Locked out by protesters, nuclear scientists and engineers at the 2,000 MW Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project in Tamil Nadu are now working out of a guesthouse to complete administrative paperwork.
In yet another incident over a week, a fisherman was injured on Tuesday when Sri Lankan naval personnel allegedly attacked three fishing boats from here in the Palk straits, officials said.
Four Sri Lankan fishermen who strayed into Indian waters off the coast in Rameswaram were today detained by the Indian Coast Guard personnel.
The DMK on Friday distanced itself from special prayers reportedly conducted by its Rajya Sabha member for release of jailed MP Kanimozhi, terming it as an "unilateral act" which lacked the party's consent.
Construction work at the controversial Koodankulam nuclear power plant has been stopped but essential maintenance activities are underway, Minister of State in the PMO V Narayanasamy said today. He said the work on the first reactor was over but its commissioning slated for next month had been delayed by "some months" due to the agitation by the locals, who are demanding the scrapping of the project raising safety concerns.
The Tamil Nadu chief minister described India's concerns on safety of its fishermen as having fallen on 'deaf ears' of Sri Lanka and asked the Centre to take a 'strong stand' against Colombo.
Flash floods triggered by heavy rains washed away 10 people in Tamil Nadu's Tirupur town, officials said on Monday. Three bodies, including that of a six-year-old girl, were recovered from Noyya river.
The Centre's expert committee, set up to allay fears of locals over the controversial Kudankulam Nuclear Power plant, will meet today.
Four-lane highways, a mega desalination plant, construction of houses, schools, hospitals as well as cold storages are amongst the suggestions to the central government made by former president APJ Kalam for the development of Kudankulam and surrounding areas in Tamil Nadu.
The CPI today said the Centre's pro-Rajapaksa stand was the main reason for Sri Lanka's "continued ill-treatment" of Tamils in that country.
Eight persons, including three women and a child, were charred to death and 12 injured after a private bus and an aviation fuel-laden truck collided and went up in flames near Erode early on Sunday.
In a major setback to the central government, which is trying to resolve the Kudankulam nuclear plant crisis, villagers protesting against the plant have dismissed former president APJ Abdul Kalam's endorsement of the project.
Former Prez says fears are unfounded, plant is safe from natural disasters, will benefit TN.
Five passengers were charred to death and 27 others injured, two of them seriously, when a private bus and an aviation fuel laden truck went up in flames after a collision near here in the wee hours today.
In a sudden move, Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa on Friday sacked six of her ministerial colleagues and inducted an equal number to replace them.