The Delhi government’s attempt to induce rain through cloud-seeding trials on October 23 and 29 has revived memories of similar operations in Tamil Nadu over the last 50 years. As it happened in the latest case, the exercise even then was met with a modest response. The basic difference between the present and the past … Read more
In the last 10 days, the highest rise in the number of such tanks was recorded by Villupuram at 131. | Photo Credit: N. RAJESH The State has begun experiencing the beneficial impact of the Northeast monsoon, which set in on October 16. In the last 10 days, nearly 2,000 irrigation tanks in the State saw their storage going … Read more
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) finalised a panel of three IPS officers fit for appointment as Director-General of Police/Head of Police Force of Tamil Nadu police. The UPSC had convened the Empanelment Committee Meeting in Delhi last Friday to shortlist the panel of three DGP-rank officers for the top post. The State was represented … Read more
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin with MP Catherine West, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Indo-Pacific) | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, who is on a visit to the United Kingdom, met MP Catherine West, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Indo-Pacific), at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, where they discussed opportunities … 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
J. Radhakrishnan, P. Amudha, Gagandeep Singh Bedi, and Dheeraj Kumar, all serving as additional Chief Secretaries, were appointed as the official spokespersons | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Madras High Court on Thursday (August 7, 2025) dismissed, with costs of ₹1 lakh, a public interest litigation (PIL) petition filed by an advocate, challenging the appointment … Read more
Workers digging the road for constructing sewer lines | Photo Credit: Representative image Residents of Avadi Corporation have urged the local body to speed up work to construct the underground sewer lines in areas including Charles Nagar, Babu Nagar and Gandhi Nagar. Roy Rozario, a resident, said that the pace of construction was very slow. … Read more
Skeleton remains of children unearthed as part of Keeladi excavations in Konthagai, Sivaganga district on July 7, 2020. | Photo Credit: Ashok R A newly laid road runs through Keeladi, a village in Sivaganga district of Tamil Nadu, that has now earned a significant place on India’s political and cultural map. A steady stream of … Read more
प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी रविवार को तमिलनाडु के दौरे पर थे. इस दौरान रामेश्वरम में एक जनसभा को संबोधित करते हुए उन्होंने कहा कि 2014 के बाद केंद्र की एनडीए नेतृत्व वाली सरकार ने तमिलनाडु को 2004 से 2004 की अवधि की तुलना में प्रदेश के विकास के लिए तीन गुना अधिक धनराशि आवंटित किया है. पीएम मोदी के … Read more