Chennai, March 19 ,2025 The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has on Wednesday (March 19) issued an interim stay against the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board’s (TNPCB) notice demanding ₹73 crore in environmental compensation from Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL) for the December 2023 Ennore oil spill. The bench, comprising Justice Pushpa […]
Chennai,March 19,2025 Tamil Nadu BJP spokesperson and senior leader ANS Prasad has charged that MDMK leader Vaiko’s scandalous statement in the Rajya Sabha, alleging collusion between the Indian Coast Guard and the Sri Lankan Navy to harass Tamil Nadu fishermen, is a blatant lie and a malicious attempt to defame the Indian Army. He stated […]
Chennai, March 19 ,2025 A 35-year-old history-sheeter was brutally hacked to death by an unidentified gang on Wednesday (March 19, 2025) at Nasiyanur, along the Salem-Coimbatore National Highway in Erode district. The victim, identified as John alias Chanakya, was a resident of SMC Colony in Kitchipalayam, Salem city. The attack occurred while he was traveling […]
Chennai, March 19, 2025 The Tirunelveli police on Wednesday arrested the prime suspect, Thowfeeque alias Krishnamoorthy, in connection with the murder of retired police sub-inspector Zakir Hussain Bijli. The arrest followed a shootout in which the accused was shot in the leg after attacking a police officer with a sickle. Zakir Hussain Bijli was murdered […]
Chennai, March 19 ,2025 Auto-rickshaw drivers in Chennai have launched a 12-hour strike today, protesting against the Greater Chennai Police’s (GCP) directive to integrate a QR code system into their vehicles. The strike, which began at 6 AM and will continue until 6 PM, is also aimed at highlighting long-pending demands, including a fare revision, […]
Chennai, March 19 ,2025 The Greater Chennai Police have launched an investigation into the drug network of ‘Sukku Kappi’ Suresh, the prime accused in the Kotturpuram double murder case, along with his associates. The case pertains to the brutal murder of two history-sheeters, Arun Kumar (25) and his associate, Padappai Suresh (25), who were hacked […]
Tel Aviv, March 18 The death toll from Israel’s renewed airstrikes on Gaza has risen to 232, according to Gaza’s Hamas-run Health Ministry. Among the casualties, 113 people were killed in southern Gaza, while over 1,000 others were wounded, the ministry reported. However, these figures have not been independently verified, and they do not distinguish […]
Chennai ,March 18 Chai Kings, one of India’s fastest-growing tea retail chains, has raised ₹24 crore ($3 million) in a Series A funding round led by A.V. Thomas and Co. Ltd. (AVT), a major player in the packaged tea industry. The investment is set to drive the company’s expansion, enhance its product range, and optimize […]
Chennai, March 18 Tamil Nadu is set to experience a surge in temperatures, with the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) forecasting an increase of 2 to 3 degrees Celsius above normal until tomorrow (March 19). According to the RMC, the maximum temperature is expected to range between 34°C and 36°C over the next few days. Light […]
Chennai, March 18 Tomato farmers across Tamil Nadu are facing heavy losses as prices have dropped to as low as ₹7 per kilogram in the retail market. With production costs exceeding returns, many farmers have resorted to destroying their crops instead of harvesting them. R.M. Senthilnathan, a farmer from Thumpichipalayam near Kallimandayam in Oddanchatram taluk, […]
