An electrical short circuit led to a part of the communication and power cables in Pamban road bridge, the main link between the mainland and the island town of Rameswaram, getting burnt in a fire Tuesday, the police said.
2019 elections: Rahul says TN being remote-controlled is insult to Tamils
Rahul is in Tamilnadu to kickstart UPA’s campaign for the general elections. Answering a question from a reporter, he said there were three main issues that will be the talking point during the general elections: unemployment, farmer problems and attack on institutions.
Polls: Travel expenditure exempted for 40 leaders in each party
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has exempted a maximum of 20 leaders in each unrecognised political party and 40 in each recognised party of travel expenses from their parties’ election expenses.
AIADMK issues applications for bypolls
AIADMK today started issuing application forms for the bypolls for the Assembly constituencies which is scheduled to be held along with the Lok Sabha elections.
Tasmac staff in Chennai held for murder
A Tasmac worker was arrested today for murdering his co-worker. According to the police, Mahendran (60), lived and worked at a Tasmac outlet at Alapakkam, Maduravoyal.
Passenger loses Rs 80,000 cash in train, gets it back
The Railway Protection Force recovered a bag containing Rs 80,000 and documents of a passenger at Egmore station this morning.
Six of family die as car falls into canal in TN
Six members of a family died when a car they were travelling fell into Parambikulam-Aliyar-Project (PAP) canal near Pollachi in Coimbatore during wee hours of today. The family was returning from a pilgrimage.
TN police to share details of Pollachi case; Public ransacks Nagaraj’s bar
The Tamilnadu government has decided to hand over the Pollachi sexual assault case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Over 10 lakh students to sit for SSLC exams
Over 10 lakh students from Tamilnadu and Puducherry will write SSLC board exams which will start tomorrow and conclude 29 March.
Samsung launches super 6 series UHD TVs in India
Consumer electronics major Samsung has launched its online exclusive UHD TV line-up with what the brand claims are ‘super six’ features such as live cast, tune station, screen mirroring, lag free gaming, real 4K resolution and 60+ titles.