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Virudhunagar's assembly election hinges on DMDK scion Vijaya Prabhakaran's bid to inherit his father's legacy. Contesting with DMK support, he aims to leverage Vijayakant's popularity and caste arithmetic against AIADMK's consolidated alliance. The outcome will reveal if the son can succeed and if DMDK can revive its fortunes.

In a bizarre case, on Tuesday evening, an autorickshaw driver caught and fined for driving without permit climbed an electric post, burnt himself and fell down near the Kuralagam building in Parrys.

Noted filmmaker and actor T P Gajendran passed away on Sunday due to ill health at his residence in the city. He was 68.

Alok Kumar of Petroleum Sports Promotion Board and Rafath Habib of Railways began their campaign on a winning note in the round-robin phase of the 1st Masters Snooker National Championship on Thursday.

Gajendran, 42, father of two daughters, had accompanied his mother-in-law Rukhmani and their relatives K Venkatesan, 52, of Old Pallavaram, S Mohankumar, 45, and M Chandrasekaran, 52, who came from Malaysia, on May 9.

To celebrate 80 glorious years of Tamil cinema, a popular PROs’ association awarded Kollywood celebrities who made a mark in the industry last year.

A 70-year-old man was killed and three others, including two women, were injured as a building collapsed following a blast at a firecracker unit at Vedaranyam in Nagappattinam district on Tuesday evening.

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Wednesday released its first list of candidates for 16 constituencies, Chennai North, Chennai South, Kancheepuram, Arakkonam, Krishnagiri, Arani, Villupuram, Salem, Namakkal, Erode, Karur, Chidambaram, Nagapattinam, Madurai, Theni and Ramanathapuram. Palaniswami also announced that the party allotted five seats to DMDK, one each to Puthiya Tamilagam and SDPI.

Edappadi K Palaniswami reveals candidates for 16 constituencies, featuring diverse names like Royapuram Mano, J Bhagyaraj, Aatral Ashokkumar, among others. The party also allocates seats to DMDK, Puthiya Tamilagam, and SDPI.

From now on, all cases concerning release of bonded workers would be heard by regular judicial magistrate courts and not by tahsildars and revenue divisional officers (RDOs), the Madras high court has held.

Kutti Puli director M Muthaiah talks to CT about his maiden visit to Coimbatore

There is a wide gap allegedly in ensuring hygiene practices in hotels and eateries in the city owing to lack of proper enforcement. “There is no equal measure of hygiene. Many eateries are often left untouched despite not following hygiene practices,” said KL Kumar, Madurai District Hoteliers Association president. He added that a minimum standard of hygiene facilities could be maintained if authorities monitor and enforce properly.

Within a span of three months, the Government General Hospital here has had five deans, the last appointment being that of Dr A M Jayaraman.