Several parts of the Cauvery delta districts received moderate to heavy rain on Thursday under the influence of the well marked low pressure area over the Bay of Bengal. After receiving heavy to very heavy overnight rain, parts of Mayiladuthurai, Tiruvarur, and Nagapattinam districts continued to receive heavy rain during the day on Thursday. However, water from the fields had …
Farmers from three panchayats in Nagapattinam district are still waiting for compensation from Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd. for land acquired in 2020, despite repeated assurances from the authorities concerned. In early May, farmers and residents from Panangudi, Narimanam, and Gopurajapuram launched a hunger strike, demanding restoration and rehabilitation relief for 642 acres of farmland acquired by CPCL for its expansion …
NAGAPATTINAM: Hundreds of residents of three panchayats in the district protesting against CPCL’s land acquisition for plant expansion stuck to plan and boycotted the general election on Friday. Over the past month, residents of Panangudi, Gopurajapuram and Narimanam staged demonstrations, mounted black flags outside their houses and more recently mailed postcards to the chief electoral officer announcing poll boycott over …
NAGAPATTINAM: Residents of three panchayats in the district protesting against land acquisition by the Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited, which is augmenting its refinery capacity, have threatened to boycott the upcoming general election over their demands for “fair” compensation and alternative employment. As part of plans to expand its refinery unit in the Cauvery basin at Panangudi with a capacity of …
Tamil Nadu is increasing the grant given to Christians for their pilgrimage to Jerusalem from the present Rs 20,000 to Rs 37,000, chief minister Edappadi Palaniswami announced on Sunday at a Christmas function organised in Chennai. Earlier in December, during his inspection in flood-affected areas after Cyclone Nivar and Buveri in Cuddalore, Nagapattinam and Thiruvarur districts, Palaniswami offered prayers at …