Thoothukudi, April 11 (IANS) In a significant step aimed at conserving marine resources and ensuring sustainable fishing practices, the Tamil Nadu government will enforce an annual fishing ban along the eastern coastline from April 15 to June 14, 2026.The 61-day restriction, which includes both start and end dates, is imposed to protect fish during their crucial breeding season. The ban will apply to all mechanised fishing boats and trawlers operating along the coastal stretch from Tiruvallur di…
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Chennai, March 31 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Police have registered a case against a candidate of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) following allegations of sexual harassment, triggering political controversy in the stateA case has been filed against Prakash alias Kutty, the TVK candidate from the Poonamallee Assembly constituency, under multiple sections, including Section 6, and an investigation has been initiated in the Tiruvallur district.Prakash currently serves as the party’s Tiruvallur South di…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday criticised the Tamil Nadu government’s response to the brutal attack on an Odisha migrant worker in Tiruttani, noting the delayed FIR and the victim’s unexplained disappearance from the hospital without follow-up searches.The NHRC has issued a notice to the Chief Secretary of the state after the youth, with serious injuries, disappeared from the hospital, and the Stalin government had no information about him.In a di…
Chennai, Feb 9 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Monday expanded the free meal programme for sanitation workers, extending the benefit to nearly one lakh additional conservancy staff employed in urban local bodies across the state. The move marks a significant step in strengthening welfare support for frontline civic workers who ensure cleanliness and public health in towns and cities. The expansion was formally launched at Polivakkam in Tiruvallur district. Under the revised cover…
Chennai, Jan 29 (IANS) Chief Minister M.K. Stalin will on Thursday (January 29) lay the foundation stone for the Tamil Nadu Knowledge City in Tiruvallur district, formally launching a flagship initiative aimed at positioning the state as a global hub for higher education, research and innovation. The Knowledge City has been conceptualised as an integrated ecosystem that will bring together universities, advanced research laboratories and research-oriented industries within a single campus. The p…
Chennai, Dec 31 (IANS) The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) Workers’ Rights Retrieval Kazhagam on Wednesday strongly condemned the “brutal attack” on a migrant worker from Odisha in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruttani, blaming the DMK government for what it described as the growing menace of drugs and lawlessness in the state. In a statement, AIADMK founder and former Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam said the shocking incident, in which a group of teenage boys allegedly assaulted a man with s…
Chennai, Dec 29 (IANS) In a disturbing incident that has triggered widespread outrage, four 17-year-old boys were taken into custody on Monday for brutally attacking a man with a sickle near the Tiruttani railway station in Tiruvallur district a few days ago.The accused, all juveniles, allegedly assaulted the victim while intoxicated and recorded the violent act on their mobile phones, later sharing the footage on social media platforms.The victim, identified as Suraj (34), a native of Kolhapur …