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Rise in prices of liquor in Tamil Nadu came into effect on Friday with a state-owned Tasmac set to generate an additional Rs 5,000 crore in a year.

Activists slam govt for not prohibiting liqour

Post the demise of Jayalalithaa, the state had also been witnessing a series of anti liquor protests particularly by...

3 May 2018 6:21 AM IST

PMK founder S. Ramadoss and party MP Anbumani Ramadoss demanded a CBI probe into the issue.

Political leaders pour angst over Dinesh's suicide

DMK working president M. K. Stalin said, â€œthe state government's priority for Tasmac sales has claimed the life of the...

3 May 2018 6:18 AM IST

This year, the liquor shops are hoping for much more. We are expecting the liquor sales to touch Rs 9 crore this year as we have continuous holidays from September 28 to October 2 and the Pydithalli Ammavaru in neighbouring Vizianagaram on October 3 would further push the liquor sales in Vizag region, said an excise officer. (Representational image)

Upsurge against liquor shops in Tirunelveli likely to grow

Political and social outfits in the district have given a call for mass protests following the death of Dinesh on...

3 May 2018 6:15 AM IST

Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami participated in the first meeting of the national committee for the commemoration of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday. More than 80 of the 124 members of the committee, including 23 CMs, attended the meeting chaired by President Ram Nath Kovind. (Photo: DC)

Tamil Nadu CM seeks Rs 500 crore to make GRI into Central varsity

He also demanded for digital museums on the Mahatma be established in all metro cities to propagate his teachings to the...

3 May 2018 6:09 AM IST

Madras high court

HM activist murder case: Madras HC quashes order refusing police...

The case which was being investigated by the CBCID was transferred to the NIA in January 2018.

3 May 2018 6:07 AM IST

Lower Bhavani Project Channel: Water will be released in scheduled...

Recording the same, the bench also directed the government to provide adequate drinking water.

3 May 2018 6:05 AM IST

Family of Sitrarasu and education department staff stage sit-in demanding a probe into his death. (Photo: DC)

Education department employee ends life in lock-up

The deceased, Sitrarasu (45) hung himself inside the lockup using his innerwear in the early hours, police sources said.

3 May 2018 6:03 AM IST

Dysfunctional traffic signal at Neelankarai. (Photo: DC)

Neelankarai signal remains out of order

The signal, which has not been functioning for more than five months, also leads to traffic snarls in peak hours, they...

3 May 2018 6:00 AM IST

The pathetic condition of Thamaraikulam pond. (Photo: DC)

Thamaraikulam pond chokes with garbage

The ground water level has depleted to a great level owing to rapid urbanisation in the vicinity.

3 May 2018 5:58 AM IST

The road dug up for laying cable wires, remains a cause of inconvenience to commuters and peddlers. (Photo: DC)

Cable work on Water Works Road irks public

When contacted, a TNEB official said that the work was being done to connect DLF at Porur and would take a couple of...

3 May 2018 5:55 AM IST

A weather man checks temperature at Regional Meteorological office on Wednesday. (Photo: DC)

Temperature boils in nine districts of Tamil Nadu, evaporation rampant

Vellore, Krishnagiri witness 102 degree Celsius.

3 May 2018 5:53 AM IST

Chennai airport. (Photo: DC/File)

Chennai airport gets nod for terminal expansion

â€œWe should be glad for this announcement but it is a long pending due for Tamil Nadu,â€ said a senior state official.

3 May 2018 5:50 AM IST