TN reserves 25% of seats in private schools for poor

Theni: A police informer was found murdered with his face burnt at Hanumanthanpatti near here two days ago, police said on Tuesday. The 30-year-old man had been murdered five days after the police seized 108kg of ganja at Cumbum following ...

The Madras High Court Bench here has ordered the release of lands reserved for acquisition by the Directorate of Town and Country Planning in Theni district.Justice K.K. Sasidharan passed t...

The Theni Police arrested 15 people for allegedly burning alive two persons in Karichipatti here on Monday. On Sunday, a mob had set ablaze the duo who had reportedly attacked several persons in the village with machetes after they were recently ...

A tribal youth allegedly raped a seven-year-old shepherd girl in Kurangani here on Tuesday. The youth was arrested following a complaint from the victim's parents. Police said the victim was living with her parents Ramesh and Selvi in a grove at ...

Theni (TN), Apr 30 (PTI) A minor girl was molested by a 22-year-old man, who was caught by the locals and thrashed whole night before police took him into custody today.The man had allegedly molested the 10-year-old girl last night at an isolated ...

Theni (TN), Apr 25 (PTI) Four country-made rifles, kept hidden among bushes near a forest area, prone to Maoist activities till a few years ago, were seized today, police said.The rifles were unearthed from the bushes located on the way to ...

Goat-rearing women of villages near Bodi hills in Theni district are venturing into a new arena. More than 500 women have got together and are preparing to launch a producer company to eliminate middlemen and improve their bargaining strength in the market.

Moved by a young mother's narration of how she was subjected to a brutal custodial rape by a police inspector, the Madras HC (Madurai Bench) has ordered a probe by the CB-CID. If the victim's version is to be believed, it would shake one's ...

Study conducted by Madurai-based NGO reveal Villupuram, Virudhunagar, Dharmapuri and Theni among districts topping the list In the last 15 years, atrocities against Dalits touched their peak in 2012 across Tamil Nadu, with Villupuram, Virudhunagar, Dharmapuri ...