Tamil Nadu Government

The artefacts include centuries-old stone sculptures, idols, stone pillars, wooden artefacts, 'Vahanas' or ritual vehicles, and other antiquities. They have been lying in the premises of CBI-CID's Economic Offences Wing in Chennai.

The Tamil Nadu HC has asked a 26-year-old man to donate Rs 25,000 each to a Muslim and a Christian organisation for obtaining anticipatory bail.

Cultural deposits unearthed at the Keeladi Vaigai excavation site in Tamil Nadu can be dated back to 6th century BCE, at least 3 century earlier than previously thought.

About 1200 ancient idols are believed to have been stolen from Tamil Nadu between 1992 and 2017

This is not the first time that a Hindu festival has come under fire

Idol Wing CID claims to have busted a idol smuggling racket

The new order advises the government employees to wear “Neat, clean, formal attire that is appropriate to the workplace setting so as to maintain the decorum of the office while on duty. "

Mr Palaniswami said the Cabinet resolution that was passed reflected the popular public sentiment on the issue