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Tamil Nadu Assembly clashes over TVK's car purchase for legislators
Ruling TVK defends vehicle purchases for MLAs while DMK questions priorities. Debate extends to Formula 4 night race controversy in Tamil Nadu …
Tamil Nadu News
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Kerala's failed bid to block Tamil Nadu's Salem railway division in 2007
How Tamil Nadu successfully created Salem Railway Division from Palakkad in 2007 despite Kerala's opposition, train blockades, and Supreme Court petitions.
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Tamil Nadu notifies three elephant corridors for cross-border wildlife migration
Tamil Nadu formally notifies three elephant corridors spanning 10,300 hectares in Cauvery North Wildlife Sanctuary, enabling trans-Cauvery migration betwee
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Tamil Nadu Assembly clashes over SC welfare scheme implementation between DMK and TVK
DMK and ruling party clash in Tamil Nadu Assembly over Scheduled Caste welfare implementation, CAG report findings, and temple priest appointments.
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Retiring Chennai police chief credits city's people for three decades of deep bond
Senior police officer shares emotional journey of 28 years serving Chennai, from DCP to Police Commissioner, crediting city's people and pandemic resilienc
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CAG and IIT Madras launch digital audit certification for India's government systems
CAG and IIT Madras open enrollment for four-month online certification to train auditors in digital government and enterprise system audits.
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Tamil Nadu health minister announces five-fold jump in insurance coverage to 25 lakh rupees
Tamil Nadu's CMCHIS scheme increases insurance ceiling from ₹5 lakh to ₹25 lakh. Minister Arunraj announces IVF expansion, dengue surveillance, and Madras
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Tamil Nadu to fund tuition fees for Muslim girl undergraduates through new scheme
Tamil Nadu government announces new women's college in Chennai and education support scheme for Muslim girl students, allocating ₹20 crore.
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Chennai's Buckingham Canal gets Rs 876 crore revival plan for passenger boats
Tamil Nadu government reviews restoration of historic Buckingham Canal's 7.2km stretch, planning passenger boats and cargo services in Chennai.
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Tamil Nadu pilgrims stranded in Nepal after flash flood triggers landslides
At least 50 pilgrims from Tamil Nadu trapped in Nepal after flash flood and landslips block route near Kathmandu. Rescue operations underway.
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Chennai's inland fishing decimated by pollution, encroachments, and river neglect
Pollution and encroachment have decimated Chennai's inland fishing. Former river fishermen now work the sea or wait for monsoons.
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Tamil Nadu doctors warn gold ring scheme hospital model costs three times budget
Doctors' association warns Tamil Nadu's newborn gold ring scheme requires 3x allocated budget due to security and logistics costs, proposes bank-led altern
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Tamil Nadu Speaker bans pre-admission publicity of assembly notices by legislators
Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar orders legislators and media to stop publishing notices before formal admission under Rules 55 and 56.
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Tamil Nadu legislators seek gender-neutral term for maiden parliamentary speech
Women legislators from PMK and CPI(M) urge Tamil Nadu Assembly to replace 'kanni pechu' with gender-neutral alternatives in parliamentary procedure.
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North Chennai residents welcome 400-bed hospital plan, demand incinerator scrapped
Federation of North Chennai Residents' Welfare Associations calls for permanent resolution of Kodungaiyur dump yard crisis and withdrawal of incinerator pl
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Fifth century hero stone unearthed in Tamil Nadu village excavation
Archaeologists unearth a fifth century CE hero stone with Tamil-Brahmi script from a Sangam-period well in Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu.
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Tamil Nadu scouts new airport sites, abandons Parandur project plan
Tamil Nadu government scouts alternative locations for Chennai's second airport and pursues Hosur airport plan, moving away from Parandur site.
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Safire Theatre, Chennai's cinema pioneer, now just empty ground after 20 years
The Safire Theatre Complex, which introduced 70mm cinema and multiplex screenings to Chennai in 1964, demolished two decades ago, now sits as …
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Colonial pathways still shape Chennai's transport network today
How East India Company escape routes and pre-colonial high roads shaped Chennai's modern transport network and urban geography.
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First comprehensive field guide catalogues over 100 fish species in Chennai's waters
Comprehensive field guide documents over 100 freshwater and brackish fish species in Chennai's rivers, lakes, and estuaries, with cultural and ecological i
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Wayanad Excise steps up border checks to curb drugs, illegal alcohol before Onam
Excise department intensifies inspections at Wayanad borders with Tamil Nadu and Karnataka to prevent narcotics and illegal alcohol smuggling during Onam f
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Tamil Nadu awards gold ring contracts to Joyalukkas and Kalyan Jewellers
Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation contracts Joyalukkas and Kalyan Jewellers to supply 1.28 lakh one-gram gold rings for newborns under Thaimaman Than
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Minister accused of claiming PDS rice used to feed livestock in Tamil Nadu Assembly
Revenue Minister Sengottaiyan's claim that PDS rice is used as cattle fodder triggers political row in Tamil Nadu Assembly over food distribution …
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Tamil Nadu Congress protests against Amit Shah over student crackdown, parliamentary conduct
TNCC stages demonstration in Egmore against Union Home Minister Amit Shah over student protests handling and parliamentary conduct.