Tamil Nadu News  

Sivaraj and Anbu from Sri Lankan refugee camp in Tamil Nadu were in debt worth Rs 70 lakh and tried to flee to Sri Lanka without anyone noticing it. When their boat developed a technical snag, they were stranded and were caught by the Indian Coast Guard.

Supreme Court also stayed the December 21, 2018 decision of the Madurai bench of Madras High Court which had ordered status quo in respect of re-opening the plant in Tamil Nadu

The plastic ban on 14 items has come in to effect in Tamil Nadu. Many plastic manufacturers and associations have sought exception, but soon the government will start slapping fines on violators.
 

Tamil Nadu law minister CV Shanmugam demanded a separate probe by a special police team into alleged lies of two bureaucrats. This is in addition to the ongoing investigation led by retired judge Justice A Arumughaswamy 
 

The Gaja cyclone that barrelled through the rice bowl of Tamil Nadu leaving in its wake a trail of destruction of monumental proportions, the death of Dravidian legend M Karunanidhi, and political churnings made 2018 an extraordinary year for the state.
 

A farmer named Bharathi was the first person to be attacked by the leopard while he was working in his field in Vellore, Tamil Nadu.

Officers Training Academy in Chennai is hosting women officers from the Afghanistan Armed Forces for the second time, the first was held last year with 20 women.

Every vehicle must pass through check post to ensure that foreign tourists are safe at Kodaikanal.

A burglar was handed over to the police by the people in Sanalveli village of Ramanathapuram district. But, he managed to escape from the hospital despite tight security

A 25-year-old woman from Delhi was allegedly raped in Kumbakonam on December 1. The victim was in town to join a bank as an employee

Men and woman in the IIT-M hostel alleged that officers barge inside their rooms and click pictures without their consent.
 

The government staff and teacher unions plan an indefinite strike from Tuesday over pending dues and the new pension scheme. However, Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K Palaniswami appealed to them not to protest as it would affect the relief work for the victims of Cyclone Gaja

Apex court directed that NEET-UG exam be conducted by National Testing Agency instead of the CBSE. Bilingual examination will be conducted after the question paper is translated.
 

Iniyavan was one of the organisers of the event conducted in Switzerland, where Tamil lyricist Vairamuthu and singer Chinmayi participated. Chinmayi had accused Vairamuthu of seeking favours from her after the Swiss event.

After DMK members attacked a Biriyani shop owner and his workers recently, Selvakumar of the same party is making news for a wrong reason. The councillor beat up a woman in broad daylight, a video of which has gone viral on social media.