CHENNAI: An official said that a 24-year-old software engineer in Tamil Nadu was chained, slashed with a blade and burnt alive on the eve of her birthday by her former classmate, who had undergone a sex change operation to marry her. Police have arrested Vetrimaran, an MBA graduate, who before sex change was Pandi Murugeshwari, for killing R Nandhini.
Rameswaram: An official said that a massive fire broke out in a fishing boat anchored at Pamban, Rameswaram an early hours on Sunday. The incident took place on the fourth floor of the mall, close to the food court area.
Tamil Nadu: On Saturday, Karti Chidambaram, Congress MP, appeared for questioning before the probe agency Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering probe linked to the issuance of visa to some Chinese nationals in 2011, official sources said.
The High Court overturned a trial court order on Tuesday, convicting the senior DMK leader and his wife in the disproportionate assets case
Governor RN Ravi will hold a meeting at the Raj Bhavan in Chennai on Tuesday with senior officials of central agencies and armed forces to review the situation in the flood-affected districts and mobilize maximum possible resources for rescue and relief operations.
In south Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi district, unprecedented heavy rainfall has led to widespread flooding, impacting several districts, including Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Tenkasi, Thoothukudi, and Kanyakumari.
Four districts in southern Tamil Nadu – Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Tenkasi and Kanyakumari – are battling severe floods following record-breaking rainfall. Educational institutions have been given rain leave, and both private and public sector companies have been forced to shut operations. Many schools, colleges and banks have been closed due to floods.
The derailment resulted in damage to the railway tracks, with the metal goods toppling during the incident.
Anticipating significant impact of Cyclone 'Michaung', several districts of Tamil Nadu, including Chennai and Kanchipuram, have declared holidays. Heavy rain triggered by Cyclone Michaung in Tamil Nadu continues to create havoc in many parts of the state. Several areas in Chennai receive heavy rain on Monday morning as the storm heads towards the eastern coast.
Tamil Nadu: A people dead and 20 others were injured after a bus carrying 45 people from Chennai to Coimbatore overturned and fell into a ditch near the Chengalpattu district of Tamil Nadu. According to the police, the deceased was identified as Manikandan. He was a resident of Kanyakumari.
