States & UTs
Rescue work resumes in TN quarry, CM announces solatium
The work to rescue 2 workers who are still trapped in a stone quarry in southern Tamil Nadu resumed on Tuesday after a pause and Chief Minister M K Stalin announced a solatium of Rs 15 lakh each to the families of 2 deceased ...
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States & UTs
CBI raids Karti Chidambaram for facilitating visas to Chinese
The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a fresh case against Lok Sabha MP Karti Chidambaram, son of former finance minister P Chidambaram, for allegedly facilitating visa of 250 Chinese nationals after receiving illegal gratification of Rs 50 lakh, officials said on ...
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States & UTs
Tirunelveli quarry mishap: Rescue ops on hold due to unstable rocky surface
The three workers trapped in a stone quarry near here are feared dead as the operation by the National Disaster Response Force to rescue them had to be put on hold on Monday in view of unstable rocky upper surface at the site, officials ...
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States & UTs
TN signs MoU with NHAI, others for elevated expressway
The Tamil Nadu government on Monday signed an MoU with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), the Chennai Port Trust, and the Indian Navy for building a double-tiered elevated expressway connecting the Chennai Port and ...
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States & UTs
Stalin writes to PM on cotton prices
Flagging the "serious disruptions" faced by the textile industry in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister M K Stalin has urged the Centre to initiate a series of steps including making mandatory for spinning mills, declaration of cotton and yarn stocks to rein in the price ...
By The Hawk