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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Micro vans to aide tribal children’s education in TN's Kalvarayan Hills

CHENNAI: Working towards addressing the challenges faced by children from tribal areas in accessing formal education, the Tribal Welfare Department is planning to launch a pilot initiative to provide micro vans to four schools on Kalvarayan Hills of Kallakurichi district. In tribal areas, children have to trek several kilometres through hills and forests to reach the schools due to the …

Tribal Schools Kalvarayan Hills Tribal Areas

1 month, 1 week ago

Seven feared trapped in landslide at TN's Annamalaiyar Hill, rescue efforts in progress

New Indian Express

THIRUVANNAMALAI: At least seven persons, including five children, are feared trapped inside a house beneath a landslide near the lower slopes of the Annamalaiyar Hill in Tiruvannamalai district on Sunday. Officials said the trapped persons have been identified as Rajkumar, his wife Meena, their two children and his brother-in-law's three children. Efforts are under way to remove the debris, locate …

1 month, 1 week ago

Cyclone Fengal weakens, unprecedented rainfall paralyses life in Pondy, TN's Villupuram affected

New Indian Express

PUDUCHERRY/ CHENNAI: After making landfall near Puducherry on November 30, Cyclone Fengal weakened on Sunday, but torrential downpours under its influence paralysed the union territory, with the Army stepping in to evacuate stranded persons in inundated streets. Villupuram in neighbouring Tamil Nadu also suffered following heavy rains and inundation, with Chief Minister M K Stalin terming the rainfall in the …

Puducherry Villupuram Cyclone Fengal Fengal Weakened

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Villagers demand bridge across TN's Marudaiyaru to end risky commute

New Indian Express

PERAMBALUR: The lack of a river bridge connecting Gudalur and Koothoor makes life difficult for over 400 families in Gudalur village in Alathur taluk of the district. For several years, villagers have been demanding that a bridge be constructed across the Marudaiyaru River. Gudalur residents cross the river to go to their agricultural lands, cooperative bank and veterinary hospital. For …

Bridge River Cross Gudalur Koothur

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Four sentenced to death in 2014 caste-related murders in TN's Udappankulam

New Indian Express

TIRUNELVELI: Four persons were sentenced to death, while seven others were awarded multiple life imprisonments in connection with the murders of three SC persons in Udappankulam village near Thiruvengadam in 2014. According to prosecution, 25 persons from a caste Hindu community were accused of murdering 3 scheduled caste men — Kaliraj, Venugopal and Murugan — when they were headed towards …

5 months ago

Residents, activists opposed setting up of stone quarry in TN's Viralipatti village

New Indian Express

MADURAI: Residents of Viralipatti, representatives of various farmers' associations and environmental activists opposed the establishment of a stone quarry in Viralipatti village during a public hearing held in Vadipatti taluk on Tuesday. However, nearly 40 stone quarries were functioning in and around their village, depleting groundwater levels in the area, which indirectly led to crop loss, shortage of drinking water, …

Viralipatti Stone Quarry

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmers block railway lines, roads in protest against Karnataka not releasing T.N.’s share of Cauvery water

The Hindu

Several farmers resorted to rail roko and road roko agitation in Thanjavur and Tiruvarur districts on Tuesday condemning Karnataka for not releasing Tamil Nadu’s due share of Cauvery water. A group of farmers owing allegiance to Tamil Nadu Vivasayigal Sangam squatted on the railway track in front of the Vasco Da Gama-Velankanni Express train at Thanjavur junction. The farmers also …

Tamil Nadu Farmers Railway Cauvery Thanjavur Cauvery Water

6 months ago

BSP leader K. Armstrong’s murder sets off revival of Dalit protests in T.N.’s political arena

The Hindu

The events that followed the brutal murder of Bahujan Samaj Party Tamil Nadu president K. Armstrong, in Perambur on July 5, such as scenes of thousands of distraught supporters thronging his funeral congregation, BSP chief Mayawati’s strong criticism that law and order has suffered in Tamil Nadu while demanding a CBI enquiry, and the last-minute legal battle to bury his …

Tamil Nadu Dalit Tamil State Bsp Cbi Nadu

6 months, 3 weeks ago

NGO calls for addressing ‘flaws’ in T.N.’s Resettlement and Rehabilitation Framework

The Hindu

The Tamil Nadu government should revisit its Resettlement and Rehabilitation Framework to ensure that working class and vulnerable groups have the right to equitable access to reside in and enjoy government services, the Information and Resource Centre for the Deprived Urban Communities, a non-governmental organisation working for the urban poor, has said. In a statement, IRCDUC said the Tamil Nadu …

