AIIMS to come up near Madurai, Tamil Nadu CM thanks PM Modi
Tamil Nadu government today said the much-anticipated All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) facility announced for the state by the Centre will come up...
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Vedanta plant: Small leak detected in sulphuric acid storage plant
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A small leak had been detected in the sulphuric acid storage plant in Vedanta copper smelter in Tamil Nadu, a government official said on Sunday,...
Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: President Kovind rejects Tamil Nadu government’s plea to release convicts
New Delhi | President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday rejected the Tamil Nadu government request to release the seven prisoners convicted in the assassination case of...
Disqualification of AIADMK MLAs: Madras High Court passes split verdict
Chennai: Setting the suspense in motion for more than 5 months, the Madras High Court on Thursday passed a split verdict in the case against the disqualification of...
India’s progress in reducing maternal deaths impressive: Unicef India chief
New Delhi | Unicef India representative Yasmin Ali Haque today praised the country’s “impressive” progress in reducing maternal deaths. India has registered a significant decline in...
Tamil Nadu CM says no water release from Mettur Dam on June 12, announces package for farmers
The Tamil Nadu government today expressed its inability to release water from the Mettur dam for the ‘kuruvai’ (short-term) paddy cultivation in the delta districts...
Kerala CM Vijayan hits out at opposition for ‘encouraging’ extremist elements
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, under attack for alleged police lapses, today hit back at the Congress-led Opposition UDF, saying a section of them were...
Tamil Nadu CM to meet families of Thoothukudi police firing victims
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E.K Palaniswami is scheduled to visit the families of the injured and those who got killed in the police firing during...
Opposition appeals to Tamil Nadu government to effect tax cut on petrol, diesel
DMK-led opposition parties in Tamil Nadu today asked the state government to effect a tax cut on petrol and diesel like Kerala against the backdrop...
Tamil Nadu to ban use of plastic items from 2019
The Tamil Nadu government today announced the banning use of plastic items, including non-biodegradable bags, from January 2019 in the interest of the environment and...