Coimbatore, July 8 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Minister Nirmal Kumar on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the DMK and the AIADMK, claiming that both parties were rapidly losing their political strength and would soon be left without cadres. He also accused the opposition of attempting to prevent Chief Minister Joseph Vijay from visiting Karur and of using legal proceedings to silence the government.Interacting with mediapersons, Nirmal Kumar questioned why the DMK was allegedly apprehensive about the C…
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Chennai, July 4 (IANS) The Chennai Police on Saturday issued summons to former Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthil Balaji and his brother Ashok Kumar in connection with an investigation into an alleged conspiracy to destabilise the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)-led state government by attempting to lure legislators with cash. The summons, served at the family’s ancestral residence in Rameswarapatti village in Karur district, directs both men to appear before investigators on July 6.Police off…
Mahabalipuram (Tamil Nadu), July 2 (IANS) In a significant political development in Tamil Nadu, former AIADMK ministers Dr C. Vijayabaskar and M.R. Vijayabaskar formally joined the ruling Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) at a grand induction ceremony held at a private hotel in Mahabalipuram near Chennai on Thursday. Speaking after joining the party, former minister M.R. Vijayabaskar expressed happiness over his decision and praised the leadership of TVK.”I am very happy to have joined the Tamilaga …
Chennai, July 2 (IANS) Former AIADMK ministers Dr C. Vijayabaskar and M.R. Vijayabaskar formally joined the ruling Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) along with around 15,000 supporters at a grand induction ceremony held at a private hotel in Mamallapuram near Chennai on Thursday.The induction was led by TVK General Secretary and Minister N. Anand in the presence of Minister Adhav Arjuna, who welcomed the new entrants by presenting them with the party’s traditional shawl.Addressing the gathering, C…
Chennai, June 30 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay will visit Karur on July 10 and 11, marking his first visit to the district since the tragic stampede that claimed 41 lives during a TRK public meeting on September 27 last year. The stampede, one of the worst political rally disasters in recent years, triggered nationwide outrage and raised serious concerns over crowd management and event safety.The incident remains under investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)…
Chennai, June 22 (IANS) Water levels in major reservoirs across Tamil Nadu’s Erode district continued to decline on Monday, with the inflow into the Bhavanisagar dam dropping sharply to just 76 cusecs, raising fresh concerns among farmers dependent on the reservoir for irrigation. Bhavanisagar, one of Tamil Nadu’s most important irrigation reservoirs, supplies water to vast agricultural areas in Erode, Tirupur, and Karur districts.Officials said the dam’s storage has been steadily falling as…
Chennai, June 2 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has forecast heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning in 22 districts of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, as a cyclonic circulation persists over south Kerala and adjoining Tamil Nadu regions.The weather system is expected to influence rainfall activity across Tamil Nadu and Puducherry for the next week.According to the weather department, widespread rainfall is likely across several parts of the state, with heavy showers expecte…
Chennai, May 31 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Chennai, has forecast widespread rainfall across Tamil Nadu over the next five days, with heavy rain likely in several districts as conditions become increasingly favourable for the onset of the Southwest Monsoon. According to the weather department, the monsoon is expected to advance into Kerala within the next three to four days, aided by a cyclonic circulation prevailing over the southeast Arabian Sea and adjoining south Kerala …
Chennai, May 31 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has forecast that the southwest monsoon is likely to advance into parts of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and adjoining regions by June 3 or 4, bringing widespread rainfall and a gradual drop in temperatures across the southern states. According to the weather department, the monsoon has already made further progress over large parts of the Arabian Sea, Lakshadweep, the Comorin region and several areas of the Bay of Bengal as of May 30.Meteorol…
Chennai, May 30 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) on Saturday forecast heavy rainfall in 14 districts of Tamil Nadu even as several parts of the state continue to reel under intense summer heat. The weather department attributed the changing weather pattern to a cyclonic circulation prevailing over the southwest Arabian Sea and adjoining regions.According to the RMC, widespread rainfall activity is likely to continue across Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal for the next week.Heav…