Chennai: Voting for the bypoll in Sankarankoil Assembly constituency of Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli district came to an end Sunday with around 75 per cent of the voters casting their ballot. The electoral fate of 13 contestants including six independents is now sealed in electronic voting machines (EVM) in the 242 polling booths in the constituency. An Election Commission of India official said around 75 per cent of the 206,087 voters...
06:58 PM, Mar 18, 2012
Chennai: The stage is set for Sunday's by-poll in the Sankarankoil Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli district. Thirteen candidates, including six independents, are in the fray vying for votes from 206,087 voters (male 102,921, female 103,166) in the district, around 650 km from here. Voting in the 242 polling booths would begin at 8 am and end at 5 pm The polling process will be monitored by the chief...
12:01 AM, Mar 18, 2012
New Delhi: Days after an IPS officer was killed allegedly by the mining mafia in Madhya Pradesh, a 24-year-old youth was mowed down by a truck belonging to the sand mafia in Tamil Nadu. Sathees along with his villagers in Tirunelveli were blocking a lorry from taking the sand away from their village. Sathees was run over by the lorry carrying sand from the river bed when he tried to...
06:47 PM, Mar 11, 2012
New Delhi: In a setback for the Tamil Nadu Government, an expert panel appointed by the Centre has given a thumbs-up to the controversial Kudankulam Nuclear power project saying it meets current safety standards and blamed activists for creating fear in the minds of locals. Meanwhile, a civil group spearheading the protest against Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) called off talks with the central government-appointed experts panel after the former's...
09:43 AM, Feb 01, 2012
Tirunelveli: Tamil Nadu Congress on Saturday appealed to Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa to help the Centre operationalise the Koodankulam nuclear power plant, which is facing stiff opposition from the local people citing safety concerns. "I appeal to the Chief Minister and Tamil Nadu government to work in tandem with Centre to operationalise the plant at the earliest as it would help towards the development of Tamil Nadu," state Congress president...
07:12 PM, Jan 28, 2012
Tirunelveli (TN): Talks to break the logjam over the controversial Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project made no headway on Friday with protesters terming the discussions as 'a failure' after meeting the central government's expert committee. The 15-member panel, on a three-day visit to the plant as part of efforts to allay people's fears over safety aspects, also met the six-member state committee constituted by the state government on the issue here....
05:10 PM, Nov 18, 2011
Chennai: The Centre's expert committee, set up to allay fears of locals over the controversial Kudankulam Nuclear Power plant, will meet on Monday. This will be the first time that the Centre's 15-member expert panel is meeting after anti-KNPP activists announced setting up of a 21-member committee, comprising scientists and others, to interact with state and central officials besides advising them on the future course of action. "It's a good...
12:50 PM, Nov 07, 2011
Koodankulam: The Koodankulam nuclear plant in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu was advertised as the answer to crippling power shortages. But villagers from three districts in the State, fearing a nuclear meltdown, are on an indefinite strike with about a 100 on a hunger strike since Monday. Their one demand - completely shut down the nuclear plant. The protest comes at a time when two of the 1000 megawatt VVER-type reactors are...
07:42 AM, Sep 14, 2011
A gang killed Vetrivel by mistake on a main road in Tirunelveli on January 7. ...
10:44 AM, Jan 12, 2010
Police officials, ministers and media watched as R Vetrivel bled to death. ...
12:15 AM, Jan 12, 2010
Ministers watched impassively as R Vetrivel bled to death. ...
06:56 PM, Jan 09, 2010
A Tamil Nadu policeman was hacked by gangster on a National Highway. ...
08:36 AM, Jan 09, 2010
Police officer attacked with bombs and knives, passing ministers' security fails. ...
06:35 PM, Jan 08, 2010
Cop bleeds to death, officer defends inaction | Ministers watch ...
Tamil Nadu cop attacked, murdered; ministers watch helplessly ...
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