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CHENNAI: Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) general secretary Premalatha Vijayakant on Sunday launched a state-wide election campaign titled "Ullam Thedi Illam Naadi" from Gummidipoondi. The DMDK chief's campaign is seen as a move to strengthen the party's grassroots network to gain leverage during seat-sharing negotiations ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections. Accompanied by her son and party youth wing secretary Vijaya Prabhakaran, Premalatha offered prayers at the Arambakkam Ganesh Temple in Tiruvallur district before formally beginning her tour. She earlier paid homage to party founder Vijayakanth at the DMDK headquarters in Koyambedu here. The first phase of the tour will be conducted in 17 districts, covering Avadi (August 4), Kancheepuram and Ranipet (August 5), Vellore (August 6), Tirupattur (August 7), Hosur and Krishnagiri (August 8), Dharmapuri (August 9), Salem (August 11), Kallakurichi (August 13), Namakkal (August 14), Karur (August 16), Perambalur (August 17), Ariyalur (August 18), Mayiladuthurai (August 19), Cuddalore (August 20), Villupuram (August 22), and Chengalpattu (August 23). Meeting booth agents and interacting with women voters are goals of the campaign. Meanwhile, a senior DMDK leader said that the party is unlikely to declare its alliance plans before January 2026. "This campaign is not just about visibility, it's also about building bargaining power. Our vote share has become weak, and to demand more seats, we need to show electoral relevance. That's why our chief is meeting cadre and voters directly," the leader said. The leader admitted that the lack of clarity on the alliance has created disillusionment among a section of the cadre. "There's fatigue over resource mobilisation and some are waiting for the right time to jump ship," he added.
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 6 (ANI): The ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) campaign of the electoral rolls in Bihar is progressing rapidly and recognizing the efforts of the Polling station officials, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Bihar has announced a special incentive of Rs 6,000 for each. This additional honorarium is aimed at acknowledging their hard work and commitment during the intensive revision process. Also Read | PM Narendra Modi, Argentine President Javier Milei Agree to Diversify India-Argentina Trade Basket, Vows to Expand Cooperation in Defence, Security and Mine ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Saying that a historical amount of downpour hit many districts in north Tamil Nadu, PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss urged the state government to send additional rescue forces to the affected areas. In a statement, Anbumani said that during the 24 hours, Uthangarai in Krishnagiri district received 50cm of rainfall, which is the highest in the last 300 years. Moreover, Harur in the Dharmapuri district and Tirupalapanthal in Kallakurichi have received 33cm and 32cm of rain, respectively. Yercaud in Salem received 24cm of rainfall. "Vehicles parked in Krishnagiri district were washed ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The Election Commission of India on Thursday ordered the transfer of Tamil Nadu's director general of police (law and order) G Venkataraman and appointed Sandeep Rai Rathore as the director general of police (Elections) ahead of the assembly polls. Rathore, a 1992-batch IPS officer, will oversee election-related policing in the state.In a separate order, the commission effected changes in key police postings across Tamil Nadu. Tambaram city police commissioner A Amalraj has been replaced ...Read More >
Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 6 (ANI): The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Monday inaugurated its election campaign office for the Tiruchirappalli West Assembly constituency as part of preparations for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. The campaign office was formally opened by DMK candidate and Minister KN Nehru at Thillai Nagar. Also Read | Karnal: Man Puts Cobra's Head in His Mouth, Dies After It Bites Him; Video Goes Viral. Nehru, contesting from the constituency under the Secular Progressive Alliance, paid floral tributes to the portraits of iconic Dravidian ...Read More >
Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 6 (ANI): The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Monday inaugurated its election campaign office for the Tiruchirappalli West Assembly constituency as part of preparations for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. The campaign office was formally opened by DMK candidate and Minister KN Nehru at Thillai Nagar. Nehru, contesting from the constituency under the Secular Progressive Alliance, paid floral tributes to the portraits of iconic Dravidian leaders, including Periyar, CN Annadurai and former Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, reiterating the pa ...Read More >
