Tag: Tamil
AIADMK Dismisses Dinakaran Supporters From Party
A day after suffering a massive defeat in Radhakrishnan Nagar (R.K.Nagar) bypoll, Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK on Monday removed six party officials and supporters of sidelined leader T.T.V.Dinakaran, who had contested and won the seat as an Independent.....
Rajinikanth To Announce His Political Plans On Dec 31
Tamil superstar Rajinikanth on Tuesday addressing his fans here said he will announce his political stance on December 31.....
SC Reduces TN's Cauvery Water Share
In a setback to Tamil Nadu, Supreme Court on Friday reduced its share of Cauvery river water to 177.25 thousand million cubic feet (tmcft) down from 192 tmcft allocated by a Tribunal in 2007.....
Rajinikanth Visits Jammu On 'spiritual Journey'
Tamil superstar Rajinikanth arrived here on Sunday on what he called his "spiritual journey in the Himalayas".....
Nine Die In TN Forest Fire, Probe Ordered
Nine trekkers have died in a massive forest fire on the Kurangani Hills here in Tamil Nadu, an official said on Monday. Chief Minister K. Palaniswami ordered a probe into the incident. ....
Protests Hit TN Over Cauvery
Tamil Nadu was hit by protests for a fourth day on Wednesday to denounce the Centre's failure to set up a Cauvery Management Board (CMB), with demonstrators blocking rail lines and roads, witnesses and officials said.....
One More Killed In TN, Death Toll Is 12
One more person was killed in fresh police firing here on Wednesday as the killing of 11 people protesting against the Sterlite Copper Smelting plant a day earlier sparked calls for the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's resignation.....
MHA Seeks Report On TN Violence
The Union Home Ministry on Wednesday sought a report from the Tamil Nadu government over the Thoothukudi protests against the Sterlite Industries which led to the death of nine persons, including a girl, in police firing.....
Karnataka Theatres Avoid Screening 'Kaala' Amid Protests
Single screen theatres and multiplexes across Karnataka on Thursday avoided screening the multi-lingual "Kaala" film of Tamil superstar Rajinikanth amid vociferous protests by pro-Kannada activists against his remarks on the Cauvery river water issue.....
Iconic Politician Karunanidhi Is Dead At 94
Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M. Karunanidhi, who was one of the two poles in the state and who was in public life for 80 long years, died on Tuesday evening after waging a grim battle for life in a city hospital, leaving a void in the Dravidian politics and triggering nationwide mourning for an essentially regional leader.....
