When teachers turn tormentors
Subiksha, 7, a class three girl studying in a private school in Erode, was interested in singing and drawing landscapes. She was a very active child and talkative and so was a ‘problem’ to her teacher
Malaysian Airlines to pay damages
The South Chennai consumer court has ordered Malaysian Airlines to pay $ 400 and Rs 50,000 as compensation to a passenger for losing his baggage.
The complainant had claimed that the luggage contain
Three more TN items win GI tag
Thanjavur veena, Nachiarkoil villakku (lamp) and Pattamadai pai (mat) — unique products of Tamil Nadu — will shortly get the GI (Geographical Indication) tag from Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), M
Man told to pay Rs30L to wife for 30 yrs of agony
A metropolitan magistrate court here has ordered a retired banker to pay Rs30 lakh to his 62-year-old wife for causing mental stress during the last 30 years of their marriage.
The court also told t
Home reunites 165 kids with families
Health camps, birthday parties and Sunday cinemas are regular occurrences at the 57-year-old government home for boys in Royapuram.
Many orphaned and disadvantaged children are housed here with basi
My 2G policy benefited common man, says Raja
Former communications minister A.
From a bad past to a glorious future
Even political prisoners concede that life behind bars is tough and can break you.
But Mr C. Ravi, 50, who served 14years’ rigorous imprisonment in Coimbatore Central Prison for abetting to the suic
TNPSC exam mela: 12L applicants, 5,000 centres
In what could clearly be the largest government recruitment initiative, the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) is holding group IV exams across the state in 5,000 centres for over 12 lakh ap
Rape victim seeks justice
Bus stands after nightfall have become the stalking grounds for cops on heat, it appears. The latest is the tragedy of Vasanthi, 27, who lives in Periyakulam with her coolie husband.
She has alleged
Senior IAS officer sampath suspended
The commissioner of the TN Disabled Welfare (TNDW) department, R Sampath, was placed under suspension on Thursday for allegedly failing to act against corrupt officials in his department.
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