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The Tamil Nadu government on Monday (October 5, 2026) issued an order allocating ₹812 crore in the first phase for the Annan Seer scheme, under which eligible brides will be given eight grams of gold and a silk saree. Women from families with an annual income not exceeding ₹2.5 lakh will be eligible for the…
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay opened the sluices of Stanley Reservoir in Mettur for delta irrigation on Tuesday (September 1, 2026). Around 10.15 a.m. on Tuesday, the Chief Minister reached Salem Airport at Kamalapuram. Then, he reached Mettur on road via Thoppur, Mecheri, and Kunjandiyur and released Cauvery water from the dam at…
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File photo used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Tamil Nadu School Education Department has directed officials and principals on Friday (July 10, 2026) to not hold any kind of event that is non-academic in the school premises. “Any sort of celebrations or messaging should not be permitted in the school…
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Tamil Nadu Minister for Energy Resources and Law C.T.R. Nirmalkumar. File. | Photo Credit: J. Johan Sathyadas Minister for Energy Resources and Law R. Nirmalkumar on Tuesday (July 7, 2026) said the allegations of irregularities in the appointment of government pleaders in lower courts were baseless and the appointments were being made in a transparent…
Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar addresses a gathering in Auroville in the Villupuram district. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Saturday (June 6, 2026) led a tree-planting drive in Auroville and laid the foundation stone for the PLAZA (Public Life Artisan Zone Auroville). Mr. Arlekar was accompanied by…
The court was informed that an individual named M. Liyakath Ali had in 2022 filed an application under the Right to Information Act of 2005, seeking information regarding the fee structure of private schools. Representational image. File | Photo Credit: S. Siva Saravanan The Madras High Court on Friday (June 5, 2026) refused to grant an…
The AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Monday (June 1, 2026) urged his party members not to carry out “undesirable and depressing” acts in the wake of the organisation’s defeat in the Assembly election. In a post on his social media handle, Mr Palaniswami described his party as a “massive movement” that had accomplished “several achievements, overcoming challenges.” He stated this against the backdrop of the death of…
Edappadi K. Palaniswami. File | Photo Credit: E. Lakshmi Narayanan A day after Tamil Nadu government under Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijayannounced crop loan waiver, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami, on Tuesday (May 26, 2026), criticised the move contending it was “scientific deception.” Alleging that the crop loan waiver was an attempt to divert…
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Dharma Muneeswaran being brought out of the court after the sentencing on Monday. | Photo Credit: N. Rajesh The special court for POCSO Act cases in Thoothukudi on Monday (May 25, 2026) sentenced Dharma Muneeswaran, 38, of Sayalkudi, to death on two counts after convicting him in the sexual assault and murder case of a…
Tamil Nadu CM Vijay. File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The portfolios of Ministers in the Cabinet headed by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay were announced on Saturday (May 16, 2026). Mr. Vijay will hold key portfolios, including Home and Special Programme Implementation, while N. Anand has been assigned Rural Development and Water Resources. Aadhav…