Madurai, Jan 16 (UNI) A spectator was gored to death and 114 others injured in Jallikattu (bull taming) and Manjuvirattu (bull race) events held in Madurai and Tiruchirapalli districts of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday. Police said a youth, identified as Ramesh was gored on his chest by a ferocious bull, when it was unleashed during…
Chennai, Jan 15 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Monday urged External Affairs Minister Dr S.Jaishankar to take steps for the release o f 12 fishermen abducted by the Sri Lankan Navy. In a demi-officical letter, he said “I would like to draw your attention to the apprehension of 12 fishermen and three…
Chennai, Jan 14 (UNI) A delegation of MPs from Tamil Nadu met met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi and urged him for early release of Rs 37,907 crore funds sought by Chief Minister M.K.Stalin towards flood relief. The delegation, which comprised MPs from the DMK and its alliance parties and led by DMK…
Chennai, Jan 12 (UNI) Deposed AIADMK leader and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O.Panneerselvam suffered yet another setback after the Madras High Court dismissed his appeal challenging the November 7, 2023 single judge order restraining him from using the party’s flag, election symbol and letterhead. A Division Bench comprising Justices R.Mahadevan and Mohammed Shaffiq on…
Chennai, Jan 11 (UNI) The XSPECT payload on XPoSat, India’s first X-ray polarimetric mission, has captured its first light from the Cassiopeia A (Cas A) supernova remnant. Launched on January 1, 2024 by PSLV, XPoSat carried two co-aligned instruments, POLarimeter Instrument in X-rays (POLIX) and X-ray SPECtroscopy and Timing (XSPECT), aimed at unravelling the mysteries…
Chennai, Jan 6 (UNI) Marking a major achievement in India’s space odyssey, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) created history on Saturday by successfully inserting its first Solar exploratory mission spacecraft Aditya-L1 in the halo orbit at Lagrange-L1 point. After completing a four month long voyage and traversing 1.5 million km, it reached the L1…
Chennai, Jan 6 (UNI) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday successfully inserted Aditya-L1 spacecraft in the L1 Orbit. ISRO said that Halo-Orbit Insertion (HOI) of its solar observatory spacecraft, Aditya-L1 was accomplished at 1600 hrs (approx) on January 6, 2024 (IST). The final phase of the maneuver involved firing of control engines for…
Chennai, Jan 5 (UNI) The D-day beckons the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), which is all set to create history on Saturday when its first Solar exploratory mission spacecraft Aditya-L1 will reach the halo Lagrange-L1 point. A completing a four month long voyage and traversing 1.5 million km, it will reach the L1 point tomorrow…
Tiruchirapalli (Tamil Nadu), Jan 2 (UNI) Referring to the recent heavy rains and floods that ravaged the Southern districts of Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the Central government stands with the people of Tamil Nadu in this time of crisis and providing every possible support to the state government. Speaking…
Chennai, Dec 31 (UNI) After announcing Rs 6,000 relief for all card holders in rain hit areas of Chennai and three neighbouring districts due to Cyclonic storm, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K.Stalin in a further boost announced a Rs 1,000-crore relief package for the flood-hit districts. The relief included assistance for reconstruction of and repairs…
