Articles for Salem District

348 free buses for women operate in Salem district, says Minister
3 weeks, 5 days ago

348 free buses for women operate in Salem district, says Minister

The Hindu  

As many as 348 buses are operated in Salem district for free travel for women, said Minister for Tourism R. Rajendran on Sunday. Flagging off five new buses for women’s free travel at the Muthamizh Arignar Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi Nootrandu Managara Perunthu Nilaiyam in the presence of District Collector R. Brindha Devi and Mayor A. Ramachandran, the Minister said Chief …

Women Buses Free Salem Salem District Women Passengers Free Travel
Welfare schemes worth ₹100 crore implemented for PwDs in Salem district, says Minister
1 month ago

Welfare schemes worth ₹100 crore implemented for PwDs in Salem district, says Minister

The Hindu  

Persons With Disabilities have received benefits worth ₹100 crore through welfare schemes in Salem district in the past three-and-a-half years, said Tourism Minister R. Rajendran here on Saturday. The Minister distributed welfare assistance worth ₹53.38 lakh to 124 beneficiaries, including battery-operated wheelchairs, scooters, and tricycles, at a function held to mark the International Day for Persons with Disabilities. At the …

Crore Minister Buses Salem Salem District Pwds
Rain lashes Salem district for second consecutive day; Namakkal, Dharmapuri, and Krishnagiri receive moderate rainfall
1 month, 1 week ago

Rain lashes Salem district for second consecutive day; Namakkal, Dharmapuri, and Krishnagiri receive moderate rainfall

The Hindu  

Rain lashed Salem district for the second consecutive day. The district registered 839.2 mm rainfall in the 24 hours that ended at 6 a.m. on Sunday. Yercaud received the highest amount of rain, 144.4 mm followed by 92 mm in Attur, 83 mm in Veeraganoor, 66 mm in Thammampatti, 62 mm in Yethapur, 60 mm in Kariyakovil, 59.2 mm in …

Rainfall Receive Salem Namakkal Salem District Dharmapuri Rain Lashes
‘Around 50,000 people utilized 108 ambulances in Salem in 2024’
4 months ago

‘Around 50,000 people utilized 108 ambulances in Salem in 2024’

The Hindu  

A total of 49,679 people utilised the services of the 108 ambulances in the district over the last eight months. T. Arivukkarasu, district manager for the 108 ambulances in Salem, reported that from January to August 31 this year, a total of 49,679 people utilised the 108 ambulance services. The ambulances operate 24/7 for the benefit of the public and …

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Prevent sewage water from mixing in Thirumanimutharu: Salem farmers
4 months, 1 week ago

Prevent sewage water from mixing in Thirumanimutharu: Salem farmers

The Hindu  

In the farmers grievances redress meeting held at Salem Collectorate on Friday, farmers urged the officials to take steps to prevent the mixing of sewage water into Thirumanimutharu. District Collector R. Brindha Devi presided over the meeting in which Agriculture Department officials explained new technologies and farming methods to farmers. Due to sewage water mixing in the river, the salt …

Water Farmers Tonnes Metric Sewage Water Salem District Thirumanimutharu
Independence Day celebrated in Salem and Namakkal districts
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Independence Day celebrated in Salem and Namakkal districts

The Hindu  

The 78th Independence Day was celebrated with enthusiasm in Salem and Namakkal districts on Thursday. In Salem, District Collector R. Brindha Devi hoisted the National Flag at Mahatma Gandhi Stadium and received the guard of honour from the police. The Collector participated in the Grama Sabha meeting held at Saminaickenpatti in Omalur Taluk. The Collector distributed certificates of appreciation to …

Collector Salem District Grama Sabha Meeting Namakkal District Grama Sabha
Over 65,000 candidates absent for Group IV exams in Salem region and Erode
7 months ago

Over 65,000 candidates absent for Group IV exams in Salem region and Erode

The Hindu  

A total of 65,148 candidates were absent for the Group IV exams conducted by the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission in the Salem region, covering Salem, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, and Namakkal districts, and in Erode on Sunday. In Krishnagiri district, 41,219 candidates applied for the Group IV exam and of those, 31,483 wrote the exam on Sunday in 131 centres. In …

Exams Exam Candidates Salem Namakkal Krishnagiri Centres
Watch: Natarajan receives grand welcome, taken on a chariot after his return from Australia
3 years, 11 months ago

Watch: Natarajan receives grand welcome, taken on a chariot after his return from Australia

India TV News  

India's pace bowler Thangarasu Natarajan was taken on a chariot on arrival in his village in Salem district of Tamil Nadu. Natarajan, who made his India debut in all three formats during the Australia tour and played the Gabba Test which India won, arrived in Chinnappampatti village in Salem district to a rousing reception. Sharing the video of Natarajan's grand …

India Rahane His Father Salem Natarajan Salem District Grand Welcome
India vs Australia: What an incredible story, says Virender Sehwag as Natarajan gets a rousing welcome at home
3 years, 11 months ago