Heavy rains across Tamil Nadu have led to school closures in several districts, including Chennai, on Thursday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert, predicting moderate rains and light thunderstorms in parts of the state. Rainfall figures show significant precipitation in multiple areas. Meanwhile, Northern India braces for a cold wave beginning December 9, with the IMD forecasting plunging temperatures in Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh.Schools acros ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Leaders of political parties on Sunday strongly condemned the alleged custodial death of Ajithkumar, a security guard of Madappuram temple in Sivaganga district and demanded action against the police personnel responsible for the death. AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami sought a judicial inquiry by the district judge into the death, and said those responsible for this should be brought to book. He also demanded that the state provide compensation to the family of the deceased. BJP state president Nainar Nagenthran said Ajithkumar's relatives have said that he died due ...Read More >
Chennai: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president and actor C. Joseph Vijay on Thursday declared that the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election would be a straight contest between his party and the ruling DMK. Addressing a massive gathering at TVK's second State-level conference at Parapathi in Madurai district, Vijay said the BJP was his ideological enemy while the DMK was his political opponent. Thousands of TVK cadres and fans had assembled at the venue since Wednesday night, and Vijay arrived in his trademark style, running across a 500-metre ramp as supporters cheered and party colours fill ...Read More >
Chennai, Oct 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Chennai has forecast heavy rainfall on Monday over Tiruvannamalai, Villupuram, Cuddalore and Kallakurichi districts, as weather systems continue to influence conditions across Tamil Nadu and adjoining southern states. According to the RMC, a low-pressure area persists over parts of Tamil Nadu and the southern peninsula, enhancing the likelihood of intense showers accompanied by thunder and lightning. The department has also warned that the current unstable weather could extend into the next three days, bringing moder ...Read More >
CHENNAI: As of Monday, the last date for filing nominations for the upcoming Assembly election, over 6,700 nominees have entered the fray to contest from 234 seats in Tamil Nadu. On Monday alone, over 3,300 candidates submitted their nomination papers. Of the 6,740 nominations uploaded to the ECI website by 10 pm on Monday, 5,497 were from men and 1,241 from women. Two nominations were filed by trans persons one from the Villivakkam Assembly constituency and the other from the Radhapuram seat. A host of leaders of various political parties, including AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palan ...Read More >
Chennai: Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) general secretary Premalatha Vijayakanth launched a statewide tour from Gummidipoondi on Sunday, the first since the party founder Vijayakanth's demise.The rally titled 'Ullam Thedi, Illam Naadi' will be conducted across Tamil Nadu in three stages. It will culminate in Kanyakumari, with the first leg running till Aug 23. She also flagged off the 'Captain Ratha Yatra'.Addressing reporters after the launch, Premalatha Vijayakanth said the campaign will focus on interacting with cadres in the mornings and reaching out to the public through the 'rat ...Read More >
Srinagar, Aug 3: The Department of Archives, Archaeology and Museums on Sunday said that an ancient Shivling had been unearthed and safely housed in the SPS Museum Srinagar for public display. A statement of the Department of Archives, Archaeology and Museums issued here said that it was pleased to announce the discovery of an ancient Shivling carved from stone, measuring 137 cm in length and 160 cm in width, approximately dating back to the 10th Century CE, recovered during sand extraction by local labourers from the Jhelum River near the Army camp at Khanpora in Baramulla. The statement sa ...Read More >
Chennai, Sep 28 (UNI) Even as the toll in the horrendous stampede at last night's rally of actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) President Vijay rose to 40 with the death of one more person (10 children, 17 women, 13 MEN) a blame game has erupted between the ruling DMK and the principal opposition AIADMK, even as the TVK knocked at the doors of the judiciary, seeking Madras High Court to take a suo motu case and order a probe either by the CBI or a court-monitored Special Investigation Team (SIT). Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian and AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami ...Read More >
