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From joyride to nightmare: Tuticorin survivor recounts horrifying moments...
Boat accidentThe survivor claims that overcrowding caused the boat accident which killed 9 people.Priyanka Thirumurthyboat_accident_ tuticorin_hospital_podhigai.jpgScreenshot from YouTube/PodhigaiA...
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Two PILs filed to remove Jayalalithaa’s portraits from govt offices and...
CourtThe case has been adjourned to March 20.TNM StaffMadras HC_7500x500.jpgFollowing DMK’s demand to remove pictures of former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa from government offices and welfare...
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How a small village in Tamil Nadu could derail PM Modi's grand hydrocarbons...
Neduvasal protestsNeduvasal is one of 31 areas identified across India as part of Modi’s Discovered Small Fields policy Anna IsaacNeduvasal-Nityanand-5.jpgIt is one of Narendra Modi’s pet projects,...
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All that you need to know about the Neduvasal Hydrocarbon project
Neduvasal ProtestsDespite accessing multiple Government documents, there remain gaps in the Centre's narrativePriyanka Thirumurthyprotest_at_neduvasal.jpgThe Centre's nod to the hydrocarbon extraction...
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‘Our land is precious’: Protests intensify against hydrocarbon project in...
Neduvasal protests Youngsters, farmers and even celebrities have demanded that the Centre abandon the project.Pheba Mathewneduvasal protest.jpgVinoth Kumar is a software engineer working in Chennai....
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TN CM submits memo to Modi; seeks funds for drought relief, setting up of...
PoliticsPalaniswami listed out 23 crucial issues for the state for which the Central government's action is urgently needed.IANSeddapadi-palaniswamy-YOUTUBE-SCREENSHOT.jpgRelease of funds for disaster...
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'Submit video clippings of trust vote', Madras HC tells Assembly secy
PoliticsThe court has also issued notices to the Assembly Speaker Dhanapal and Chief Minister Edapaddi K Palaniswami.TNM StaffMadras HC 3x2.jpgThe Madras High Court directed the Assembly Secretary on...
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Chennai train deaths: Was the signal post too close to the railway track?
AccidentRailway authorities claim that it was due to passenger negligence but there are also speculations about the signal post’s proximity to the track. TNM Staffchennai emu.JPGDays after the death of...
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Dhanush appears in court to debunk Madurai couple's claim that he is their son
Paternity ClaimThe couple had claimed that he had certain body marks and Dhanush refuted it.Priyanka Thirumurthydhanush-and-his-mother.jpg It was an unusual sight at the Madurai bench of the Madras...
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Who authorised Apollo to cease treatment on Jayalalithaa? OPS camp asks...
PoliticsWith the TN govt unwilling to probe, the OPS camp approached the President.TNM Staffv maitreyan FB.jpgFacebook/File photo The doubts on J Jayalalithaa's death seem to be never-ending. Adding a...
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Staple your eyes if you must, but watch ‘Kakkoos’, Divya’s haunting film on...
Documentary"That’s how they were called in the area, and the child had internalised this to the extent that she called herself by that name - Kakkoos.”Sowmya Rajendrankakkoos.jpgDivya Bharathi25 year...
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Tuticorin boat tragedy: Police blame overcrowding, but why were no cops...
Boat accidentWhile 750 visitors had come to the village for a Church festival, no police personnel were deployed near the sea.Pheba Mathewboat accident.jpgTwo days after a tragic boat accident in...
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Tamil Nadu Ministers meet Sasikala in Bengaluru jail, first time after taking...
PoliticsThe group of Ministers included Sengottaiyan, Dindigul Srinivasan, Kamaraj and Sellur Raju. TNM StaffSasikala_Prison_Main_PTI.jpgFour Tamil Nadu ministers visited Bengaluru's Parappana Agrahara...
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Neduvasal Hydrocarbon drilling: Why the silence and lack of transparency?
EnvironmentTNM spoke to DG Hydrocarbons, GEM Labs and ONGC. But many questions remain unanswered.Dhanya RajendranMonalisa DasNeduvasal-Nityanand-5.jpgImage: Nityanand Jayaraman“Who are these people...
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Chennai braces up for severe drought, 12 waterbodies to be desilted
WeatherThe irrigation tanks that will be desilted can hold about 750 million cubic feet.TNM StaffDrinking water.jpgSeveral areas in Chennai have already begun facing the brunt of water scarcity. The...
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No permission given for Neduvasal hydrocarbon project, assures TN CM Edappadi...
Neduvasal protestsHis statement comes even as protests rage on in Pudukkotai district. Priyanka Thirumurthyprotest_at_neduvasal.jpgFollowing days of protest at Neduvasal, a small village in Pudukkottai...
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Pepsi, Coca-Cola boycott begins in Tamil Nadu, retailers divided on traders'...
Pepsi and Coca-ColaAre shopkeepers selling these products? We do a status check in Chennai.Pheba MathewPriyanka Thirumurthycoca cola-compressed.jpgTwo of the biggest trade associations in Tamil Nadu...
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‘New safety rules could finish fireworks industry’: Sivakasi shuts down in...
IndustryManufacturers say the proposed safety rules are completely impractical for existing shops to apply.Anna Isaacsivakasi_protest.jpgIt’s all shutters down at the town of Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu,...
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TN govt wants to make Measles Rubella vaccine mandatory, is that legal? We...
VaccinationAccording to reports, only 85 lakh children have been covered in the immunisation drive so far. Sowmya Rajendranmr_vaccine_Edited.jpgFacing stiff opposition from parents regarding the...
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Isha's Shiva statue has no approval, buildings illegal: TN government takes a...
EnvironmentThen why did the TN government allow the Mahashivaratri event? What is stopping them from locking and sealing?Amutha Kannanjaggi modi shiva.jpgIn a counter affidavit filed in the Madras High...
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