Indian rosewood tree | Photo Credit: Getty Images Only 17.2% of India’s suitable habitat for Dalbergia latifolia — Indian rosewood — lies within protected areas, according to recent habitat modelling by the Institute of Wood Science and Technology (IWST), Bengaluru. The species, native to Tamil Nadu’s Nilgiris, Anamalai, and Parambikulam ranges, now finds itself largely … Read more
Image used for representation | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj Four months after the announcement, the Tamil Nadu government has shortlisted two sites for developing an airport in Ramanathapuram district. Recently, the Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO) identified five potential sites, and now the State government has narrowed it down to two: one near … Read more
Sensational and historic. These terms sum up the outcome of the 1967 Assembly poll in Tamil Nadu. The verdict was sensational not only because of the defeat of the sitting Chief Minister M. Bakthavatasalam and most of his Cabinet colleagues but also that of the towering personality and All India Congress Committee (AICC) president K. … Read more
Image used for representation | Photo Credit: C. Venkatachalapathy Through rigorous enforcement and increased awareness on road safety, the Tamil Nadu State Police have reduced road accidents and fatalities this year compared to last year. This was done in coordination with various stakeholders, including officials of the Highways Department and Transport and Road Safety Commissionerate. … Read more
Madras High Court. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Tamil Nadu theatrical rights holder of Vijay Deverakonda starrer ‘Kingdom’ has approached the Madras High Court to restrain Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) chief coordinator S. Seeman and his followers from interfering with the screening of the movie in cinema halls on the alleged ground that … Read more
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
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
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
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
