Director of Apollo Cancer Centres Vijay Anand Reddy and actor Meenakshi Chaudhary launching the free cervical cancer vaccination drive in Hyderabad on Monday. | Photo Credit: SIDDHANT THAKUR Apollo Cancer Centres and Cure Foundation on Monday (February 3) launched a free cervical cancer vaccination programme. The campaign was inaugurated by actor Meenakshi Choudhary and Vijay … Read more
Sethu Institute of Technology organised a one-day seminar on agriculture/horticulture techniques and held a fruit expo here on Monday. According to a press release, Collector V P Jeyaseelan delivered address online to the gathering. Founder and chairman SIT S. Mohammed Jaleel presided. Researchers from Kovilankulam Agricultural Institute made a presentation on advanced agricultural techniques and … Read more
Kauvery Hospital, Tiruchi, has been recognised for excellence in stroke care by World Stroke Organisation (WSO). The hospital has been conferred with the ‘WSO Angels Diamond Status’ award for 2023-2024, in commendation of its stroke healthcare services. At a press gathering on Monday, Jos Jasper, head, Department of Brain and Spine Surgery, at Kauvery Hospital … Read more
Government Medical College in Sangareddy. | Photo Credit: MOHD ARIF As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in the Union Budget that 10,000 additional seats will be added in medical colleges and hospitals within the next year, doctors and experts from Telangana have expressed concerns over the Centre’s approach to medical education expansion. They pointed out … Read more
The Kodungaiyur dump yard spans 335 acres and contains 66.52 lakh tonnes of legacy waste. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) Commissioner J. Kumaragurubaran said on a post in X (formerly Twitter) that the processing capacity of the bio-mining project at Kodungaiyur dump yard would be increased to 10,000 tonnes per … Read more
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday arrested Bava Bahrudeen, alias Mannai Bava, and Kabeer Ahmed Aliyar, who had allegedly conspired with others to propagate the ideologies of the Tamil Nadu Hizb ut-Tahrir (HuT), a banned organisation. The accused persons were conducting secret ‘Bayaan’ and an exhibition to showcase the military might of Islamic nations that would … Read more
The lack of proper warning signs and delays in installing temporary signalling systems have raised safety concerns for motorists along accident-prone stretches of the Kannur-Kozhikode National Highway, where road widening is in full swing. Late-night accidents are reportedly rising due to poor illumination in risky areas and the absence of clearly visible dividers. Heavy vehicle … Read more
With over 1,600 cancer-related deaths in India daily, early detection could be the difference between life and death, say doctors. | Photo Credit: Getty Images As the world marks another World Cancer Day on Tuesday, February 4, the conversation around the disease extends far beyond medical treatment. With over 1.5 million new cancer cases expected … Read more
The average Air Quality Index in Delhi dropped below the 300 mark amid conditions favourable for the dispersion of pollutants, prompting the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to revoke curbs under Stage 3 of GRAP. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Centre’s panel on Delhi-NCR’s air quality on Monday (February 3, 2025) revoked curbs … Read more
V. Mohanachandran assumed charge as District Collector of Tiruvarur on Monday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT V. Mohanachandran assumed charge as Collector of Tiruvarur district on Monday. He replaces T. Charusree, who has since been transferred. Prior to this, Mr. Mohanchandran was Director of Disaster Management. He has served as District Revenue Officer, Sivaganga, deputy … Read more
Yoga Trust, Karaikudi, held a two-day seminar on cultivation and commercialisation of medicinal plants at Devakottai in Sivaganga district. The event was held at Ananda College with the support of the National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Union Ministry of AYUSH, said a press release on Monday. Presiding over the inaugural session, NMPB Deputy Advisor R. … Read more
DMK candidate V.C. Chandhirakumar on his final leg of campaign in Erode on Monday. | Photo Credit: GOVARTHAN M The campaigning for the byelection to the Erode (East) Assembly constituency ended at 6 p.m. on Monday, setting the stage for polling on February 5. The byelection, necessitated by the death of Congress legislator E.V.K.S. Elangovan, … Read more
The Indian Institute of Management, Tiruchirapalli (IIM-T), has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bond University, Australia, to strengthen academic collaboration between the two institutions. The MoU, signed recently by Pawan Kumar Singh, Director, IIM-Tiruchi and Lisa Cowan, Director (International), Bond University, will remain valid for five years. The agreement will facilitate student … Read more
The portion of 200-Feet Radial Road, which has been dug up for constructing the channel in Pallikaranai. | Photo Credit: R. Ravindran Residents of Pallikaranai have complained about the undue delay in the construction of a channel to convey excess water from the Narayanapuram lake to the Pallikaranai marshland through 200-Feet Radial Road. The portion … Read more
To raise awareness among key stakeholders and the public about banned veterinary drugs affecting vulture conservation, a series of street theatre programmes were conducted from January 27 to February 1 in villages within the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR). Organised by Arulagam, an NGO dedicated to vulture conservation, the programmes targeted veterinarians, pharmacists, cattle keepers, dairy … Read more
