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Tiruchi records surplus rainfall in 2024

After the deficit rainfall in 2023, the Tiruchi district has surpassed the average rainfall in 2024. As per the records available with the agriculture department, the district has recorded 848.45 mm against the average rainfall of 788 mm. As against 427.37 mm of normal rainfall during the northeast monsoon from October to December, the district recorded 485.6 mm, which is …

Lok Sabha polls 2024 | Tamil Nadu exercises its franchise

Tamil Nadu witnessed the first phase of the 18th Lok Sabha elections on April 19, 2024. Photo: Special Arrangement Kannamma from Dharmapuri, cast her vote at the Avvaiyar Government Girls Higher Secondary School. Photo: Special Arrangement Brother-sister duo Sareen Taj and Sageer Ahamed cast their votes for the first time in Dharmapuri PC, at Avvaiyar Government Girls Higher Secondary School. …

Over 5,000 policemen will be deployed for the two-day visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Madurai, beginning Tuesday, February 27, 2024. Vehicles coming from Tiruchi and proceeding to Theni, Dindigul and Virudhunagar will be diverted at Melur through Azhagarkoil Road, Appanthirupathi, Kadachanendal, Madurai city and Nagamalai Pudukottai junction. Vehicles coming from Tiruchi and proceeding to Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi and Virudhunagar …

The Tiruchi City Corporation Budget for 2024-25 presented on Wednesday has evoked mixed responses from residents and civic activists. The civic body, under various schemes, has allocated funds for road development and has initiated steps to implement Phase IV and V underground drainage projects. However, the residents have urged the Corporation to take steps to expedite the work in Phases …

The State Budget for 2024-25 drew a mixed response with the industry representatives largely welcoming the announcements and allocations for industrial parks in Tiruchi region. ft of land in Tiruchi, a SIPCOT industrial park at Sengipatti in Thanjavur district at an estimate of ₹120 crore; a new industrial estate dedicated to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Thiruthuraipoondi Taluk in …

The much-awaited new bridge across the Cauvery, connecting Srirangam and Tiruchi, has been sanctioned in the State Budget for the year 2024-25 tabled in the Legislative Assembly on Monday. Built in 1976, the existing bridge across the river is a vital link, connecting Tiruchi with Srirangam and caters to a huge volume of traffic. The Highways Department had decided to …

T.N. Budget 2024 | Olympic academies to be set up in Chennai, Madurai, Tiruchi and the Nilgiris

The Tamil Nadu government will establish four Olympic Academies in Chennai, Madurai, Tiruchi and the Nilgiris to provide world-class training in various sports including badminton, volleyball, basketball and athletics, said Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu on Monday, February 19, 2024. In his budget speech in the Assembly, the Minister said these academies were part of a goal to make Tamil Nadu …

Krishna and Tamil writer-teacher Perumal Murugan have been collaborators for some years now. As part of The Hindu Lit Fest 2024, the duo will be in conversation about their most recent project - ‘Introducing ‘Sangam Poetry into Carnatic music’. “As a continuation of our experiments to bring other kinds of poetry into the Carnatic repertoire, Murugan and I talked about …