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TIRUCHY: The central team, on a visit to Tamil Nadu to inspect paddy moisture content, visited the Nagapattinam district on Monday to collect samples for lab testing as part of their process to submit recommendations for relaxation. The team headed by PK Singh, deputy director, Storage and Research, Department of Food and Public Distribution, has commenced the visit to Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai and Cuddalore. The team visited Nagapattinam on Monday and inspected paddy q ...Read More >
COIMBATORE: Security has been beefed up ahead of Vice President CP Radhakrishnan's maiden visit to Coimbatore and Tirupur after assuming office. He will arrive by a special flight at Coimbatore International Airport on Tuesday morning. His itinerary includes a felicitation ceremony at CODISSIA, followed by paying homage to the Mahatma Gandhi statue at the Town Hall Corporation Building. He will then visit Perur Mutt to participate in the centenary celebrations of Shanthalinga Ramasamy Adigalar, ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The cyclonic storm Montha has picked up pace and reached about 480 km east of Chennai at 11.30 am, said weathermen on Monday. It is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm and cross the Andhra Pradesh coast between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam around Kakinada during evening/night on Tuesday (October 28), added the latest update from the India Meteorological Department issued at 2.40 pm on Monday. Meanwhile, the Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai, said heavy to very he ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The price of 22-carat gold in Chennai, which has been oscillating lately, dropped by Rs 400 per sovereign on Monday (Oct 27). A sovereign (1 sovereign = 8 gram) now costs Rs 91,600. Accordingly, the per-gram rate decreased by Rs 50 to Rs 11,450. On October 25, a sovereign of gold had risen by Rs 800 to Rs 92,000 (per-gram rate: Rs 11,500). On October 17, a sovereign had cost Rs 97,600 (gram: Rs 12,200), the highest it has recorded this year, only to fall later. Gold has seen a record ...Read More >
CHENNAI: TVK president Vijay is scheduled to meet the families of the Karur stampede victims at a private resort in Mamallapuram. A district secretary stated that 33 of the 38 invited families are en route, while efforts are ongoing to bring the remaining five, who are observing a 30-day mourning period. The meeting is expected to take place between 10 am and 3 pm. TVK had earlier desisted from sharing solatium to the two victims' families, who had said that their names were being wrongly used ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Two days after the Election Commission of India informed the Madras High Court that the Special Summary Revision (SIR) of Tamil Nadu electoral roll would begin in a week or two, DMK president and Chief Minister MK Stalin on Sunday termed it a direct assault on democracy that the BJP-led Union government was unleashing on the State using its "puppet" poll panel. In a letter to the party cadre and public, Stalin accused the BJP government of using the ECI as a puppet to disenfranchise vo ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Forest Department has issued a public alert and launched an awareness drive in several villages along the Old Kollidam River after crocodiles were sighted in the region following heavy water discharge from the main Kollidam River. Teams led by Forest Range Officer Vasanth Bhaskar, Forester Panneerselvam, and Forest Guard Anbumani visited villages including Velakkudi, Agaranallur, and Pazhaiyannallur on Saturday to warn residents and distribute pamphlets outlining safety ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Apple's Vision Pro was supposed to the brand's next big thing. But the sales figures and consumer adoption have been lukewarm to say the least. Now Samsung has entered the fray with its Vision Pro challenger. The Samsung Galaxy XR debuted in October 2025 at virtually half the price of Apple's mixed reality headset and is currently available for purchase in the US and South Korea. Will the XR finally give this category some much needed impetus? That's the USD 1,799 question. It's been o ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) president Thol Thirumavalavan on Sunday urged the Tamil Nadu government to withdraw the Private Universities (Amendment) Bill and not to review it, warning that the legislation would accelerate the commercialisation of higher education in the State. His statement came a day after Higher Education Minister Govi Chezhiyan announced the government's decision to withdraw and review the Bill, which was passed by the Assembly on October 18, following obje ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The deep depression over Southeast Bay of Bengal has moved west-northwestwards with a speed of six km per hour during the past six hours, and lay centred at 8.30 am on Sunday over the same region about 780 km east-southeast of Chennai, said the India Meteorological Department. It is about 620 km west of Port Blair, 830 km south-southeast of Visakhapatnam, 830 km southeast of Kakinada, and 930 km south-southeast of Gopalpur (Odisha), it said. The deep depression is likely to move nearl ...Read More >
