Mysore/Mysuru: A cricketer from city reportedly collapsed while bowling during a match at Chennai and died on Friday (Feb. 17). The deceased cricketer is Lalith Kumar (38), a resident of Mandi Mohalla, who a part of Ghanchi Samaj cricket team, which had gone to Chennai. He leaves behind his wife, two children and a host…
Alliance Air to operate triweekly Mysuru-Chennai flight from Aug. 12
August 11, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Alliance Air, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Indian Airlines and mainly operates domestic routes as part of the Government’s Regional Connectivity Scheme, has announced a direct flight service connecting Mysuru and Chennai thrice a week with effect from Aug. 12 (tomorrow). The operator will deploy a 70-seat aircraft to connect the two cities, and the…
‘Rajinikanth fine, don’t believe rumours’
October 29, 2021Chennai: “Thalaivar is fine. Don’t believe rumours,” is the first official statement from superstar Rajinikanth‘s team a day after the actor was admitted to the Kauvery Hospital in Chennai — “Thaivalar” or “Leader” is what fans call the actor. A voice message from Rajinikanth’s PR manager Riaz K. Ahmed dismissed media reports that the 70-year-old…
Leelavathi from Kodagu is TN SC/STs Commission Member
October 20, 2021Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has announced the appointment of former Madras High Court Judge Justice Sivakumar as the Chairperson of the newly-constituted State Commission for SC/STs. Punitha Pandian is the Vice-Chairperson, while Kumaradevan, Ezhil Elangovan, K.M. Leelavathi Dhanraj from Kakkabe in Kodagu, P. Elanchezian and K. Raghupathy are the Members and they…
Tri-weekly Indigo flight to Chennai from tomorrow
August 12, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Indigo Airlines will operate between Mysuru-Chennai from Aug. 13 (tomorrow). This will be in addition to the already existing daily flight to Chennai and will cater to the growing demand for more flight services to Chennai. Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha tweeted this morning that the flight has been introduced by Indigo Airlines and will…
Import of Rolls-Royce Ghost car: Madras HC dismisses Tamil actor Vijay’s plea, imposes Rs. 1 lakh fine
July 14, 2021Court Says “Tax Evasion Anti-National” Chennai: The Madras High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition filed by Tamil film actor Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar, known mononymously as Vijay, seeking exemption from entry tax for importing a Rolls-Royce car from England in 2012. Dismissing the petition, Justice S.M. Subramaniam also imposed a fine of Rs. 1 lakh…
Release June, July quantum of water to Tamil Nadu
June 26, 2021Cauvery Water Management Authority directs Karnataka Chennai: A meeting of the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) yesterday directed the Karnataka Government to release the June and July monthly stipulated quantum of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu for Kuruvai paddy cultivation. At a virtual meeting, State PWD Additional Chief Secretary Dr. Sandeep Saxena urged the CWMA…
COVID surge: 2-week complete lockdown comes into force in TN
May 10, 2021Chennai: The two-week complete and total lockdown, with some relaxations came into force in Tamil Nadu from today morning in view of the surge in daily Corona cases. Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, who assumed office on May 7 and held a review meeting with all the District Collectors and medical experts on the prevailing COVID…
After DMK’s victory…: Woman cuts part of tongue, fulfils vow
May 4, 2021Chennai: In a shocking incident, a 32-year-old woman DMK supporter chopped her part of a tongue at a Goddess Mariamman temple to fulfil her vow taken for the victory of the DMK in the April 6 Assembly elections. After the DMK’s victory, the woman, Vanitha, went to the temple, but it was closed. Suddenly, she…
Popular TN film-maker K.V. Anand passes away
April 30, 2021Chennai: Popular Tamil film cinematographer-director K.V. Anand passed away in the wee hours of today, after suffering a massive cardiac arrest. He was 54. Tamil film industry sources said that Anand suffered chest pain late last night and he himself drove to a hospital in the city from his Adyar residence on a car and…
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