The State government has sanctioned nearly Rs.

CHENNAI: The very severe cyclonic storm, 'Thane', today crossed the Tamil Nadu coast, leaving six persons dead and causing extensive damage to Cuddalore and the neighbouring Union Territory of Pudu

The very severe cyclonic storm Thane on Friday crossed the Tamil Nadu coast, leaving six people dead and causing extensive damage to Cuddalore and the neighbouring Union Territory of Puduchery whic

A State-level conference was conducted at Kanyakumari near here on Thursday to demand the immediate closure of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP), which, the participants said, threatened the right to life and livelihood of the people of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

People have now joined hands with the farming community protesting against the indiscriminate discharge of untreated, toxic effluents into the water sources in Erode district.

Over 500 residents from Suriyampalayam and Kongampalayam observed a fast on Wednesday condemning the textile processing and tannery units in Erode town and its nearby areas for letting out thousands of gallons of untreated effluents into the water carrying channels and vacant lands.

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Managing Director E. Sreedharan has urged the State government to pursue the Phase-II expansion of the Chennai metro rail network.

The senior citizens of the Kudankulam area in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu have forwarded a communiqué to the Prime Minister of Japan against the revival the civil nuclear cooperation negotia

Forest Department has identified core and buffer zones

The proposal for the creation of a tiger reserve in Sathyamangalam forests has reached an advanced stage and is expected to land in the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests for approval by the end of January 2012.

The strong protest that the Tamil Nadu government registered over the formation of an expert committee to prepare a disaster contingency plan has finally yielded result with the Centre deciding to

CHENNAI: Seven years after tsunami, there is hope for 566 families of Nochikuppam as they will be allotted a new house under the Emergency Tsunami Reconstruction Project (ETRP) of the World Bank at

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