SSLC 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 ArticleOver 50% skip TNPSC exam in Tiruchi
More than 50% of the candidates did not turn up for the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission’s Group I written examination in the central districts on Sunday. Of the 22,460 candidates who had applied...
View ArticleRain in delta districts
Rain and shine played hide and seek game in the delta districts on Sunday. Sun came out shining intermittently while the sky remained blue and clear for...
View ArticleRain triggers a flood of problems
eavy, widespread, and incessant rain has been lashing almost all parts of Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, and Nagapattinam districts throughout Monday with the marked low pressure developing into a cyclone off...
View Article‘Amma Unavagams’ declared open
Amma Unavagams have at last arrived in Thanjavur and Tiruvarur districts. Within a day of her resuming office as Chief Minister Jayalalithaa launched yet another batch of Amma Unavagams on Sunday, an...
View ArticleRain in Thanjavur, Tiruvarur districts
Widespread to moderate rain lashed several parts of Thanjavur and Tiruvarur districts on Monday while the sky remained overcast and...
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 ArticlePudukottai farmers want crop insurance released for all firkas
Even while welcoming the release of the long-awaited first instalment of crop insurance for the loss suffered during the year 2012, the farmers of the district resent the disbursement of the indemnity...
View ArticleCPI cadre arrested for picketing post offices
Communist Party of India cadre were court arrested in large numbers as part of ‘fill the jails’ protests condemning the ‘anti-people’ policies of the Central Government. Demonstrators condemned the...
View ArticleNortheast monsoon drenches delta
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 intensified...
View ArticleDelta reels under heavy rain
Torrential widespread rainfall continued to wet several parts of Thanjavur, Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam districts with the intensity varying with every hour on Monday. While heavy rain lashed almost all...
View ArticleDelta farmers slam Union government, stage protest
Farmers’ associations affiliated to the Left parties staged protests and courted arrest at several places across the delta districts of Thanjavur, Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam on Tuesday. They were...
View ArticleRain in Pudukottai
Parts of the district experienced sharp showers on Sunday. For the 24 hours ended at 8.30 a.m. on Monday, Viralimalai recorded a maximum of 97.20 mm of rain, followed by Mazhaiyur 75, Ponnamaravathy...
View ArticlePlastic Aadhaar card distribution begins
Plastic Aadhaar cards will be issued at the e-governance service centres functioning at taluk offices in the district. Voters who want to get the plastic card can visit these centres from 9.45 a.m. to...
View Article90,000 hectares to be brought under ‘samba’ cultivation
An extent of 90,000 hectares will be brought under ‘samba’ cultivation during the current season and the Agriculture Department officials have taken steps for supplying seedlings, fertiliser and other...
View ArticleRain continues to lash Thanjavur
Moderate yet steady drizzle continued to wet Thanjavur district on Monday as the northeast monsoon advanced further threatening to bring more rains in the days ahead. When there was respite from rain,...
View ArticleRain in delta districts; woman electrocuted near Kumbakonam
As the northeast monsoon cast its spell over the delta districts brining intermittent and widespread rains to the region over the past two days, a woman was electrocuted at Kannarakudi near Kumbakonam...
View ArticleRain in Tiruvarur, Tiruchi districts
Sporadic and light drizzle greeted residents of various parts of Tiruvarur district on Tuesday and Wednesday bringing down the summer temperature. The skies remained overcast and cloudy for the better...
View ArticleHeavy rain lashes delta districts
The progressing northeast monsoon and the low pressure in the southwest Bay of Bengal caused a fresh wet spell on Friday, bringing copious rains to Thanjavur, Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam districts in...
View ArticleModerate rain in Thanjavur, Tiruvarur
Widespread and moderate rain lashed several parts of Thanjavur and Tiruvarur districts on Wednesday too with the sky remaining overcast for the better part of the day. In the 24 hours ending...
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