KV Lakshmana is the Tamil Nadu bureau chief of Hindustan Times. He covers social, economic and political changes in the state and neighbourhood.
Articles by KV Lakshmana
Students at IIT-Madras hold beef festival to protest cattle slaughter ban
Students at IIT-Madras said it was a spontaneous gesture from many people in campus who opposed the notification and not held under any banner.
Updated on Jul 19, 2017 06:06 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chennai | KV Lakshmana
AIADMK govt in Tamil Nadu is missing in action, says Stalin
MK Stalin said there seems to be no government in Tamil Nadu at all as the AIADMK is busy elsewhere.
Updated on Jun 12, 2017 09:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chennai | KV Lakshmana
Rajinikanth fans protest in Chennai against groups opposing his political debut
This comes amid intensifying speculation that Rajinikanth is thinking about joining politics. The BJP has said it would welcome the 66-year-old actor and that he enjoyed a personal rapport with Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Updated on May 23, 2017 01:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chennai | KV Lakshmana
TN student held on way to protest says she was stripped thrice in jail
Valarmathi and six more students from Coimbatore were arrested in April while on their way to oppose a hydrocarbon project at Neduvasal in Pudukkottai district. She alleged that she was made to strip in Tiruchirapalli central jail. Prison official dismisses her allegations as “pure lies”.
Updated on May 22, 2017 06:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chennai | KV Lakshmana
IT layoffs: Amid fears of job losses, FITE takes up the fight
Amid fears of massive job cuts in the IT sector, the Forum for IT Employees (FITE) is trying to mount a battle against companies that are laying off employees. But in its three years of existence, FITE has already realised that unionization in the IT sector is not easy.
Updated on Jul 13, 2017 01:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi/Chennai | Suchetana Ray and KV Lakshmana
Rajinikanth, Modi to meet? Speculation over superstar’s political debut with BJP
BJP leaders have been speaking to national president Amit Shah saying the veteran Tamil actor was welcome to the party if he decided join the state politics.
Updated on Jun 12, 2017 09:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chennai | KV Lakshmana
Flutter after tweet: Panneerselvam hints at tie-up with BJP, rectifies
Realising his faux pas, the leader of the breakaway faction of AIADMK modified his tweet, replacing the BJP with “any political party”.
Updated on Jun 12, 2017 09:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chennai | KV Lakshmana, Chennai
Will he, won’t he? Rajini hints at politics entry but refuses to give his word
Rajinikanth says Tamil politics needs fixing, says will take decision on political foray “when the time comes”
Updated on May 23, 2017 12:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chennai | KV Lakshmana
TNBSE Class 10 results: Virudunagar tops as 98.55% students pass | Check details
Students in Tamil Nadu, who took the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) or Class 10 board examination, performed marginally better than last year with a slight increase of 0.8% in the pass percentage at 94.4.
Updated on May 19, 2017 01:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chennai | KV Lakshmana
Months after demise, Jayalalithaa’s vehicles stay grounded, many at Poes Garden
Since Jayalalithaa is not known to have left behind an official will, and no one has come forward with a claim to her properties, the vehicles stay grounded.
Updated on Aug 17, 2017 06:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chennai | KV Lakshmana
Tamil Nadu: Commuters hit hard as transport workers go on strike seeking wage hike
The workers of the state owned transport corporation went on strike after four rounds of talks with the government failed.
Updated on May 15, 2017 08:59 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chennai | KV Lakshmana, Chennai
TN Class 12 results: Number of students scoring 100% increases
Tamil Nadu witnessed a marginal improvement in the performance of its students in Class 12 results, which were announced on Friday. The overall pass percentage recorded a marginal increase to 92.1%, as compared to 91.4% last year.
Updated on May 13, 2017 03:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chennai | KV Lakshmana
Tamil Nadu HSC (Class 12) exam results today, students to get it on mobile phones too
Most of the 9 lakh students, who appeared for the Higher Secondary Certificate or Class 12 board examinations, will get their results on their mobile phones as soon as they are uploaded on the official website of the Tamil Nadu Directorate of Government Examinations on Friday.
Updated on May 12, 2017 09:59 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chennai | KV Lakshmana
Another mysterious death in Tamil Nadu, victim ‘close’ to health minister
The victim is said to be close to state health minister C Vijayabhaskar, who is under the scanner for his alleged role in the disbursement of money in the run-up to the RK Nagar assembly bypoll.
Updated on May 09, 2017 08:04 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chennai | KV Lakshmana
Chennai: At least 4 suffocate to death in fire at residential complex
According to sources, the fire broke out early in the morning at around 5 at the residential complex in south Perumal temple street.
