Chennai, July 1 (IANS) A local functionary of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) was hacked to death by an unidentified gang near Tirumangalam in Madurai district on Wednesday, in yet another incident that has intensified concerns over the law and order situation in Tamil Nadu since the Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) government led by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay assumed office. The victim, identified as Kalanidhi, a resident of Iluppankulam village in Kallikudi taluk, was travelling on a two-…
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Karur (Tamil Nadu), June 9 (IANS) A pregnant woman and her husband were among the three people killed while two others, including the couple’s two-year-old girl, sustained serious injuries in a tragic road accident near Aravakurichi in Tamil Nadu’s Karur district early on Tuesday, police said. The deceased were identified as V. Aravind, 30, his wife A. Janani, 28, who was eight months pregnant, and the car driver, P. Veera, 40.Aravind and Janani were residents of Karuthi Veeranpatti near Usilamp…
Coimbatore, March 7 (IANS) A court here on Saturday sentenced three men to life imprisonment for the gang rape of a 20-year-old college student near the Coimbatore International Airport in November 2025. The judgment was delivered by Mahila Court (in-charge) Judge V. Sundararaj, who found the accused guilty under multiple provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).The convicted persons have been identified as T. Karuppasamy alias Satheesh (30), his brother T. Kaleeswaran alias Karthik (21),…