A day after four Indian fishermen from #TamilNadu were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister #MKStalin on Thursday wrote to Union Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar requesting them to ensure their repatriation. trib.al/lPXGfqS

Justice G. Jayachandran quashes the case registered by the Madurai police after the Minister tenders an apology to the people of Tamil Nadu for her remarks after the Rameshwaram Cafe blast. Mohamed Imranullah S reports. trib.al/TDIgsa5

Trilliant Networks, Inc., an American company that deals with advanced metering infrastructure and smart grid, among others, is set to invest ₹2,000 crore in TN, as it plans to establish a manufacturing unit and a Development & Global Support Centre. trib.al/B5sTTMA

The Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal has insisted on the collection of fees to permit the immersion of Vinayaka idols in waterbodies as part of Vinayaka Chaturthi. trib.al/RiC5yJF

Shocked to hear from a CJM about convicted prisoners being forced to do household work in the residences of prison officials and beaten up black and blue when valuables go missing, the Madras High Court ordered an inquiry. Mohamed Imranullah S reports. trib.al/Ce9PWTC

Following outrage over an incident in a govt. school in #Chennai where a teacher was humiliated by a man invited as a guest, #TamilNadu CM #MKStalin announced that fresh guidelines would be issued to streamline events in schools across the State. thehindu.com/news/national/…

#TamilNadu School Education Department has transferred the principal of the govt. #school in Ashok Nagar, #Chennai, to the Government Higher Secondary School at Kovilpathagai in #Tiruvallur. This comes in the wake of a row over conduct of spiritual event. trib.al/A9jYaSy

A 25-year-old man who smeared human faeces on the door of a #school kitchen in #Namakkal district was arrested on Thursday. trib.al/RRFeueD

#TamilNadu #Congress Committee president K. #Selvaperunthagai and #PattaliMakkalKatchi founder S. #Ramadoss, on Friday, called for action against those responsible for conducting a ‘spiritual’ event at a government school in #AshokNagar in #Chennai. trib.al/ofrM4aP

Idol Wing CID of Tamilnadu police has brought back Kaliya Marthana Krishna idol worth Rs. 5 crore from USA.The Hindu - Chennai Tamil Nadu Police

Surge in #dengue cases in #Coimbatore district prompts the Health Department to intensify control measures. The Hindu - Chennai thehindu.com/news/cities/Co…

WRD is set to submit in about a month, a detailed project report to increase Poondi reservoir's storage capacity by raising 2 ft in water level to meet Chennai's growing drinking water requirements The Hindu - Chennai thehindu.com/news/cities/ch…

Four persons, including the parents of a nine-day-old baby girl, were arrested on Friday by Veppamkuppam police in #Vellore, following the death of the infant at the couple’s house. #FemaleInfanticide trib.al/ByTyeoo

Supreme Court has restrained #MadrasHighCourt from delivering judgement in MS Jaffar Sait's ED case. Has directed HC Registrar General to act as an officer of apex court & reveal whether the petition was allowed on Aug 21 or not The Hindu - Chennai Backgrounder 👇 thehindu.com/news/national/…

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the operation of an August 9 judgment of the Madras HC reviving the criminal prosecution of TN Ministers K.K.S.S.R. Ramachandran and Thangam Thenarasu in separate disproportionate assets cases, Krishnadas Rajagopal reports trib.al/Z6ec9F3

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Principals of 2 govt. schools in #Chennai were transferred following outrage over the public humiliation meted out to a visually-challenged #teacher when he confronted a guest speaker for preaching unscientific thoughts about past life. thehindu.com/news/national/…