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Tamil Nadu Guv Ravi walks out of Legislative Assembly without delivering c
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
This is the third time that he staged a walk out after haing skipped the customary address for the past two years.
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Tamil Nadu transport workers declare indefinite strike; Minister calls it
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
However, the transport strike called by various transport employees unions demanding the 15th wage revision has not affected the operation of buses including the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) on Tuesday.
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Chennai: Pro-Tamil group holds rally in support of Palestine
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
They held placards saying "Stop Palestinian genocide" and save "Palestinian Children." More than 300 people participated in the rally including women. They raised slogans in support of the creation of a sovereign Palestinian nation.
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BJP workers injured after helium balloons explode during PM Modi's birthda
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 19 (ANI): Over 30 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers sustained minor injuries after helium balloons exploded during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday celebrations in Chennai on September 17.
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Standardised testing unfit to decide future of students: DMK MLA Palanivel
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 12 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MLA Palanivel Thiaga Rajan on Saturday said that the standardised testing is "unfit" to decide the future of students and added that such tests have been "discredited" all across the globe.
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Tamil Nadu Assembly session to begin from September 14
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 9 (ANI): Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the monsoon session of the Tamil Nadu Assembly is scheduled to take place between September 14 to 16.
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Idol makers in Chennai struggle to make ends meet ahead of Ganesh Chaturth
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): Business of idol makers in Chennai has been hampered due to the spread of coronavirus. Artists preparing idols of Lord Ganesh ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi are facing a shortage of work as orders have reduced in comparison with last year.
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40 Tamil Nadu cops donate plasma after recovering from COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Aug 13 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Health Minister Dr C Vijayabaskar has informed that as many as 40 policemen who recovered from coronavirus, have donated plasma.
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Heavy rains in many parts of Tamil Nadu, may continue for next 24 hrs: MeT
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 10 (ANI): Some places in Tamil Nadu have received heavy rains in the last 24 hours, informed S Balachandran, Deputy Director-General of Meteorology, Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai on Friday.
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Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal takes charge as Chennai Police Commissioner
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 2 (ANI): Senior IPS officer Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal took over as new Chennai Police Commissioner on Thursday.
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ATF price increases by 16 per cent
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 16 (ANI): In a major blow to the aviation industry, prices of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) increased by 16.3 per cent today, marking the second straight increase in rates within a month.
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Amid surge in Tamil Nadu's COVID-19 cases, govt transfers state health sec
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 12 (ANI): Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Beela Rajesh, Health Secretary of Tamil Nadu has been transferred and posted as Secretary, Commercial Taxes and Registration Department by the state government on Friday.
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