Israeli tanks advance deep into Gaza town after strikes cause new mass exodus

Israeli tanks advance deep into Gaza town after strikes cause new mass exodus

Israeli tanks advanced deep into a town in the central Gaza Strip on Thursday after days of relentless bombardment that forced tens of thousands of already displaced Palestinian families to flee in a new exodus. A Palestinian journalist posted pictures of Israeli tanks near a mosque in a built-up area of Bureij, the armoured contingent … Read more

Four two-wheelers gutted in fire at ward councillor’s house at village near Arakkonam town

Four two-wheelers gutted in fire at ward councillor’s house at village near Arakkonam town

The two-wheelers that were destroyed in the fire at Melapulam village in Ranipet on Thursday. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Four two-wheelers were gutted in a fire in front of a house at Melapulam village, near Arakkonam town, in Ranipet on Thursday. The police suspect an electrical short circuit might be the reason for the … Read more

Workers accidentally damage water pipeline in Ambur town

Workers accidentally damage water pipeline in Ambur town

Drinking water shooting out of the broken pipeline on Swamiyarmadam Main Road in Ambur on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Gallons of drinking water went to waste after contract workers damaged the main pipeline carrying water to Ambur town, near Tirupattur, on Saturday. Officials of the Ambur Municipality said a small group of workers were laying … Read more

Felled by caste pride in Tamil Nadu’s Nanguneri town

Felled by caste pride in Tamil Nadu’s Nanguneri town

The blood has dried on the steps of Ambikapathi’s single-room house in Nanguneri, a drought-ridden and crime-prone town in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. This is the spot where, on August 9, her children were brutally attacked by her son’s classmates. The asbestos roof and small porch are clean, but the reddish-brown streaks serve as … Read more