Chennai, Nov 21 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government Saturday reiterated the safety of Mullaperiyar dam to the union government, refuting the Kerala government's allegation of water seepage. In a letter to the secretary, ...

Chennai, Nov 19 (IANS) The Madras High Court Thursday asked the Tamil Nadu government to take action against officials in Nilgiri district who failed to stop the illegal stone quarries in the ...

Chennai, Nov 16 (IANS) French tyre major Michelin has signed an agreement with the Tamil Nadu government to set up a manufacturing facility on an investment of Rs.4,000 crore spread over seven ...

Chennai, Nov 15 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government and fishermen's associations were Sunday able to establish contact with six fishing boats out of the 16 that were untraceable after the Phyan cyclone ...

Chennai, Nov 15 (IANS) Continuing the war of words on the Mullaperiyar dam row, AIADMK chief J. Jayalalithaa has charged the DMK-led Tamil Nadu government with "giving credence" to a Kerala law ...

Chennai, Nov 14 (IANS) Opposition leader J. Jayalalithaa Saturday demanded the Tamil Nadu government speed up relief efforts in the Nilgiri district and increase the compensation amount to the victims of landslides ...

Chennai, Nov 13 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government Friday said fishermen who set out for fishing in 150 boats from Kanyakumari and were caught in the Phyan storm are reaching the Maharashtra ...

Chennai, Nov 12 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government Thursday decided to allocate Rs.100 crore for improving the amenities in the 115 camps for Sri Lankan refugees in the state and also for ...

Chennai, Nov 6 (IANS) AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa Friday criticised the central government's sugar cane policy and asked the Tamil Nadu government to clarify its position on the cane procurement price ...

Chennai, Nov 5 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government will issue a global tender this month for sourcing 4.8 million colour television sets for distribution under its free colour television sets scheme. In an ...

Chennai, Nov 3 (ANI): Tamil Nadu government has said that it will review the living condition of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees living in the state. Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi held a high-level ...

Chennai, Nov 2 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government has decided to spend around Rs.12 crore to improve the amenities in the 115 refugee camps that house Sri Lankan Tamils in the state. It ...

Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), Oct 29(ANI): Activists of Tamil Nadu's regional political parties, Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam (PDK) and Hindu Makkal Katchi (HMK), staged a demonstration on Thursday to protest against Kerala Government's plans ...

New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court's panel of five top judges Sunday failed to take a decision on Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P.D. Dinakaran's elevation to the apex court, ...

Chennai, Oct 21 (IANS) PMK leader S. Ramadoss said Wednesday that with nearly one-third of secretary-level posts in the central government being held by Malayalis, the "country is ruled by Kerala" and ...

Chennai, Oct 20 (IANS) Coming down heavily on the Kerala government for its stand on the Mullaiperiyar dam, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.Karunanidhi Tuesday said people would start wondering which state is ...

New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Justice B.N. Agrawal, the second senior-most judge of the Supreme Court, retires Thursday after nine eventful years in the apex court, during which he often hit the ...

Chennai, Oct 9 (IANS) A local court Friday granted bail to the news editor of Tamil daily Dinamalar, B. Lenin, arrested Wednesday for permitting the publication of a news item that hurt ...

Chennai, Oct 3 (IANS) City-based Repco Infrastructure Development Co is in talks with the Tamil Nadu government to develop vacant land on build-operate-transfer (BOT) basis. "We are discussing various BOT projects with the ...

Chennai, Oct 3 (ANI): Union Home Minister P Chidambaram said here on Saturday that the Centre would consider a proposal by the Tamil Nadu Government to grant Indian citizenship to all ...

New Delhi, Sept 29 (ANI): Angered by what they called 'laxity' on part of the Central Government to intervene in the issue of attack on Indian fishermen by Sri Lankan army, ...

Chennai, Sep 29 (IANS) Southern superstars Rajnikant and Kamal Haasan have bagged the best actor awards for "Sivaji - The Boss" and "Dasavatharam" respectively announced by the Tamil Nadu government. Chief Minister ...

New Delhi, Sep.23 (ANI): Labour Minister Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday condemned the lynching of a company official in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Reacting to the tragedy, Kharge said: Lynching of the company vice-president by ...

New Delhi, Sep.23 (ANI): Labour Minister Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday condemned the lynching of a company official in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Reacting to the tragedy, Kharge said: Lynching of the company vice-president by ...

Chennai, Sep 22 (IANS) Roy George, vice president (human resource) in the Coimbatore-based Pricol Ltd, died Tuesday, a day after being attacked by company workers. Nine workers have been arrested for his ...

Chennai, Sep 22 (IANS) S. Nalini and Robert Payas, in prison for the 1991 killing of former Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, Tuesday continued their fast demanding their immediate release. While Nalini began ...

Chennai, Sep 21 (IANS) S. Nalini, undergoing life imprisonment in the Vellore jail for her involvement in the assassination of former Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, began an indefinite fast Monday ...

Chennai, Sep 21 (IANS) S. Nalini, undergoing life imprisonment in the Vellore jail for her involvement in the assassination of former Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, Monday started a fast to ...

Chennai, Sep 12 (IANS) The government has decided to provide broadband connectivity to 5,000 schools and 20,000 colleges in rural and semi-urban areas to promote e-learning, Minister of State for Communications and ...

Chennai, Sep 11 (IANS) The pre-bid conference with prospective bidders for third generation (3G) mobile telephony services is likely to be held Oct 12 where the procedure and schedule of spectrum ...