Chennai, June 21 (IANS) At least six workers were killed and several others hospitalised after a suspected ammonia gas leak at a seafood export processing unit near Periyapalayam in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvallur district on Sunday, officials said.The Tamil Nadu government has ordered an immediate investigation into the incident. According to police and official sources, the leak occurred at a seafood processing and export facility where a large number of migrant workers were employed. Around 120 worke…
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Chennai, June 20 (IANS) Chennai’s drinking water reserves have received a significant boost with continued inflows of Krishna River water from Andhra Pradesh’s Kandaleru reservoir, helping improve storage levels in the city’s key water bodies amid rising summer demand. Poondi reservoir, one of Chennai’s principal sources of drinking water, has been receiving Krishna water under the inter-state water-sharing agreement between Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. Built in 1944 in the Poondi taluk of Tir…
Chennai, June 1 (IANS) Relief is on the horizon for Chennai’s water managers as Krishna River water released from Andhra Pradesh’s Kandaleru Reservoir has begun reaching Tamil Nadu through the Telugu Ganga canal system, bolstering supplies to the city’s drinking water reservoirs amid the ongoing summer season.Officials of the Water Resources Department (WRD) said on Sunday that Krishna water is currently flowing into the Poondi Reservoir at a rate of 75 cubic feet per second (cusecs), mark…
Chennai, May 14 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday carried out a major reshuffle of senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officers, transferring and appointing several officials to important intelligence, CID, and Special Branch positions across the state, with immediate effect.The orders were issued by the Home (SC) Department through a notification signed by Additional Chief Secretary K. Manivasan.According to the official order, senior IPS officer Dr G. Dharmarajan, who was serving as …
Chennai, April 28 (IANS) A tragic accident at an ethanol manufacturing unit near Gummidipoondi in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvallur district claimed the life of a migrant worker and left four others in critical condition on Tuesday after they were exposed to toxic gas inside a water tank, officials said. The incident occurred at a private factory located in Thervoy Kandigai village, where a group of workers had been assigned to clean a storage tank as part of routine maintenance work. According to initial…
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…
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…