Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu), March 27 The debate over industrial development versus livelihood protection and environmental safety has intensified in Tamil Nadu’s coastal district of Thoothukudi ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections, with the lingering Sterlite Copper Plant controversy...
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Chennai, March 24 AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami will campaign in Chennai and its surrounding areas for three days, starting on March 25, the party said on Tuesday.Palaniswami will campaign in the downtown Mylapore area here on Wednesday, the party said.He will seek votes...
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Chennai, March 19 Tamil Nadu is preparing to meet a surge in electricity demand as temperatures rise across the state, with power authorities planning to maximize output from coal-based thermal plants in the coming days.This move is aimed at ensuring uninterrupted supply during the peak summer...
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Chennai, March 15 – The Union government has approved renaming Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin Airport to "Thoothukudi Airport," Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu announced on Sunday.This decision comes after long-standing demands from local residents, public representatives, and...
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Chennai, March 15 – The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Chennai has forecast light rainfall in parts of the coastal southern Tamil Nadu on Sunday, while most other regions of the state are expected to experience dry weather along with rising temperatures.In a statement, the weather...
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Chennai, March 12 Hundreds of fishermen from Tamil Nadu working in West Asian countries, particularly in Iran, have been left stranded as the ongoing conflict in the region disrupts transportation and maritime operations.With tensions escalating, families in coastal districts of the state have...
Thoothukudi, March 10 – The safety match industry in southern Tamil Nadu is facing new challenges as the price of paraffin wax – a key raw material used in the production of safety matches – has risen sharply over the past two weeks.The price of paraffin wax has increased from around ₹80 per...
Chennai, March 10: Light to moderate rainfall is expected in several coastal districts of southern Tamil Nadu until Sunday due to a low-pressure system prevailing in the atmosphere, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).Officials said the weather disturbance currently extends...
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New Delhi/Chennai, March 6 The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Friday claimed to have busted a transnational drug trafficking racket with the arrest of five persons, including a Sri Lankan refugee, and the seizure of 78 kg of narcotics.The alleged racket was operating across India, Nepal...
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New Delhi, March 6 – The NCB has busted an international drug trafficking network linking Nepal, India, and Sri Lanka, arresting five individuals and seizing 77.60 kg of Hashish Oil and 2 kg of Charas, valued at nearly Rs 10 crore, an official said on Friday.Acting on credible intelligence...
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Chennai, March 5 – The makers of the upcoming film, "Leader," directed by R.S. Durai Senthilkumar, which features businessman-turned-actor Legend Saravanan in the lead role, released a fast-paced teaser of the film on Thursday, much to the delight of the actor's fans.Sharing the link to the...
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Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu), February 12 Workers staged protests in various parts of Tamil Nadu on Thursday as part of the nationwide general strike against the central government's alleged anti-labor and anti-farmer policies. Operations at the ports of Thoothukudi and Chennai were significantly...
Chennai, February 11 Vedanta Limited, whose Sterlite Copper Smelter Plant in Thoothukudi was closed in 2019, approached the Madras High Court on Wednesday to challenge an order passed by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB), which refused consent to its proposal to operate "Green...