 | WATCH: 6 workers trapped under a boulder after landslide in Tamil Nadu's TirunelveliSince midnight, the Fire and Rescue Services personnel and rock climbers have been engaged in rescuing the trapped workers. Two persons have been saved so far. Police said the giant boulder also crushed two vehicles along with machinery. According to the collector, the geological stone formation in the quarry is now unstable and continuous fall is occurring. |
 | Tamil Nadu Budget 2022-23: Fiscal deficit will reduce by Rs 7,000 crores, says PTRPresenting the first full-fledged budget of the DMK government led by Chief Minister MK Stalin today, Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan brought cheers to the state's economy by announcing that the revenue deficit which has been going up in an alarming trend since 2014 will be reversed this year. The revenue deficit is expected to be reduced by Rs.7,000 crore - i.e, it will go down from 4.61 percent to 3.80 percent. He said concrete steps taken by the state government and efficient administration has made this possible. |
| PTR INTERVIEW | 'Expect reforms meant to increase revenue generation in Tamil Nadu budget'As preparations are underway for his second Budget, #PalanivelThiagarajan (PTR), Finance Minister of Tamil Nadu, is seeking to plug the 'revenue problem' to bring the State economy back on track. He claims to have changed the administrative model in the finance department and how it manages the State's processes during the last 10 months in power. "We are taking steps to improve the situation. We have already announced some steps, and some more will come in the Budget," he says. |
 | Education is the asset of this nation and right of every citizen: CM MK Stalin | ThinkEdu 2022Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin extends his warm wishes and support to #ThinkEdu2022 conclave. |
 | WATCH | Tamil Nadu youth, rejected twice by Indian Army, now joins Ukrainian troopsA 21-year-old from Tamil Nadu, who was rejected twice by the Indian Army, is now fighting in the Ukrainian Army against the invading Russian troops. Intelligence reports received by the Union government have revealed that the Tamil youth, Sainikhesh Ravichandran of Thudaliyur in Coimbatore is a student of Aerospace engineering at Kharkiv National University in Ukraine. |
 | TN civic polls: 57,770 candidates in fray for over 12,500 ward member posts across the stateThe voting in the urban civic polls in Tamil Nadu began on Saturday at 7 AM across the state amid tight police security and arrangements including ramps to ensure hassle-free experience to the differently- abled. Voting began in urban regions spread across 38 districts at 7 AM with Tamil Nadu State Election Commission ensuring monitoring polling stations through web streaming and CCTV cameras and state police deploying nearly 1 lakh personnel for security. #TamilNadu #TamilNaduUrbanLocalPolls #UrbanPolls |
 | Tamil Nadu observes first full Sunday lockdown as fresh Covid 19 cases cross 10,000 markOn January 9, 2022, Tamil Nadu observed the first of a series of full lockdowns to be observed every Sunday, in the wake of the surge in Covid-19 cases and the spread of the Omicron variant. Essential services that are permitted during the full lockdown include milk booths, ATMs, hospitals, hospital-related works, goods transportation, and petrol bunks. Facilities that won't be available are public transport, metro rail, and e-commerce services. #TamilNadulockdown #TNlockdown #Chennai #Chennailockdown #Coimbatore #Vellore #Tirunelveli #Tiruchy #SundayLockdown #SundayLockdownTamilNadu #Covid #Covidlockdown #Lockdown #Covid |
 | Chennai: Traffic cop turns teacher for street kidMeet S Mahendran. He is a traffic police personnel from Chennai. For the last one year, he has been helping Deepika, a 7th standard student in her studies. Deepika lives on the footpath with her family. |
 | Pongal curbs: Tamil Nadu allows Jallikattu, bars temple entryWith #Covid19 cases on the rise, #TamilNadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday announced the extension of existing lockdown norms till January 31 and imposition of a few more restrictions. Significantly, places of worship will be closed for public use from January 14 to 18, when #Pongal is celebrated, and a complete lockdown will be imposed on January 16 (Sunday). While the State has also postponed semester exams indefinitely, jallikattu events have been permitted for Pongal, with restrictions. |
 | Tamil Nadu extends COVID lockdown, bars entry to all beaches on New YearKeeping in mind the upcoming festival season and the threat of Omicron variant of the coronavirus, the Tamil Nadu government on Monday extended the existing Covid-19 lockdown restrictions till December 31. |
 | WATCH | TN: Perambalur man resuscitates wounded monkey, video goes viralA 38-year-old man from Kunnam taluk in Perambalur is being praised on social media for saving a living being. Not a human this time, but a tailed-ape. The video of him resuscitating the wounded monkey has gone viral on social media. |
 | WATCH | TNSTC suspends crew for forcing a narikurava family to get off the busThe crew of a Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) bus was suspended for forcefully disembarking a Narikurava (indigenous community) family including a child from the bus in Nagercoil. |
 | Tamil Nadu Rains: Chennai rainfall among highest in last 200 years!Chennai crossed the 1,000-mm mark in terms of rainfall received this month. This has happened only three times before in the last 200 years. Chennai, along with other coastal districts of Tamil Nadu, has been receiving heavy rains for several days. Water stagnation has been reported in 186 streets across 75 areas in #Chennai. |
 | Watch | Rains pound Tamil Nadu, normal life disrupted; more in store for next 3-4 daysHeavy downpour and the consequent waterlogging disrupted normal life in several parts of the state including Chennai on Friday. Rain and thundershowers lashed Chennai and neighbouring districts. Twenty-one districts have declared a holiday for educational institutions in the wake of heavy rainfall. |
 | Tamil Nadu: Nine dead, nine others injured in house collapse at Vellore's PernambutNine died and nine others were injured in a building wall collapse at Pernambut in Vellore in the early morning on Friday. The deceased include five women and four children. Preliminary probe revealed the identities of the deceased as Misba Fathima, Aneesa Begam, Roohi Naz, Kouser, Thanzeela, Afira, Mannula, Thamed, and Afra. |