Chennai, June 6 (UNI) BJP poll strategist and Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be visiting Tamil Nadu on June 8, Sunday and is expected to hold key deliberations with the BJP leaders on devising the strategy for the crucial Assembly elections which is about less than 10 months away. Mr Amit Shah will be landing in Madurai where he was expected to meet the State BJP leaders and core committee members, besides the alliance party leaders, including its key partner the main Opposition, heading the NDA alliance in the State. He is also expected to attend a public meeting. This will be his ...Read More >
2026 Tamil Nadu elections: DMK-led SPA vs AIADMK-led NDA, the seat allocation in the two main alliances in the fray, their manifestos and other key players explained As Tamil Nadu gears up for the 2026 Assembly elections on April 23, the major political alliances have taken the poll position. Both the ruling DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) and the AIADMK-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) have finalised their seat-sharing formulae for the polls, results for which will be announced on May 4. News18 explains all you need to know. SPA (DMK-LED ALLIANCE): THE RULING ALLIANCE IN T ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Election Commission of India on Thursday named Sandeep Rai Rathore as the Director-General of Police of Tamil Nadu, replacing G. Venkataraman as part of the poll preparedness in the state. Election Commission directed the Tamil Nadu government to implement the order with immediate effect, and a compliance report in respect of the joining of the officer to be sent by 11 am on April 3. Also Read | Assam Assembly Election 2026: Dry Days Announced Ahead of Polls. The EC also directed that the transferred official will not be posted in any election-related posts ...Read More >
Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) general secretary Premalatha Vijayakant asserted on Sunday (April 5, 2026) that Leader of Opposition and AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami did not keep his promise of giving one Rajya Sabha seat to DMDK as agreed during the electoral pact between the two parties for 2024 Parliamentary elections. She was responding to Mr. Palaniswami's claim that he had not entered into any pact with DMDK on Rajya Sabha seat during Parliamentary polls in 2024 ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The nominations of key leaders of all political parties, including Chief Minister M K Stalin, Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, NTK chief coordinator Seeman and TVK president Vijay (in Perambur and Tiruchy East) have been accepted as valid after scrutiny by election officials. According to data available on the ECI portal, till 12.10 am on Wednesday, of the 7,599 nominations received, over 4,994 have been accepted as valid, around 2,458 rejected, and 11 have withdrawn their nominations. The status of 136 nominations is yet to b ...Read More >
Chennai, Dec 11 (VOICE) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has forecast heavy rains for the next four days in Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Puducherry.The Weather Department has issued an orange alert for Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, and Pudukkottai districts, predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall. Similarly, Chennai, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur, Sivagangai, Ramanathapuram, Tiruchy, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Kallakurichi, and Villupuram districts in Tamil Nadu are also likely to experience heavy rain. In a statement on Wednesday, the W ...Read More >
Chennai, Dec 3 (PTI) Several districts in Tamil Nadu adversely battered by torrential rains were battling with inundation woes, badly damaged roads, and lack of access to essential commodities on Tuesday. In certain areas like Arasur in Villupuram district, people confronted with depleted essential commodities, resorted to a sudden agitation demanding the essentials. Chief Minister M K Stalin, who chaired a meeting at the Secretariat here, announced a flood relief of Rs 2,000 each to the family ration cardholders in Villupuram, Cuddalore, and Kallakurichi districts which bore the brunt of da ...Read More >
Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) general secretary Premallatha Vijayakant called on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M.K. Stalin at his residence in Chennai on Thursday (July 31, 2025). She, along with senior party representatives, enquired about the Chief Minister's health, as he had been admitted to a hospital for a week. The Chief Minister's family members, including his son and Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, and DMK leader and Minister E.V. Velu were present at t ...Read More >
Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 5 (ANI): On the occasion of Easter, Tamil Nadu Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, a DMK candidate of the Secular Progressive Alliance from Thiruverumbur constituency, greeted devotees at St. Philomena's Church in Kattur today. The minister interacted with the congregation during the special Easter service commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ and conveyed his heartfelt wishes to the public. Following the celebrations, Anbil Mahesh Po ...Read More >
