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Upset Over Medical Exam Bill, MK Stalin Government Snubs Governor
In a major embarrassment to Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi, the MK Stalin government officially boycotted his "At Home Reception" over what they called his delay in forwarding the NEET Exemption bill to the Union Government even after the Tamil Nadu ass
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From North To South, Common Man Feels The Pinch As Fuel Prices Surge
The constant surge in fuel and natural gas prices over the last sixteen days has increased the hardship of common people across the country, with petrol and diesel prices going up by Rs 10 per litre each or 10.5 per cent.
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Tamil Nadu Holds Urban Local Body Election After 10 Years
The urban local body polls are being held today in Tamil Nadu after a gap of over 10 years. Twenty-one cities including Chennai, 138 municipalities and 490 town panchayats will elect more than 12,000 members. Over the last five years these bodies did
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Man Kills 3 In Family, Dies By Suicide After Daughter Marries Inter-Caste
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.
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Angry Over NEET, Man Throws Petrol Bomb At BJP's Chennai Office: Police
The Chennai police arrested a man for allegedly hurling a petrol bomb at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office in the early hours today.
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Tamil Nadu Assembly Passes NEET Exemption Bill, Again: 10 Points
The Tamil Nadu Assembly has once again adopted a bill seeking exemption for the state from the National Entrance-Eligibility Test for aspiring medical professionals. The bill - rejected by Governor RN Ravi last week - will be sent back this evening.
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In Tamil Nadu Schoolgirl's Suicide, High Court Directs Holding Of Last Rites
The Madras High Court's Madurai bench on Saturday directed the parents of the 17-year-old girl who died by suicide on Wednesday - after alleging abuse and attempts to convert her to Christianity - to collect her body and conduct last rites.
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In Video Before Suicide, Tamil Nadu Schoolgirl Alleged Abuse By Warden
A 17-year-old school girl in Tamil Nadu died on Wednesday, days after she drank poison alleging abuse by her hostel warden and an attempt to convert her family to Christianity.
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26,981 New Covid Cases In Tamil Nadu, 13% Increase After Pongal Celebrations
Of the new cases, Chennai accounted for 8,007 fresh infections, down from 8,305 yesterday, followed by Coimbatore with 3,082, Kanniyakumari 1,008 and Virudhunagar 435 new cases. On Tuesday, 23,888 new cases were detected in the state.
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India iPhone Plant Reopens With Better Dorms After Women-Led Protest
Covid tests are currently underway for women workers returning to work in the Sriperumbudur-based iPhone manufacturing facility run by Apple supplier Foxconn outside Chennai, as the plant plans its partial reopening on Wednesday.
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Francis Soundararaj, One Of Asia's Best Phonetics Professor, Dies
Acclaimed spoken English professor, academician and theologian Rev Dr Francis Soundararaj died in Chennai on Friday. The 86-year-old former Principal of the premier Madras Christian College (MCC) was going through Parkinson's disease and Dementia ove
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Over 50 Health Workers In Chennai Test Covid Positive
More than 50 doctors and health workers at three main government medical college Covid hospitals in Tamil Nadu's Chennai have tested positive for COVID-19.
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7-Day Quarantine In Tamil Nadu From Today For All International Arrivals
With the spread of Omicron raising alarm bells across the nation, Tamil Nadu has mandated week-long home quarantine for all international passengers landing in the state starting today.
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33 New Omicron Cases In Tamil Nadu, All Except 2 Were Fully Vaccinated
Thirty-three cases of the fast-spreading Omicron strain have been reported in Tamil Nadu, taking the state's tally to 34. All of them, except two children, are fully vaccinated, the government said.
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21 Kg Heroin Seized In Tamil Nadu Police Raid, 6 Fishermen Arrested
21 kilograms of heroin have been confiscated in Tamil Nadu's city of Tuticorin, with six fishermen arrested in connection with the case, said the Tuticorin police today.
