Rain water inundates tenements in Erode

Rain water inundates tenements in Erode

People cross the submerged bridge across Pichaikaran Pallam Canal in Erode in Tamil Nadu on November 22, 2023 | Photo Credit: M. Govarthan With heavy rain lashing various parts of Erode district early on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, rain water inundated over 120 houses in the city and residents moved to safer places here. Both Pichaikaran Pallam Canal and Perumpallam Canal carried … Read more

Naam Tamilar Katchi leader Seeman booked for threatening migrant workers during Erode (East) bypoll campaign

Naam Tamilar Katchi leader Seeman booked for threatening migrant workers during Erode (East) bypoll campaign

Naam Tamilar Party Coordinator Seeman. File | Photo Credit: G. KARTHIKEYAN The Karungalpalayam police in Erode on Saturday, March 11, 2023 booked Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) chief coordinator Seeman on charges of delivering a speech intimidating migrant workers from north India. Additional sections of the IPC were invoked against Mr. Seeman in a First Information … Read more

Bypolls in three States record decent voter turnout

Bypolls in three States record decent voter turnout

Voters waiting in long queue to cast their vote at a polling station in Erode in Tamil Nadu on Monday. | Photo Credit: Govarthan M Voting for Assembly by-elections were held in three States — Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand and West Bengal — on Monday. The results of the bypolls will be declared on March 2, along with the … Read more

All about Erode (East) bypoll 2023

All about Erode (East) bypoll 2023

A board placed to inform people of the boundary for Erode (East) Assembly constituency in Erode | Photo Credit: GOVARTHAN M The Erode (East) Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, is witnessing a bypoll following the sudden demise of the Congress MLA E. Thirumahan Everaa who was the great grandson of Dravidar Kazhagam founder ‘Periyar’ E.V. … Read more

Erode (East) bypoll | Two Naam Tamilar Katchi cadre held for inciting violence

Erode (East) bypoll | Two Naam Tamilar Katchi cadre held for inciting violence

Representational image. File: | Photo Credit: J Manoharan Two Namma Tamilar Katchi (NTK) cadre, who were part of the group involved in a clash with the DMK cadre at Veerappanchatiram on Wednesday night, were arrested by the police for inciting violence. The two were identified as Vijayan and Ganesh Babu. At 8 p.m. on Wednesday, … Read more

Erode (East) bypoll | Constituency completely under control of DMK: C.Ve. Shanmugam

Erode (East) bypoll | Constituency completely under control of DMK: C.Ve. Shanmugam

Former AIADMK Minister C Ve Shanmugam. File Former AIADMK Minister and Rajya Sabha member C.Ve. Shanmugam on Wednesday alleged that Erode (East) Assembly constituency was fully under the control of the DMK ahead of the bypoll scheduled for February 27. Addressing the media, Mr. Shanmugam said that the electoral roll carries the names of 40,000 … Read more

Erode (East) bypoll | DMK trying to buy people: Palaniswami

Erode (East) bypoll | DMK trying to buy people: Palaniswami

Former Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami addressing the media in Erode on February 12, 2023 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Leader of Opposition Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Sunday alleged that the DMK was trying to “buy people” through the money it had earned in the past 21 months of its rule, and was murdering democracy. … Read more

The road to Erode (East)

The road to Erode (East)

Byelections in Tamil Nadu do not throw up surprises, going by the record in the last 65-odd years. Virtually, in three out of four byelections, the party in power or its ally won. Hence, a by-election is hardly a reason for excitement. However, the February 27 byelection to Erode (East) is anything but dull. In … Read more

AIADMK will contest on its own in Erode (East), says Sengottaiyan

AIADMK will contest on its own in Erode (East), says Sengottaiyan

K.A. Sengottaiyan. File photo The AIADMK will contest on its own in the by-election to the Erode (East) Assembly constituency. Party interim general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami will soon announce the parties in the alliance, former AIADMK Minister K.A. Sengottaiyan said on Saturday. Addressing the media here, he said Tamils across the world were waiting … Read more