The Times of India

The tours would run every Tuesday, Friday and Sunday through Aadi month starting July 17, TTDC said in a release on Thursday. Devotees and tourists have to book in advance.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay addressed a public meeting in Karur. He distributed compassionate appointment orders to 32 families affected by a stampede. The chief minister described the stampede as the most painful time of his life. He alleged that the Tamil Nadu Police had staged drama during the incident. This visit marked Vijay's first official trip to Karur since assuming office.

Media personnel were denied entry to Chief Minister Joseph Vijay's public meeting venue. Volunteers cited police orders and miscommunication regarding issued media passes. This follows similar restrictions during the Chief Minister's Trichy visit in June. The Chief Minister is visiting Karur for the first time after a stampede incident. He will address a public meeting and meet victim families at the collectorate.

The idols, dating back to the 12th century, were identified at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, by the Tamil Nadu Idol Wing-CID during investigations into idol theft cases and are being returned through the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) mechanism.

Enrolment in govt schools and elementary education have, however, dipped

CPI & CPM question govt job to stampede victims kin, Thirumavalavan criticises removing Adi Dravidar nomenclature, MDMK & TNCC flay Thiruma for ties with DMK

Arunrajs statement comes against the backdrop of Tamil Nadu standing to lose more than 450 MBBS seats reserved under govt quota and more than 30 seats reserved for govt school students this year.

In Madurai, a 69-member research group is documenting inscriptions, coins, copper plates and palm-leaf manuscripts while tracing the 2,000-year dynastys links across South India

Aswath, TNs 38th GM, learnt the ropes at the Cape Chess Academy, which is run by his father AC Siva, who is also his coach. His mother, too, is a chess coach.

A year after Tamil Nadus rosewood conservation law lapsed, lack of plantation data and concerns over felling in the Nilgiris are putting the species under threat

Banana cultivation down by a third. Farmers urged to adopt smart irrigation and water-saving techniques