India vs Australia: What an incredible story, says Virender Sehwag as Natarajan gets a rousing welcome at home

India Today  

Team India players have received a rousing welcome on their return to the country after a historic win in Australia. One of the most incredible stories of Indian cricket has to be that of Tamil Nadu cricketer Thangarasu Natarajan, who was taken to Australia as a net bowler after a good performance in IPL 2020 for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Natarajan getting …

Natarajan Sehwag India Vs Salem District Virender Sehwag Chinnappampatti
Corona effect: 67 released on parole from Salem district jails
4 years, 9 months ago

Corona effect: 67 released on parole from Salem district jails

Deccan Chronicle  

Salem: As many as 67 prisoners from various jails in Salem district were released on Tuesday as part of efforts to contain the spread of the novel Coronavirus that could stem from overcrowding in jails. While the Salem central jail currently has some 800 inmates, 170 of whom are undergoing sentences for minor offences, the Salem Principal and District Sessions …

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The smiling farmer from Salem district
4 years, 10 months ago

The smiling farmer from Salem district

Deccan Chronicle  

CHENNAI: After long years since Rajaji was at the helm in the early 1950s' at Fort St. George, the seat of power in Tamil Nadu, the political geography of Salem district has been in the limelight in the last three years, with Mr. Edappadi K Palaniswami being only the second 'Salem Man' to become Chief Minister. Thus Edappadi K Palaniswami, …

Tamil Nadu Political State Salem Palaniswami Salem District Smiling Farmer
Focus on spotted deer, wild gaur in Salem animal count
5 years, 8 months ago

Focus on spotted deer, wild gaur in Salem animal count

Deccan Chronicle  

Salem: As the first formal ‘animal census’ now on in the forest areas of Salem district is to conclude on Sunday, the spotlight has turned on a visible presence of the wild gaur or the Indian bison, spotted deer and evidence of more elephants moving towards Mettur side. These preliminary observations were made here on Saturday by Mr. Gokul of …

Animal Forest Salem District
‘Cash-for-banana’ report sent to Election Commission, says collector
5 years, 8 months ago

‘Cash-for-banana’ report sent to Election Commission, says collector

Deccan Chronicle  

SALEM: A report on the controversy over the AIADMK co-coordinator and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Mr. Edappadi K. Palaniswami paying some cash to a roadside woman fruit vendor during his last leg of campaign for the Lok Sabha polls in Salem on Tuesday, has been sent to Election Commission of India. When reporters drew the Salem district collector and returning …

Polling Salem Palaniswami Salem District
Salem will remain AIADMK’s forte, says Edappadi K Palaniswami
5 years, 8 months ago

Salem will remain AIADMK’s forte, says Edappadi K Palaniswami

Deccan Chronicle  

Salem: Winding up his marathon campaign for the April 18 Lok Sabha elections on his home turf on Tuesday evening, the senior leader and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami expressed the hope that Salem district will remain the 'AIADMK's forte' as it was under J Jayalalithaa. In the last Assembly elections, our party won ten out of the …

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Nithin Gadkari-Edappadi strike chord on farmers issues
5 years, 8 months ago

Nithin Gadkari-Edappadi strike chord on farmers issues

Deccan Chronicle  

CHENNAI: A farmer from Vidarbha and a farmer from Edappadi in Salem district on Sunday electrified an election rally here for the AIADMK-BJP alliance for the April 18 Lok Sabha polls, declaring they had the master key to resolve key farmers issues. “I come from Vidarbha in Maharashtra where 10,000 farmers have committed suicide; but there we have now introduced …

Tamil Nadu Farmers Project Bjp Dmk Salem Gadkari
BSF man's cries from J&K go viral in Salem district
5 years, 10 months ago

BSF man's cries from J&K go viral in Salem district

Deccan Chronicle  

Salem: Barely three weeks after the Pulwama tragedy in Jammu and Kashmir that saw over 40 Border Security Force killed in a terror attack, a BSF jawan from Tamil Nadu working in the border area has sent a poignant message about authorities rendering no help to his mother in distress back home in Salem district. Amid complaints post-Pulwama that BSF …

Mother Village His Mother Salem Bsf Salem District Mecheri
Murder mystery
5 years, 11 months ago

Murder mystery

The Hindu  

A sensational break-in at a 900-acre estate at Kodanadu in Tamil Nadu’s Nilgiris district on April 23, 2017, is now at the centre of a huge controversy involving, among others, Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami. After the video release, they met the media and claimed that they carried out the break-in to “lift certain documents” from the estate and that …

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30 hurt, 4 seriously in jallikattu near Salem
5 years, 11 months ago

30 hurt, 4 seriously in jallikattu near Salem

Deccan Chronicle  

Salem: Despite all the precautions taken by the Salem district administration to comply with the rules and norms for holding the bull-taming game in connection with 2019 Pongal festival season, at least 30 bull-tamers were injured, four of them critically, at a ‘jallikattu’ event at Koolametti in Athur taluk of Salem district on Friday. It was a grand show with …

Salem District Jallikattu