Pass 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 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 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 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...
View ArticleLast day rush at RO offices
A large number of nominations were filed at the offices of the Returning Officer for the Assembly Constituencies on Friday, the last day for filing of nominations. THANJAVUR: As many as 174 candidates...
View ArticleTHANJAVUR
As many as 146 candidates are in the fray for the nine assembly constituencies in Tiruchi district, after the deadline for withdrawal of nominations ended on Monday. Six candidates withdrew their...
View ArticleSilent processions, closure of shops during Kalam’s funeral
Various sections of society paid their respects and homage to the former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam at different places in the central region on Thursday. The day was marked by silent processions...
View Article22 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 ArticleYouth throng Perambalur
Youth from 14 districts and Karaikal region of Union Territory of Pondichery converged at the District Sports Stadium here on Sunday to take part in the...
View ArticleNortheast monsoon drenches delta districts
Heavy and widespread rain continued to drench several parts of the Cauvery delta districts on Sunday as the northeast monsoon accompanied by the low pressure depression in the Bay of Bengal...
View ArticleNoon meal workers continue their protest, arrested
Several noon meal workers were arrested across the central zone, encompassing eight districts, when they attempted to indulge in picketing in support of their...
View ArticleDMK demands total prohibition
Cadre of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) staged demonstrations in Tiruchi and other districts in the central zone on Monday urging the State government to implement total prohibition in the State....
View ArticleDMK fields young, old faces in delta region
The DMK has nominated a mix of young and old faces in the delta region for the Assembly election. Party president M.Karunanidhi will lead the charge contesting from Tiruvarur, sitting MLAs...
View ArticleStrike enters day three, bus services hit
The wave of protests by Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation employees entered day three affecting movement of public transport vehicles across the region on Tuesday. The operation of transport...
View ArticleOver 5,000 penalised for ride sans helmet on July 1
Enforcing the helmet rule strictly, the police went after violators booking cases and imposing fines against them across the central zone. On the first day of the implementation of the rule on July 1,...
View ArticlePolice teams arrive for poll duty
With electioneering by political parties in top gear and the police bracing for the smooth conduct of the upcoming assembly poll, paramilitary personnel arrived here on Tuesday for providing security...
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