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Tamil Nadu Police Commission calls for firm action on wrongful, brutal handling of suspects
Representative images | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Fifth Tamil Nadu Police Commission has called for stringent disciplinary action against abuse of authority, especially brutal handling of suspects. In its final report submitted to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K Stalin, recently the Commission called for quick internal investigation and immediate disciplinary action when police personnel … Read more
Tamil Nadu government decides not to extend Rosewood Conservation Act
The decision was taken to motivate farmers to take up planting of rosewood trees on their patta lands. | Photo Credit: File photo Tamil Nadu will no longer have specific legislation to regulate rosewood exploitation, as the State government has decided not to renew the Tamil Nadu Rosewood Trees (Conservation) Act, 1994, allowing the legislation to … Read more
Tamil Nadu government to give 4% reservation in promotion to its staff with benchmark disabilities
The Tamil Nadu government will provide 4% reservation in promotion to its employees with benchmark disabilities. It has issued instructions in this regard. However, one of the instructions allows the government to exempt any of its establishments from provisions of Section 34 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. According to the instructions, … Read more
Decoding the Kamal-Kannada episode
Members of Kannada Raksha Vedike stage a protest in Bengaluru on May 29, 2025 against actor Kamal Haasan for his remarks on the Kannada language. | Photo Credit: PTI Actor Kamal Haasan’s remark that “Kannada was born from Tamil” has sparked several debates. But this is not a new idea; it has existed within the … Read more
Deputy CM Udhayanidhi inaugurates Tamil Nadu Fish Food Festival at Chennai
Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin inaugurated the three-day Tamil Nadu Fish Food Festival 2025 at Island Grounds in Chennai on Friday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Friday inaugurated the ‘Tamil Nadu Fish Food Festival 2025’ organized by the Department of Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare at Island Grounds … Read more
Rain likely in some parts of Tamil Nadu from May 14; downpour predicted in interior and western ghats districts
RANIPET, TAMIL NADU: 08/05/2025: Rain lashed on the National Highway at Ratnagiri, Ranipet district on Thursday. Photo:Venkatachalapathy C/The Hindu | Photo Credit: VENKATACHALAPATHY C The Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai, has predicted possibility of an increase in rainfall over the Tamil Nadu from May 14. Heavy rainfall may occur in the district along western ghats and … Read more
T.N. Chief Minister to announce nationalisation of books of five Tamil scholars on May 5
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin. | Photo Credit: M. VEDHAN Chief Minister M.K. Stalin is set to take part in the valedictory of ‘Tamil Week’, which is being observed to mark the birth anniversary of late Tamil poet Pavendhar Bharathidasan. He is also scheduled to present prizes to the winners of various competitions at Kalaivanar Arangam … Read more
Anganwadi workers stage sit-in protest in Tamil Nadu; Minister warns of disciplinary action
Anganwadi workers and assistants stage a protest in front of the Thoothukudi Collectorate on Friday | Photo Credit: N. Rajesh The distribution of supplementary nutrition to children was disrupted in parts of Tamil Nadu on Friday (May 2, 2025) as members of the Anganwadi Workers and Assistants Association staged sit-in protests. Social Welfare and Women Empowerment … Read more
Tamil Nadu man on death row for minor’s rape-murder acquitted of killing mother
A Tamil Nadu software engineer previously convicted and sentenced to death for the rape and murder of a six-year-old girl in 2017, was acquitted in a separate murder case involving his mother. The verdict was delivered on Tuesday by the Principal District Court in Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu. The accused, Dashwanth, was found guilty of rape … Read more