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Tamil Nadu: IMD predicts heavy rain for several districts today, tomorrow
According to RMC reports, a cyclonic circulation, extending up to 3.1 km above mean sea level, is projected to move west-southwestward.
Updated on Dec 24, 2024 08:03 AM IST
Madras HC order on Thoothukudi firing brings into focus industry-police nexus
Political parties and human rights advocates have called for rigorous measures against officials deemed responsible by the inquiry, including their dismissal
BJP govt at Centre biased against Oppn-ruled states: Kanimozhi
In an interview with HT, Kanimozhi said the Centre is biased against the opposition ruled states and has sought to use governors to control them
Updated on Apr 12, 2024 07:26 AM IST
Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
SC mantra: Economy with the environment
The SC's order on the shutdown of the Sterlite-Vedanta smelter is a timely reiteration that the health of the environment can’t be compromised for profits.
Published on Mar 07, 2024 09:39 PM IST
HT Editorial
Thoothukudi: A timeline of protest and vindication
The Supreme Court has ruled that Sterlite Copper’s plant will remain shut, after citing repeated breaches and serious violations on the part of owners, Vedanta
Published on Mar 03, 2024 05:01 PM IST
Sterlite plant in Tamil Nadu to remain shut, SC dismisses Vedanta plea
The health and welfare of the residents of the area is again a matter of utmost concern, said the court
Updated on Mar 01, 2024 04:30 AM IST
Utkarsh Anand, New Delhi
Row erupts over rocket with ‘Chinese flag’ in TN min’s ad
The advertisement was issued to leading Tamil dailies by state’s fisheries minister Anitha Radhakrishnan in his personal capacity
Updated on Feb 29, 2024 04:19 AM IST
Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
VinFast pledges to invest ₹16k cr to build EV unit in Thoothukudi
The southern state this time wants to attract investment pledges of ₹5.5 lakh crore in the two-day summit
Updated on Jan 08, 2024 06:44 AM IST
Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
Railway track damaged due to heavy rainfall in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi
As Tamil Nadu grapples with the aftermath of the cyclone and flooding, the railway track in Alwarthirunagari has been damaged due to heavy rainfall in the Thoothukudi district. Repair work is underway.
Published on Dec 26, 2023 10:23 AM IST
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Heavy rain leaves TN's Thoothukudi inundated, schools to remain closed today
Heavy rain also affected other southern districts of the state, including Tirunelveli, Tenkasi and Kanyakumari, over the past few days.
Published on Dec 21, 2023 11:17 PM IST
Newlyweds killed by woman’s kin in Tamil Nadu: Police
According to police, on Thursday, the bride’s father and five others barged into groom’s house in the district and attacked the couple with sickles
Updated on Nov 04, 2023 07:38 AM IST
Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
DMK-led alliance to hold stir against Guv
Both the state government and governor have been locked in a standoff over various issues for quite some time, including the latter’s pending assent to nearly 20 bills which the state cabinet cleared since he took office in September 2021
Updated on Apr 08, 2023 12:11 AM IST
Row over Tamil Nadu governor’s remarks on Sterlite protests
TN governor’s remarks drew sharp reactions from the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the protesters, “who vowed to stage a stir against the governor”.
Updated on Apr 07, 2023 12:36 AM IST
Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
FCRA complaint against NGO that led Sterlite stir, Parliament told
The Centre informed Parliament on Wednesday that it has received some complaints related to the violation of foreign funding laws by ‘The Other Media’, a NGO which organised protests and demonstrations that led to the closure of the Vedanta-owned Sterlite copper plant in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi in 2018.
Updated on Apr 06, 2023 12:12 AM IST
Neeraj Chauhan, New Delhi