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CHENNAI: The Raja Annamalai Mandram in Chennai came alive on December 21 as the Tamil Isai Sangam celebrated its 82nd anniversary with grandeur and tradition. This year, the Isai Perarignar award was bestowed upon Vedaranyam VG Balasubramaniam for his exceptional work in Tamil musicology, while S Naganatha Desikar was honoured with the Pan Isai Perarignar title for his expertise in …

The Directorate of Town and Country Planning would soon prepare GIS-based master plans for Ariyalur, Perambalur, Manapparai, Thuraiyur and various other towns in the central districts. GIS-based master plans are also to be prepared Ariyalur, Perambalur, Jayamkondam, Sirkali, Poompuhar, Vedaranyam, Koothanallur, Thiruthuraipoondi, Aranthangi, Keeranur, Kulithalai, and Kagithapuram in the region. The master plans would include key strategies and recommendations for …

Casuarina farming sees resurgence in Vedaranyam six years after Cyclone Gaja

Six years after the devastation caused by Cyclone Gaja, Vedaranyam taluk, once known for its flourishing casuarina plantations, is seeing a revival as farmers prepare for their first harvest in five years. Before Cyclone Gaja, the region had around 7,000 hectares of casuarina plantations, most of which were destroyed by the cyclone, according to Agriculture Department sources. Gunasekaran, a farmer …

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It has been a mixed bag for mango growers in Vedaranyam in Nagapattinam district as they have both good and bad news. They have received higher prices compared to the past two years, but there has been a severe drop in yield because of pest attack and adverse weather conditions, according to some farmers. Though farmers said that the last …

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Three fishermen from Kodiyakkarai near Vedaranyam in Nagapattinam district were allegedly attacked by the Sri Lankan Navy at sea, early on Friday, December 8, 2023, when they were fishing several nautical miles off the Kodiyakkarai coast. According to police sources, M. Packirisamy, 40 and S. Rajkumar, 33, both from Vellapallam in Nagapattinam district, and R. Sakthi, 46, from Poompuhar in …

First in India, Tamil Nadu’s Great Vedaranyam Swamp turns breeding ground for burrow nesting shorebird Crab plover

Crab-plover, the only shore bird that lays eggs in self-excavated burrows on sandbanks, might soon be called a resident species of the Indian subcontinent as their unique breeding sites have been recorded at Great Vedaranyam Swamp near Point Calimere, Tamil Nadu. The presence of five burrow nests of the crab-loving shore bird recorded at an islet near Siruthalaikkadu of Great …

Three fishermen from Arcottuthurai coastal village near Vedaranyam in Nagapattinam district were robbed of their belongings by a group of unidentified persons mid-sea while they were fishing a few nautical miles to the east off Kodiyakkarai on Saturday night. Nearly 38 fishermen from Nagapattinam district have reportedly suffered threats, attacks, mid-sea interceptions, and robbery of their belongings by unidentified persons …

Three fishermen of Arcottuthurai near Vedaranyam were injured in an alleged attack against them by Sri Lankan fishers on Friday. When they were fishing in the water close to the International Maritime Boundary Line southeast off Vedaranyam, a group of 10 armed Sri Lankans on board two fibre boats of Sri Lanka intercepted them. Claiming that the Indian fishermen trespassed …

Tamil Nadu Assembly election 2021, Vedaranyam profile: AIADMK's OS Manian won seat in 2016 polls

The voter turnout in Nannilam in the previous Assembly election was 80.50 percent Vedaranyam is an Assembly/Vidhan Sabha constituency in the Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu. In the 2016 Tamil Nadu Assembly election, the Vedaranyam constituency had a total of 1,80,294 registered voters. Past election results and winners In the 2016 Tamil Nadu Assembly election, OS Manian of All India …