Earlier on Monday, Tamil Nadu Assembly passed a resolution opposing the project. Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin said that as long as he is the Chief Minister of the state he will not allow tungsten mining at Melur in Madurai district.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday said that as long as he is the Chief Minister of the state he will not allow tungsten mining at Melur in Madurai district.
Artisans in Vilachery, a small village near Madurai are busy preparing for the festive season by making figurines for Christmas cribs. For years, around 300 families in this village have relied on this traditional craft as their livelihood.
Tamil Nadu Water resource Minister Duraimurugan on Monday moved a resolution in the State Assembly condemning the Union Government's decision to grant tungsten mining rights to Hindustan Zinc Limited in Madurai district.
In October, the Madras High Court had set aside a lower court's order of December 3, 2012, which allowed the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) to withdraw the 2006 disproportionate assets case registered against O Panneerselvam (OPS) and his kin.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has written to the Union Government urging the immediate cancellation of the Tungsten mining rights in Madurai district, raising concerns over the potential environmental and cultural damage, particularly to the Arittapatti Bio-Diversity Heritage site, and
"#6ETravelAdvisory: The weather conditions remain largely unchanged and continue to be unfavourable, with flights to/from #Chennai, #Tuticorin, #Madurai, #Tiruchirappalli & #Salem still impacted," the airline posted on X on Wednesday.
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The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Wednesday directed the concerned officials to file a counter affidavit within two weeks in response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) over pollution in Agni Theertham at Rameswaram.
With just a few hours before the United States Presidential elections, special prayers were held for US Vice President Kamala Harris's victory in the polls at her ancestral village in 'Thulasendrapuram' Village of Tamil Nadu's Madurai district.
The Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple administration has issued a safety advisory ahead of Diwali celebrations, requesting the public to refrain from setting off fireworks and hazardous materials near the temple premises.
Tamil Nadu Deputy Leader of the Opposition RB Udhayakumar praised actor-turned-politician Vijay's first public conference saying that he made an "impressive" start