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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Villagers demand bridge across TN's Marudaiyaru to end risky commute

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 …

Bridge River Cross Gudalur Koothur

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Four sentenced to death in 2014 caste-related murders in TN's Udappankulam

New Indian Express

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 …

5 months ago

Residents, activists opposed setting up of stone quarry in TN's Viralipatti village

New Indian Express

MADURAI: Residents of Viralipatti, representatives of various farmers' associations and environmental activists opposed the establishment of a stone quarry in Viralipatti village during a public hearing held in Vadipatti taluk on Tuesday. However, nearly 40 stone quarries were functioning in and around their village, depleting groundwater levels in the area, which indirectly led to crop loss, shortage of drinking water, …

Viralipatti Stone Quarry

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Elephant found dead, with tusks missing, in T.N.’s Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve

The Hindu

A wild elephant, aged between 18 and 20 years, was found dead with its tusks missing at the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve in Talavadi Hills, Erode district, on April 22. During a routine patrol, a Forest Department team found the fully decomposed carcass in a forest near Gumtapuram village in the Talavadi Forest Range of Hasanur Division, and alerted senior officials. …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Tension in TN's Pootaloorani as villagers waylay minister

New Indian Express

POOTALOORANI: The poll boycott declared by Pootaloorani villagers took a violent turn on Friday, and only seven of the total 931 eligible voters of the village exercised their franchise. In addition to the seven villagers, 19 on-duty officials, who were issued election duty certificates, cast votes at the polling booth in Karungulam Panchayat Union Middle School here, an official said. …

Villagers Pootaloorani Village

1 year, 3 months ago

Stalin exults, EPS nitpicks on TN's Rs 1000 scheme for women

Deccan Chronicle

Chennai: The DMK government grandiose scheme to pay women heads of households a monthly amount Rs1000, which was kick started by Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday, came in for severe criticism from the leader of the opposition Edappadi K Palaniswami, who told the ruling party not to dream of getting people’s vote for the scheme. He also congratulated …

Scheme Stalin Dmk

1 year, 8 months ago

Two including 2-year-old dead in different incidents in TN's Villupuram

New Indian Express

VILLUPURAM: A two-year-old boy and a 48-year-old man lost their lives in two different incidents in the Villupuram district on Thursday. In the first incident, a Siva slipped into a farm well and drowned in Poothurai village near Vanur. After a long search with the help of the fire and rescue team from Vanur fire station, Siva's body was found …

Siva Villupuram

1 year, 8 months ago

Security intensified in TN's Jedarpalayam after two more petrol bomb incidents

New Indian Express

NAMAKKAL: Police have intensified security in Jedarpalayam in Namakkal district after two more petrol bombs were hurled at residences of farmers on Friday. Similarly, two petrol bombs were hurled at the resident of Kulanthaivel another farmer from the same village. Earlier, incidents of petrol bombs being hurled at houses of jaggery unit owners in Puthupalayam near Jaderpalayam were reported last …

Petrol Bombs Jedarpalayam Hurled Jaggery Unit Owners

2 years ago

Ex-AIADMK minister's car attacked in TN's Dindigul

India Today

Former All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam minister MR Vijaybhaskar's car was attacked by some unknown persons in Nagampatti village of Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin district. The ex-minister also claimed that Thiru Vi Ka, AIADMK's candidate for Karur Panchayat vice-presidential post, was also kidnapped by the attackers. Vijaybhaskar said when his team was travelling towards Karur, a gang in four vehicles …

Dmk Karur Thiru Vi Ka Car Windows Vijaybhaskar

2 years ago

Wild boars destroyed maize crops on over 500 acres, say farmers in TN's Virudhunagar

New Indian Express

VIRUDHUNAGAR: Wild boars rampaged through around 500 acres of maize fields in several villages in the district in the past few days and incurred farmers a loss of Rs 5 crores in total, the farmers said and filed a petition to the District Collector on Monday. According to G Sankara Narayanan, a 40-year-old farmer from Kulasekarapuram village, maize crops on …

Virudhunagar Wild Boars Boars

2 years, 2 months ago

Buried 10-year-old girl's head goes missing from her grave in TN's Chengalpattu

India Today

The head of a deceased 10-year-old girl, who was buried over a week ago, went missing from her grave in Chitravadi village near Madhuranthakam in Tamil Nadu’s Chengalpattu district. Based on this complaint, police, in the presence of the district medical department officials and the district revenue department officials, dug the grave open and were shocked to find the girl’s …

Girl Her Grave Goes Missing

2 years, 5 months ago

Flying National Flag Daily Since 2017, How This Hamlet Near TN's Chengalpet is Inspiring Patriotism

News 18

With more than 300 families, Siruthamur, a remote hamlet in the Chengalpet district of Tamil Nadu, sets an example of national unity. In this village, not even a single day passes without hoisting the national flag. Yes, the villagers hoist the Tricolour flag every single day and salute it before commencing their work for the past four years. However, it …

Tamil Nadu Flag Village This Village Flying National

2 years, 5 months ago

14 antique idols worth crores seized in TN's Thanjavur; one held

India Today

The Idol Wing of Tamil Nadu has taken into custody a man running a store in the Arts village in Thanjavur and have also seized 14 antique idols worth crores from his possession. Acting on a tip-off, the idol wing got to know about Ganapathy, who owns an establishment called Art Village in Shivaji Nagar, Thanjavur and found that he …

Idols Idol Wing Thanjavur Antique

3 years, 6 months ago

Child dies in fire accident while playing with sanitiser in TN's Trichy

India Today

A 13-year-old boy died from a fire caused by sanitiser in Tamil Nadu's Trichy on Friday. The boy, named Sreesam, was playing with his friends outside his house when he tried to light a fire with sanitiser. Meanwhile, the deceased boy attempted to light a fire for cooking using the sanitiser. The shocking incident has created a stir in the …

3 years, 11 months ago

Rahul Gandhi joins TN’s ‘Village Cooking Channel’ for mushroom biryani; social media’s new favourite

Hindustan Times

Rahul Gandhi who was in Tamil Nadu last week joined an outdoor cooking session with a local Youtube channel 'Village Cooking Channel' which uploaded the show on Friday evening and has been going viral since. After the meal was ready, Rahul Gandhi sat on the rustic ground with the group along with Jothimani and Dinesh Gundu Rao, Congress in-charge for …

Tamil Nadu Congress Gandhi Cook Rahul Gandhi Jothimani

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Villagers demand bridge across TN's Marudaiyaru to end risky commute

Four sentenced to death in 2014 caste-related murders in TN's Udappankulam

Residents, activists opposed setting up of stone quarry in TN's Viralipatti village

Elephant found dead, with tusks missing, in T.N.’s Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve

Tension in TN's Pootaloorani as villagers waylay minister

Stalin exults, EPS nitpicks on TN's Rs 1000 scheme for women

Two including 2-year-old dead in different incidents in TN's Villupuram

Security intensified in TN's Jedarpalayam after two more petrol bomb incidents

Ex-AIADMK minister's car attacked in TN's Dindigul

Wild boars destroyed maize crops on over 500 acres, say farmers in TN's Virudhunagar

Buried 10-year-old girl's head goes missing from her grave in TN's Chengalpattu

Flying National Flag Daily Since 2017, How This Hamlet Near TN's Chengalpet is Inspiring Patriotism

14 antique idols worth crores seized in TN's Thanjavur; one held

Child dies in fire accident while playing with sanitiser in TN's Trichy

Rahul Gandhi joins TN’s ‘Village Cooking Channel’ for mushroom biryani; social media’s new favourite