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TopicTamil Nadu

Topic: Tamil Nadu

Vijay personally gave out job appointment letters to Karur stampede victims’ kin. Why HC cancelled order

41 people had died and a hundred were injured in a stampede during Vijay's rally in Karur in September 2025. Tamil Nadu govt has now challenged order in Supreme Court.

TVK govt forms Montek-led panel to boost Tamil Nadu’s revenue, plug leakages

Montek Singh Ahluwalia, former Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, told ThePrint that ‘priorities would be decided when the committee meets within the period of three months’.

‘Divorced Congress’: DMK’s P. Wilson rules out reconciliation; backs CJP, renews call to scrap NEET

In an interview with ThePrint, the RS MP says Congress 'backstabbed' DMK for power, reiterates DMK’s stand on NEET, delimitation & the Mekedatu project. 

Over 6,000 ‘Black Corridors’ in India; Tamil Nadu had highest number of road accidents in 2020-2024 

Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari tells Rajya Sabha about deadliest road stretches in the country; rural Pune follows Villupuram in dark list.

Tamil Nadu ranks third in NITI Aayog’s Investment Friendliness Index 2026, but challenges remain

Ageing facilities at Chennai airport, lagging container logistics, water security and sewage management among areas that need attention for state to improve its investment ranking.

Chennai urban planning body CMDA runs out of cash for the 1st time in its 5-yr history, seeks govt aid

The reason behind current financial situation is that CMDA ventured into construction which otherwise should have been undertaken by local bodies, says a CMDA official.

Why CBFC wanted change in Ambedkar-TVK scene from Vijay’s Jana Nayagan? Producer answers

Actor and Tamil Nadu CM Vijay’s long-delayed film Jana Nayagan is finally set to release in theatres on July 23 after an uphill battle with censorship.

Tamil Nadu govt reshuffles 17 IAS officers. Activists upset over Supriya Sahu’s transfer

The 15 July order has started a wave of online support, with many environmental and social activists criticising the TVK-led government for the decision.

Vijay’s ban on political activities in Tamil Nadu schools is good for democracy

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

TN schools now ‘no-politics’ zone. Vijay b’day event, ex-AIADMK MLA’s PIL forced TVK govt’s hand

School Education Department issued circular 10 July that stated ‘any sort of celebrations or messaging should not be permitted on school campuses'.

On Camera

Bar exam to bench, how are Indian women lawyers doing?

Merely mandating a quota without addressing systemic issues will not ensure that women in India thrive and rise in the legal profession.

NH toll revenue doubles in five years to over Rs 70,000 crore as number of plazas rises sharply

Government tells Parliament toll collections touched Rs 70,278 crore in 2025-26, Rajasthan has highest number of toll plazas, while expenditure on operating plazas is not maintained centrally.

The ‘outlier’ caves in: Permanent commission allowed for women in Indian Coast Guard

On Tuesday, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh unveiled a policy for gender-neutral induction and career progression of officers in Indian Coast Guard.

Youth’s struggles won’t end with Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation. Govt must decentralise education

Our education system is a destroyer of all talent by enforcing learning by rote, pushing students to coaching classes to ‘crack’ competitive exams. And then, papers leak.