The general public perception against waste treatment plants seems to be preventing the implementation of yet another project in the State. Faced with public protests, Attingal Municipality appears to be taking a step back from plans to set up a faecal sludge treatment plant (FSTP) at Maamam. The municipality, which has a stellar record in … Read more
Badminton coach and former India player Pullela Gopichand interacts with students of Queen Mira International School in Madurai on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: R. ASHOK Though the country has registered phenomenal growth in the spheres of education and finance in the last few decades, the same degree of growth has not been achieved in sports, … Read more
KANNIYAKUMARI The Marthandam police arrested two individuals on Wednesday for allegedly being involved in selling gutka. During a patrol near the Marthandam Bus Stand, the police intercepted the suspects and arrested them for possessing gutka for sale. The accused were identified as C. Jegan, 45 from Kollanvilai and A. Selvaraj, 48 from Palliyadi. The police … Read more
Collector P. Rathinasamy on Wednesday held a tripartite meeting here to determine the rent for private paddy harvesting machines. Representatives of farmers, private harvesting machine owners and officials of the Department of Agricultural Engineering and the Department of Agriculture took part in it. They expressed their opinions and views on fixing rent for the machines. … Read more
Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs), a part of All India Medical Students’ Association-Foreign Medical Students’ Wing (AIMSA-FMSW), met key officers in the Health Department, including Special Chief Secretary M.T. Krishna Babu, this week and apprised them of issues impacting FMGs in the State. This follows their meeting with Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu last week. According … Read more
Owners of bulls should register online to participate in jallikattu and vadamadu events planned to be held in the district henceforth. In a press release, Collector M. Pradeep Kumar said the State government had issued guidelines for conduct of jallikattu, and the details of all participating bulls should be registered online to obtain tokens. Hence, … Read more
K. Laxman | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused the Congress government led by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy of “hatching a conspiracy to please the minority Muslim community by snatching away the rights of the Backward Classes (BCs) in reducing the quota and asked if this was the role … Read more
Justice K. Lakshman of Telangana High Court on Tuesday quashed the proceedings in a criminal case registered against Parigi MLA T. Ram Mohan Reddy of Congress in 2019 during Lok Sabha elections campaign. The case was pending for trial before the Special Judicial Magistrate of First Class for Trial of Excises Cases at Nampally. The … Read more
During the Tamirabharani Water Bird Census, volunteers spotted a pelican, with its beak enveloped in plastic. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Native bird species and migratory birds, which are facing serious thereat from pollution and encroachments of waterbodies, are now facing yet another threat, that of fishnets spread in irrigation tanks for netting fishes. This … Read more
Tension prevailed at a polling station in Veerappanchatiram during the byelection for the Erode (East) Assembly constituency on Wednesday when Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) cadre alleged that the DMK had brought in outsiders to cast fake votes. In turn, DMK supporters accused NTK members of being from other constituencies and raised slogans demanding their removal … Read more
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Wednesday stayed a single judge’s directive to readmit the students who are accused in a case relating to the death of Sidharthan J.S. of the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University in Wayanad and allow them to study on the Mannuthy college campus. The Bench passed the … Read more
Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) candidate M.K. Seethalakshmi on Wednesday accused the DMK of threatening her booth agents, resulting in 30% of them being absent during polling. Addressing the media, she stated that booth agents had been tirelessly working for the past week to ensure higher voter turnout. “However, 30% of them were absent. Upon inquiry, … Read more
Sewage water overflowing from a manhole at Sundar Nagar in Tiruchi. | Photo Credit: File Photo Tiruchi Corporation has initiated measures to repair faults in the underground drainage (UGD) network in areas prone to frequent blockages. A technical study was conducted in December by a private consultant to identify faults in the UGD network in … Read more
Kendriya Vidyalaya functioning inside the old JIPMER campus in Karaikal | Photo Credit: Special arrangement The Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) in Karaikal continues to function without a permanent building since since 2010-11. The school has around 450 students from Classes 1 to 12 studying on old JIPMER campus, which lacks proper infrastructure. Despite repeated petitions from … Read more
Over the past four years, 57,241 women’s self-help groups (SHGs) in Coimbatore district have received ₹3,505.87 crore in bank loans under the Tamil Nadu State Rural Livelihood Mission (Mahalir thittam). According to the district administration, the scheme aims to improve the living standards of women below the poverty line in rural and urban areas by … Read more