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Upset Over Medical Exam Bill, MK Stalin Government Snubs Governor
In a major embarrassment to Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi, the MK Stalin government officially boycotted his "At Home Reception" over what they called his delay in forwarding the NEET Exemption bill to the Union Government even after the Tamil Nadu ass
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From North To South, Common Man Feels The Pinch As Fuel Prices Surge
The constant surge in fuel and natural gas prices over the last sixteen days has increased the hardship of common people across the country, with petrol and diesel prices going up by Rs 10 per litre each or 10.5 per cent.
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Tamil Nadu Holds Urban Local Body Election After 10 Years
The urban local body polls are being held today in Tamil Nadu after a gap of over 10 years. Twenty-one cities including Chennai, 138 municipalities and 490 town panchayats will elect more than 12,000 members. Over the last five years these bodies did
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Man Kills 3 In Family, Dies By Suicide After Daughter Marries Inter-Caste
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.
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Angry Over NEET, Man Throws Petrol Bomb At BJP's Chennai Office: Police
The Chennai police arrested a man for allegedly hurling a petrol bomb at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office in the early hours today.
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Tamil Nadu Assembly Passes NEET Exemption Bill, Again: 10 Points
The Tamil Nadu Assembly has once again adopted a bill seeking exemption for the state from the National Entrance-Eligibility Test for aspiring medical professionals. The bill - rejected by Governor RN Ravi last week - will be sent back this evening.
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In Tamil Nadu Schoolgirl's Suicide, High Court Directs Holding Of Last Rites
The Madras High Court's Madurai bench on Saturday directed the parents of the 17-year-old girl who died by suicide on Wednesday - after alleging abuse and attempts to convert her to Christianity - to collect her body and conduct last rites.
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In Video Before Suicide, Tamil Nadu Schoolgirl Alleged Abuse By Warden
A 17-year-old school girl in Tamil Nadu died on Wednesday, days after she drank poison alleging abuse by her hostel warden and an attempt to convert her family to Christianity.
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26,981 New Covid Cases In Tamil Nadu, 13% Increase After Pongal Celebrations
Of the new cases, Chennai accounted for 8,007 fresh infections, down from 8,305 yesterday, followed by Coimbatore with 3,082, Kanniyakumari 1,008 and Virudhunagar 435 new cases. On Tuesday, 23,888 new cases were detected in the state.
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India iPhone Plant Reopens With Better Dorms After Women-Led Protest
Covid tests are currently underway for women workers returning to work in the Sriperumbudur-based iPhone manufacturing facility run by Apple supplier Foxconn outside Chennai, as the plant plans its partial reopening on Wednesday.
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Francis Soundararaj, One Of Asia's Best Phonetics Professor, Dies
Acclaimed spoken English professor, academician and theologian Rev Dr Francis Soundararaj died in Chennai on Friday. The 86-year-old former Principal of the premier Madras Christian College (MCC) was going through Parkinson's disease and Dementia ove
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Over 50 Health Workers In Chennai Test Covid Positive
More than 50 doctors and health workers at three main government medical college Covid hospitals in Tamil Nadu's Chennai have tested positive for COVID-19.
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7-Day Quarantine In Tamil Nadu From Today For All International Arrivals
With the spread of Omicron raising alarm bells across the nation, Tamil Nadu has mandated week-long home quarantine for all international passengers landing in the state starting today.
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33 New Omicron Cases In Tamil Nadu, All Except 2 Were Fully Vaccinated
Thirty-three cases of the fast-spreading Omicron strain have been reported in Tamil Nadu, taking the state's tally to 34. All of them, except two children, are fully vaccinated, the government said.
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21 Kg Heroin Seized In Tamil Nadu Police Raid, 6 Fishermen Arrested
21 kilograms of heroin have been confiscated in Tamil Nadu's city of Tuticorin, with six fishermen arrested in connection with the case, said the Tuticorin police today.
