G. Krishnaraja | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Tamil Nadu government has appointed advocate G. Krishnaraja as the Director of Prosecution since State Public Prosecutor Hasan Mohamed Jinnah, who had been hitherto holding additional charge of the post, had requested to be relieved due to the workload. A Government Order issued by the Home (Courts-VI) … Read more
CHENNAI : 27/05/2022: FOR CITY : A view of the Madras High Court Building in Chennai. Photo : PICHUMANI K / THE HINDU | Photo Credit: PICHUMANI K 1. Madras High Court reopens today after vacations. 2. The Forest Department will release a female elephant into the forest after treatment for five days in Coimbatore … Read more
Satyabrata Sahoo, Chief Electoral Officer, addresses a press meet in Chennai. | Photo Credit: M. SRINATH Statistical inaccuracies only complicate attempts to predict election results. This became clear in Tamil Nadu after polling ended in all the 39 parliamentary constituencies on April 19. This time, Tamil Nadu is witnessing a four-cornered contest. Prime Minister Narendra … Read more
Thangam Thennarasu | Photo Credit: R. RAGU Electricity, Finance and Human Resources Management Minister Thangam Thennarasu said the State’s energy consumption had reached a new peak of 430.13 million units on Tuesday. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), he said the power supply had been smooth and arrangements had been made to meet any … Read more
Making of Thanjavur’s famous ‘thalaiyatti’ dolls | Video Credit: R. VENGADESH Remember the Chettiar bommai, a bobblehead doll used for golu during Navaratri in homes? It is a Thanjavur doll. These beautifully handcrafted dolls showcase the rich cultural heritage of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu. All the dolls have a lightweight body made of tapioca … Read more
A mobile cremator using LPG cylinders was employed by residents of Thoothukudi as the local cemetery became unusable after the recent flood that struck southern Tamil Nadu. The residents were forced to seek alternative options as the incessant rain rendered all 12 crematoriums allocated to people from different castes useless. Ganesan, a resident of Thoothukudi … Read more
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Organic farming is catching on in Tamil Nadu’s Nilgiris | Video Credit: M. Sathyamoorthy Organic farming is catching on in India, thanks to a growing preference for healthier, sustainable food choices Sikkim is India’s first and only State to attain 100% organic farming status. Now, the Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu is aiming to become the … Read more
The Tamil Nadu government has declared the early Pandya-era rock-cut cave temple at Paraikulam in Tiruchuzhi taluk in Virudhunagar district a protected monument. K. Manivasan, Principal Secretary, Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments Department, who issued the order, said it was one of the 10 early Pandya Kudvarai temples (cave temples). Earlier, while making an announcement … Read more
The cultivation of kuruvai and sowing of samba paddy crops is fully dependent on the release of water from the Mettur reservoir, which in turn depends on the flows received from Karnataka, the CM’s letter said | Photo Credit: VENGADESH R Flagging the “grim scenario” faced by the farmers of Cauvery delta in saving their … Read more