Resettlement Ngo Calls Resettlement And Rehabilitation Ircduc

7 months ago

Missing school teacher found dead in TN's Villupuram

New Indian Express

CUDDALORE: The body of a private school teacher, who went missing on May 18, was recovered in a decomposed state behind Neyveli Township fire station in Villupuram on Monday. According to the police, the victim, K Victor of Andimadam, Ariyalur district, was a science teacher at a private school in Cuddalore. Based on Victor’s last call location, police arrested Datchinamorthy, …

Victor Villupuram Datchinamorthy

7 months, 3 weeks ago

K'taka poacher arrested for killing 18-year-old tusker in TN's Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve

New Indian Express

ERODE: The mastermind behind a poaching gang was arrested from Karnataka by the Tamil Nadu forest department on Sunday in connection with the killing of an 18-year-old male elephant and poaching of its tusks at Thalavadi in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve of Erode district. As per sources, on April 22, frontline staff of the department while conducting their regular patrol in …

Karnataka Tamil Nadu Tiger Reserve Forest Officer Tiger Reserve Str Thalavadi Reserve Str

8 months, 1 week ago

Now, monitor displaying strong room feeds goes blank in TN's Erode

New Indian Express

ERODE: The District Returning Officer Raja Gopal Sunkara on Tuesday ordered a re-inspection of the connections to the CCTV cameras installed in the strong rooms at Government Engineering College in Chithode after one monitor displaying the feed went blank. In a statement, Raja Gopal Sunkara said, “On Tuesday around 7 am, the CCTV visuals of the strong room where the …

Cctv Room Strong

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Elephant found dead, with tusks missing, in T.N.’s Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve

The Hindu

A wild elephant, aged between 18 and 20 years, was found dead with its tusks missing at the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve in Talavadi Hills, Erode district, on April 22. During a routine patrol, a Forest Department team found the fully decomposed carcass in a forest near Gumtapuram village in the Talavadi Forest Range of Hasanur Division, and alerted senior officials. …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Rain, gale flatten 10k banana trees in TN's Thalavadi; survey on

New Indian Express

ERODE: Survey of banana trees damaged due to gale and heavy rain in Thalavadi and adjoining hill villages of Erode district began on Sunday. According to farmers, about 10,000 banana trees were damaged in Panahalli, Thalavadi and few other villages on Saturday evening. Kumar an affected farmer in Panahalli, said, “Gale and heavy rain lashed the area for about an …

Rain Banana Erode District Thalavadi Banana Trees Damaged Trees

1 year ago

As water recedes in TN's Thoothukudi, people step out of houses after 3 days

New Indian Express

THOOTHUKUDI: After three days of being stranded in their houses owing to torrential rainfall, people in several areas in Thoothukudi district stepped out after water started receding on Wednesday. Many people were seen wandering in their neighbourhood for hours to purchase essentials like fuel and food, the demand for which spiked in the aftermath of the heavy spell of rains. …

Water Road Thoothukudi

1 year, 1 month ago

2.5L trees planted so far in TN's Ramanathapuram to improve green cover

New Indian Express

RAMANATHAPURAM: In order to increase the district's green cover and bioshield in coastal regions, the forest department has planted more than 2.5 lakh trees under the Green Tamil Nadu Mission in the past two weeks. The district has a total of 3,150 hectares of shelter belt in coastal areas, out of which more than 450 hectares of area consists of …

Forest Green Cover Ramanathapuram

1 year, 2 months ago

Cauvery water dispute | T.N.’s delta districts go on day-long bandh against Karnataka government

The Hindu

The day-long bandh, called for by the Cauvery Delta Protection Movement on Wednesday, October 11, 2023, against the Karnataka government for failing to release adequate water for irrigation in the Cauvery river, began with many shops and business establishments in the delta districts remaining closed, to express their solidarity with farmers. Shops selling essential commodities such as medicines, and milk …

Karnataka Government Offices Shops Cauvery Karnataka Government Bandh Business Establishments

1 year, 5 months ago

Cracks forming on bridge above water canal, TN's Usilampatti farmers want quarry license cancelled

New Indian Express

The demand was raised during the agriculture grievance meeting convened by the collector in Usilampatti taluk on Friday. However, the Dindigul District Collector and Assistant Director for Mines gave a license for a quarry to function in the Battalagundu Viruvedu area, which is near the bridge and falls on the district's border. The farmers also claimed that the private quarry …

Water Farmers Bridge License Collector Usilampatti Water Canal

1 year, 5 months ago

T.N.’s demand for water: CM, Dy. CM to hold meeting soon, says Agriculture Minister

The Hindu

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and Irrigation Department officials will shortly hold a meeting to discuss the situation arising out of poor monsoon rains and the demand for release of water from Tamil Nadu, according to Mandya district in-charge Minister Cheluvarayaswamy. While the State requires water for drinking purpose, Tamil Nadu had placed a demand for release …

