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T.N. Rains | As heavy showers begin, 27 districts gear up for disasters, many declare holiday for educational institutions

Tamil Nadu govt instructs 27 district Collectors to adhere to SOPs, gear up machinery to tackle exigency due to heavy rains predicted in various parts.

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Four fishermen from Mayiladuthurai attacked, robbed mid-sea, in eighth such incident in three months

Four fishermen from Pudupettai attacked & robbed mid-sea by unidentified persons. 8th such incident since Aug. Over 40 fishermen from Nagapattinam & Mayiladuthurai districts have suffered mid-sea attacks. Attackers took battery, GPS, fish catches & torchlights. Victims admitted to hospital for treatment. Marine Police registered case & investigating.

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Kalpathy delegation visits Mayiladuthurai

The visit to Tamil Nadu temples was a ritual and considered auspicious, as the festival of Mayuranathaswamy Temple at Mayiladuthurai is widely believed to be the forebear of Kalpathy car fest.

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TN hikes life tax on vehicles; Mayiladuthurai declared agri zone; Cauvery Delta bandh; ED to file objections to Senthilbalaji's bail plea; Flood alert in 5 districts.

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T.N. Assembly | Bill adopted to make Mayiladuthurai district part of protected agricultural zone

TN Assembly adopts Bill to make Mayiladuthurai district a Protected Agricultural Zone. Bill also seeks to include Ministers and Secretaries of Water Resources and Food & Civil Supplies as members of TN Protected Agricultural Zone Development Authority. Legislators urge State govt to include Cuddalore and Srimushnam taluk in the zone.…

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Cauvery water dispute | T.N.’s delta districts go on day-long bandh against Karnataka government

Delta Protection Movement's day-long bandh began in Thanjavur, with many shops and business establishments closed to express solidarity with farmers. Public transp., educational institutions, govt. offices running as usual. Essential commodities such as medicines, milk open. Shops closed in Mannargudi, Koothanallur, Nannilam, Thiruthuraipoondi, Kudavasal, Mayiladuthurai, Sirkazhi, Poompuhar, Tharangambadi, Kuthalam, Sembanarkoil,…

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Four killed in an explosion at a firecracker manufacturing unit in Mayiladuthurai

Four persons killed, four injured in explosion at firecracker unit in Mayiladuthurai. Cause of accident yet to be ascertained. CM Stalin announces ₹3 lakh solatium to families of deceased. Accident follows another explosion at another firecracker unit in Nagapattinam.

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Madras HC refuses to issue direction to TN govt to conduct caste-wise census; AIADMK firm on decision not to demand removal of BJP state president; MLAs meet Union FM to address coconut farmers' issues; four killed in fire cracker unit explosion in Mayiladuthurai.

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Tamil Nadu: AIADMK to hold agitation in delta districts on Oct 6

CHENNAI: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Tuesday announced that the party would hold agitation against the governments of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka in the delta districts on October 6. Former AIADMK ministers R Kamaraj, O S Manian, C Vijayabaskar, R B Udayakumar and S Semmalai would lead the…

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HR&CE Department concedes it constructed its offices on temple lands across Tamil Nadu

HR&CE Dept. admits to constructing offices on temple lands; promises to reimburse construction costs & pay fair rent from govt. funds. Amounts of ₹2.82L, ₹98L, ₹75L, ₹20L & ₹21.80L to be reimbursed to temples in Mayiladuthurai, Madurai, Tiruchi, Salem & Tirunelveli respectively. Arrears of rent to be paid to Tiruchendur…

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Madras High Court takes serious note of manual scavenging incident in University of Madras campus, Mayiladuthurai

Madras HC takes serious note of manual scavenging incidents; warns of severe repercussions. CMWSSB told to consult Safai Karamchari Andolan before implementing scheme to turn sanitary workers into sanipreneurs. Court directs CMWSSB to provide details of scheme by next hearing in Oct.

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MSSRF’s research centre wins Women Connect Challenge award of Reliance Foundation and USAID

Five fisherwomen from Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, Cuddalore and Ramanathapuram districts and Puducherry’s Karaikal received tabs from Soumya Swaminathan, chairperson of M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF), during the launch of the Women Connect Challenge programme

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T.N. government transfers 33 Superintendent of Police-level officers across the State

TN govt transfers 33 SP-level officers; N. Shreenatha, SP/AIG, Law & Order, DGP, Chennai; E.S. Uma, SP/AIG, HQ, DGP, Chennai; Ankit Jain, SP, EOW, Central Zone, Chennai, DCP, T. Nagar; A.K. Arun Kabilan, SP, Salem; R. Sivakumar, SP, Idol Wing CID, Chennai; S. Sakthi Ganesan, SP/AIG, HC Cases Monitoring Cell,…

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Mayiladuthurai fishermen go on indefinite strike, demand T.N. government action on illegal purse seine fishing

Fishermen from 21 coastal hamlets in Tharangambadi in Mayiladuthurai district have launched an indefinite strike and have abstained from venturing into the sea for the second consecutive day on Wednesday, urging the T.N. government to curb the illegal usage of purse seine nets for fishing, within territorial waters.

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PMK man’s murder | NIA conducts searches at 21 locations in Tamil Nadu

NIA officers conduct searches in Tiruchi, Thanjavur and Mayiladuthurai districts in connection with 2019 murder case of V. Ramalingam, a PMK functionary killed by gang in Thirubhuvanam.

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Two die after consuming Tasmac liquor in Mayiladuthurai; traces of cyanide found, says Collector

Two persons were found dead in a village near Manganallur in Mayiladuthurai district, a few hours after they reportedly consumed liquor purchased from a Tasmac shop, late on Monday.

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Plaque on handover of Sengol unveiled at Thiruvavaduthurai mutt

A plaque on the handover of the Sengol (sceptre) by Thiruvavaduthurai Adheenam to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 28, during the inauguration of the new Parliament building, was unveiled in the premises of the mutt in Thiruvavaduthurai in Mayiladuthurai district on Sunday.

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Four killed, 26 injured in accident in Mayiladuthurai district

Four persons died, and 26 others were injured in an accident, when a State Express Transport Corporation (SETC) bus hit a two-wheeler near Sirkazhi in Mayiladuthurai district, late on Thursday.

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NGT directs TNPCB to take action against GAIL for setting up unit in Mayiladuthurai

The firm had not obtained the necessary clearances

The Times of India

NIA searches 9 places in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry over IS links of five

CHENNAI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday carried out searches at nine locations in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry as part of the investigation following the arrest of five men with alleged Islamic State (IS) links in Mayiladuthurai in February.

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Stalin to visit Cauvery delta region on May 30-31

He will tour Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Tiruchi and Tiruvarur districts

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Tamil Nadu: ‘Scaling’ odds to make daughter a doctor

MAYILADUTHURAI: Making ends meet by cutting and cleaning fish, Ramani will have much to rejoice when her daughter Vijayalakshmi writes the national exit test (NExT) next month and clears it to practise medicine in India.

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Tamil Nadu govt revokes ban on ‘pattina pravesam’

TRICHY: Following protests by pontiffs and opposition parties, the DMK government on Sunday evening withdrew the ban on ‘pattina pravesam’, a centuries-old ritual held by the Dharmapuram Adheenam in Mayiladuthurai in which the mutt head is carried by people in a palanquin. Mayiladuthurai revenue divisional officer J Balaji said in…

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DK, VCK, Left party members stage black flag demonstration against Governor in Mayiladuthurai

They were protesting against delay in forwarding anti-NEET Bill

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Rail users seek early doubling of Villupuram-Thanjavur mainline section

Submit memorandum to Southern Railway General Manager

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