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Organisations can now apply online to undertake desilting, strengthening of bunds, and other permitted minor improvement works

The workers had inhaled gas while inspecting an external nano-filtration tank, a district official says.

Heavy rainfall likely to occur at isolated places of Thoothukudi and Ramanathapuram on November 10; Chennai might get light rainfall till November 11.

Within a few weeks of being elected on AIADMK tickets in the 2026 Assembly elections, Esakki Subaya, S. Jayakumar, P. Sathyabama, and Maragatham Kumaravel resigned their membership of the House and joined the ruling TVK

Though Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, on his very first day in office, had declared that he had inherited an ‘empty coffer,’ the government has been continuing with all the major welfare measures

Chennai recorded liquor sales worth ₹95.85 crore, while the Tiruchi zone clocked ₹98.97 crore, followed by Madurai at ₹88.38 crore

The former Chief Minister said the argument that the mandate of the High-Level Committee on Union-State Relations overlapped with that of the Tamil Nadu State Law Commission was unacceptable.

A clip of a video showing the alleged assault went viral on social media platforms. The video, shot in the dark, shows a man assaulting another but does not show their faces clearly

Polavaram ranked second with 81.5%, followed by Nellore 80.7%, Tirupati 78.3%, and Krishna 77.5%; Kurnool ranked among the lowest with 69.5%

The decision follows an earlier announcement by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay in the Legislative Assembly while moving the demand for grants for the Police Department on the floor of Assembly for the year 2026-2027.

The petitioner association claims that an environmental and social welfare cess of ₹10 per bottle cannot be imposed on recreation clubs and the latter cannot be expected to collect empty bottles from the residences of its members

He also says, the Neelangarai bungalow was not inherited but acquired through a settlement deed executed by his father S.A. Chandrasekhar in 2005

Edappadi Palaniswami and T.T.V. Dhinakaran came down heavily on the TVK-led government.

The decision follows an earlier announcement by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay in the Legislative Assembly while moving the demand for grants for the Police Department on the floor of Assembly for the year 2026-2027.

Recently, an election petitioner claimed in the Madras High Court that the actor-turned-politician had sold the commercial building with a constructed area of 23,460 sq.ft. for a consideration of ₹35 crore on February 12, 2026

The unseemly haste with which five elephants from Assam were transported to temples in Tamil Nadu raises pertinent questions about the process of animal transfer, and whether the rules are cheat proof. Here, Geetha Srimathi examines the entire issue threadbare, explaining how elephants are acquired for temples in the State, and the yawning gaps in the rules,

Wet weather is expected to prevail across the State till November 12, with heavy rainfall set to lash delta and southern districts till Tuesday

As of now, the aggregate storage in the major 15 irrigation reservoirs is about a third of the combined capacity of the reservoirs. In the corresponding period last year, the combined storage was around 92%

Teams have been deployed to conduct search operations at Chamundi Hills and Shiradi Ghat as part of the next phase of the investigation to find the missing bodies

Telugu Desam Party secures six seats and Jana Sena Party wins two in eight of the 10 ZPTC constituencies after vote counting on Saturday

The State government has sanctioned an additional ₹2,842.77 crore towards the implementation of the expanded scheme

A Government order, issued by the Public (Elections) Department, stated one month’s basic pay, subject to a maximum of ₹45,000, whichever is less, will be paid to officials and staff members involved in 2026 Assembly election

“For those familiar with the DMK’s history, this is hardly shocking. However, what makes us deeply distressed is that all this involves public money,” Mr. Vijay said in a social media post after renowned writer Perumal Murugan flagged irregularities in the procurement of books for Periyar Arivulagam in Coimbatore.

The Chief Secretary will be the chairperson of the Commission while the Secretary, Industries, Investment Promotion and Commerce will be the member-convener.

The nine Kasimedu fishermen who left Chennai on October 29 during Cyclone Murasu faced engine failure near Ramayapatnam Port, Andhra Pradesh, on November 3

Special teams of DVAC launched simultaneous searches at 30 locations across Tamil Nadu on November 6, 2026.

