Tamil Nadu

Chennai, August 22 The inflow into the Cauvery at Hogenakkal rose to 12,000 cusecs on Saturday following sustained water releases from Karnataka’s Krishnarajasagar (KRS) and Kabini reservoirs. The flow, which stood at 10,000 cusecs at 6 a.m., increased by 2,000 cusecs later in the day. The Dharmapuri district administration has suspended coracle operations at Hogenakkal […]

  Chennai, August 22 The DMK on Saturday approved a major organisational overhaul that will expand its district units from 77 to 110 and introduce age and tenure limits for office-bearers across the party. The decisions were taken at an executive committee meeting chaired by party president M.K. Stalin at Anna Arivalayam in Chennai. The […]

  Mettur, August 22: A senior Central Water Commission (CWC) official inspected the Mettur Dam on Friday and is expected to visit Karnataka’s proposed Mekedatu reservoir site on Saturday, drawing attention amid the continuing Cauvery water dispute between the two states. Yogesh Baithankar, Additional Secretary in the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti and a CWC […]

  Chennai, August 20 A special CBI court in Chennai has sentenced a former deputy general manager of Bank of India and five others to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment in a ₹2.39-crore bank fraud case dating back more than 16 years. The court also imposed fines totalling ₹2.70 crore on the six convicts, the […]

  Chennai, August 20 The Madras High Court has rejected a petition seeking the disqualification of 25 rebel AIADMK legislators who voted in favour of the confidence motion moved by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on May 13, 2026. The First Division Bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan also […]

Tamil Nadu assembly to debate food ,cooperation department grants Chennai, August 20 The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly will on Thursday debate demands for grants for the Food and Consumer Protection and Cooperation departments, with discussions expected to focus on essential commodities, public distribution and agricultural credit. The House is scheduled to meet at 9.30 a.m. […]

Chennai, August 20 Union Home Minister Amit Shah is chairing the 31st Southern Zonal Council meeting at Kovalam, near Mamallapuram, on Thursday, with inter-State disputes, regional security and development issues expected to dominate the agenda. Shah arrived in Chennai by a special aircraft from New Delhi around 9 p.m. on Wednesday. The council and its […]

  Chennai, August 19 Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Chennai on Wednesday night to chair the 31st Southern Zonal Council meeting at Kovalam on Thursday. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay will be its vice-chairman. Shah landed at Chennai airport around 9 p.m. and was received by Tamil Nadu BJP president Nainar […]

  Chennai, August 19 A total of 250 people from vulnerable families received free eye examinations at a health camp jointly organised by SOS Children’s Villages India and Dr Agarwals Eye Hospital in Tambaram, Chennai. The one-day camp covered 150 children and 100 adults from neighbouring communities supported under the Family Strengthening Programme of SOS […]