Regulator to decide on Kudankulam N-reactor power increase

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 16:28

India`s atomic energy regulator will soon decide on allowing the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd to increase power generation at its first unit in Kudankulam, said a top official.

Tourists banned from visiting Courtallam waterfall

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 11:42

Tourists have been banned from visiting the famous Courtallam waterfall in the district from today due to sudden discharge of large amount of water following heavy rains in surrounding areas, officials said.

Six killed, 2 injured in bomb blast in village near KNPP

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 26, 2013, 23:50

Six people were killed and two injured when a country-made bomb exploded Tuesday in a coastal village near the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant.

Mother, two daughters killed in gas cylinder explosion

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 1, 2013, 20:47

A mother and her two daughters were killed after the gas cylinder in their house exploded at Chokkalingapuram, about 60 kms from here, police said Tuesday.

Boy`s body found in well in TN

Last Updated: Friday, September 27, 2013, 11:38

The body of a boy, who was missing for the last two days, was Friday found in a well at Rettyyarpatti in the district, police said.

Ex DMK MLA files anticipatory bail plea in sexual harassment case

Last Updated: Friday, September 20, 2013, 15:39

Former DMK MLA V Karuppasamy Pandian on Friday moved the Madras High Court here seeking anticipatory bail in a sexual harassment case registered against him by Tirunelveli police.

Tamil Nadu to take policy decision on mineral mining

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 16:02

Jayalalithaa said a special team will survey 71 mines in these districts to see whether the leasers have committed any irregularities.

TN suspends beach mineral mining, probe ordered

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 15:37

Tamil Nadu government ordered a probe to ascertain if irregularlities have occurred in 71 large mineral quarries engaged in extraction of beach minerals in the state and suspended operations till its completion.

Kudankulam N-plant to start commercial operations in Oct

Last Updated: Monday, September 16, 2013, 14:07

Commercial operations of the first 1,000 MW unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) have once again been shifted to October, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) said.

17-year-old girl murdered by brothers in dishonour killing

Last Updated: Saturday, September 14, 2013, 15:04

In a case of dishonour killing, a 17-year-old girl was allegedly murdered by her two brothers for falling in love with a Dalit boy in the district, police said on Saturday.

Woman, daughter wounded in acid attack in Tamil Nadu

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 17, 2013, 23:39

A dispute over a property turned violent in Tamil Nadu as a 24-year-old man attacked a woman neighbour & her daughter with acid injuring both of them.

KNPP row: German journalist, colleague detained

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 2, 2013, 13:34

A German woman journalist and her colleague have been detained for trying to proceed to Idinthakarai, the hub of protests against Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, and record the views of the locals, police said.