The filing of nomination papers for the upcoming State Assembly elections for constituencies in Cuddalore, Villupuram and Kallakurichi districts concluded on Monday. The Election Commission had set April 6 as the last date for filing the papers for contesting the polls. The constituencies in the three districts in north Tamil Nadu witnessed a flurry of activities with the candidates, accompanied by party workers, and alliance party members, taking out roadshows as a show of strength while procee ...Read More >
CHENNAI: As the city remained cloudy with rainfall in a few places on Monday afternoon, mercury levels dipped providing a much needed respite for the state. According to a Daily Thanthi report, light to moderate rain is likely in 13 districts including Chennai and Tiruvallur until 4 pm. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), light to moderate rain with thunderstorms and lightning is likely in the districts of Chennai, Tiruvallur, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Ranipet, Vellore, Salem, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Tirupattur, Villupuram, Kallakurichi, and Cuddalore. An atmospheric circ ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: At a rally in Madurai last month, Tamil superstar Vijaycompared himself to a lion and declared that next year's assembly elections in Tamil Nadu would be a battle between his Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) and the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)."A lion knows how to live in a crowd and also how to live alone. It remains unique. A lion comes out only to hunt, not for entertainment -- and it always hunts living prey," he told supporters, drawing thunderous applause. As the actor-politician -- fondly called 'Thalapathy' (leader) by millions of his fans -- launches his campaign f ...Read More >
According to the centre's nowcast, in place until 10 am, Chennai and more than ten districts are under an orange alert for heavy rain. These include Chengalpattu, Tiruvallur, Tiruvannamalai, Kanchipuram, Ranipet, Dharmapuri, Tirupattur, Krishnagiri, Vellore, Thanjavur, Sivaganga, Ramanathapuram, and Pudukkottai, where moderate to heavy showers are expected. On social media platform X, users shared videos of the heavy rainfall in the early hours of Tuesday. The weather department has predicted r ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Noting that there is no prima facie case against AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami in the construction of 11 medical college buildings during his tenure as chief minister, Tamil Nadu govt has closed a complaint alleging irregularities in the projects.Advocate general P S Raman made the submission on a public interest writ petition filed by N Rajasekaran of Thiruvarur, alleging irregularities in constructing medical colleges in Krishnagiri, Tiruvallur, Ariyalur, Kallakurichi, Namakkal, Ramanathapuram, Virudhunagar, Dindigul, Nagapattinam, Tirupur and the Nilgiris during t ...Read More >
Chennai, , Apr 3 (UNI) After a much delay the AICC on Friday announced the list of Congress candidates for 27 of the 28 seats for the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, retaining 12 ositting MLAs and accommodating new faces, including new entrant GKM Tamilkumaran, who had quit the PMK just a week back and joined the National party. Despite initial objections from within the party, Tamilkumaran, who is the son of veteran PMK leader G K Mani, who had a served as the long time President of the OBC-Vanniyar dominated party and now PMK's Chief Patron, got the AICC nod and fielded from Pennaga ...Read More >
Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 6 (ANI): Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) general secretary Premalatha Vijayakanth on Monday expressed confidence that the secular progressive alliance (SPA) will win 200 constituencies in the upcoming assembly elections, attributing it to the legacy and influence of Vijayakanth and M Karunanidhi. She stated that the public's growing support wherever she campaigns ensures their victory. Premalatha added that those aligned with DMDK understand the alliance's ideology, unlike members of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). Emphasising ...Read More >
New Delhi: The famous orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Dinshaw Pardiwala of Mumbai who operated on Rishabh Pant after a serious road accident in December of 2022 feels that although the somersaults by Pant are being done rather well, it is an unnecessary event. During his path back home in Roorkee in December 2022, Rishabh Pant was involved in an accident with his luxury car hitting a divider after which he sustained various injuries. He had been treated in Dehradun and then he was flown to Mumbai. Dr. Dinshaw Pardiwala conducted a ligament reconstruction surgery on his right knee in the Kokilaben Dhi ...Read More >