Erode

HIV patient attempts suicide, poisons daughters' food in Tamil Nadu's Erode district; girls declared dead, father critical

After the neighbours noticed the three lying unconscious, they informed Tamil Nadu police, who rushed to the spot and shifted them to Anthiyur Government Hospital

Two workers die of asphyxiation while cleaning effluent tank at textile mill near Tamil Nadu's Erode

The two workers, in their 30s, collapsed after inhaling some fumes on entering the underground tank of the mill near Tamil Nadu's Erode.

Tamil Nadu chief minister Edapaddi Palaniswami visits flood-hit areas in state, assures compensation for crop loss

Tamil Nadu chief minister Edapaddi Palaniswami on Sunday assured compensation for crop loss due to the floods caused by the heavy discharge of water from the state's dams and permanent houses for the affected people.

Cauvery in spate, inundates low-lying areas in Tamil Nadu; flood alert sounded in 11 districts

Several low-lying areas were inundated along the banks of Cauvery river and its tributary Bhavani in various parts of Tamil Nadu on Thursday in view of discharge of 1.60 lakh cusecs of water from the Mettur dam following heavy inflows from Karnataka.

Communal tension grips Tamil Nadu's Erode as scuffle between two communities during Sunday prayers takes ugly turn

DSP Palanisamy said that the police had so far managed to keep things under control by settling differences between warring religious groups, however, on Sunday, the incident went out of hands.

Madras HC slams PWD, forest department for letting encroachers erect solar fence in reserved forest areas in Erode, Coimbatore

Madras HC has criticised PWD and forest department for allowing encroachers to erect solar fence in reserved forest areas in Erode and Coimbatore and has asked them to remove the fence

Sterlite protest: Death toll due to police firing rises to 13 as one more person succumbs to injuries

Lawyer, who fought election for BJP, arrested for molesting 9-year-old on moving train; charged under POCSO

A man who contested the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections in 2006 on a BJP ticket was reportedly arrested for molesting a minor girl in a train running between Thiruvananthapuram and Chennai.

Day after forest fire killed 10 in Theni, tour guide who led 36-member trekking group arrested

A 30-year-old man, believed to be a tour guide who led a 36-member trekking group on an ill-fated expedition in the district, has been arrested, police said.

Tamil Nadu bus fare hike: Over 7000 political workers taken into police custody amid protests

More than 7,000 workers of various political parties, led by the DMK, were taken into custody on Monday for attempting to stage road roko on Monday.