Ponnam Prabhakar | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL Stating that the Socio-Economic, Education, Employment, Political, and Caste Survey was conducted like a movement by the State government to fulfil a poll promise, BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar said that individuals who did not share their details with enumerators can still provide the information to officials at their respective mandal offices. He also cautioned that … Read more
The Students Federation of India and Dravidar Viduthalai Kazhagam have alleged that the Periyar University administration was imposing New Education Policy, without the T.N. Government’s consent. | Photo Credit: File photo The Students Federation of India (SFI) and Dravidar Viduthalai Kazhagam (DVK) have accused the Periyar University administration of imposing New Education Policy (NEP), … Read more
The Coimbatore Corporation is planning to set up a parking facility in Race Course to address increasing crowds and potential traffic congestion. After being transformed into a model road under the Central Government’s Smart Cities Mission, the 3-km-long Race Course Circular Road, which includes a modern walking track, has become a popular destination and increasingly … Read more
Nilgiris district collector Lakshmi Bhavya Tanneeru inaugurated the pruning of rose plants at Gthe overnment Rose Garden in Udhagamandalam on Monday. | Photo Credit: M. SATHYAMOORTHY Pruning of rose plants at the Government Rose Garden in Udhagamandalam began on Monday as part of preparations for the annual rose show. The Nilgiris District Collector, Lakshmi Bhavya … Read more
L. Murugan. File | Photo Credit: K. Pichumani Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L. Murugan on Sunday (February 2, 2025) said the people of Tamil Nadu would teach a lesson to the DMK and its alliance partners in the 2026 Assembly election for “acting against the interest of Hindus.” In a statement, … Read more
An English teacher at the Government Higher Secondary School in Bhavanisagar was arrested by the police on Monday for sexually harassing a student. According to the police, Dhandapani, 55, lured the girl with chocolates and committed the crime. The girl informed her parents, who reported the issue to Childline 1098. A complaint was lodged with … Read more
Vehicles parked outside Coimbatore Medical College Hospital. | Photo Credit: M. PERIASAMY Unauthorised parking of vehicles and large crowds in front of Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH) continue to cause traffic congestion, despite the inauguration of a new parking facility by the Coimbatore Corporation opposite the hospital. To address this long-standing issue, the Corporation constructed … Read more
District Collector R. Brindha Devi inspecting a location identified for Makkaludan Mudhalvar camp at Attur in Salem on Sunday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Minister for Tourism R. Rajendran and Minister for Labour Welfare and Skill Development C.V. Ganesan will inaugurate the third phase of Makkaludan Mudhalvar special camps in Salem district on Tuesday. District Collector … Read more
A woman and her two children allegedly drowned in a water sump at their residence here on Monday morning. The deceased are R. Indhumathi (29), and her children Yathvik Arwin (3) and 11-months-old Nivin Adhika, residents of Pothupatti on Paramathi Road. According to the police, Yathvik Arwin, who was playing in front of the house, fell … Read more
A 50-year-old man and his 22-year-old daughter were killed in an accident on Sunday midnight. Saravanan (51) of Palapatti was driving a lorry to Palapatti from Sivaganga district. When he reached Mohanur-Paramathi Road in Namakkal district around 1 a.m., the lorry collided with a two-wheeler rode by Sivasubramaniam of Kidaram at Thottiyam in Tiruchi district. … Read more
Power supply will be suspended from 9.45 a.m. to 4 p.m. on February 4 in the following areas of the city owing to maintenance work to be taken up at the Mainguard Gate, Kambarasampettai and East Boulevard Road sub-stations: Karur Bypass, Old Karur Road, V.N. Nagar, Mathulankollai, S.S. Kovil Street, Chidambaram Mahal, Poosari Street, Chathiram … Read more
Representative image | Photo Credit: RAO GN The South Central Railway (SCR) has completed about 99% of electrification of tracks in Vijayawada division, said Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Narendra A. Patil. The railway officers arranged a photo exhibition and walkathon here on Monday (February 3, 2025), to mark the 100-years of electrification in Indian Railways. … Read more
A village panchayat clerk was hacked to death allegedly by a three-member armed gang on Monday (February 3, 2025). The police suspect prior enmity as the motive for the crime. They said the deceased, Shankar, 54, who worked as a panchayat clerk in Vaeppilaankulam, Pazhavoor, came to work on Monday morning, and as he was … Read more
Thirupparankundram in Madurai. File | Photo Credit: R. Ashok In the wake of Hindu outfits planning to stage a protest in Thiruparankundram Hills in Madurai, where a controversy had erupted over the consumption of non-vegetarian food, the district administration has imposed prohibitory orders in the city as well as the district. According to a press … Read more
A total of 2,678 police personnel, including central forces, will be on duty at 237 polling stations across the Erode (East) Assembly constituency, where polling is scheduled to take place from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on February 5. The deployment includes 1,678 police personnel, 300 Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel, 450 Tamil Nadu … Read more