Animal protection groups of Tamil Nadu and elsewhere in South India and other parts of country have appealed to the Tamil Nadu

Animal protection groups of Tamil Nadu and elsewhere in South India and other parts of country have appealed to the Tamil Nadu government to end the practice of keeping elephants in temples.

Subbulakshmi a 54-year-old elephant at the famous Sri Shanmuganathar Temple in the Sivaganga district died after allegedly sustaining burns from a fire in the

Chennai: After a 54-year-old female elephant in a temple in Sivaganga district succumbed to burn injuries sustained from a roof fire, a group of activists have written to the Tamil Nadu government seeking an urgent plan to phase out live elephants in temples, and retire all existing elephants in natural facilities.

A tragic incident occurred at Shanmuganatha Peruman Temple in Kundrakudi, Sivaganga district, where a 54-year-old elephant named Subbulakshmi died fro

Wherever temples are with governments, it should ideally be left to the devotees. It should be managed by well-wishers in the place rather than be kept under the government’s control, says the FM.

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government on Sunday said 30 pilgrims hailing from the state who were stranded in Uttarakhand's Tawaghat due to a landslide have been rescued and would return soon. Chief Minister M K Stalin spoke to the stranded persons,