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25km To Be Laid At A Cost Of 5 Crore
The arrested man has identified as S Appu alias Sivaraman, 41, of Thiruvottiyur.
Ramps for people with disability, creches and caretakers for working moms, three meals a day for convenience
Farmers in Namakkal district face an acute water crisis due to failed rains. Many lakes have dried up, leaving thousands of acres of farmland barren.
Vijay said he was deeply saddened to learn that Indian tourists, including those from Tamil Nadu and other states, were among those killed after a tourist boat met with an accident near the Hon May Rut Ngoai island in Vietnam on Saturday morning.
Fifteen Indian tourists died when their speedboat capsized near Vietnam's Phu Quoc Island. Survivors recounted the tragic moments as the vessel overturned quickly amid high waves. Thirty-nine people were on board, with most of them hailing from Tamil Nadu. Vietnamese authorities confirmed the deaths of thirteen men and two women in the accident. Indian officials are coordinating relief efforts for the affected families and survivors.
Two government medical colleges in Tamil Nadu will increase their MBBS intake by fifty seats. This expansion will raise the total government medical college seats across the state to 5,150. The National Medical Commission has approved these additional seats for the upcoming academic year. This marks the first government seat expansion in five years, benefiting meritorious students. More government school students will also benefit from the existing reservation policy.
The HR&CE Department is inviting applications for non-hereditary trustees. These appointments will be made to 757 temples across Tamil Nadu. Applications are being accepted online and offline until August 12, 2026. This initiative aims to fill trustee positions in department-controlled temples. The process is ongoing for other temple boards and district committees.
17 employees with only Class X or Class XII were promoted
Cricket Australia has confirmed Melbourne Renegades will play Perth Scorchers in Chennai this Dec in what the league anticipates will be the most watched game in Big Bash history.
Addressing a public meeting at Atlas grounds, about 15 kms from Velusamypuram where 41 people were killed on Sept 27, 2025 during his rally, Vijay said he would have cancelled his visit to Velusamypuram if the police had asked him to do so.
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