Tamil Nadu

Vettri Payanam: CM Vijay turns bus conductor as free travel for women expands in TN
TN bypoll: Move over Vijay, Vanniyar factor and Maragatham’s ground connect matter at Maduranthakam

14 including Gem Granites Veeramani, detained under Goondas Act in Chennai
ED launches probe into alleged ₹100-crore scam involving former minister Anbil Mahesh
Veeramani POCSO case: DCP V.V. Geethanjali, part of previous probe team, recuses herself from SIT

Madras HC refuses to transfer Gem Veeramani case to CBI; cautions against publicity-seeking
Counterfeit drugs case: Interrogation of alleged kingpin Prashanth leads to arrest of Chennai man
Megamalai forest encroachment case: SC reserves judgment, questions Ilavam Panju plantations
Dispute over parking space turns violent in Nellai; 2 dead, 2 injured
Caste killing of Kavin Selvaganesh: Madras HC quashes chargesheet filed against accused’s parents
Inexperience or lack of administrative grip? What is behind TVK’s repeated ‘fumbling’ of government orders
Gem Veeramani case: SIT registers fresh case based on complaint from minor victim’s mother
CM Vijay launches ‘Thaimaaman Thanga Modhiram’ scheme in Madurai
Rs 100-crore school approval fraud? Madras HC quashes Arasakumar’s Goondas Act detention
Gem Veeramani case: CM Vijay should be questioned over allegations on DMK, says TR Baalu
TN government withdraws order exempting Public (Law and Order) Department from RTI Act after backlash
TVK government exempts Public (Law and Order) Department from RTI Act; sparks criticism
Gem Veeramani case: DMK–TVK blame game, questions over earlier probe and what survivors need now
Micro plastic trail from MSC Elsa-3 haunts 93 coastal sites in Keralam, Kanniyakumari and Gulf of Mannar
Does TN Law Minister CTR Nirmal Kumar want to end the Kurian Joseph Committee?
South First impact: Virudhunagar village caste-name issue moves towards renaming
Madras HC restrains media, social media platforms from publishing videos linked to Gem Veeramani case
‘Those are all young children’: Vijay brings up Veeramani POCSO case in Maduranthakam campaign
Who is POCSO accused R Veeramani? The granite baron’s five-decade rise through the industry and political circles
Vandalur schoolgirl sexual assault allegation triggers political row ahead of Madurantakam bypoll
CPI(M) stages protest over Gem Veeramani case, demands court-monitored SIT
Tamil Nadu forms four-member all-women SIT to probe Veeramani POCSO case
A whistleblower, an NGO & a pen drive that told a sordid tale — and put an industrialist behind bars
Veeramani case: Minor girls’ photos go online as police accountability, media ethics take a back seat
Cauvery water row: SC seeks Karnataka’s response to Tamil Nadu’s shortfall plea

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