Tamil Nadu News

Pro-Kannada organizations in Bengaluru oppose the proposed metro rail connection between Bommasandra and Hosur, fearing it may threaten Kannadigas' identity. They argue that extending the Bengaluru Metro into Tamil Nadu could lead to job competition and cultural concerns. Tensions between the two states further fuel the resistance.

The first inter-state Metro between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu will connect Bengaluru's IT hub and Hosur's industrial hub. The tender is expected to open on September 1, 2023, for a 20.5 km metro rail, easing daily commutes for thousands of passengers and employees.

Senthil Balaji sacked: In his second letter to Chief Minister Stalin, the Governor said that he had been advised by Union Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah that it would be prudent to seek the opinion of the Attorney General as well on the matter.

The Madras High Court ordered the Tamil Nadu Forest Department on Monday not to let the captured wild tusker Arikomban go into the Tirunelveli forest. Rebecca Joseph, an Ernakulam resident and animal lover, submitted the public interest litigation (PIL) plea, which led to the court's Madurai bench issuing the directive. 

After the wild tusker wandered into a neighborhood at Theni's Poosanampatti on Sunday night, about ten days after the start of Mission Arikomban, the Tamil Nadu forest department was eventually able to catch it. According to sources, Arikomban will be shifted to the deep forest in Meghamalai's Vellimalai

Wild tusker 'Arikomban' attacked a Tamil Nadu native Palraj on Saturday and he was undergoing treatment at Theni Government Medical College Hospital. However, due to severe head injury and internal bleeding, he breathed his last on Tuesday (May 30) morning.

The Chennai division of Southern Railways (SR) had to replace a total of 64 windows of the Mysuru-Chennai Vande Bharat Express harmed by stone pelters in the last six months.

The visit comes hours after Tamil Nadu Labour Welfare and Skill Development minister CV Ganesan denied there being any truth in the news on social media that labourers from north India were being attacked in parts of Tamil Nadu. 

Pazha Nedumaran, a noted nationalist leader in Tamil Nadu, told reporters in Thanjavur that LTTE's chief V Prabhakaran "is doing well" and a "conducive atmosphere prevails for him to appear now."

Former Congress leader Pazha Nedumaran has claimed that LTTE chief Prabhakaran is still alive and is living with his family.

The investments would create 2,000 new jobs at the Renault Nissan Research and Development and Business Centre Centre in Singaperumalkoil's Mahindra Research City.

The actor-politician Kamal Haasan remarked on launching 'Neelam Books,' a project of well-known Tamil cinema director Pa. Ranjith as part of his Neelam cultural centre. The Makkal Needhi Maiyam president described caste as his 'biggest' political rival.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin said, "The danger that has engulfed the country today is the distortion of history. The Constitution's dignity should be preserved in education, language, culture, authority, economy, and administration."

According to the political commentator Sumanth C Raman the party is 'unapologetic' about appointing sons and daughters to key positions while others are not. The 45-year-old actor-producer Udhayanidhi is hailed as the 'rising sun' by DMK workers, a clear reference to the party's Rising Sun symbol. 
 

Probe into missing Ganesha idol leads Tamil Nadu Idol Wing CID to stumble upon 11 more idols stolen from the same temple in Arulmigu Pannaka Parameswara Swamy Temple at Pannatheru in Nagapattinam district.