In the aftermath of the devastating Cyclone Michaung, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured support to Tamil Nadu and deputed Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to assess the flood situation.
Visuals show traffic jams in the Koyembedu area, where the regional bus terminal is located. People have started travelling to their hometowns to celebrate the festival with their friends and families.
Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) Member of Parliament Ravi Shankar Prasad criticised DMK Dayanidhi Maran's alleged remarks that the Hindi speakers from UP and Bihar come to Tamil Nadu to do menial jobs like construction work and cleaning of toilets.
The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) at Trichy Airport confiscated 432 grams of 24k gold, valued at Rs 27.41 lakh, from a passenger arriving from Sharjah (United Arab Emirates), officials said.
Reacting to the clip of DMK's MP Dayanidhi Maran in which he made controversial remarks stating Hindi speakers from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar come to Tamil Nadu end up doing construction work and cleaning toilets, Union Minister Nityanand Rai on Sunday said that such people want to create u
Accusing the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government of not taking immediate action, Tamil Nadu BJP Chief K Annamalai said on Sunday that people have been severely affected by the rains and floods in Chennai and South Tamil Nadu.
DMK Spokesperson TKS Elangovan, labelling a major allegation on the central government, said that people from North Indian states are being given preference while being recruited in Public Sector Units (PSU).
Amid the persisting flooding woes in the state, the Tirunelveli district administration on Saturday opened three sluices and released 1000 cubic feet of surplus water from Manimuthar Dam in Tirunelveli.