Soundararajan said the festival, which should have been conducted peacefully, had been disturbed due to "selfish political motives." She claimed that despite a court order, the rights of Hindu devotees had not been honoured.
"The loss of lives due to a mishap in Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu is deeply saddening. My thoughts are with those who have lost their loved ones. I pray that the injured recover soon. An ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be
Transport Minister Sivasankar and Cooperation Minister KR Periya Karuppan also visited the injured undergoing treatment at Sivagangai Government Medical College Hospital. The ministers also paid respects to the deceased, garlanding their bodies.
The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Chennai, on Sunday reported that the Northeast Monsoon remained vigorous over Tamil Nadu, bringing widespread rainfall across the state as Cyclone Ditwah continued to move northward parallel to the Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coast.
Tamil Nadu Disaster Management Minister K.K.S.S.R. Ramachandran, speaking on Sunday about preparations ahead of Cyclone Ditwah, said that approximately 56,000 hectares of farmland have been flooded in the state.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued a red alert for the north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and adjoining south Andhra Pradesh coasts, as Cyclonic Storm Ditwah continues its northward trajectory over the southwest Bay of Bengal, steadily moving closer to the shoreline.
India Meteorological Department on Saturday issued a red alert in parts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry as Cyclone Ditwah approaches closer to the coastal areas.
Speaking to ANI on Friday, IMD Director General of Meteorology Dr Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said the cyclonic storm is presently centred over coastal areas of Sri Lanka and adjoining parts of the southwest Bay of Bengal, around 480 km south of Chennai, and is moving in a north-northwestward di
Amid the cyclone alert, the Villupuram district administration has stepped up precautionary measures. District Collector Sheikh Abdul Rahman announced the closure of all schools on Saturday due to predicted heavy rainfall.
BJP leader K Annamalai on Saturday launched a scathing attack at the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Speaker M Appavu over his "terrorist" remarks on Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi. He also highlighted various spine-chilling incidents that shook the state over the past years.