North-East monsoon: Water level up in Mullaiperiyar dam, spurs farmingThe water level in the dam is now touching a record 140.50ft and farming activity stands to benefit in the five Tamil Nadu districts.
04 Dec, 2015, 02.13 PM IST
Centre will try to lift ban on Jallikattu: Prakash JavadekarThe ban on Jallikattu has dampened Pongal festivities in the state, especially in southern districts where it has been a popular event for ...
17 Jun, 2015, 06.03 PM IST
Centre will try to lift ban on Jallikattu: Environment Minister Prakash JavadekarThe Centre would take steps, including amending laws, to allow Jallikattu, which has been banned, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar to...
17 Jun, 2015, 04.57 PM IST
Vijaykanth calls on Karunanidhi, to lead delegation to PM"Panneerselvam meeting Prime Minister alone is selfishness. I had requested last week itself that an all party delegation should be taken t...
26 Apr, 2015, 04.23 PM IST
Jayalalithaa rejects M Karunanidhi's charge of double standard on land bill"AIADMK had opposed the Bill in 2013 on grounds that it encroached on the powers of states and sought to acquire land for private instituti...
15 Mar, 2015, 05.08 PM IST
MDMK's Vaiko meets VS Achuthanandan to drum up support against INOVaiko said the Centre could pose a threat to the Idukki and Mullaiperiyar dams in Kerala and various irrigation projects involving cardamom...
14 Feb, 2015, 04.51 PM IST
Convene all-party meet on inter-state issues: TNCC to TN government"CM Panneerselvam should convene an all-party meeting & take representatives of parties to meet PM to raise our concerns," TNCC Prez Elango...
19 Dec, 2014, 03.50 PM IST
Nod of EIA study: O Panneerselvam should lead all party team to Centre, says M Karunanidhi"Good results will come only if Chief Minister himself meets PM Modi by leading a delegation of all political parties," the DMK chief said.
14 Dec, 2014, 02.30 PM IST
MDMK quits NDA, hits out at Narendra Modi governmentThe MDMK District Secretaries meeting held here adopted an unanimous resolution to walk out of the NDA, the alliance it joined on the eve o...
08 Dec, 2014, 08.12 PM IST
Mullaperiyar dam strong to hold 142 feet of water; Kerala concernedKerala CM Oommen Chandy reiterated his govt's stand that 117-yr-old Mullaperiyar dam was not safe & expressed concern over safety of people...
24 Nov, 2014, 11.17 PM IST
Tamil Nadu to move SC over Karnataka's Mekedatu project: O PanneerselvamResponding to DMK president M Karunanidhi demand for convening an Assembly session over the Mullaperiyar dam and Mekedatu issues.
18 Nov, 2014, 02.56 PM IST
Justice delivered in Mullaiperiyar issue: J JayalalithaaMullaperiyar Dam is a masonry dam and was constructed pursuant to the Periyar Lake Lease Agreement of October 29, 1886 across Periyar river.
18 Jul, 2014, 02.08 PM IST
J Jayalalithaa asks cadres to work for defeating DMK in LS pollsJ Jayalalithaa exhorted to highlight "anti-people" attitude of DMK chief M Karunanidhi and propagate her government's achievements.
14 Sep, 2013, 03.47 PM IST
- DMDK to boycott Presidential elections
DMDK, the main opposition party in the 235-member Tamil Nadu Assembly, today decided to boycott the forthcoming Presidential poll.
19 Jun, 2012, 07.34 PM IST
Mullaiperiyar dam: Home Minister P Chidambaram withdraws remarks referring to by-electionsChidambaram today withdrew his remarks referring to by-elections in the context of the Mullaiperiyar dam issue which has created a furore i...
18 Dec, 2011, 11.52 AM IST
- Jayalalithaa wants Raja’s head
AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa on Monday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to sack Union IT and communications minister and senior DMK leade...
20 Oct, 2009, 03.54 AM IST
- For Jayalalithaa, Kerala is China
Justifies objection to dam on Mullaiperiyar river in Kerala.
19 Oct, 2009, 03.30 AM IST