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Rescue work underway at the Butterfly Bridge (Photo: DC)

One dies, 16 hurt as bus falls off bridge in Salem

Police sources said that the ill-fated Pollachi-bound private bus, carrying 28 passengers, left Bengaluru on Tuesday...

14 Feb 2019 1:39 AM IST

Sources said that one Venkatachalam (39), residing at Kaliamman Koil street at Zaheer Ammapalayam area here, is working in a local welding unit as a daily wage labourer.

Salem: Not given money for liquor, angry man sets house afire

Venkatachalam woke his wife at 5 am and demanded money for liquor, threatening to burn the house down if she did not...

14 Feb 2019 1:36 AM IST

It was a grand show with 519 bulls drawn from neighbouring districts featuring in the jallikattu event and 242 bull-tamers, divided into three groups for the purpose of the event, vying for honours and attractive prizes.

30 hurt, 4 seriously in jallikattu near Salem

Prizes were also given to bull-owners whose bulls could not be tamed at the venue.

19 Jan 2019 2:12 AM IST

Farmers take rally to press their protest against Salem Expressway in Salem on Saturday. DC

Ready to walk the last mile for Salem expressway: Tamil Nadu CM

The farmers fear that the project spells total livelihood loss for them as their valuable agriculture land will be...

16 Dec 2018 2:31 AM IST

Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K Palaniswami

Expressway plan not opposed by 89 per cent people, says TN CM K...

Highway project was opposed by a minor sections of farmers and the public as well, the Tamil Nadu CM said.

15 Dec 2018 3:27 PM IST

Edappadi Palaniswami takes part in bhoomi pooja for the Salem Smart City projects on Thursday. Municipal administration minister SP Velumani, Salem collector Rohini Bhajibhakare and others are present. (Photo: DC)

Eight-lane highway not just for Salem: Edappadi K Palaniswami

In any case, the Opposition could point out if there had been any shortcomings and they would be corrected, he said.

14 Dec 2018 1:17 AM IST

Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K Palaniswami

Edappadi K Palaniswami tells TTV supporters to come back to AIADMK

Many people, including a key local leader of AMMK from Ramanathapuram, have joined the AIADMK recently, Palaniswamy...

14 Dec 2018 1:15 AM IST

Jaggery is in huge demand during the jatara as it is a custom to offer jaggery to goddesses Sammakka-Saralamma.

Salem: 40 tonnes of adulterated jaggery seized

Omalur taluk in Salem district has hundreds of jaggery production units, but they have again come under the officials...

2 Dec 2018 2:53 AM IST

Police said that around 6 am, a courier parcel van proceeding from Salem to Karur suddenly lost control and crashed into the stationary truck from the rear.

Salem: 2 killed, 1 hurt as courier van rams into truck

21-year-old Saravanan, a friend of the deceased Santhosh Kumar, who was also travelling by the courier van, suffered...

27 Nov 2018 1:56 AM IST

More than 80 police personnel were involved in the search in the premises of Puzhal - I, II and III, which currently houses over 1,000 prisoners. (Representation image)

Namakkal: Police open fire at gang of abductors, massive hunt on

While sources said one of the abductors was injured in the police firing, senior officers are tight-lipped.

25 Nov 2018 5:48 AM IST

A view of the damage caused by cyclone Gaja, after it hit Velankanni, in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Death toll in Cyclone Gaja rises to 45, relief ops on war footing...

Tamil Nadu CM K Palaniswami said extent of the damage was still being evaluated.

18 Nov 2018 5:57 PM IST

Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami addresses media in Omalur near Salem on Friday. (Photo: DC)

Elaborate planning helped avert major losses: Edappadi K Palaniswami

Palaniswami said the families of the deceased will be provided a solatium of Rs 10 lakh each from the Chief Minister's...

17 Nov 2018 5:07 AM IST