Top Tamil Nadu news developments today
The Hindu
Key news developments from Tamil Nadu on October 9, 2022
Here are the important developments from Tamil Nadu to watch out for today:
1. Interrogation by Central agencies is on at Mandapam after a 24-year-old man from Sri Lanka reached Dhanushkodi illegally after swimming for about 7 nautical miles in the sea here in the wee hours of Sunday.
2. E.R. Eswaran, general secretary of Kongunadu Makkal Desiya Katchi, and Tiruchengode MLA, will commence his three-day walkathon demanding widening of the two-lane Salem-Ulundurpet National Highway
3. Madurai Collector will preside over marathon for kids organised in view of World Palliative Care Day 2022
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