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Youth arrested for murdering mother and grandfather with poison in Namakkal

21-year-old man arrested for allegedly poisoning mother and grandfather with chicken rice, leading to deaths in Namakkal.

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Consumer forum presses for additional train to Bengaluru, new railway line via Namakkal

The Consumer Protection Council, Tamil Nadu, has reiterated the demand for introduction of an additional train to Bengaluru from Tiruchi

The Hindu

Two critical after eating chicken rice in Namakkal

67-year-old father and 41-year-old daughter hospitalized after eating chicken rice from a sealed hotel in Namakkal.

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Six-year-old boy crushed to death under private college bus in Tiruchengodu, local residents stage protest

Tragic incident in Namakkal as boy crushed to death by college bus, sparking protest over road safety concerns.

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Lok Sabha polls | BJP fields Radikaa Sarathkumar from Virudhunagar; K.P. Ramalingam to contest from Namakkal

BJP releases final list of Tamil Nadu candidates for 2024 Lok Sabha polls, including actor Radikaa Sarathkumar.

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Lok Sabha polls | KMDK changes its candidate for Namakkal constituency

KMDK changes candidate for Namakkal Parliamentary constituency due to controversy over casteist remarks, new candidate announced.

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Controversy erupts over KMDK Namakkal candidate’s speech on inter-caste marriage

Political controversy surrounds KMDK candidate S. Suriamoorthi's hate speech video, prompting questions on his candidacy with the DMK.

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Pudukkottai, Namakkal, Tiruvannamalai and Karaikudi set to become Municipal Corporations

Tamil Nadu government upgrades Pudukkottai, Namakkal, Tiruvannamalai, and Karaikudi into municipal corporations following official procedures.

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Namakkal will be upgraded as Municipal Corporation soon: Rajya Sabha MP

Namakkal Rajya Sabha member announces Namakkal Municipality to be upgraded to Municipal Corporation, unveiling various development projects.

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New central co-operative bank for Namakkal

Tamil Nadu Government creates central co-operative bank in Namakkal district to support farmers and industrialists.

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Textile manufacturers, traders, powerloom weavers in T.N. go on one-day strike against I-T Act amendment

Textile businesses in Erode, Salem, and Namakkal protest against Income Tax Act amendment affecting MSME payments.

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Tribal hamlets in Namakkal district to get road after 75 years of Independence

Chief Minister M.K. Stalin launches road project for tribal groups, inaugurates classrooms, libraries, and digitized document system.

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Namakkal man booked for defamatory social media post against Dharmapuri MP

Cyber crime police in Tiruchi register case against Pravin Raj for defaming DMK MP S. Senthil Kumar on social media.

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Destruction of farmland continues in T.N.’s Jedarapalayam as miscreants cut down over 3,500 banana trees

Namakkal district has seen a series of incidents, incl. fires, chopped-down banana trees & damaged tapioca crops. On Nov 11, miscreants cut down 3,500 banana trees in Jedarpalayam. Police deployed 600 personnel, warned to seize properties of those involved & formed 7 teams to nab culprits.

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Infant sale racket in T.N. | Police arrest woman who was part of network in Namakkal

Police bust network selling infants; Balamani from Namakkal arrested. Anuradha, Logambal, Balamani part of network. Police registered case under IPC, Juvenile Justice Act. Logambal sold 7 infants with help of doctor. Special teams to Salem, Karur to arrest more persons.

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Two, including doctor of govt. hospital, held for selling infants in Namakkal

Police arrested doctor and woman for forcing couple to sell infant and selling newborns. Doctor suspended. Couple expecting 3rd child, gave birth to female baby. Woman called, asked to sell newborn for ₹2 lakh. Police nabbed woman, revealed she sold 7 infants in past. With doctor's help, sold male infant…

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Schoolgirl dies after consuming shawarma in Namakkal, 43 others hospitalised

Girl dies after eating shawarma in Namakkal, 43 others hospitalised. Food Safety Dept. ban shawarma & grilled chicken in district. Owner, cooks arrested; Deputy Director of Health Services investigating private hospital..

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T.N. reconstitutes board for welfare of Adi Dravidars and Tribals

TN govt reconstitutes Tribal Welfare Board; Minister to be ex-officio chairperson, 8 official & 17 non-official members. Panel to provide welfare measures like assistance, scholarships, marriage assistance & pension to registered members for overall development of Scheduled Tribes.

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Chandrayaan-3 | Not just sons of Tamil Nadu but State’s soil itself contributed to Moon mission

Tamil Nadu's soil has enabled ISRO to test and refine the ability of the lander module to soft land on the Moon for Chandrayaan-3 mission. Namakkal district has supplied 50 tonnes of soil to ISRO since 2012, similar to the lunar surface. Periyar University's Professor Anbazhagan said the soil was…

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In rural Tamil Nadu, menstruating women are still isolated, banished from homes

In rural Tamil Nadu’s Naicker Theru of Ariyagoundampatti village, a 13-year-old girl, experiencing her first day of menstruation, sat on the steps of a designated ‘rest house’ – a place meant for isolating menstruating girls and women. The ‘rest house’ had a dusty, cobweb-ridden room, a dilapidated bathroom and a…

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DMK councillor, husband and daughter found dead in home at Rasipuram

.Tragic news: 3 members of a DMK councillor's family in Namakkal district, TN, died by suicide. Victims were A. Devipriya, 46, her husband Arunlal, 53, and their daughter Monisha, 18. Police suspect Arunlal's inability to repay borrowed money led to the tragedy. Help available on State's health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS…

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Govt. draws flak for awarding Fintech City contract to firm that built poor quality flats

The Tamil Nadu government has come under criticism for awarding the contract for developing infrastructure at the upcoming Fintech City in Nandambakkam, Chennai, to the Namakkal-based PST Engineering Construction, which came under the scanner for constructing poor quality apartments for the economically weaker sections at K.P. Park in Chennai

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Explained | What is the Gokulraj murder case all about?

The Madras High Court, on June 2, 2023, upheld the conviction of 10 men including S. Yuvaraj of Theeran Chinnamalai Gounder Peravai and the life sentence (till death without any remission) of eight of them for beheading a Dalit engineering graduate V. Gokulraj in June 2015, on the mere suspicion…

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Heavy rain lashes Salem, Namakkal districts

Heavy rain lashed Salem and Namakkal districts on Monday night resulting in water stagnation in many places

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Tamil Nadu: Eight killed in two road accidents in Namakkal, Tirupattur

Eight people were killed in two separate road accidents in the state on Tuesday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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