New police check-post opened in Vellore on T.N-A.P border to prevent smuggling of sand, PDS rice

New police check-post opened in Vellore on T.N-A.P border to prevent smuggling of sand, PDS rice

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

Gang arrested for possession of Indian pangolin in Vellore

Gang arrested for possession of Indian pangolin in Vellore

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 Corporation to have fixed number of workers for desilting during monsoon: Mayor

Vellore Corporation to have fixed number of workers for desilting during monsoon: Mayor

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

VIT organises agriculture exhibition in Vellore

VIT organises agriculture exhibition in Vellore

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

Once a bull station, British-era veterinary polyclinic in Vellore to move to new premises soon

Once a bull station, British-era veterinary polyclinic in Vellore to move to new premises soon

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

Weaver in Vellore slashes wife’s hand with sickle during a quarrel

Weaver in Vellore slashes wife’s hand with sickle during a quarrel

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, Hindu Tamil Thisai organise ‘Naalaya Vingyani 2023’ in Vellore

VIT, Hindu Tamil Thisai organise ‘Naalaya Vingyani 2023’ in Vellore

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

Samsung R&D Institute sets up lab at VIT, Vellore for AI, machine learning, data engineering projects

Samsung R&D Institute sets up lab at VIT, Vellore for AI, machine learning, data engineering projects

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

Kolar pharmacist arrested for dumping medical wastes in Bathalapalli RF near Vellore

Kolar pharmacist arrested for dumping medical wastes in Bathalapalli RF near Vellore

A case was filed against pharmacist Prasad under Indian Wildlife Protection Act 1972. A 48-year-old man, who runs a pharmacy in Kolar Gold Field (KGF) in Karnataka, was arrested by forest officials for dumping medical wastes in Bathalapalli reserve forest (RF) that comes under Pernambut forest range near Vellore. Forest officials said that D. Rajendra … Read more