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Sri Lankan Tamils who reached India recently, citing the severe economic crisis in the island nation.

Sri Lankan Tamils take risky boat rides to Tamil Nadu to escape crisis

Sri Lankan Tamils take risky boat rides to Tamil Nadu to escape crisis

Meera Srinivasan

They are chasing elusive dream of a secure, peaceful life

7 mins

Tirunelveli District Collector V Vishnu and Superintendent of Police P. Saravanan discussing with rescuers at stone quarry mishap site.

Stone quarry accident: Prime accused, son held in Karnataka

Edappadi K. Palaniswami

Palaniswami calls for stringent measures against illicit arrack

This is perhaps the first time in at least six decades that the dam is receiving such a huge inflow in May, according to official sources.

Mettur dam sees a 60-year record inflow of over 47,000 cusecs in May

Stone quarry accident: Controlled blast conducted to break rock to rescue last victim

The female elephant was found dead in a tea estate at Gudalur.

Female elephant found dead in the Nilgiris

The Gandhi Statue at Marina Beach in Chennai. File photo.

Gandhi statue on the Marina to be relocated for Metro station

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Watch | Inside Thiruvattaru temple

A 15-minute activity of synchronously flashing fireflies captured near the Top Slip at the Anamalai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu. The long exposure stacking technique allows for a visual estimation of the population.

Watch | Lakhs of fireflies illuminate the Anamalai Tiger Reserve

Watch | Six workers trapped inside deep quarry in Tirunelveli

Watch | A day in the life of palmyrah tappers

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Complete storm water drain construction before monsoon: Dr. Ramadoss

Chief Minister M.K. Stalin interacting with children at a function to inaugurate the renovated Chennai Special School for Muscular Dystrophy on Saturday.

CM launches project at school for children with muscular dystrophy

Special Correspondent

Sri Lanka denies Indian intel claims of ‘LTTE regrouping to launch attacks’

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Defence played down ex-LTTE cadre ‘regrouping to launch attacks’ reports and requested further explanation in the matte

Successive governments in T.N. have taken a consistent policy on liquor sale despite its ills, laments Madras HC

Though policy decisions on other subjects keep changing with the change in regime, sale of liquor alone remains static, says judge

Panchayat secretary found dead near Vellore

No fresh COVID-19 cases in Vellore

Chess Olympiad to be held in Mamallapuram between July 28 and August 10

T.N. government inks MoU with All India Chess Federation

Over 600 depositors petition police as finance firm shuts operations

The Madras Purasawalkam Hindu Janopkara Saswatha Nidhi closed its office on April 4

11th edition of Annual Rose Show begins in Udhagamandalam

It is being organised after a 2-year hiatus due to the pandemic

Four-year-old boy undergoes bone marrow transplantation at RGGGH

The child underwent chemotherapy followed by surgery at ICH

TNSTC bus conductor dies after a spat with passenger over buying ticket

He suffered chest pain after being attacked by an inebriated passenger in a moving bus; CM announces ₹10 lakh relief to the bereaved family

Move to name Tiruvarur South Street after Karunanidhi kept in abeyance: Minister

Panneerselvam urges Stalin to rid local bodies of nepotism

DMK indulging in double-dealing over women empowerment, says AIADMK coordinator

A school dropout rides high, selling donkey’s milk for ₹7,000 a litre

Babu, who has set up Tamil Nadu’s first donkey farm near Tirunelveli, is supplying the animal’s milk to a cosmetic products firm in Bengaluru

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