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Dredging works being carried out to restore the storage capacity of Buckingham canal. (Photo: DC)

Making North Chennai water bodies ready for monsoon

Ennore fishing villages deployed 120 boats to rescue more than 30,000 stranded people during the devastating floods of...

13 Oct 2016 6:29 AM IST

In 2013 and 2014, the state saw a rise in fatalities from 231 and 236 respectively.

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Design speedbreakers to reduce road mishaps

In the state, the number of persons killed in road accidents due to speedbreakers has gone up to 297 in 2015 from 181 in...

13 Oct 2016 6:27 AM IST

A total of 81,276 crimes were reported so far in 2016 as against the 84,332 crimes that were reported in 2015. (Representational image)

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Auto driver shot dead in Tamil Nadu bus

Police said the incident took place at 11.30 am at Saatur bus terminus and the assailants escaped from the scene.

13 Oct 2016 6:23 AM IST

Union ministers Arun Jaitley and Amit Shah leave Apollo Hospital after enquiring about Chief Ministers J. Jayalalithaas health. (Photo: DC)

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Amit Shah, Arun Jaitley visit Apollo Hospital to enquire about...

During their nearly 20 minute visit to the hospital on Wednesday, doctors explained to them about the nature of...

13 Oct 2016 6:21 AM IST

DMK President M Karunanidhi. (Photo: PTI)

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'Illiterate' Karunanidhi desperate to rule Tamil Nadu: AIADMK

Karunanidhi had said either the Governor or the Centre should act immediately to explain the position of the government...

12 Oct 2016 7:51 PM IST

Pakistan said the threat of ISIS is now from Afghanistan where it is present in at least three border provinces of Kunar, Nangarhar and Khost. (Photo: Representational Image/AFP)

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Tamil Nadu: 3 youths suspected of ISIS links picked up for questioning

The NIA had already questioned 13 youths, residing in and around G M Nagar in South Ukkadam in the city during the last...

12 Oct 2016 7:03 PM IST

$Expressing confidence that Amma would soon resume her official duties, the AIADMK said under such circumstances the demand for an interim Chief Minister was only a \sadist noise\. (Photo: File)$ Nation

Did you appoint interim CM when Karunanidhi was ill, AIADMK asks DMK

MK Stalin had demanded either a 'Chief Minister in-charge or a new CM' while Jayalalithaa remained in hospital.

12 Oct 2016 6:34 PM IST

The Supreme Court have ruled that manual scavenging should be abolished.

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Madras HC directs TN govt to file report on relief to scavengers' kin

Earlier, the HC had directed the state government to disburse the compensation as per the direction of the SC order...

12 Oct 2016 4:54 PM IST

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Jaitley, Amit Shah visit Apollo Hospital, pray for Jaya's speedy...

The two leaders enquired about the treatment given to 68-year-old Jayalalithaa at the Chennai hospital.

12 Oct 2016 4:32 PM IST

In Karnataka, the Assembly session has been convened hurriedly on September 23. At the same time, should not the legislature in Tamil Nadu also be convened? M. Karunanidhi, DMK president

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DMK questions Governor's claim that allocation of portfolios was on...

Finance Minister O Panneerselvam was allocated the portfolios held by Jayalalithaa till she resumes charge.

12 Oct 2016 4:02 PM IST

The boy was found guilty of first-degree murder in February and sentenced to remain in state custody until he turns 19. (Photo: Representational Image)

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Tamil Nadu: 25-year-old passenger shot dead on bus following...

When the co-passengers raised an alarm, the gang members jumped out of the bus and escaped.

12 Oct 2016 12:55 PM IST

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Mood upbeat at frisbee tournament in Besant Nagar

In the past three years, the number of Frisbee teams in Chennai had doubled due to the sandy beaches that offer cost...

12 Oct 2016 6:13 AM IST