INDORE: Leg-spinner Alana King's spellbinding wizardry formed the cornerstone of Australia's seven-wicket triumph over South Africa as the defending champion concluded the Women's World Cup league stage firmly on top of the table here on Saturday. With the win, Australia secured the top spot in the league stage and will face host India in the semifinals at Navi Mumbai on Thursday. India, even if it wins against Bangladesh in its final league game on Sunday, can finish no higher than fourth. K ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Following stiff opposition from various quarters, including political leaders and academics, the Tamil Nadu government on Saturday withdrew the Tamil Nadu Private Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2025, for further review. The State Assembly had recently passed the Bill. State Higher Education Department minister Govi Chezhian issued a statement in response to various opinions being expressed on social media and public forums regarding the amendment of the Bill. He stated that at a time ...Read More >
TIRUCHY: Amid political heat, Collectors from the Delta districts have commenced monitoring of the procurement process and transportation in their respective districts and have been seen instructing officials to accelerate the process to avoid produce going to waste during the rains. Nagapattinam district Collector A Akash visited the DPCs at Thalanayar and Oradiyampulam in the district and said that 75,628 MT of paddy has been procured so far, out of which 57,126 MT has been moved to the wareh ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: It was a match that went to the wire as the Jaipur Pink Panthers secured a close and impressive 30-27 win over the Haryana Steelers in Play-in 1 at the Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium in New Delhi on Saturday. The defenders stood tall as Aryan Kumar scored a High Five while Deepanshu Khatri got four points for the Pink Panthers, while Nitin Kumar scored seven points. For the Steelers, Neeraj's High Five was the main highlight. It was a topsy-turvy start for both teams as they traded early b ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: The stage is set for an exciting finale to the fourth season of the Prime Volleyball League (PVL), as the Mumbai Meteors is facing the Bengaluru Torpedoes in Sunday's grand final at Hyderabad's Gachibowli Indoor Stadium. The two teams have been dominant throughout the season, finishing first and second in the league table. Mumbai topped the standings with six wins from seven matches and 17 points, while Bengaluru followed with five victories and 14 points. At a virtual press confere ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Cyclone warning signal one has been hoisted at nine ports in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry following the formation of a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal, port authorities said on Saturday. The North East monsoon, which made an onset on October 16, has resulted in widespread rain across the State. A new low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal, formed by upper-air circulation, has now intensified into a depression. Another depression has also formed over the Arabian Sea. The system ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The well-marked low pressure area over the southeast Bay of Bengal has intensified into a depression on Saturday morning (Oct 25), and is likely to develop into a cyclonic storm named Montha by Monday, October 27, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The depression, now located about 990 km east-southeast of Chennai, is expected to move west-northwestwards and intensify into a deep depression by Sunday, October 26, before turning into a cyclonic storm over southwest ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Residents across the newly-formed Tambaram Municipal Corporation are facing an unprecedented surge in mosquito infestations, leading to sleepless nights and a rising fear of vector-borne diseases like dengue. The problem, described as the worst in recent memory, is rampant throughout the corporation, with Zone 4 (Wards 55 to 61) and areas like Chrompet, Pallavaram, Sembaikuppam, Pammal, Anagaputhur, Thiruneermalai, Perungulathur, and Peerkankaranai being particularly affected. The pri ...Read More >
CHENNAI: A 70-year-old woman sustained serious injuries after a fall triggered by a panic response to a pack of stray dogs fighting in the Mylapore area on Thursday morning. The incident occurred around 7 am on Thursday on West Mada Street, Srinagar Colony, when the woman Bala Soundarya, a resident of the same area, was out on her routine walk and witnessed four stray dogs fighting aggressively. According to the information given to the Kotturpuram Police by the hospital where she is under tre ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The Chennai North District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has directed Gulf Air Airlines to pay a compensation of nearly Rs 1.4 lakhs with 9 per cent interest to a former Tamil Nadu MLA who was denied travel in a flight because he had no surname in the passport. The complainant, Nizamudeen, a Periamet resident, is a former Tamil Nadu MLA and a practising Madras High Court advocate. He had been using Gulf Air since 2000. On February 9, 2023, he was scheduled to travel on a Gulf ...Read More >
