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FIR filed against Tamil Nadu youth allegedly attacked for uploading on social media picture of himself consuming beef
Fp Staff • 6 years agoA police FIR has been registered against Mohammed Faizan, a man who was attacked last week for allegedly uploading a picture of himself consuming beef soup at a village in Tamil Nadu
Mob in Tamil Nadu attacks Muslim man for uploading picture of himself eating beef; people on Twitter express outrage
Fp Staff • 6 years agoA Muslim man was allegedly attacked by a group of people at a village near Nagapattinam for uploading a picture of himself consuming beef soup.
Cauvery, a river under stress: In the rice bowl of Tamil Nadu, little water to spare
Anusha Sundar • 6 years agoThe eight Cauvery delta region districts contribute 45.4 percent of Tamil Nadu's total paddy production, with Thiruvarur and Thanjore contributing the highest (10.7 and 9.9 percent, respectively) — making them the chief rice suppliers to the state granaries
Tamil Nadu, Puducherry remember victims of 2004 Tsunami; kin pay tribute on 14th anniversary of natural disaster
• 6 years agoFloral tributes, prayers and silent processions in the affected districts of Tamil Nadu like Chennai, Cuddalore and Nagapattinam marked the remembrance.
Cyclone Gaja: Kerala govt sanctions Rs 10 crore to Tamil Nadu as emergency aid for post-disaster relief
• 6 years agoThe Kerala government on Wednesday sanctioned Rs 10 crore as emergency aid to cyclone Gaja-hit Tamil Nadu. The cabinet meeting, chaired by chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan took the decision in this regard.
Cyclone Gaja: E Palaniswami tours storm-hit areas in Tamil Nadu; distributes relief material, assures victims of help
• 6 years agoThe chief minister assured the victims of all possible assistance. Palaniswami also inspected the repair work of the damaged TNEB sub-station in Kameswaram village.
Cyclone Gaja: Kamal Haasan asks Pinarayi Vijayan to rise above politics and extend support to affected families in Tamil Nadu
• 6 years agoMakkal Needhi Maiam president and actor Kamal Haasan on Tuesday appealed to Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan to "rise above politics" and extend support to the people affected by Cyclone Gaja in Tamil Nadu.
Central team begins inspection of damage by Cyclone Gaja in Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam district
• 6 years agoThe Cyclone Gaja damage assessment team led by Daniel E Richard, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, began the inspection from the worst-hit Vettaikaraniruppu village.
Cyclone Gaja: Kamal Hassan calls funds sought from Centre an 'arbitrary figure', wants PM to visit Tamil Nadu
• 6 years agoThe Prime Minister and other Central Ministers concerned need to visit the affected regions, rather than the chief minister of the affected state visiting Delhi, Haasan said.
Cyclone Gaja: Tamil Nadu govt seeks nearly Rs 15,000 crore aid from Centre towards relief, rehabilitation
• 6 years agoAccording to the abstract of the memorandum submitted to Modi by the chief minister which was released here, Tamil Nadu has sought a total sum of Rs 14,910 crore towards permanent renovation activities in various areas, including the power sector which has been badly hit.