Chennai, April 23 (IANS)Several stars from the Tamil film industry including actors Vikram, Dhanush, Ajith and music director Anirudh Ravichander were among those who turned up early on Thursday morning to cast their votes in the intensely contested elections to the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly. Vikram cast his vote at The Besant Theosopical Higher Secondary School, while Gautham Karthik, the son of actor and politician Karthik, cast his vote in Stella Maris College.Ajith, who returned in a hu…
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Chennai, April 11 (IANS) The electoral landscape for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections has taken final shape, with a total of 4,023 candidates set to contest across the state following the completion of nomination withdrawals.The nomination process, which commenced on March 30, witnessed a robust response, with as many as 7,599 nomination papers filed over a four-day period.However, the scrutiny phase led to the rejection of around 2,460 nominations due to invalid or incomplete document…
Chennai, March 8 (IANS) In view of the expected surge in tourist arrivals during the summer vacation season, the Southern Railway’s Salem Railway Division has announced the operation of a summer special Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) service between Mettupalayam in Coimbatore district and Udhagamandalam (Ooty) in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu. The move is aimed at accommodating the growing number of visitors heading to the popular hill destination in the Nilgiris. According to railway offi…
Chennai, March 7 (IANS) Maximum temperatures have recorded a slight increase across parts of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal during the last 24 hours, according to a statement issued by the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Chennai. However, officials said that overall there has been no significant change in maximum temperatures across the region.The weather department noted that in a few places in Tamil Nadu, maximum temperatures were around 2–3 degrees Celsius above normal, while …
Chennai, Jan 28 (IANS) In a significant move to curb animal cruelty and improve safety standards at tourist destinations, the Tamil Nadu government has notified stringent guidelines to regulate joyrides and the commercial use of horses, donkeys and mules across the state. The new framework introduces compulsory licensing, regular veterinary checks and strict monitoring of working conditions for all equines engaged in public activities.The guidelines were issued through a recent government order …