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Two avalanches hit army personnel in Gurez sector on Wednesday evening trapping several soldiers under the debris. (Photo: Representational Image)

Two Tamil Nadu jawans die in Kashmir avalanche

The other soldier hailing from the state, who died in the avalanches, is Sundara Pandian (27), from Pallakapatti village...

28 Jan 2017 2:04 AM IST

The Union environment ministry has given clearance for the Rs 40 crore drinking water project proposal by the Puducherry government using Ossudu lake water.

Water-sharing row: Tamil Nadu vehicles stopped at Palakkad

Water authority officials from Kerala and Tamil Nadu are scheduled to meet on Saturday to discuss the issue.

28 Jan 2017 1:59 AM IST

Deepa Jayakumar

Hope Deepa will join AIADMK soon: M Natarajan

Deepak is already in the care' of Sasikala and had participated in the last rites of his aunt Jayalalithaa.

19 Jan 2017 6:38 AM IST

Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaas niece Deepa Jayakumar with her husband addessing the press conferance at her residence in Chennai. (Photo: PTI)

Deepa misguided, hope she joins AIADMK: Sasikala's husband Natarajan

Announcing her decision to enter politics, Jaya's niece Deepa had made it clear that she cannot accept Sasikala as...

18 Jan 2017 6:20 PM IST

Farmers sell all the Kuruvai paddy while they keep some quantity of samba for their personal use and sell rest of the quantity.

Cauvery delta farmers face worst drought in 50 yrs' as crops fail

Starting of a good agriculture year hinges on the water storage at the time of closure of Mettur dam on January 28 every...

28 Dec 2016 7:03 AM IST

Chennai man seeks help to bring son's body from France

Meanwhile, the collector told Deccan Chronicle that steps were being taken to bring Manimaran's body to India.

26 Dec 2016 6:49 AM IST

Justice Misra replied in a marathon race, you participate on your own will, but in jallikattu bulls are forced to participate against their will as if slaves were treated in 16th century.

Tamil outfit plans variant of Jallikattu' fest in 2017

A resolution to this effect was adopted at the executive committee meeting of the Periyakkam' here on Sunday.

19 Dec 2016 6:50 AM IST

A resolution to this effect was adopted at a seminar organised jointly by farmers organisations of delta districts, Tamil Nadu PWD Senior Engineers Association and Power Engineers Society of Tamil Nadu on protection of rights of Tamil Nadu on Cauvery waters here on Saturday.

Tamil Nadu govt urged to pay relief to Cauvery delta farmers

Farmers urged the Tamil Nadu government to pay relief to farmers, farm labourers and farmers who died or committed...

18 Dec 2016 7:21 AM IST

Woman praying at the shrine for former chief minister J. Jayalalithaa in Thanjavur. (Photo: DC)

Shrine for Jayalalithaa by AIADMK cadres in Thanjavur

Bhagyalakshmi, (64), a cook, said that she got lot of benefits because of schemes introduced by Amma'.

15 Dec 2016 6:37 AM IST

A cow grazing in the samba paddy field at Kalimedu village near Thanjavur on Tuesday. (Photo: DC)

Samba paddy fields turn into cattle grazing grounds

Poor rains, water shortage add to woes of farmers.

30 Nov 2016 7:00 AM IST

The apex court-appointed SIT on blackmoney has been kept updated on the progress in these investigations.

Chennai: Poll officials seize' Rs 7.85 crore new currencies

According to officials who seized the amount, there were 36,000 notes of new Rs 2,000 currency and 65,000 notes of Rs100...

10 Nov 2016 7:29 AM IST

The district additional sessions court here on Friday sentenced a drawing master of a school at Mayiladuthurai in Nagapattinam district to three years imprisonment for using his cell phone camera to video-graph a Dalit girl taking bath. (Representational image)

Thanjavur: Voyeuristic video lands teacher in jail for 3 years

The teacher was given three years imprisonment for using his cell phone camera to video-graph a Dalit girl taking bath.

5 Nov 2016 7:44 AM IST