Nagapattinam

Four fishermen from Seruthur village in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu were injured when a Sri Lankan Naval ship allegedly rammed into their fishing boat, officials said.

Tamil Nadu MP M Selvaraj died early this morning at a private hospital in Chennai where he was undergoing treatment for kidney-related illnesses. The 67-year-old Nagapattinam MP had undergone a kidney transplant in the past.

Moderate thunderstorms and lightning with moderate rain are very likely at a few places over Thiruvallur, Chennai, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Viluppuram, Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai, Slipper Nagapattinam, Thiruvarur districts of Tamil Nadu.

The launch of a passenger ferry service from Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam to Kankesanthurai near Jaffna in Sri Lanka is a "truly big step" for boosting people-to-people contacts, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday.

A BJP worker was booked on Friday for allegedly picking up a quarrel with a hijab-clad woman doctor over not wearing the white coat at a primary health centre in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu, police said.

Six fishermen from Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam district were allegedly attacked and robbed mid-sea near Point Calimere (Kodiyakarai) by unidentified men, police said today.

The schools will be closed in Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur and Mayiladuthurai districts due to heavy rain

A unique 32-feet high idol of Lord Ganesh made of fig tree, in standing posture, in Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam district is the newest attraction for this Chaturthi festival in the state.

An Indian Navy's patrol vessel on Wednesday rescued six fishermen who were stranded on their capsized boat off the Nagapattinam coast in Tamil Nadu.

Upset over his daughter marrying a man from a Scheduled Caste, a man in Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam district allegedly killed his wife and two daughters, including a minor, and then died by suicide, police have said.

A total of 170 kg of ganja to be smuggled to Sri Lanka has been seized near Vedaranyam, 55 km from Nagapattinam, police said on Tuesday. Nine people have been arrested in this connection, the police said.

Initially, it would be launched for two weeks in Cuddalore, Dindigul, Erode, Kancheepuram, Kanyakumari, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Nagapattinam, Nilgiris, Thanjavur, Tiruchirappalli and Villupuram districts.

A fisherman belonging to Nagapattinam district sustained head injuries as Sri Lankan Navy allegedly opened fire when he was fishing along with others off the Kodiakarai coast.

Thulasenthirapuram in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu, the ancestral village of United States Vice President-elect Kamala Harris's maternal family, is all decked up for a celebration ahead of her swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday.

Parts of Tamil Nadu received heavy rainfall on Tuesday, which is likely to continue till January 14, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

Four fishermen from Seruthur village in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu were injured when a Sri Lankan Naval ship allegedly rammed into their fishing boat, officials said.

Tamil Nadu MP M Selvaraj died early this morning at a private hospital in Chennai where he was undergoing treatment for kidney-related illnesses. The 67-year-old Nagapattinam MP had undergone a kidney transplant in the past.

Moderate thunderstorms and lightning with moderate rain are very likely at a few places over Thiruvallur, Chennai, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Viluppuram, Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai, Slipper Nagapattinam, Thiruvarur districts of Tamil Nadu.

The launch of a passenger ferry service from Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam to Kankesanthurai near Jaffna in Sri Lanka is a "truly big step" for boosting people-to-people contacts, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday.

A BJP worker was booked on Friday for allegedly picking up a quarrel with a hijab-clad woman doctor over not wearing the white coat at a primary health centre in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu, police said.

Six fishermen from Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam district were allegedly attacked and robbed mid-sea near Point Calimere (Kodiyakarai) by unidentified men, police said today.

The schools will be closed in Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur and Mayiladuthurai districts due to heavy rain

A unique 32-feet high idol of Lord Ganesh made of fig tree, in standing posture, in Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam district is the newest attraction for this Chaturthi festival in the state.

An Indian Navy's patrol vessel on Wednesday rescued six fishermen who were stranded on their capsized boat off the Nagapattinam coast in Tamil Nadu.

Upset over his daughter marrying a man from a Scheduled Caste, a man in Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam district allegedly killed his wife and two daughters, including a minor, and then died by suicide, police have said.

A total of 170 kg of ganja to be smuggled to Sri Lanka has been seized near Vedaranyam, 55 km from Nagapattinam, police said on Tuesday. Nine people have been arrested in this connection, the police said.

Initially, it would be launched for two weeks in Cuddalore, Dindigul, Erode, Kancheepuram, Kanyakumari, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Nagapattinam, Nilgiris, Thanjavur, Tiruchirappalli and Villupuram districts.

A fisherman belonging to Nagapattinam district sustained head injuries as Sri Lankan Navy allegedly opened fire when he was fishing along with others off the Kodiakarai coast.

Thulasenthirapuram in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu, the ancestral village of United States Vice President-elect Kamala Harris's maternal family, is all decked up for a celebration ahead of her swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday.

Parts of Tamil Nadu received heavy rainfall on Tuesday, which is likely to continue till January 14, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.