The Election Commission of India on Friday announced the schedule for Assembly elections in four States and one Union Territory, which will be conducted in multiple phases from April 4 to May 16. Elections in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry will be held in a single phase on May 16, said Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi. In West Bengal, owing […]
» Read moreEight Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested on Thursday by the Sri Lankan Navy on charges of crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line. Their two boats were also seized by the navy, Assistant Director of Fisheries Department, S.Sekhar said. The fishermen were taken to Kangesanthurai port, he said.
» Read moreTamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK general secretary Jayalalithaa on Wednesday sacked Animal Husbandry Minister T.K.M. Chinnayya and relieved him and Health Minister C. Vijayabaskar from their party posts. A Raj Bhavan press release said, “Governor K. Rosaiah accepted the recommendation of Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to drop Mr. Chinnayya from the Council of Ministers.” The Animal Husbandry portfolio has now […]
» Read moreChief Minister Oommen Chandy had an extraordinary tryst with destiny when he escaped almost unhurt after his car skidded off the SH No.1 at Pallippady, an accident-prone curve near Kanakkari off Ettumanur. According to Kurvavilangad police, the front right hand side tyre was found burst. While Mr. Chandy received minor injuries on his lips when his face hit the back […]
» Read moreIn a gruesome incident, a four-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted and killed by a 30-year-old man in Damerakunta village of Kataram mandal on Karimnagar District of Telangana on Saturday night. Kataram Inspector Sadan Kumar said that four-year-old daughter of Homeguard Rajaswamy, working in Kataram police station, went to school on Saturday and did not return till late in the […]
» Read moreDesiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam leader Vijayakant has lost the status of the Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Assembly due to the resignation of eight party dissidents from the House, Speaker P. Dhanapal announced on Sunday. Earlier in the day, 10 dissident MLAs in the Assembly, including eight from the DMDK, tendered their resignation to Mr. Dhanapal. Mr. Dhanapal […]
» Read more