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Two grandiose plans, the first announced by the DMK in 2008 (Chennai City Second Master Plan) and second by the ruling AIADMK government (Vision 2023), both aimed at the development of Tamil Nadu is nowhere close to fruition.

Tamil Nadu government's long term policies in limbo

Jayalalithaa's vision 2023 policy, ten cities should be converted into world-class cities by 2023.

29 April 2017 8:00 AM IST

The state governments assertion that farmers did not commit suicide due to drought led to shock among the farmers who opined that the Tamil Nadu governments stand would deny them the possibility of drought relief from the centre.

Farmers shocked after TN govt tells SC no suicides due to drought

The farmers said hundreds had committed suicide since the crops had failed and they were unable to pay their debts.

29 April 2017 7:54 AM IST

DMK party district secretaries meeting was held on Friday at Anna Arivalayam and led by the party working president M K Stalin. (Photo: DC)

DMK to conduct anti-Hindi seminars

The resolution said The fire lit by those leaders against Hindi could not be extinguished'.

29 April 2017 7:50 AM IST

Union Ministers Mahesh Sharma and Nirmala Sitharaman along BJP leader President Tamilsai Soundararajan at excavation site in Keezhadi on Friday. (Photo: DC)

Keezhadi excavation to continue: Central ministers

No Hindutva bias against ASI project, assures Sharma.

29 April 2017 7:46 AM IST

AIADMK (PTA) chief O Panneerselvam and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E Palaniswami. (Photos: PTI)

Despair in Panneerselvam camp over merger; members disagree with OPS?

TN Finance Minister D Jayakumar said the OPS camp had not responded to the positive initiatives taken by the ruling...

29 April 2017 7:42 AM IST

Light rain has drenched the parched Western Ghats, with Valparai recording 6.2mm on Friday.

Tamil Nadu: Temperatures to come down in first week of May

Light rain has drenched the parched Western Ghats, with Valparai recording 6.2mm on Friday.

29 April 2017 7:38 AM IST

After a gap of three years, around seven lakh teacher aspirants in the State will write the Teacher Eligibility Test.

Tamil Nadu: Teacher aspirants to write eligibility test today

After a gap of three years, around seven lakh in the state to write TET.

29 April 2017 7:35 AM IST

Madras High Court

Madras High Court special bench to hear medical admission appeals

A maximum of 10 marks for experience was provided to all candidates.

29 April 2017 7:33 AM IST

A safety app by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) for women passengers on the suburban network is failing to take off due to no policy on advertising rights, making potential sponsors shy away. (Representational image)

Railway Protection Force's women safety app fails to take off

RPF officers had pondered on a safety app for women passengers on the suburban train network.

29 April 2017 7:29 AM IST

Following the death of a 32-year-old manual scavenger at a manhole in Mogappair, Chennai Metro Water called off the non-emergency sewage related works for a week. (Representational image)

Chennai: Metro water holds sewage work for week

Chennai Metro Water called off the non-emergency sewage related works for a week.

29 April 2017 7:25 AM IST

Young girls buy gold jewellery in a shop at T Nagar, on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya on Friday. (Photo: DC)

Akshaya Tritiya offers flood market

Jewellers, small and big, are working overtime to meet the demand of the customers.

29 April 2017 7:21 AM IST

Baahubali 2 overcomes hassles and releases to rave reviews in Tamil Nadu

Baahubali 2 overcomes hassles and releases to rave reviews in Tamil...

Cinema owners put up boards outside the halls to inform the audience about the development and offered refunds for the...

28 April 2017 6:25 PM IST