Phase 2 of Lok Sabha polls concludes with 68% voting

A 67.84 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the second phase of Lok Sabha polls on Thursday in 95 seats spread in 11 states and a Union Territory, the Election Commission said. Barring sporadic......

Tsunami-hit children raise Rs 8 lakh

Greeting cards made by children of tsunami-hit Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu netted Rs 8 lakh in 2005.Rs 5 lakh of it was donated to an orphanage housing hundreds of children who lost their......

Land scarcity causing housing problems for tsunami

Scarcity of land due to a variety of reasons has become a major hindrance in providing housing to tsunami victims who were rendered homeless by the tidal waves in some pockets of Tamil Nadu,......

TN: Heavy rains claim 56 lives

The heavy rains that lashed several parts of Tamil Nadu since the onset of North-East monsoon early this month have claimed a total of 56 lives so far, including five in the last 24 hours, a senior......