CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu energy and law minister R Nirmalkumar on Friday condemned Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar’s attempt to conduct bhoomi puja for a dam across the Cauvery river in Mekedatu. He also slammed Shivakumar’s remarks on the Mekedatu dam issue. Nirmalkumar cautioned Shivakumar against stoking controversies for political mileage over the inter-state water…
CHENNAI: Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal, a 1994-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre and currently serving as special director general (human rights) in the Border Security Force (BSF), has been appointed as the director general of police (DGP) and head of police force (HoPF) of Tamil Nadu. He succeeded DGP Sandeep Rai…
CHENNAI: Targeting the Tamil Nadu govt over deteriorating law and order, DMK deputy general secretary Kanimozhi and AMMK leader TTV Dhinakaran pulled up chief minister C Joseph Vijay for putting the launch of the ‘Singapen striking force’ on the backburner. The special force was originally scheduled to be inaugurated on Friday.Slamming the TVK-led administration over…
CHENNAI: Launching a blistering attack on the ruling TVK govt over the brutal murder and burial of a 25-year-old woman in Cuddalore, leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin said chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s “sofa model” govt has slipped into a “deep sleep mode” on law and order.He said that since the formation of the “sofa…
AIADMK MLA C. Vijaya Baskar held a consultative meeting with loyalists amid speculation of him joining the ruling TVK. PUDUKKOTTAI: Amid speculation that former AIADMK minister C Vijaya Baskar, who was part of the rebel faction led by C Ve Shanmugam, is set to jump ship to the ruling TVK, the Viralimalai MLA on Thursday…
Tamil Nadu braces for heavy showers across over 15 districts as the intense summer heat concludes. CHENNAI: Heavy rain is expected across more than 15 districts in Tamil Nadu following the end of the peak summer spell, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday. The peak phase of summer, known as ‘Agni Natchathiram’, lasted…
In a move heavy with both political and emotional significance, AIADMK general secretary and former chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami has moved out of his long-time official residence on Greenways Road. CHENNAI: In a move heavy with both political and emotional significance, AIADMK general secretary and former chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami has moved out…
During his address as leader of opposition in the assembly on May 12, Udhayanidhi Stalin called for the “eradication” of sanaatana dharma ‘Speech outside loses immunity, but not automatically an offence’R S RaveendhrenA statement by leader of the opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin, on May 12 on the floor of the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly has reignited…
AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami with Rajya Saba MP candidates Dhanapal and Inbadurai Chennai: AIADMK on Thursday alleged that TVK was engaged in “horse trading”, saying that “large sums of money changed hands” to facilitate the recent defection of four of its MLAs. The party asserted that chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s attempts to…
Former AIADMK MLA V N P Venkatraman joined DMK in the presence of former CM M K Stalin at DMK headquarters in Chennai on Thursday. Venkatraman was the MLA of Alandur constituency in 2014. Several AIADMK functionaries accompanied Venkatraman to join DMK. Speaking to reporters after joining DMK, Venkatraman said he was happy he will…
