Woman dies after panic over monkey attack at Kalugumalai Temple hilltop in Tamil Nadu. TUTICORIN: A 24-year-old woman, who got married a month ago, died after falling off the hilltop of the Kalugumalai Ucchi Pillayar temple on Friday evening in the Tuticorin district.The deceased was identified as Anitha, 24, wife of Suresh, an abroad worker…
Tamil Nadu govt to withdraw SC appeal against ED inspections at Tasmac HQ (File Photo). CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu govt has decided to withdraw its appeal in the Supreme Court against inspections by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) at Tasmac headquarters, multiple sources have told TOI.“Tamil Nadu govt has decided to withdraw the appeal as the ED…
Tamil cinema titan K Bhagyaraj passes away at 73 (File Photo). CHENNAI: Two weeks after the death of his mentor K Bharathiraja, Tamil cinema lost its one-man studio — a titan, K Bhagyaraj on Saturday. The director, actor, screenwriter, composer and novelist, who was 73, was brought unconscious to Apollo Hospitals, where doctors declared him…
COIMBATORE: Postgraduate and physical education teachers have urged the Coimbatore district administration to exempt them from duties related to the national population census, warning that the assignment could disrupt classroom teaching, Class XII exam preparation and the conduct of school-level sports activities.M Muhammad Kaja Mukaitheen, district president of the Tamil Nadu Postgraduate Teachers Association, said…
Venkat Narayana K and Vijay CHENNAI: Vijay-starrer Jana Nayagan movie producer Venkat Narayana K has been appointed as a special representative of the Tamil Nadu govt in New Delhi.“Sanction is accorded for the creation of a temporary post of special representative of the govt of Tamil Nadu in New Delhi for a period of one…
In a fresh twist to the standoff between the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and archaeologist Amarnath Ramakrishna over the release of the 982-page Keeladi excavation report. CHENNAI: In a fresh twist to the standoff between the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and archaeologist Amarnath Ramakrishna over the release of the 982-page Keeladi excavation report,…
CHENNAI: The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) conducted searches at 14 locations, including the residences and offices of former Tamil Nadu minister and Tiruvannamalai MLA E.V. Velu, on Thursday after registering a corruption case against him and 10 others over alleged irregularities in the execution of Highways Department road works in 2022.The searches began…
Two men lost their lives in separate drunken assaults in T. Nagar within hours of each other (Representative image) CHENNAI: Two men were killed in separate drunken brawl assaults in T. Nagar that occurred within hours of each other. The Mambalam police arrested two suspects.In the first incident, Rajendran, 50, a housekeeping worker at Vijaya…
An ammonia gas leak at a seafood processing facility in Tiruvallur has led to another fatality CHENNAI: One more worker succumbed to complications caused by the ammonia gas leak at a private seafood processing unit in Tiruvallur district, taking the death toll to 11, while 67 others continue to undergo treatment at hospitals in Chennai…
Vijay made a gesture mocking his predecessor M K Stalin’s electoral defeat CHENNAI: A day after chief minister C Joseph Vijay made agesture mocking his predecessor M K Stalin’s electoral defeat, VCK leader TholThirumavalavan on Wednesday said it was “unbecoming” of the CM post andappealed to Vijay to uphold and safeguard the tradition of the…
