Is A P Muruganandham next Tamilnadu BJP chief?
Political circles are abuzz with a murmur that senior BJP leader A P Muruganandham will be announced as next president of the party’s Taminadu unit. Continue Reading
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Amman devotees slash themselves with knives on Vijayadasami
As part of Vijayadasmi, a section of Telugu-speaking Devanga Chettiyar community yesterday organised a procession in which nearly 500 devotees slashed themselves with knives and swords. Continue Reading
Exorbitant bus fares: Tamilnadu transport dept forms special teams
In view of Pooja holidays, the omni bus ticket prices have reportedly surged exorbitantly and the Tamilnadu transport department has formed a special team and is conducting surprise checks. Continue Reading
Rowdy Binu Pappachan arrested in Chennai
The city police have arrested gangster Binu Pappachan (46) at Triplicane. Continue Reading
NEET impersonation: Two Kovai medicos cleared of mismatch in photos
Amid a suspected NEET impersonation fraud, the Directorate of Medical Education has cleared two medicos from Coimbatore over a case of suspected ‘mismatch’ in their photographs affixed in the entrance test mark sheets and the admission applications. Continue Reading
NEET impersonation: CB-CID grills students, parents, dean
CB-CID officers conducted inquiries with a medical student, his parents and the dean of a medical college over impersonation in NEET this year. Continue Reading
Leonardo DiCaprio supports Cauvery Calling
Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio has extended his support for the ”Cauvery Calling”, a movement initiated by the Isha Foundation here.
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Flood alert sounded in Nilgiris district as Pykara dam brims
With incessant rains lashing the hilly Nilgiris district, all major water bodies are filling up fast, and the district administration on Thursday issued a flood alert to those living on the banks of Pykara dam, from where water is being released. Continue Reading
Kamal Haasan supports Jaggi Vasudev’s ‘Rally for River’ initiative
Makkal Needhi Maiam president Kamal Haasan today backed Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev’s Rally for River initiative, saying it must be supported overlooking ideological and religious differences. Continue Reading
TN terror hunt: NIA storms 5 places; IS module mastermind gives vital info
Continuing their hunt for terrorists and those supporting extremist organisations, sleuths from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) carried out raids at five locations in Coimbatore from early this morning. Today’s action comes just days after a high alert was sounded stating that six Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) men had intruded into the textile city and other parts of Tamilnadu. Continue Reading