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AIADMK partys general secretary V.K. Sasikala. (Photo: PTI)

Respect feelings, make Pongal holiday compulsory for TN: Sasikala to...

Centre should 'respect' the festival and provide holiday to all central departments, Sasikala said.

10 Jan 2017 9:25 AM IST

Drawing of fire-line to separate forest areas underway in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve MTR woods. (Photo: DC)

Efforts on to avert fire in Nilgiris forests

Jungle management becomes tough usually during the first three months of the calendar year as the continuing hot...

10 Jan 2017 7:15 AM IST

Sasikala distributes 3 lakh bank drafts to kin of people who died after Jayas death (Photo: DC)

Sasikala completes marathon meetings

Sasikala Natarajan on Monday completed her five-day interact sessions with the functionaries of all the 50 party...

10 Jan 2017 7:13 AM IST

If the authorities failed file the status report, the court would issue contempt notice against the two officials, said the judges.

Court warns health secretary, CS of contempt

When the case came up for hearing on Monday, the additional advocate general Pugalenthi submitted the affidavit in the...

10 Jan 2017 7:05 AM IST

Oscar award winner, Dr Kiran Bhat interacts with media persons through video conference on Monday. (Photo: DC)

Kovai engineer wins Oscar for tech feat

Dr Kiran Bhat and his team have been awarded the 2017 Oscar for Scientific and technical Achievements' for the design...

10 Jan 2017 7:00 AM IST

DMK to protest against new education policy

TNCC president S. Thirunavukkarasar too opposed common entrance examination for admissions to engineering colleges

10 Jan 2017 6:56 AM IST

K. Pandiarajan, minister for school education and youth affairs.

Tamil Nadu will bring Rs 5 lakh crore investment by 2017, says K...

He said Tamil Nadu would achieve in brining Rs 5 lakh crore worth investments by this year-end, a feat that took Gujarat...

10 Jan 2017 6:54 AM IST

After having joined the Uday scheme, Tamil Nadu government will take over loans of its power distribution firm, Tangedco, to the tune of Rs 30,420 crore.

Tamil Nadu government to take over Rs 22,815 crore loans of Tangedco

As per Uday 75 per cent of Tangedco's distribution related loans as on 30.09.2015 have to be taken over by Government of...

10 Jan 2017 6:50 AM IST

Tamil Nadu to gain Rs 11,000 crore in 3 years

After much deliberation, the Tamil Nadu Government decided to join the Uday scheme on October 21 when Jayalalithaa was...

10 Jan 2017 6:46 AM IST

Sasikala Natarajan

Pongal Holiday: Political parties up in arms

Mahavir Jayanthi, which is not celebrated by all is in the general holidays list due to the greatness of Mahavir.

10 Jan 2017 6:43 AM IST

P Seeman threatens to hold sport

He said the Central and Karnataka governments had refused to obey the rulings of the Supreme Court on formation of the...

10 Jan 2017 6:41 AM IST

If Jallikattu is banned, then why not biriyani, asks Kamal Haasan

He said jallikattu should not be confused with the bull fight in Spain, where the bulls are injured and sometimes get...

10 Jan 2017 6:38 AM IST