A proposal has been prepared to address the problem of sea erosion and related infrastructure challenges in Sirkazhi’s fishing villages by the Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department. Five fishing villages in Sirkazhi-Manavamedu, Pudukuppam, Nayakkar Kuppam, Keezhamuvarkarai, and Melamuvarkarai lack protected beach landing facilities, forcing fishermen to use unsafe docking methods. Following this, Joint Director of Fisheries Nagapattinam in-charge D. Ilamvazhuthi, …
Two persons have been arrested under the Goondas Act in connection with the murder of a man in Sirkazhi taluk of Mayiladuthurai district. According to the police, Rafiq, 50, a resident of Kovilpathu Main Road in Sirkazhi, was killed by his son Mohammed Yusuf, 22, along with his friends Subash, 22, and Mohammed Basith, 19. Given the severity of the …
The Railway Board has approved the extension of the Mayiladuthurai-Mysore-Mayiladuthurai Express to Cuddalore Port Junction. The inaugural service will run from Mayiladuthurai to Cuddalore Port at 10.55 a.m. on July 19 via Sirkazhi and Chidambaram. The regular service of the extended train Cuddalore Port–Mysuru–Cuddalore Port Express will be from July 19 from both ends. The train will leave Cuddalore Port …
MAYILADUTHURAI : Tribal community residents in Arasur of Kollidam block in the district were in a jubilant mood on Saturday as a long-pending demand for community certificates for their wards was taken up by revenue officials who, visiting the remote village, collected applications for their issuance. The wards of hundreds of Adhiyan tribals in the village had difficulty pursuing higher …
Six fishermen from Thirumullaivasal, a coastal village near Sirkazhi in Mayiladuthurai district suffered burn injuries when the engine of a fibreglass boat caught fire mid-sea, several nautical miles off the Pazhayar coast on Thursday night. Police sources said six fishermen had ventured into the sea for fishing on Thursday evening in a fibreglass boat from the Thirumullaivasal fishing harbour. When …
Music and the Tamil landscape have been inseparable, right from the Sangam Era. Three such personalities were the Tamilisai Moovar — Muthuthandavar, Marimutha Pillai, and Arunachala Kavirayar — who composed conventional kritis in Tamil and made invaluable contributions to the evolution of Carnatic music. Though there is no authentic information on the exact period during which Muthuthandavar lived, the Tamil …
Tamil Nadu Rain Updates: After over three days of continuous rain which led to flood alerts and inundation in several regions of Tamil Nadu, the India Meteorological Department has forecast rains to recede from Monday onwards. Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin, who inspected areas in north Chennai on Sunday, will be inspecting rain-affected areas in the Cauvery …
The National Investigation Agency launched simultaneous searches at several places across Tamil Nadu in the follow up the Coimbatore car explosion, police sources said on Thursday, November 10, 2022. Video: @peri_periasamy / @THChennai#CoimbatoreCarBlastpic.twitter.com/cJvnF1dqGb — Periasamy M November 10, 2022 Investigators were acting on inputs from intelligence agencies and information revealed by five suspects arrested in the Coimbatore car blast, the …
The BJP and Dravidar Kazhagam leadership are raising allegations over the desecration of the statue of Periyar EV Ramaswamy in front of Sirkazhi DSP office, which was found smeared with saffron and ash on its forehead, on Saturday morning. “The BJP and RSS combine is responsible for the desecration of the statue of EVR Periyar and we will not take …