Moderate rains in some delta districts
Several parts of Thanjavur and Nagapattinam districts experienced moderate rains on Friday although there was some intense rains on Thursday...
View Article‘Gross neglect’ by officials angers farmers
Discontent is brewing among the flood-affected farmers and public in Nagapattinam and Tiruvarur districts despite the efforts of the district administrations to extend relief and rehabilitation...
View ArticleDMDK to contest in 17 constituencies in central region; Left seven seats
The Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) will contest 17 of the 41 seats in the central region, leaving 24 constituencies to the People’s Welfare Front. Given their substantial base in the delta...
View ArticleGandharvakottai badly in need of agro industries
andharvakottai which lost its identity as an Assembly constituency in 1975, regained its status in 2009. It was an Assembly constituency between 1957 and 1971 only to be made Kulathur Assembly...
View ArticleIndustrial development yet to regain momentum
It is still a village panchayat, though it was made an Assembly constituency after the de-limitation in 2009. Viralimalai constituency is a mix of both agricultural and industrial significance. While...
View ArticleAIADMK plays it safe in Thanjavur district
AIADMK general secretary and Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has tried to play a safe game in picking party candidates for the crucial Thanjavur district as could be seen from the blend of experience and...
View ArticleGram sabha on March 8
Special gram sabha meetings will be held in the following 27 village panchayats in Thanjavur district on March 8 for conducting social audit of...
View ArticleCounting centres inspected
Collector S. Ganesh on Wednesday inspected the arrangements for the filing of nominations at the panchayat union offices in...
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 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 ArticleLeft parties aim for 11 Assembly seats in Central region
The two Left parties which are part of the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam-headed People’s Welfare Front have fielded their candidates in 11 Assembly constituencies in the central region. As part of...
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 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 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 ArticleSummary of observations recorded at 0830 hrs ist:
Southwest monsoon has been active over Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Southwest monsoon has been active over Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Rainfall occurred at most places over Kerala,...
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...
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