PUDUCHERRY/ CHENNAI: After making landfall near Puducherry on November 30, Cyclone Fengal weakened on Sunday, but torrential downpours under its influence paralysed the union territory, with the Army stepping in to evacuate stranded persons in inundated streets. Villupuram in neighbouring Tamil Nadu also suffered following heavy rains and inundation, with Chief Minister M K Stalin terming the rainfall in the …
PERAMBALUR: The lack of a river bridge connecting Gudalur and Koothoor makes life difficult for over 400 families in Gudalur village in Alathur taluk of the district. For several years, villagers have been demanding that a bridge be constructed across the Marudaiyaru River. Gudalur residents cross the river to go to their agricultural lands, cooperative bank and veterinary hospital. For …
TIRUNELVELI: Four persons were sentenced to death, while seven others were awarded multiple life imprisonments in connection with the murders of three SC persons in Udappankulam village near Thiruvengadam in 2014. According to prosecution, 25 persons from a caste Hindu community were accused of murdering 3 scheduled caste men — Kaliraj, Venugopal and Murugan — when they were headed towards …
Madurai: Five people, including four members of a family, tragically lost their lives on Wednesday in Tamil Nadu's Madurai district when the car they were travelling in lost control and hit a two-wheeler before getting tossed and landing several feet away on the adjacent lane, according to police. Watch video here: Minor among 5 killed The driver of the car, …
A 21-year-old boy who was studying medicine in Kyrgyzstan killed himself in Virudhunagar on his birthday, August 10. He ended his own life after allegedly being upset that his parents did not permit him to celebrate his birthday in a grand manner like they usually did. Lokesh was upset that his parents denied him permission to celebrate his birthday in …