Bus mows down five Palani-bound pilgrims in Tamil Nadu
Chennai, Dec 26 (IBNS): Five pilgrims were mowed down by a government bus in Tamil Nadu early on Tuesday, according to media reports.
Tamil Nadu : Forty-one percent polling till 1 pm in RK Nagar bypolls
Chennai, Dec 21 (IBNS) : About 41 percent of the voters exercised their franchise till 1 pm on Thursday in the RK Nagar bypoll which is underway in Chennai, reports said.
Jayalalithaa's seat RK Nagar goes to by-poll today
Chennai, Dec 21 (IBNS): RK Nagar, seat which had fallen vacant after demise of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, is going to by-poll on Thursday, media reports said.
PM Modi reviews post Cyclone Ockhi situation in Lakshadweep
Chennai, Dec 19 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday chaired a high- level meeting to review post- Cyclone Ockhi situation in Lakshadweep.
PM Modi to review post Cyclone Ockhi situation in Tamil Nadu, Kerala
Chennai/Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 19 (IBNS): After the conclusion of full electoral battles in Gujarat and Himachal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday went to Mangalore to review the post Cyclone Ockhi situation in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
Rahul Gandhi to meet families of missing fishermen in Cyclone Ochki-hit Tamil Nadu
Chennai, Dec 14 (IBNS): Congress President-elect Rahul Gandhi on Thursday will visit Tamil Nadu where 400 fishermen are still missing after Cyclone Ochki hit the state in late November, media reports said.
RK Nagar by poll: EC removes senior official over actor Vishal's disqualification row
Chennai, Dec 9 (IBNS): In a surprising move, the Election Commission removed a senior official, who was in charge of conducting the RK Nagar by poll in Tamil Nadu, after the disqualification of southern actor Vishal's nomination, media reports said.
J P Nadda speaks to Gujarat, TN Health Ministers, assures support to combat cyclone ‘Ockhi’
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IBNS): J P Nadda, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, on Tuesday spoke to Shankar bhai Chaudhary and Dr C Vijayabaskar, Health Ministers of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu respectively and assured them all the support from the Centre for combating the ongoing cyclone ‘Ockhi’.
Mamata Banerjee remembers J Jayalalithaa on first death anniversary
Kolkata, Dec 5 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday paid tribute to late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on her first death anniversary.
Cyclone Ockhi: Death toll rises to 13, Kanyakumari remains powerless
Kanyakumari, Dec 2 (IBNS): At least 13 people have died in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, which were hit by cyclone Ockhi, bringing in severe rain and inundating many low lying areas in both the states, reports said.
Cyclone Ockhi leaves 13 killed in Tamil Nadu and Kerala
Chennai, Dec 1 (IBNS): The death toll in the devastating Cyclone Ockhi rose to 13 on Friday while almost 90 fishermen were reported to be missing in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, media reports.
Need freedom to meet husband: Hadiya after release from father's custody
Salem, Nov 29 (IBNS): Two days after being released from father's custody, 24-year-old Hadiya Jehan on Wednesday said she needs freedom to meet her husband, media reports said.
Chennai: RK Nagar by poll to be held on Dec 21
Chennai, Nov 24 (IBNS): The poll in RK Nagar, a seat which fell vacant after the demise of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, will be held on Dec. 21, media reports said.
Sathyabama University officials close down campus following student unrest
Chennai, Nov 23 (IBNS): Following the student unrest at the Sathyabama University campus, located near Chennai, the university officials have decided to close the campus and asked students to vacate the hostel, according to media reports on Thursday.
IT officials conduct raids in Jayalalithaa's house in Chennai
Chennai, Nov 18 (IBNS): The Income Tax (IT) officials conducted raids in former Tamil Nadu chief minister late J Jayalalithaa's Poes Gardens residence on Friday evening, media reports said.