Pongal season turned out be good for tourism in Kodaikanal as tourists restricted from approaching beaches in Chennai and other places thronged the hill station during the festival holidays.

Marina, the world’s second largest beach, wore a deserted look and various tourist spots were made out of bound for public, as the ‘Kaanum Pongal’ (sight seeing), marking the culmination of the...

Chief Minister Edappadi K.Palaniswami and deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam inaugurated the World-renowned Jallikattu (bull taming) event at Alanganallur village, here on Saturday morning.

At least 2,000 police personnel will be deployed at Marina beach to enforce visitors’ ban to the seashore on Kaanum Pongal day. Entry into Marina, Elliot’s, Neenakarai and Mahabalipuram beaches are...

The State transport undertakings would operate 15,270 buses, including 9,543 to the city, to facilitate the return journey of passengers who visited their hometowns for Pongal.

Heavy downpour for the past few days in Tiruchy has dampened the festival spirit as poor drainage system at several places inundated many houses. Most of them were busy on draining the rain water till...

Master, easily the most anticipated of the four films, had an opening day collection of Rs 26 crore only in Tamil Nadu, while the pan-India figure, including dubbed prints, stood at Rs 41 crore.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday witnessed the popular bull taming sport -jallikattu at Avaniyapuram here, with DMK Youth Wing Secretary Udhayanidhi Stalin joining him on the dais.

The harvest festival Pongal was celebrated across Tamil Nadu on Thursday with fervour, with the famous jallikattu, the bull-taming sport, in Madurai adding spice to the festivities.

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat took part in Pongal celebrations in Chennai on Thursday.