Month: July 2026

Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president B. Manickam Tagore on Wednesday criticised Tamil Nadu BJP president Nainar Nagendran for raking up The National Herald case while continuing to support BJP-led Central government’s moves to “destroy” Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme by changing the Centre-State financial ratio and the Mekedatu dam issue despite Tamil Nadu Congress…

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Expressing concern over the considerable delay in providing replies to petitions filed under the Right to Information Act, 2005, the Tamil Nadu Information Commission has urged the State government to facilitate online management of RTI applications/responses in all the Departments of Secretariat, offices of the Heads of Departments and District Collectorates. In a letter to…

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The results of The Hindu Margazhi Competition 2025 are out and the list of winners in both Hindustani and Carnatic styles is now available on its website. A total of 139 prizes, including 43 first prizes, 43 second prizes, and 27 third prizes, have been awarded by the panel of judges. There are also special mention certificates…

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Chairman of GRT Group G. Rajendran, and managing directors G.R. Ananthapadmanabhan, G.R. Radhakrishnan, and Jayashree Vummidi handed over the donation during a special programme.  | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The TANKER Foundation received a donation of ₹25 lakh from GRT Group as a part of their Corporate Social Responsibility initiative on Tuesday. Chairman of GRT…

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Revenue Division Officer S. Ravichandran sealing the  seafood processing unit in Kannigaipair on Wednesday. The Tiruvallur district administration on Wednesday sealed the St. Peter and Paul Pvt. Ltd. seafood processing unit in Kannigaipair in Tiruvallur district, where an ammonia leak on June 21 claimed the lives of 18 workers. Collector S. Kavitha said the process…

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Maduravoyal police arrested a 21-year-old youth and four of his associates for allegedly duping his 19-year-old girlfriend into stealing 129 sovereigns of gold jewellery from her family home over the past six months before selling the valuables and splurging the proceeds on luxury purchases. The arrested were identified as H. Karthik, 21, of Shenoy Nagar, Kumaragopal, 20,…

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