from the Chennai City Police Commissioner on a comment about Minister SP Velumani. Manasa Rao In what civil society activists have called a clear...
View ArticleDharmapuri caste violence: 6 persons, including 2 women, booked for...
Caste violenceA case was filed, close to a week after the attack, based on a complaint from Vijay's grandfather.Priyanka Thirumurthy(Victims of the caste violence)The Dharmapuri police have booked six...
View ArticleAs Vellore Lok Sabha election looms closer, AIADMK desperate for a win
PoliticsDeputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam’s son is the sole AIADMK MP in the Lower House of the Parliament. Manasa RaoOn April 16 this year, just two days before the state went to polls, the...
View ArticlePresident rejected NEET Bills in 2017, Madras HC asks TN govt why info was...
CourtThe Bills, which had sought exemption from NEET for Tamil Nadu, had been rejected by the President in September 2017.TNM StaffThe Madras High Court has asked why the Tamil Nadu government kept the...
View ArticleBSNL services disrupted in parts of Chennai after fire in telephone exchange...
Fire AccidentDue to the fire, the mobile phone, broadband and landline services in Harbour and Parry’s areas were disrupted since Thursday morning.TNM StaffImage for representation/PTIA fire accident...
View ArticleSenior TN cop suspended after probe finds him guilty of sexually harassment
Crime S Venkatraman, who was the DSP of the land grabbing division in Nagapattinam, was suspended on Wednesday, when he was supposed to superannuate from service. Priyanka ThirumurthyScreenshot from...
View ArticleRelease water to Tamil Nadu for five more days: Cauvery Water panel tells...
CauveryThe decision comes even as the Krishnarajasagar and Kabini dams in Karnataka have seen below average inflows.TNM StaffFile image/ Twitter: @CWCOfficial_GoIThe Cauvery Water Regulation Committee...
View ArticleDespite ranking 1st among ST students, TN boy doesn't get admission in Vet Univ
EducationMuch to U Chandran’s disappointment, he discovered that he was eligible for less than 1% of seats at the veterinary university.Megha KaveriWhen the rank list for Tamil Nadu Veterinary and...
View ArticleVellore Lok Sabha polls: DMK chief Stalin booked for holding meet without permit
PoliticsOn Thursday, Stalin met leaders of the Muslim community at a marriage hall in Ambur. Manasa RaoDMK chief and Leader of the Opposition in Tamil Nadu, MK Stalin has been booked for holding a...
View Article28-year-old Chennai woman abducted and robbed, dumped on a highway
CrimeThe woman was returning home after work when she was abducted by two men on a motorbike.TNM StaffImage for representationA 28-year-old woman was abducted by two robbers, who looted her of her...
View ArticleTN Consumer forum orders Hotel Saravana Bhavan to pay Rs 1.1 lakh to customer
LawIn 2014, a customer had food from the Anna Salai outlet of the restaurant chain and had suffered food poisoning.TNM StaffThe Tamil Nadu consumer forum has ordered Hotel Saravana Bhavan to pay Rs 1.1...
View ArticleQueer community slams Chennai's The Slate Hotels for homophobia
HomophobiaIn the letter, the signatories have slammed the hotel for attempting to intimidate the queer couple and appropriating the struggles of the community to justify the discrimination.TNM...
View ArticleMurdered 5 years ago, TN activist Thanikachalam fought for water body till...
CrimeThanikachalam was 60 years old when he was brutally murdered on the night of November 11, 2014. Last week, the Madras High Court transferred the probe into the activist's murder to the...
View ArticleRamalingam murder case in TN: NIA files chargesheet against 18 accused
CrimeRamalingam was brutally attacked and murdered in February 2019 in Kumbakonam, for allegedly interfering in the religious propaganda activities carried out by some Muslims in his locality.TNM...
View ArticleDiamonds worth Rs 2.25 crore seized at Chennai airport
CrimeCustoms officials seized 2,996 carat of diamonds from a passenger who had arrived from Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.TNM StaffDiamonds worth Rs 2.25 crore were seized at Anna International Airport in...
View ArticleOver 100 artists to perform in honour of 50 yrs of Chennai’s Kalasamarpana...
DanceSwarnaanjali, the celebration of their golden jubilee, will feature a 90-minute dance tribute to guru Narasimhachari performed by over 100 artists on Sunday.TNM StaffAmong the reputed and...
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