A worker was killed and three others suffered injuries in an explosion at a firecracker unit in Paruthikadu village, near Ayodhiyapattinam, in Salem district of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday (September 4, 2024). The police said at 9.30 a.m. on Wednesday, four workers were unloading raw materials used for making firecrackers from a vehicle, and as … Read more
After taking out a roadshow covering 2.5 km in Coimbatore on Monday, ahead of the Lok Sabha election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to the 58 people who died in a series of bomb blasts 26 years ago — on February 14, 1998, in the city. Amid shouting of slogans “Modi Modi”, “ Meendum … Read more
The second State conference of the DMK youth wing slated for December 17 in Salem has been postponed, due to the rain-related relief works being carried out in Chennai and other neighbouring districts. The conference would now be held on December 24, said a party statement issued on Friday. Source link
Activist V. Piyush has urged the Salem court to register an FIR under the appropriate sections and render justice | Photo Credit: LAKSHMI NARAYANAN E Salem-based activist V. Piyush filed a private complaint at the Judicial Magistrate Court No. 4 on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, demanding action against BJP State president K. Annamalai for reportedly issuing threats and making provocative statements. In his complaint, … Read more
T.N. Minister K.N. Nehru pushes DMK worker in Salem | Video Credit: Special Arrangement Tamil Nadu Municipal Administration Minister K.N. Nehru has once again been embroiled in a controversy, after he pushed a DMK cadre in Salem, who was attempting to come close to Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin in order to shake his hand, on Thursday … Read more
In a video captured by a patient at the Salem government super speciality hospital, several rats can be seen running around the ICU, jumping on equipment and in close proximity of patients. The rats could be seen scurrying around oxygen pipes and other medical equipment. (Screengrab from video) As the nation continues to battle the … Read more
An unprecedented spate of fierce, wind-driven wildfires in Oregon have all but destroyed five small towns, leaving a potentially high death toll in their wake, the governor said on Wednesday, as initial casualty reports began to surface. Hundreds of miles away in northern California, three fatalities were confirmed on Wednesday from a lightning-sparked conflagration that … Read more