The recent sexual assault on a pregnant woman on board a moving train near Katpadi in Vellore district has spurred the Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Tiruchi Division to intensify their watch especially on ladies coaches of trains to ensure safety of women and prevent entry of men in these compartments. With the Government Railway […]
There needs to be a reimagining of conservation policies that set aside protected areas only for wildlife and leave no room for wilderness to exist within human communities, said Tarsh Thekaekara, Director of The Real Elephant Collective, at the Nilgiris Economic Dialogue organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in Udhagamandalam on Sunday. Mr. […]
A 50-year-old man was killed in a road accident on Monday (February 10, 2025) morning at Cemetery Junction in Narayanguda where his motorcycle was hit from behind by a water tanker. The victim was identified as Jagannathan Chary, a carpenter by profession and a resident of Chengicherla. According to police, Chary was travelling towards Abids […]
The Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation has disbursed ₹369 crore as sales proceeds to 41,349 farmers in Tiruvarur district during the current samba season. According to official sources, the Corporation opened 536 direct purchase centres in the district and procured 1,34,257 tonnes of fine grade paddy and 53,133 tonnes of coarse grade paddy from farmers. […]
The passenger ferry service between Nagapattinam and Kankesanthurai in Sri Lanka is set to resume from February 12. The service had been suspended due to adverse weather conditions. Operated by Subham Ferry Services, a subsidiary of Subham Group, the service will run six days a week, except Tuesday. Passengers can book tickets through the official […]
The “kumbabhishekam” of Sri Mariamman Temple at Punnainallur, on the outskirts of Thanjavur, was performed on Monday. The “yaga salai pujas and homams”, which commenced on February 7, culminated on Monday morning. The pots containing the “holy water” was taken in a procession by priests from the “yaga salai” to the sanctum sanctorum, vimanams and […]
An M. Tech student at Mahindra University, Hyderabad, Rahul Sodadasi won the best paper award at the International Conference on Sustainable Smart Cities, which concluded in Chandigarh on Sunday (February 09, 2025). The paper, co-authored by Mr. Sodadasi, research scholar Samuel Peter and associate professor Saladi S.V. Subbarao, investigated distractions among two-wheeler riders using eye-tracking […]
The Supreme Court on Monday (February 10, 2025) slammed several states, including Delhi, Andhra Pradesh and J&K, summoning their chief secretaries over the “failure” to act against illegal advertisements of Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani drugs. A bench of Justices Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan said there was hardly any implementation of its orders. The […]
The Supreme Court on Monday (February 10, 2024) questioned the long “silence” of the Tamil Nadu Governor, spanning months and years, to the State’s Bills, culminating in his withholding of consent and the reference of at least 10 Bills to the President for consideration. Addressing Attorney General of India R. Venkataramani, who appeared for Governor […]
States do not have money to provide affordable housing and people don’t have clean water to drink and you are daydreaming about cycle tracks, the Supreme Court said on Monday (February 10, 2025) while refusing to hear a plea. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan was hearing a plea for the […]
