22 candidates file nomination papers in Thanjavur district
: Twenty two candidates filed their nominations for seven constituencies in Thanjavur district. No nomination was received on Wednesday for the Pattukottai constituency. V. Jeevakumar, CPI, and...
View ArticleState gears up to tackle monsoon fury
With heavy to very heavy rain forecast for many parts of the State in the next 24 hours, the State administration has asked district collectors to be on alert. The number of deaths in the rain-related...
View ArticleSSLC examinations get under way
A total of 38,108 students wrote class 10 examinations which began on Thursday in the district. N. Subbaiyan, District Collector, inspected the examination centre at Rajah’s Higher Secondary School. In...
View ArticleSpecial meetings for PDS consumers
Special meetings to redress grievances of consumers regarding the public distribution system (PDS) will be held at...
View ArticleCounting centres inspected
Collector S. Ganesh on Wednesday inspected the arrangements for the filing of nominations at the panchayat union offices in...
View ArticleGroundnut yield hit
Disease in groundnut has been affecting the yield. Agriculture Department officials and scientists from Krishi Vigyan Kendra visited various fields where the crop had been hit and ascertained the...
View ArticleEx-IAS officer Sivakami files papers in Perambalur
THIRTEEN CANDIDATES filed their nominations filed their nominations papers in Thanjavur district on Monday. DMK candidate Ko.Vi. Chezhian was the only candidate to file his nomination for...
View ArticleRain soaks Thanjavur, Tiruvarur districts
The current wet spell in Thanjavur and Tiruvarur districts of the Cauvery delta extended through Tuesday with the strong possibility of more rains in the next couple of days bringing cheers to a...
View Articlee-service centres to accept power bills
Consumers can henceforth pay their bi-monthly power consumption charges at the e-service centres run by the Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation at the taluk offices in the district. The facility to...
View ArticleNABARD aid sought in building nine landing centres in Pudukottai district
The district administration has planned to build landing centres at nine select places in the coastal villages in the district under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) of the National...
View ArticleOff-season rain makes delta farmers jittery
Standing crops from summer paddy to rainfed gingelly in Tiruvarur district could face danger if the rain continues over the next couple of days. While cotton crop is already under threat, any more...
View Article88 cases of violations in Tiruvarur district
All efforts will be taken to ensure free and fair elections. Besides, stern action will be taken against those who violate the model code of conduct, Collector M. Mathivanan told the representatives of...
View ArticlePass percentage drops in Tiruvarur
Tiruvarur district schools registered a drop in overall pass percentage despite sterling performance by some students in the SSLC examinations this year. The district pass percentage of 83.78 was a tad...
View ArticleOfficial machinery geared up for election work
Sealing of the MLA offices, constitution of teams for keeping a close vigil against poll-related violations and white-washing of wall writings and clearing of hoardings set up by various political...
View ArticleSet up more colleges: CPI(M)
The district unit of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has urged the state government to take steps for inter-linking the Cauvery, the Vaigai and the Kundaru so as to provide assured irrigation...
View ArticleNilavembu decoction distributed
Nilavembu decoction was provided in all Indian medical system wings of the public health delivery institutions such as government hospitals across this district to...
View ArticleFarmers court arrest
About 5,700 persons belonging to farmers’ outfits and opposition parties courted arrest in many parts of central districts on Tuesday after conducting road and rail rokos urging Karnataka to release...
View ArticleGood turnout in delta segments
Braving incessant rains and power outage in some polling stations, people in the delta districts came out to vote in large numbers in the Assembly elections on Monday. While Thanjavur district, except...
View ArticleAcute scarcity of hay in Pudukottai
Acute scarcity of hay has been posing a great hardship to the livestock owners in parts of the district and there has been a panic buying of hay from fields where ‘samba’ crop has been harvested last...
View Article31 DPCs opened in Pudukottai
Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation (TNCSC) has opened 31 Direct Purchase Centres (DPCs) in Pudukottai district and till January 29, has procured 720 tonnes of paddy from farmers. DPCs are...
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