Chandipura virus causes fever, with symptoms similar to flu, body aches, diarrhoea, vomiting and acute encephalitis. It is transmitted by vectors, including mosquitoes, ticks and sandflies. Representational image | Photo Credit: REUTERS The National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune on Wednesday confirmed the first death of a four-year-old girl died of Chandipura virus while … Read more
Food items being distributed to flood-affected people at a relief camp, in Nagaon district of Assam, on July 9, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI “The flood situation in Assam improved marginally on July 10 with water levels of major rivers showing a receding trend, reducing the affected population to 1.7 million across 26 districts,” according … Read more
Over the past couple of weeks, Thottiyam-Musiri region and the Krishnarayapuram-Kulithalai areas on either side of the Cauvery have been receiving widespread rain helping the banana crops which were wilting under severe summer heat. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The recent spell of moderate and widespread rain across Tiruchi and Karur districts has brought cheer … Read more
Founder-president of Samaj Parivartana Samudaya S.R. Hiremath addressing presspersons in Hubballi on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: KIRAN BAKALE Jan Sangram Parishat (JSP), National Committee for Protection of Natural Resources (NCPNR) and Samaj Parivartana Samudaya (SPS) have urged the State government to take immediate steps for the effective utilisation of funds to the tune of ₹24,966 … Read more
All political parties have been focusing on booth-wise strategies to improve their winning chances in the crucial general election to be held on May 13. As the curtains are down for regular campaigning, leaders have been busy in assessing the weak and strong points in various places of their respective constituencies. The fight is mainly … Read more
Nilgiris residents, who own vehicles that are registered outside of the Nilgiris will need to get an e-pass from the Regional Transport Office in Udhagamandalam to continue using their vehicles without hassle within the district, a press release stated. Following the Madras High Court’s order that said vehicles entering the Nilgiris will need to mandatorily … Read more
Women agriculture workers in action at Parasalur Panchayat in Mayiladuthurai district on a hot day. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Until now, working under hot sun was never an issue with 58-year-old S. Kaliammal, an agriculture labourer from Puthagaram village in Pattavarthi panchayat in Mayiladuthurai district. But in the middle of her tilling work on … Read more
The Kerala Water Authority has just one anti-theft squad for its entire central region covering Ernakulam, Alappuzha, Idukki and Thrissur districts. | Photo Credit: K.K.. MUSTAFAH Notwithstanding the worsening water shortage in the searing heat, the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) has just one anti-theft squad for its entire central region covering Ernakulam, Alappuzha, Idukki and … Read more
Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management K.K.S.S.R. Ramachandran on Saturday said instructions had been issued to Collectors to take precautionary measures in the wake of forecast of heavy rain in the southern districts on January 1 and 2. In a statement, he said that in the last 24 hours, till 8.30 a.m. on December 30, … Read more
A view of the water-stagnated Great Cotton Road after heavy rain lashed Thoothukudi on Thursday, November 23, 2023. | Photo Credit: N. Rajesh Due to heavy rain, authorities have declared holiday for schools and colleges in about six districts on Thursday, November 23, 2023. Due to wide spread rain, Virudhunagar Collector V. P. Jayaseelan, has … Read more