Former Local Administration Minister and AIADMK headquarters secretary S.P. Velumani on Saturday issued a clarification over his meeting with BJP floor leader in the Assembly, Nainar Nagenthran, in Tirunelveli on Friday. Mr. Velumani posted on social media that he met his “family friend” Mr. Nagenthran to hand over the invitation for his son’s wedding, in the presence of AIADMK leaders. …
TIRUNELVELI: Ahead of an inspection by high court judges on November 10, the Tirunelveli corporation hastily began cleaning up Thamirabarani’s river banks on Friday. The cleaning operations, aimed at addressing sewage contamination in the river, were being carried out at various spots identified along the river. The Thamirabarani, which is a vital drinking water source for people in Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi …
After heavy rains lashed the southern districts of Tamil Nadu leading to floods, 10 people have died in the battered Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli districts, even as the focus of the administration remains on relief and rescue operations. Over 3,500 people from the worst-hit 36 villages and two town panchayats in Tirunelveli district were relocated to 75 relief camps from their …
Digitisation of 200-year-old palm manuscripts that carry priceless information on preparing a range of medicinal formulations with locally available medicinal plants is on in the Government Siddha Medical College here. A team comprising Dr. Subhash Chandran, a faculty member of Government Siddha Medical College, Palayamkottai, Pa. Pon Velappan of Kallukumi near Vilaathikulam in Thoothukudi district, an expert in reading and …
