Chennai: Seven people have died as Cyclone Vardah hit the Tamil Nadu coast on December 12 afternoon making landfall at Pulicat, about 60 km from capital Chennai. The cyclonic storm will take about four hours to cross land completely. The cyclone brought with it heavy rain and strong winds thatContinue Reading
Chennai: Chief minister O Panneerselvam on Thursday sought the intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to facilitate the participation of all fishermen from the state, who wish to participate in the consecration ceremony of the newly constructed St Antony’s Church at Katchatheevu, without placing any restrictions on the numbers. TheContinue Reading
As per the survey, the five states with the largest number of women entrepreneurs also have higher-than-national average literacy among womenContinue Reading
CHENNAI: Dhanalakshmi was 14 and pregnant when she was rescued from a children’s home in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. She had been entrusted in the care of the unregistered institution by her mother, a ragpicker who could no longer afford another mouth to feed. But instead ofContinue Reading
Chennai: For generations people of Anthoniarpuram village in the Tuticorin district of Tamil Nadu have been climbing trees to earn a livelihood. They are now using these skills to ensure their children are educated. The villagers run a sweet toddy outlet and sell a non-alcoholic health drink to earn moneyContinue Reading
The conceptualisation process is under way and is expected to be ready in about a month’s timeContinue Reading
Chennai: Tamil Nadu has not only transformed itself from a power deficit to surplus position but also emerged as the state with largest energy surplus of 11,649 million units in 2016-17 in the country. As against the state’s estimated energy requirement of 1,03,808 million units for the year 2016-17, theContinue Reading
Kerala tops the list of MLAs with criminal recordsContinue Reading
Nagercoil: Two weeks ago, as temperatures soared and weary campaigners tried to sharpen their pitch, Nagercoil residents spotted Roman Catholic priest from suburban Chennai, Father David R Thomas, campaigning for Nagercoil BJP candidate M R Gandhi. Since the 2014 election, some priests have broken ranks to back the Hindutva party,Continue Reading
Wife also attacked in Tamil Nadu’s Tirupur.Continue Reading