TIRUCHY: Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister MRK Panneerselvam visited flood-hit Delta districts on Friday and ordered officials to extend on-time rain alerts and ways to save their crops from damage. Agriculture and revenue officials have been asked to enumerate the extent of crop damage and share recommendations for the compensation to be issued. The minister inspected the worst-hit places, including ready-to-harvest kuruvai and standing crops that had submerged in water in several area ...Read More >
THANJAVUR: A total of 1.68 lakh tonnes of paddy has been procured, as against only 95,000 tonnes last year by this time in Thanjavur district, as part of the ongoing kuruvai season, said the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation (TNCSC) senior regional manager N Selvam. Over 1.43 lakh tonnes have been transported to storage godowns and rice mills; only 25,000 tonnes remain at procurement centres, he said in an obvious response to charges of paddy stockpile left at Direct Procurement Centres (DP ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Two years after the state government issued an order to set up the Turtle Conservation and Rehabilitation Centre in Guindy Park in Chennai, Tamil Nadu Coastal Restoration Mission has floated a tender for the construction of the centre at Rs 6.30 Crore. The centre will be constructed with the fund of Tamil Nadu: Strengthening Coastal Resilience and the Economy Project (TN-SHORE), which is a World Bank-aided project. Under the new centre, a rescue and treatment centre will be set up to ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday informed the Madras High Court that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across Tamil Nadu will begin next week, as part of the nationwide exercise. The development comes ahead of the Legislative Assembly elections in the State in 2026. The submission came during the hearing of a plea filed by former AIADMK MLA Sathyanarayanan, who alleged large-scale irregularities in the T Nagar voters' list. He claimed that over 13, ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Amid a pause from its week-long breakneck climb, the price of 22-carat gold has yet again increased in Chennai by Rs 320 per sovereign on Friday (Oct 24). A sovereign (1 sovereign = 8 gram) now costs Rs 92,320. Accordingly, the per-gram rate increased by Rs 40 to Rs 11,540. On October 23, a day earlier, gold fell by Rs.320 to Rs 92,000 per sovereign (Rs 11,500 per gram). On October 22, gold fell by Rs 2,400 to Rs 93,600 per sovereign (Rs 11,700 per gram). Later that afternoon, it plun ...Read More >
TIRUCHY: Deputy Chief Minister Udayanidhi Stalin on Thursday hit back at Leader of Opposition Edappadi Palaniswami over paddy procurement allegations, saying that the AIADMK leader was taking efforts only to rescue the Union government in the whole issue. He charged Palaniswami with making false allegations against the State government, saying he could not bear the superior support extended to the farmers. Inspecting the transportation arrangements for procured paddy transported by rail wagons ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted on Thursday that the unified payments interface (UPI) platform processed 754 million payments worth Rs 1.02 lakh crore on October 18, marking the highest single-day tally, as consumer demand surged due to the GST rate cuts. During the three-day period between Dhanteras and Diwali, the average UPI volumes stood at 736.9 million -- higher than 647.46 million in the corresponding period a month ago, the Finance Minister said. "It has been ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) said that a well-marked low-pressure area over north interior Tamil Nadu has moved west-northwestwards, weakened into a low-pressure area and lay over north interior Tamil Nadu and adjoining south interior Karnataka at 5:30 am of Thursday. According to RMC, it is likely to continue to move west-northwestwards across south interior Karnataka and weaken further during the next 24 hours. The weather department said, "The depression over the southeast ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The price of 22-carat gold in Chennai dropped once again by Rs 320 per sovereign on Thursday (Oct 23), reaching Rs 92,000 per sovereign (1 sovereign = 8 gram). Accordingly, the per-gram rate rose by Rs 40 to Rs 11,500. A day earlier, on October 22, the price of 22-carat gold fell by Rs 2,400, reaching Rs 93,600 per sovereign (1 sovereign = 8 gram). Accordingly, the per-gram rate dipped by Rs 300 to Rs 11,700. In the afternoon, the price of gold dipped again by Rs 1280 per sovereign, re ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Vegetable prices at the Koyambedu wholesale market in Chennai remained unchanged on October 23 (Thursday), with no major fluctuations reported Beans are sold at Rs 90 per kg today (October 23). Green peas have been selling steadily at Rs 90 per kg for the past few days, without any price change Coconut is selling at Rs 65 per kg. Green chillies and drumsticks are both priced at Rs 50 per kg Ginger and garlic have been sold at Rs 100 per kg for the past few days. Coloured bell pepper ...Read More >
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