The Vellore Corporation impounds 10-20 stray cattle every day. | Photo Credit: C. Venkatachalapathy The Vellore Corporation has decided to send impounded stray cattle to goshalas in Kancheepuram to prevent traffic congestion and accidents in the town. Corporation officials said that a nominal fee for the upkeep of impounded cattle would be paid by the … Read more
The Ariyur police seized 13 logs of beefwood, which weighs around 500 kgs, from a SUV during a routine vehicle check near a police check post at Ariyur village in Vellore. The Ariyur police seized 13 logs of beefwood, which weighs around 500 kgs, from a SUV during a routine vehicle check near a police … Read more
Superintendent of Police (Vellore) N. Mathivanan inaugurating the new check-post at Ananthagiri village near Pernambut town in Vellore. New police check-post at Ananthagiri village near Pernambut town in Vellore on Tamil Nadu – Andhra Pradesh border was opened, mainly to prevent smuggling of river sand and PDS rice. Residents said that remote border villages like … Read more
Six persons were arrested by the Forest Department for possession of a young anteater at Odugathur village on the outskirts of Vellore town on Sunday. : The Forest Department arrested six persons for possession of a young Indian pangolin at Odugathur village on the outskirts of Vellore on Sunday. Forest officials said the arrested were identified … Read more
Vellore Mayor Sujatha Anandakumar chairing the general council meeting at the headquarters of Vellore Corporation on Wednesday. The Vellore Corporation will have a fixed number of sanitary workers for desilting storm water drains during monsoon to prevent inundation in the town especially low-lying areas, Mayor Sujatha Anandakumar said at the council meeting, held here on Wednesday. … Read more
Collector V.R. Subbulaxmi at the exhibtion on Friday. | Photo Credit: C. VENKATACHALAPATHY : Collector V.R. Subbulaxmi on Friday said that adapting new technologies in farm activities, cost-effectiveness of such technologies and awareness among farmers on the availability of such advanced technologies for agricultural practices are required to meet the country’s growing needs in food production. … Read more
The new premises where the polyclinic will be located. Once a bull station, the British-era Government Veterinary Polyclinic will soon move its campus near the Central Prison on the outskirts of Vellore town as the work is nearing completion. Chief Minister M.K. Stalin will soon inaugurate the new campus for the century-old polyclinic. The relocation … Read more
A 47-year-old weaver slashed his wife’s right hand with a sickle during a quarrel with her about family matters, at their home in Pichanur village near Gudiyatham town in Vellore, on Friday, April 26, 2024. Police said the man was identified as A. Sekar, a weaver. Sekar was living with his parents, his wife, S. … Read more
VIT Founder-Chancellor G. Viswanathan with the winners of the ‘Naalaya Vingyani 2023’ at VIT on Thursday. The State-level best team for ‘Naalaya Vingyani’ (Future Scientist) from the regional level for school students between Class VIII and XII from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry was held at VIT in Vellore on Thursday. According to a press release, Naalaya … Read more
Vellore Institute of Technology founder and chancellor, G. Viswanathan, inaugurated the Samsung Student Ecosystem for Engineered Data Laboratory recently | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) and Bengaluru-based Samsung R&D Institute (SRI-B) have jointly set up a ‘Samsung Student Ecosystem for Engineered Data (SEED) Laboratory’ for students and faculty of artificial … Read more