Category: Chennai News

President of India Ramnath Kovind has accepted the resignation of Madras High Court Chief Justice V K Tahilramani. A notification in this regard has been issued by the Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justices. It says : “Shrimati Justice Vijaya Kamlesh Tahilramani has tendered her resignation from the office of the Chief Justices of the Madras High Court,… Continue reading "President accepts resignation of Madras HC Chief Justice Tahilramani"

In a brutal murder, 25-year-old history sheeter was hacked to death by a gang of five men who barged into his house on the Mattankuppam Canal Road at Triplicane in Chennai. The victim, Ari alias Arivazhagan (24), was a daily wager and a history sheeter. He was having dinner at his house when the men came in an auto and… Continue reading "Brutal murder in Chennai: Gang kills rowdy, takes his brain out"

Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu, received good rains on Thursda, bringing much-needed respite to the parched city. And, weather officials have predicted more showers in the days to come. In one of the heaviest spells received so far this year, Chennai recorded 10.4cm of rain since Wednesday night. The rain claimed the life of a 45-year-old woman. Zareena Banu… Continue reading "More rains predicted for Chennai, woman dies in wall collapse"

DMK general secretary K Anbazhagan today announced that the general body meeting of the party will be held 6 October at 10 am at YMCA grounds. In a release, he said the meeting will be headed by the party president M K Stalin and asked all the general body members to participate in it without fail. “Party development works, changes… Continue reading "DMK general council to meet on Oct 6"

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam has called off the anti-Hindi imposition agitation scheduled for September 20 after its president M K Stalin’s meeting with Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit. The protests planned against Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement on Hindi Diwas, has been ‘temporarily suspended’ after the Governor assured the party that no attempts to impose Hindi on non-Hindi speaking… Continue reading "DMK withdraws protest against Amit Shah after Stalin’s meeting with Governor"

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president M K Stalin today met the family members of 23 year-old Subhasri Ravi, a resident of Chromepet, who was dead after a banner erected on the median fell on her at Pallikarani in Chennai. While expressing his condolence to the family members of the woman techie, Stalin also gave them Rs five lakh as financial aid… Continue reading "Stalin meets Subhasri’s family, gives Rs 5 lakh"

The Madras High Court has issued a notice to the Election Commission on a plea seeking to declare the election of four Lok Sabha MPs null and void as they had contested on DMK’s symbol though they were not its members. The HC sought the response of the Election Commission as well as the DMK and the AIADMK to a… Continue reading "Victory of 4 DMK MPs to be declared invalid?"

Leaders from various parts of the country, including Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam and DMK president M K Stalin from Tamil Nadu, have conveyed their greetings to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his birthday today. Vice President Venkaiah Naidu said the nation is making steady progress under Modi’s able leadership. In his message, Palaniswami said,… Continue reading "EPS, Stalin, OPS greet Modi on birthday"