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Heavy rains have been battering several districts across Tamil Nadu since the past weeks. In a fresh rain alert on Tuesday, the Regional Meteorological Centre issued an orange alert for several districts including Chennai in Tamil Nadu, indicating heavy to very heavy rainfall. An orange alert has been issued by the weather department for Tuesday for the districts of Cuddalore, …

Centre approves ₹944 crore as Cyclone Fengal relief to Tamil Nadu, promises more after assessment reports

The Centre on Friday approved the release of ₹944.80 crore to Tamil Nadu as two instalments of its share from the State Disaster Response Fund to help the state government's relief efforts in areas ravaged by Cyclone Fengal. “The Ministry of Home Affairs has approved the release of ₹944.80 crore to the Tamil Nadu government as both the instalments of …

Will ask centre to send team to assess damage by Cyclone Fengal, says CM Stalin

CHENNAI: Chief Minister MK Stalin on Sunday said that the state government will request the union government to send a team to assess the damage caused by Cyclone Fengal in Tamil Nadu, especially in Villupuram, Cuddalore, and Chengalpattu districts. When pointed out that the centre failed to provide sufficient funds earlier, the CM said, “Let us be positive about it …

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CHENNAI: A well-marked low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean intensified into a depression on Monday. The Regional Meteorological Centre has issued a red alert for delta districts of Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam and Tiruvarur, and Karaikal in Puducherry on Tuesday with extremely heavy rainfall forecast, and for Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai, and Karaikal districts on Wednesday. An orange alert …

CHENNAI: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Friday alleged the DMK government has abandoned several ‘people-oriented’ projects, and is keen on constructing Kalaignar International Convention Centre in Muttukadu at a cost of Rs 487 crore. The AIADMK chief said a desalination project at Koonimedu village in Villupuram to be implemented at a cost of Rs 1,500 crore and a …

Villupuram MP writes to Centre to ensure minimum wages for teachers in private and unaided schools

Villupuram Member of Parliament D. Ravikumar has urged the Tamil Nadu Government to prevail upon the Centre and withdraw the decision of the University Grants Commission’s latest decision to make the National Eligibility Test scores the criteria for admission to Doctorate of Philosophy across the country, instead of entrance tests at the university level. In a letter addressed to Minister …

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As India’s space and technology industry has taken a leap with a new and improved space mission, Chandrayaan 3, P Veeramuthuvel, a native of Viluppuram in Tamil Nadu, led the third Chandrayaan mission from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota on Friday. Hailing from a little family in Tamil Nadu's Villupuram district, Ph.D. holder Veeramuthuvel is a former …

Published : May 09, 2023 17:21 IST - 3 MINS READ After 33 years of dedicated service in which she assisted in more than 10,000 live birth deliveries, without a single mortality, Katheeza Beevi, an auxiliary nurse midwife working at the municipal urban health centre at Villupuram town in Tamil Nadu, will be retiring in June this year. According to …

The police have arrested four employees of a destitute home at Kundalapuliyur near here for running the centre without a valid permit. The police initiated action against Anbu Jyothi Ashram following a complaint from the relative of an inmate. When the police inquired with Anbu Jyothi Ashram, the authorities there informed that the inmate was transferred to another destitute centre …