Tamil Nadu Price Hike

A couple from neighbouring Tamil Nadu has been arrested for hijacking a truck laden with 2.5 tonnes of tomatoes here after faking an accident to extort money.

A kilo of tomato is being sold between Rs 90-100 in the open market affecting middle classes and the poor people, the government said in an official release.

Sources further informed that seven Opposition states namely Maharashtra, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, etc have not reduced their fuel prices

A video went viral on social media, where a group of youth were seen gifting their newly married couple, a litre of petrol and diesel on their wedding day.

Truckers in Tamil Nadu have hiked their tariff up to 25 per cent as diesel price moved closer to Rs 80 per litre. The state has around four and a half lakh trucks.

If you thought that the fuel price hike affected only the poor, you are mistaken. A lot of people in Chennai have ditched their cars and switched to bicycles as a healthy and efficient mode of transport. A lot of them are also taking trains and the city's brand new Metro rail to work.

After an elderly autorickshaw driver in Chennai was allegedly manhandled for asking Tamil Nadu BJP chief Tamilisai Soundararajan difficult question around the rising fuel prices during an interaction with reporters, Ms Soundararajan today showed up at his home with sweets. She asked about his well-being and clarified that she was unaware of the inc...

An elderly auto driver in Chennai was yanked aside and roughed up after he asked Tamil Nadu BJP chief Tamilisai Soundararajan about rising fuel prices during an interaction with reporters last night.

The Congress-led UDF today took out a rally to the Raj Bhavan in bullock carts and bicycles to protest against the steep hike in prices of petrol and diesel

There's anger across Tamil Nadu over the state government's decision to raise bus fares across the board. The hike in fares -- ranging between 20 per cent and 67 per cent -- comes after a gap of six years. With the government deciding to charge commuters for insurance separately, fares have shot up in some categories. In Chennai, the minimum fare h...

The Tamil Nadu government today issued orders to hike theatre ticket prices by 25 per cent against the backdrop of the film industry bodies not releasing any new movies to protest the levy of 10 per cent local body tax in the state.

Demanding withdrawal of the latest hike in petrol and diesel prices, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today trashed the 'US Dollar-Indian Rupee exchange rate' effect as cited by oil marketing companies (OMCs) for the increase and said conditions influencing it had no relation to common people.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today demanded rollback of the latest hike in petrol and diesel prices, saying it would lead to increase in prices of essential commodities.

Slamming the latest hike in prices of diesel and petrol by Oil Marketing Companies, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today said while the Centre was getting revenue by revising excise duty, it was passing the burden on the common man which was "an unjust act."

The Tamil Nadu government's steep hike in milk price - Rs 10 a litre - is expected to hit hard children from the economically weaker sections. Milk by the government agency Aavin, which was sold at Rs 24 a litre, now costs Rs 34.

A couple from neighbouring Tamil Nadu has been arrested for hijacking a truck laden with 2.5 tonnes of tomatoes here after faking an accident to extort money.

A kilo of tomato is being sold between Rs 90-100 in the open market affecting middle classes and the poor people, the government said in an official release.

Sources further informed that seven Opposition states namely Maharashtra, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, etc have not reduced their fuel prices

A video went viral on social media, where a group of youth were seen gifting their newly married couple, a litre of petrol and diesel on their wedding day.

Truckers in Tamil Nadu have hiked their tariff up to 25 per cent as diesel price moved closer to Rs 80 per litre. The state has around four and a half lakh trucks.

If you thought that the fuel price hike affected only the poor, you are mistaken. A lot of people in Chennai have ditched their cars and switched to bicycles as a healthy and efficient mode of transport. A lot of them are also taking trains and the city's brand new Metro rail to work.

After an elderly autorickshaw driver in Chennai was allegedly manhandled for asking Tamil Nadu BJP chief Tamilisai Soundararajan difficult question around the rising fuel prices during an interaction with reporters, Ms Soundararajan today showed up at his home with sweets. She asked about his well-being and clarified that she was unaware of the inc...

An elderly auto driver in Chennai was yanked aside and roughed up after he asked Tamil Nadu BJP chief Tamilisai Soundararajan about rising fuel prices during an interaction with reporters last night.

The Congress-led UDF today took out a rally to the Raj Bhavan in bullock carts and bicycles to protest against the steep hike in prices of petrol and diesel

There's anger across Tamil Nadu over the state government's decision to raise bus fares across the board. The hike in fares -- ranging between 20 per cent and 67 per cent -- comes after a gap of six years. With the government deciding to charge commuters for insurance separately, fares have shot up in some categories. In Chennai, the minimum fare h...

The Tamil Nadu government today issued orders to hike theatre ticket prices by 25 per cent against the backdrop of the film industry bodies not releasing any new movies to protest the levy of 10 per cent local body tax in the state.

Demanding withdrawal of the latest hike in petrol and diesel prices, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today trashed the 'US Dollar-Indian Rupee exchange rate' effect as cited by oil marketing companies (OMCs) for the increase and said conditions influencing it had no relation to common people.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today demanded rollback of the latest hike in petrol and diesel prices, saying it would lead to increase in prices of essential commodities.

Slamming the latest hike in prices of diesel and petrol by Oil Marketing Companies, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today said while the Centre was getting revenue by revising excise duty, it was passing the burden on the common man which was "an unjust act."

The Tamil Nadu government's steep hike in milk price - Rs 10 a litre - is expected to hit hard children from the economically weaker sections. Milk by the government agency Aavin, which was sold at Rs 24 a litre, now costs Rs 34.