Tamil Nadu Water State Minister Rains Cheluvarayaswamy Dy Cm

1 year, 8 months ago

Two including 2-year-old dead in different incidents in TN's Villupuram

New Indian Express

VILLUPURAM: A two-year-old boy and a 48-year-old man lost their lives in two different incidents in the Villupuram district on Thursday. In the first incident, a Siva slipped into a farm well and drowned in Poothurai village near Vanur. After a long search with the help of the fire and rescue team from Vanur fire station, Siva's body was found …

Siva Villupuram

1 year, 8 months ago

Security intensified in TN's Jedarpalayam after two more petrol bomb incidents

New Indian Express

NAMAKKAL: Police have intensified security in Jedarpalayam in Namakkal district after two more petrol bombs were hurled at residences of farmers on Friday. Similarly, two petrol bombs were hurled at the resident of Kulanthaivel another farmer from the same village. Earlier, incidents of petrol bombs being hurled at houses of jaggery unit owners in Puthupalayam near Jaderpalayam were reported last …

Petrol Bombs Jedarpalayam Hurled Jaggery Unit Owners

1 year, 9 months ago

16 fishermen from T.N.’s Pudukottai, Nagapattinam districts arrested by Sri Lankan Navy

The Hindu

Four fishermen of Pudukottai district and 12 fishermen from Nagapttinam district in Tamil Nadu were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on the charge of trespassing while fishing in the early hours on Sunday, March 12, 2023. Coastal Security Group sources said the fishermen were fishing about 30 nautical miles near ‘Alai Theevu’ at around 4.30 a.m. on Sunday when …

Sri Lanka Fishermen Fishing Sri Lankan Navy Sri Lankan Navy

1 year, 10 months ago

Over 2009 turtle hatchlings released into the sea this far in TN's Ramanathapuram

New Indian Express

RAMANATHAPURAM: As the turtle hatching season has commenced in the district, nearly 12,000 eggs have been collected by the forest department so far. The forest department has organised a week-long awareness campaign in the district, in view of Wildlife Day on March 3 and the onset of turtle hatching season. The Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve gains significance during the …

Season Sea Eggs Turtle Ramanathapuram

1 year, 10 months ago

Bypolls 2023: Voting Underway In TN’s Erode East, Bengal’s Sagardighi, J'khand’s Ramgarh Seats — Top Points

ABP News

New Delhi: Polling is underway for three Assembly constituencies across three states in the country along with assembly elections in Nagaland and Meghalaya. Tamil Nadu’s Erode East seat, Sagardighi in West Bengal and Ramgarh Assembly seat in Jharkhand are undergoing byelections. Till 9am, 10.10% voter turnout was recorded in Erode East, 13.37% in Sagardighi, and 15.19% in Ramgarh Assembly bypolls …

Assembly Meghalaya Congress East Bjp Dmk Nagaland

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Micro vans to aide tribal children’s education in TN's Kalvarayan Hills

Seven feared trapped in landslide at TN's Annamalaiyar Hill, rescue efforts in progress

Cyclone Fengal weakens, unprecedented rainfall paralyses life in Pondy, TN's Villupuram affected

Villagers demand bridge across TN's Marudaiyaru to end risky commute

Four sentenced to death in 2014 caste-related murders in TN's Udappankulam

Residents, activists opposed setting up of stone quarry in TN's Viralipatti village

Farmers block railway lines, roads in protest against Karnataka not releasing T.N.’s share of Cauvery water

BSP leader K. Armstrong’s murder sets off revival of Dalit protests in T.N.’s political arena

NGO calls for addressing ‘flaws’ in T.N.’s Resettlement and Rehabilitation Framework

Missing school teacher found dead in TN's Villupuram

K'taka poacher arrested for killing 18-year-old tusker in TN's Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve

Now, monitor displaying strong room feeds goes blank in TN's Erode

Elephant found dead, with tusks missing, in T.N.’s Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve

Rain, gale flatten 10k banana trees in TN's Thalavadi; survey on

As water recedes in TN's Thoothukudi, people step out of houses after 3 days

2.5L trees planted so far in TN's Ramanathapuram to improve green cover

Cauvery water dispute | T.N.’s delta districts go on day-long bandh against Karnataka government

Cracks forming on bridge above water canal, TN's Usilampatti farmers want quarry license cancelled

T.N.’s demand for water: CM, Dy. CM to hold meeting soon, says Agriculture Minister

Two including 2-year-old dead in different incidents in TN's Villupuram

Security intensified in TN's Jedarpalayam after two more petrol bomb incidents

16 fishermen from T.N.’s Pudukottai, Nagapattinam districts arrested by Sri Lankan Navy

Over 2009 turtle hatchlings released into the sea this far in TN's Ramanathapuram

Bypolls 2023: Voting Underway In TN’s Erode East, Bengal’s Sagardighi, J'khand’s Ramgarh Seats — Top Points