NTPL Tuticorin to commission first power unit

Last Updated: Monday, June 8, 2015, 13:13

The first 500-MW unit of coal-based thermal power plant of NLC Tamil Nadu Power (NTPL) in Tuticorin has qualified for commercial operations.

SC allows GAIL to take part in tender for laying pipeline

Last Updated: Thursday, December 18, 2014, 23:48

The order came in the backdrop of the finding of Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) that the PSU had indulged in unfair trade practices in the past.

US ship crew`s bail cancelled by PSJ court

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 23:07

Principal Sessions Court on Tuesday cancelled the conditional bail granted by a lower court to 35 crew members of a private US ship.

35 crew members of US ship get conditional bail

Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 11:53

A local court has granted conditional bail to all the 35 crew members of a US ship, arrested on charges of illegally carrying weapons on board the vessel and straying into Indian waters.

MV Seeman Ohio: HC dismisses bail plea of crew

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 13:25

Madras High Court today dismissed bail petitions of 35 crew members of a US ship, who were arrested on charges of illegally carrying weapons on board the vessel and straying into Indian waters.

Coast Guard rescues stranded fishermen in Bay of Bengal

Last Updated: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 15:44

The Coast Guard has rescued five fishermen stranded in the mid-sea following technical problems in their fishing boat in Bay of Bengal.

Second rocket port depends on satellite size, cost-benefit: ISRO

Last Updated: Monday, November 25, 2013, 18:54

The Indian space agency will decide on the need for a second rocket launch site after doing a detailed study on the cost-benefit and other aspects like the trend in remote sensing satellites, said its chief Monday.

Hindu Maha Sabha members arrested in TN

Last Updated: Saturday, November 16, 2013, 14:07

Twenty members of Hindu Maha Sabha were arrested for taking out a padayatra in Sathankulam Town near here demanding cancellation of fee for worships in temples.

MV Seaman Guard Ohio’s owners requests India to release all 35 crew

Last Updated: Thursday, October 24, 2013, 14:49

Private US Firm AdvanFort International today requested India to release all 35 crew members of their detained ship M V Seaman Guard Ohio, saying the vessel has not trespassed into its territorial waters.

TN Police seeks custody of 3 crew members of US ship

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 22, 2013, 17:02

The Q Branch CID of the Tamil Nadu Police today moved a court here seeking custody of three crew members of the detained US vessel, arrested for illegally carrying arms and ammunition in Indian waters, for further investigation.

MV Seaman Guard Ohio: US Consulate officials visit prison

Last Updated: Monday, October 21, 2013, 11:47

The controversy surrounding the arrest of the crew of detained US ship MV Seaman Guard Ohio took another turn on Monday with the vessel’s chief engineer reportedly trying to commit suicide in prison.

`Truth behind ship detention, crew arrest after enquiry`

Last Updated: Sunday, October 20, 2013, 17:18

The truth behind the detention of the US firm owned ship and the arrest of its 35 crew members would come out after an enquiry into the matter, Shipping Minister GK Vasan said here on Sunday.