Updated on May 08, 2017 10:19 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chennai | KV Lakshmana
Water tanker mafia makes hay as drought misery mounts in Tamil Nadu
With water scarce following successive failed monsoons, tankers carrying water are racing across the state’s interiors and those running the trade, commonly called the tanker mafia, are said to be making a killing.
Updated on May 04, 2017 11:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Erode | KV Lakshmana, Erode (tamil Nadu)
Talks between AIADMK factions on verge of collapse over demand to oust Sasikala, Dinakaran
Two factions of the AIADMK – led by chief minister Edappadi Palaniswami on behalf of jailed Sasikala and the other by former chief minister O Panneerselvam – appear to be going in different directions.
Updated on May 03, 2017 11:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | KV Lakshmana
Stalin slams BJP for misusing central agencies for own benefit
DMK working president and Opposition leader MK Stalin accused the BJP-led central government on Sunday of misusing central investigating agencies for political benefit of the party.
Updated on Apr 30, 2017 10:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Kota | KV Lakshmana
Twist in Jayalalithaa’s Kodanad estate case, 2 suspects meet with accidents
The estate, spread over 900 acres in the Nilgiris, was a retreat often used by Jayalalithaa for rest and treatment.
Updated on Apr 29, 2017 11:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chennai | KV Lakshmana
JEE Main 2017: AIR 28 motivates Chennai student to study harder for Advanced exam
Pranav Ramakrishnan, a Class 12 computer science student, is confident of doing well in JEE Advanced after getting an All-India rank of 28 in JEE Main 2017
Updated on Apr 29, 2017 07:44 PM IST
2 suspected of killing guard at Jaya’s estate meet with accidents same night
S Kanagaraj, formerly employed as Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa’s driver, was killed in an accident at Attur. Police believed he was the mastermind of the attempted robbery because he was familiar with the layout and topography of the estate.
Updated on Apr 29, 2017 07:17 PM IST
In Tamil Nadu, debt more than drought is driving farmers to commit suicide
All 32 districts declared drought-hit; state sought Rs 39,565 crore relief package from Centre but got only Rs 2,014 crore so far
Updated on Apr 30, 2017 08:59 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu | KV Lakshmana
AIADMK leader Dinakaran, arrested by Delhi Police, taken to Chennai for probe
AIADMK (Amma) deputy general secretary TTV Dinakaran allegedly paid money to middleman Sukesh Chandrashekhar to pay an Election Commission official to secure the two-leaves symbol for his party faction.
Updated on Apr 28, 2017 12:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chennai | KV Lakshmana
AIADMK merger talks yet to begin after Sasikala’s posters taken down, Dinakaran’s arrest
The action follows the arrest of Sasikala’s nephew and deputy general secretary TTV Dinakaran on Tuesday night.
Updated on Apr 26, 2017 09:25 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chennai | KV Lakshmana, Chennai
HC orders Tamil Nadu govt not to open liquor outlets near highways for 3 months
The interim orders stalls a government move to circumvent a Supreme Court order
Updated on Apr 25, 2017 07:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chennai | KV Lakshmana
DMK bandh gets mixed response in Tamil Nadu, Stalin held for blocking traffic
Normal life was affected in Tamil Nadu due to the shutdown strike called by opposition parties in the state on Tuesday.
Updated on Apr 25, 2017 10:53 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chennai | KV Lakshmana
No talks till Sasikala, Dinakaran are booted out of AIADMK, says Panneerselvam camp
AIADMK merger talks stuck in Tamil Nadu, the Panneerselvam camp wants its demand met before negotiations begin.
Updated on Apr 24, 2017 08:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chennai | KV Lakshmana
Security guard at Jaya’s estate hacked to death, cops say gang after documents
A group of men hacked to death on Sunday night a middle-aged security guard at a sprawling estate in Tamil Nadu’s Kodanad that was owned by former state chief minister J Jayalalithaa.
Updated on Apr 29, 2017 12:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chennai | KV Lakshmana
A teacher’s mission: These students in rural Tamil Nadu speak the Queen’s English
Annapurna Mohan, who follows the phonetics method of teaching English, shudders to think what will befall her students when they are sucked back into the regular education system.
Updated on Apr 30, 2017 08:22 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chennai | KV Lakshmana
AIADMK merger: OPS wants proof of Sasikala, Dinakaran ouster before talks with CM Palaniswami
Proposed merger talks between two AIADMK factions have run into fresh trouble with the Panneerselvam camp demanding written proof of the ouster of jailed leader VK Sasikala and her nephew TTV Dinakaran from the party
Updated on Apr 20, 2017 06:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chennai | KV Lakshmana