Twelve years after arrest in a graft case, the then Assistant Engineer attached to Tangedco (Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited) office in Udumalpet was on Wednesday sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for three years in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Cum Special Judge in Tiruppur. S. Muthukrishnan (59) was caught red-handed on July … Read more
The Coimbatore City Police have mapped crime and law and order hotspots in the city for effective patrolling. City Police Commissioner A. Saravana Sundar said hotspots for crime and law and order issues had been identified in the jurisdiction of all the police stations. After assuming office on January 1, Mr. Sundar tasked the station … Read more
The district police on Wednesday clarified that the sale of illicit arracks at a Tasmac bar in Attur was deliberately orchestrated by a competitor due to business rivalry. On Tuesday, a video went viral on social media, claiming that illicit arrack was being sold at Tasmac bar in Attur. Following this, the district police conducted … Read more
: Tiruchi City Police Commissioner N. Kamini on Wednesday handed over 133 smartphones to their rightful owners who had lost or misplaced them. Acting on multiple complaints lodged by persons who had lost their smartphones, Tiruchi City police traced and recovered a total of 133 smartphones worth ₹22 lakh lost in the past two months, … Read more
A woman who came to exercise her democratic right at a polling station on Valayakara Street in the Erode (East) Assembly constituency on Wednesday was in for a surprise when election officials informed her that her vote had already cast. Faritha Begam told the media that officials claimed a woman wearing a burqa had cast … Read more
Sleuths from the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption unit, Namakkal Detachment, arrested a Surveyor and a Village Administrative Officer (VAO) in Aniyar village, Namakkal taluk, for demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹5,000 for the subdivision of land and issuance of patta to an applicant. P. Thirumurugan (35) of Vallipuram had submitted an online application requesting a … Read more
A technology exhibition featuring the latest innovations was held at the National Research Centre for Banana on Tuesday. About 60 farmers from Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities of Namakkal district are undergoing a three-day training on the latest banana and tapioca cultivation techniques at ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana (NRCB) at Thayanur near here. … Read more
Coimbatore Corporation to mark boundaries at the NSR Road-Thadagam Road junction to facilitate widening. | Photo Credit: M. PERIASAMY The junction near Avila School on Thadagam Road, which connects Thadagam Road and NSR Road in Coimbatore city, is set to be widened to facilitate smoother vehicle movement. This junction is a key transit point for … Read more
Election officials have so far seized ₹54.13 lakh in unaccounted cash and materials, of which ₹41.85 lakh was released after valid documents were produced as of Wednesday. Since the model code of conduct for the byelection to Erode (East) Assembly constituency came into force from January 7, vehicle checks were conducted across the constituency. Seizure includes 91.48 litre … Read more
Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar highlighted that while contractors and middlemen close to ministers have easy access to the Mantralaya, farmers, labourers and the public are not permitted. File Photo: Vivek Bendre Senior Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar has called for the abolition of the newly implemented facial recognition system at the Mantralaya, which has restricted public … Read more
Six workers, including four women, sustained injuries in a fire accident reported at Sathyaprabhu Fireworks unit near R. R. Nagar in Virudhunagar district on Wednesday afternoon. Among them the condition of S. Simon Daniel (33) of Meenampatti is said to be critical with 100% burns. R. Veeralakshmi (35) of Athiveerampatti has suffered 35% burns, while … Read more
Primary prevention is one of the most effective ways to address the growing diabetes epidemic. Photograph used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: Getty Images An expert group has laid down clinical guidelines for clinicians in India and other Southeast Asian regions to implement primary prevention programmes for type 2 diabetes. Drafting a three-step … Read more
The water level in Mettur Dam stood at 110.46 feet on Wednesday against its full level of 120 feet. The inflow was 326 cusecs and the discharge 500 cusecs. Published – February 05, 2025 05:07 pm IST Read Comments Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit
Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu releases the State Focus Paper 2025-26, during the State credit seminar organised by NABARD in Chennai on Tuesday | Photo Credit: S.R. Raghunathan Despite recent natural disasters, Tamil Nadu continues to demonstrate strong resilience with a compounded annual growth rate of 11-12 percent over the past decade, Finance Minister … Read more
A 35-year-old resident of Alandur was severely injured after he was hit by a Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) bus on Wednesday (February 5, 2025). The Traffic police said the injured person, P. Praveen Raj, a resident of Subethar street in Alandur, was heading home on his two-wheeler on Anna Salai. On approaching the Teynampet signal, he … Read more