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Much-awaited by-elections to the prestigious R K Nagar Assembly constituency, which fell vacant after the death of former chief minister J. Jayalalithaa, will be held on December 21.

Nominations for RK Nagar byelection to begin today

Papers will be scrutinised on Dec. 5: ECI.

27 Nov 2017 6:01 AM IST

A bridge on East Coast Road, 60 kms from Chennai cries for attention after it got damaged in 2015 floods. (Photo: DC)

Bridge on ECR stretch hit by 2015 floods yet to be restored

After a series of fatal mishaps on the highway due to steep and narrow curves, the authorities had straightened these...

27 Nov 2017 1:44 AM IST

Girl befriended the suspect through facebook when she was 13.

Chennai: Hunt on for FB friend for rape, blackmail

Cops arrest another involved in act.

27 Nov 2017 1:40 AM IST

VIT chancellor Dr G. Viswanathan and founder president of Friends of United States, garlands and welcomes the Consul General Robert Burgess at the event in Chennai on Saturday (Photo: DC)

Diplomacy bloomed on a convivial evening

India-US ties are at an uptick and India's trade balance is favorable, said Dr G. Viswanathan, president of the Friends...

27 Nov 2017 1:38 AM IST

Forest department officials destroying cannabis seedlings. (Photo: DC)

Anamalai tiger reserve: Ganja cultivation found, destroyed

In a similar discovery, forest officials had uncovered ganja cultivation inside the tiger reserve in 2012.

27 Nov 2017 1:36 AM IST

Two men were feared drowned in Vasishta river, a tributary of Godavari, in the border area between Teeparru and Kakaraparru villages of Peravali mandal in West Godavari on Wednesday.

Chennai: Boy drowns in rainwater pit

The mishap occurred when the boy was playing outside his house while his parents were inside in Thiruvottiyur on...

27 Nov 2017 1:31 AM IST

TN Finance Minister O Pannerselvam

With high praise for Edappadi K Palaniswami, O Panneeselvam bats for...

OPS on Sunday asserted that CM Edappadi K. Palaniswami is delivering good governance on the path shown by Amma (late...

27 Nov 2017 1:25 AM IST

Police have so far quizzed over 100 people, including friends, relatives, and colleagues of the deceased, in connection with the crime. (Representational image)

Schoolgirl killed to hide' incestuous ties in Dharmapuri

The accused committed the murder as he was afraid that his relatives would come to know about their affair, added the...

26 Nov 2017 6:15 AM IST

Vellore collector S.A. Raman consoles the mother of a girl student of Government Higher Secondary school, who committed suicide with three others on Friday. District SP Mr. Pagalavan is to the next of the collector. (Phot: dc)

Suicide of four girls: Headmistress, teacher suspended

Preliminary investigations suggest that the girls took the suicide pact after the teachers chided them for indiscipline.

26 Nov 2017 6:13 AM IST

Tamil Nadu Tourism

Tamil Nadu No 4 in tourism rankings

Delhi, Maharashtra, Goa followed by Tamil Nadu and Gujarat are in the list of top five states in tourism, as per the...

26 Nov 2017 6:10 AM IST

Chief Electoral Officer Rajesh Lakhoni

EC puts curbs on outside vehicles

Every road will be monitored by a paramilitary team and there will be a restriction on outside vehicles entering RK...

26 Nov 2017 6:08 AM IST

T.T.V. Dhinakaran

Freeze hat' symbol, it may lead to corruption again: BJP

Shortly after he obtained the hat' symbol in March, Dhinakaran had explained the significance of the choice of poll...

26 Nov 2017 6:07 AM IST