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4+ hour, 47+ min ago   (410+ words) Published - September 13, 2026 07:27 pm IST - MADURAI Built by Thirumalai Naicker, the seventh ruler of the Nayak dynasty who shifted the kingdom’s capital from Tiruchirappalli to Madurai, this iconic hall remains an enduring symbol of a golden era of art and devotion....

2+ hour, 25+ min ago   (313+ words) Published - September 13, 2026 09:49 pm IST - CHENNAI As many parts of Tamil Nadu, including Chennai, are going through an extended summer this September, resulting in searing heat conditions, unscheduled power cuts have returned to the State. The power demand remained steady in…...

3+ hour, 58+ min ago   (184+ words) Published - September 13, 2026 08:16 pm IST - Salem Price of Vinayaka idols range between ₹100 and ₹20,000 based on size. Traders in Salem said that they witnessed a tepid sale of idols for Vinayaka Chaturthi festival, to be celebrated on Monday (September 14), compared with sales…...

2+ hour, 51+ min ago   (17+ words) Kakinada seeks ₹200 crore from the Centre for underground drainage development, says Municipal Administration Minister P. Narayana....

2+ hour, 56+ min ago   (280+ words) Acting on a tip-off, Food and Civil Supplies department officials, with the assistance of the police, searched a locked house in Karali, Parassala, and recovered the grains, allegedly meant for sale on the black market The Food and Civil Supplies…...

3+ hour, 11+ min ago   (19+ words) Govt. intensifies efforts to combat rising vector and food-borne diseases through enhanced surveillance and preventive measures in Andhra Pradesh....

3+ hour, 39+ min ago   (145+ words) Updated - September 13, 2026 08:35 pm IST - MANGALURU The Dakshina Kannada district unit of Bharatiya Janata Party has placed a set of demands before the cabinet meeting in Mangaluru on Friday, including setting up a special task force to combat the drug menace…...

4+ hour, 16+ min ago   (198+ words) Published - September 13, 2026 07:58 pm IST - COIMBATORE A tribesman, who was found dead near Kodungarapallam within the Periyanaickenpalayam forest range limits on Sunday (September 13, 2026), is suspected to have died in a wild elephant attack. The deceased has been identified as M. Raman (60), a…...

5+ hour, 7+ min ago   (339+ words) Published - September 13, 2026 07:07 pm IST - TIRUCHI Frequent machinery breakdown and inadequate maintenance at Micro Composting Centres (MCCs) across Tiruchi are hampering waste processing, with a portion of the city’s garbage being sent directly to the Ariyamangalam dumpyard. Tiruchi generates about 470 tonnes…...