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20 huts damaged as coastal villages flooded with sea water

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 12, 2014, 15:49

More than 20 huts were damaged as sea water entered a coastal hamlet between Thengaipattinam and Mullur today following high tides and stormy sea, officials said.

TN Assembly passes bill to end restriction on dhoti

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 12, 2014, 19:25

Tamil Nadu Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill making enforcing dress code and banning entry of persons wearing `dhoti` in public places a cognisable offence punishable with jail term.

Fishermen demand separate ministry for fisheries welfare

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 12, 2014, 15:19

Fishermen in the district today demanded for setting up a separate Fisheries ministry in the Union Government.

Tamil Nadu: Inspector injured; one held

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 12, 2014, 10:26

A 55-year-old Armed Reserve Police Inspector was injured after a man attacked him with a razor when his jeep allegedly knocked down a milkman in Tamil Nadu.

46 candidates lost chance to get admitted in MBBS colleges in Tamil Nadu

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 12, 2014, 00:56

Tamil Nadu Government on Monday informed the Madras High Court that at least 46 students could not be admitted to MBBS or BDS courses this year as they had not completed 17 years of age as on the cut-off date December 31, 2013.

DMK seeks unconditional apology from Katju, warns of legal action

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 12, 2014, 00:02

Lashing out at his `personal attacks` against party chief M Karunanidhi, DMK on Monday demanded an unconditional apology from Press Council of India Chairman Markandey Katju.

Sexual, cyber law offenders to be brought under Goondas Act in TN

Last Updated: Monday, August 11, 2014, 19:02

Tamil Nadu Government on Monday introduced two bills in the state Assembly to bring sexual offenders and cyber criminals under the purview of the stringent Goondas Act and also provide for invoking the provisions of the act against first time offenders.

TN to bring sexual, cyber crime offenders under Goondas Act

Last Updated: Monday, August 11, 2014, 15:49

The state government on Monday introduced two bills in the Assembly to amend Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 and bring offenders in cyber crime and sexual offences against women under the Goondas Act.

TN creates 15 new taluks; 2 integrated judicial complexes

Last Updated: Monday, August 11, 2014, 13:18

The Tamil Nadu government on Monday announced formation of 15 new taluks, setting up of a district prison at Theni and construction of two Integrated Judicial Complexes at Vellore and Nagappattinam districts.

Woman who posed as `District Collector` of Chennai arrested

Last Updated: Sunday, August 10, 2014, 01:21

A woman who posed as the `District Collector` of Chennai and conned people over a period of time has been arrested at Edapadi town, police said on Saturday.