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As per the Right to Education Act, the Teacher Eligibility Test is to be conducted at least once a year.

Teacher Eligibility Test to be conducted on April 29 and 30 after...

Sources in the school education department confirmed that the board had asked them to begin the preparations for...

31 Jan 2017 6:31 AM IST

Pollution control board officials were not available for a comment.

Chennai: Submersible sucker machines help extract oil

The Coast Guard, which was utilising two submersible sucker machines for the work, plans to clear oil from other areas...

31 Jan 2017 6:27 AM IST

On the rocks are bystanders watching the episode, some covering their noses not being able to stand the stench, and some clicking selfies with their families.

Chennai: Coast Guard teams work round-the-clock to control slick with...

The thick layer of crude oil sticks to the rocks and spread across the water on a long stretch of the coastline,...

31 Jan 2017 6:25 AM IST

TTE S. Premnath

Police brutality has left me injured, says TTE

Premnath alleged he was taken to the Mylapore police station along with the other arrested youths, where he was brutally...

31 Jan 2017 6:19 AM IST

According to state election commission, a record number of 1.65 lakh aspirants submitted their nominations on Friday for the October 17 and 19 civic polls.

Tamil Nadu government ready for local body polls after April

Hence, the government decided to amend the Act to extend the term of office of the special officers for six months from...

31 Jan 2017 6:16 AM IST

While there were similar conflicts in the Coonoor belt in the second half of 2016, the guar menace has resurfaced again now after a brief lull in the hills.

Wild gaur attacks, kills man in Coonoor

Forest department sources said that one Murugaiyan (45), a farmer residing at Thuthurmattam village, was working in his...

31 Jan 2017 6:12 AM IST

At least 90 persons including over ten bull-tamers were injured and a bull was killed in two separate jallikattu events, one held at Arasalur near Perambalur, and another Palinganatham village in Ariyalur district on Thursday.

Chennai: Defamation suit against animal rights activist

The association stated that Radha Rajan degraded modesty and chastity of women in the state.

31 Jan 2017 6:07 AM IST

President Pranab Mukherjee (Photo: AFP/File)

Tamil Nadu Jallikattu law gets President nod

With President putting his seal of approval, the law has become an Act.

31 Jan 2017 6:05 AM IST

Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu O. Panneerselvam (Photo: PTI)

Reference to Bin Laden not aimed at any community: O Panneerselvam

TN CM had mentioned about some pictures of Bin Laden with 'Boycott Republic Day' slogans being noticed during Jallikattu...

30 Jan 2017 8:29 PM IST

Police forcefully remove pro jallikattu protesters from the VOC Park Grounds in Coimbatore (Photo: DC)

Jallikattu: Cops involved in violence, says petition; HC asks TN govt...

A total of 48 people had been remanded in judicial custody, on various allegations of violence during the protests.

30 Jan 2017 7:58 PM IST

Pro-Jallikattu protesters during a demonstration against the ban on the Jallikattu at Marina Beach in Chennai. (Photo: AP)

Madras HC notice to TN govt on plea seeking judicial probe into...

The petitioner alleged that police attacked those who were holding a peaceful protest in Alanganallur.

30 Jan 2017 6:00 PM IST

TN Opposition leader M.K. Stalin along with party MLAs walks out of the Assembly and addresses the media on Friday (Photo: DC)

DMK, treasury benches cross sword in Tamil Nadu Assembly over...

Stalin wanted the prohibitory order clamped under section 144 lifted from the Marina beach since the place is frequented...

30 Jan 2017 5:40 PM IST