The former Warner Bros. exec gave a passionate 15-minute speech at the event, where she was presented with the Vanguard Award.

Indian Coast Guard staff on search for four other missing fishermen who were sailing on the same boat which sank 2 km off the shore

Tamil Nadu has raised the upper age limit for TNPSC direct recruitment by five years, offering relief to thousands of government job aspirants. But with thousands of vacancies across government departments and intense competition for limited posts, will this decision address the larger recruitment crisis? In this episode of Focus Tamil Nadu, we examine the a

Following two consecutive elephant deaths by illegal gunshot injuries in 2022, a conservation campaign titled: ‘Ozhippom Thuppakkiyai, Kaapom Yanaigalai’ (Eradicate Illegal Country-made Guns, Save Elephants) was launched at Hosur Forest Division.

The Mylai Area All Fishing Village Panchayat Sabha has sought withdrawal of the Government Order and allocation of the land for long-term fisher housing in a petition to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay.

After assuming office as the Chief Minister, Mr. Vijay had been discharging his official duties from his office in the main block of Fort St. George on weekdays. He had also been using his residence at a multi-storeyed building in Pattinapakkam on certain occasions.

This was the first time after he assumed office as full-time Governor of Tamil Nadu that Mr. Arlekar called on the President.

The court agreed to list the plea early

The sale of the special vegetables kit will continue for three days, until November 7.

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Mr. Vijay, speaking at the event organised by the TVK in Chennai, urged students to nurture individuality, stay focused in life.

Around 25% of the onions were rotten, had sprouted or were affected by fungus; and 50% did not meet the requisite size standards

Asked about the death of 11 milch cows in Salem district, Ms. Kamali said the deaths could have been caused by a bacterial infection. Ms. Kamali also denied reports of bird flu in Namakkal district.

Mr. Vijay expressed that admissions should be based solely on Class XII marks.

The plea was first mooted by the State in 1980, citing several factors, including the difficulties faced by litigants from southern States in travelling to New Delhi to seek legal remedies.

The committees will meet once every three months to discuss issues relating to sales tax and take necessary steps.

The State government has sanctioned ₹1.3 crore this year for comprehensive assessment of current threats, habitat use, and distribution patterns to develop an effective, long-term conservation roadmap.

Searches at locations in cities, including Kochi, Kozhikode and Chennai, linked to R. Premkumar, founding member and de facto chairman and managing director of BLM, and some others

Tasmac last week announced a ₹10 increase in the MRP of all liquor variants from November 1, 2026, by introducing an environment cess, with consumers eligible for a ₹10 refund upon returning empty bottles

It was Karunanidhi who raised the issue with the Centre in 1970 and subsequently the Centre rejected Tamil Nadu’s request to have a separate flag.

We are still in a mindset that certain roles are meant for a particular gender. This has to change, the Chairman says

The policy aims to deploy 2.5 GW/10 GWh of Battery Energy Storage System during this period. The TNPDC will procure BESS capacity aggregating to 2,500 MW/10,000 MWh from eligible BESS projects

134 new polling stations were created during the rationalisation, while 78 polling stations were merged, resulting in a net increase of 56 polling stations

TDP emerges as the largest constituent, winning 118 wards and leading in another 21, while Jana Sena secures 26 wards across the three districts

The TNPCB urges members of the public to burst firecrackers only between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Deepavali

Mr. Kuppusamy, along with his wife and playback singer Anita Kuppusamy and his daughter, met the Chief Minister and thanked him.

He questioned why the TVK Minister Rajmohan had not lodged a complaint

The decision was taken following representations from various film producers’ associations to the State government

The applicants will have to approach competent authority such as District Revenue Officer in districts and Commissioner of Police in cities for obtaining a licence based on NOC

Tamil Nadu’s actual GST revenue had registered 15% growth up to October in the current financial year, while recording 8% growth in October alone, said Logesh Tamilselvan.