The Madras High Court directed the Neyveli Lignite Corporation to pay compensation at the rate of Rs 40,000 per acre to farmers whose standing crops were damaged during Paravanar Canal Diversion activities at Valayamadevi in Cuddalore district. The District Collector, Cuddalore District filed counter affidavit stating that standing crops in …
CISF personnel attack trade unionists CUDDALORE: A scuffle ensued between the trade unionists and the Central Industrial Security Forces personnel at Neyveli Lignite Corporation following an accident at Mine-I that claimed the life of an employee on Thursday. While Sakthivel (41), employed in the gravel yard of Mine-I, was returning …
CUDDALORE: Child labour is quite rampant in the fishing trade in Cuddalore. Children in the age group of 10 to 15 are seen involved in the trade in large numbers in the Cuddalore Port area. They wait at the fish landing yard from early morning for the mechanised boats to …
CUDDALORE: The slow progress on the underground drainage work in Cuddalore town is causing great inconvenience to the residents. The uncovered trenches dug for laying the pipelines have become veritable accident spots, according to M.Marudhavanan, general secretary of the Federation of All Residents Welfare Associations. Voicing concern over the delay …
T. Ramakrishnan CHENNAI: Nearly nine lakh domestic consumers of Cuddalore and Villupuram districts will soon be covered under the Bachat Lamp Yojana (BLY), the scheme for promoting energy efficiency by replacing incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs). A senior official of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board says an executing …
Rajendra Ratnoo and his entourage visited 70 vulnerable villages and covered 500 km Cuddalore Collector Rajendra Ratnoo on a water walk on Thursday. CUDDALORE: A marathon
A.V.Ragunathan CUDDALORE: The width and depth of the Paravanar have been reduced to less than half its original size owing to accumulation of silt and encroachments. This led to frequent floods, affecting lives of farmers and residents along its course. One of the reasons being attributed to the recurring phenomenon …
VILLUPURAM: The Irulas of Villupuram, Cuddalore and Tiruvannamalai districts have decided not to hunt endangered species such as monitor lizards, rabbits, snakes and mongoose. The general body of the Pazhangudi Irular Padhukappu Sangham that met here on Sunday, with its vice-president U. Malar in the chair, adopted a resolution. It …
CHENNAI: The CPI (M) on Tuesday made a strong case for effective implementation of the rainwater harvesting programme, a mega plan to desilt hundreds of lakes, including the Veeranam lake in Cuddalore, and drainage systems for Thanjavur, Nagapattinam and Thiruvarur districts to prevent floods. Talking to reporters, the party
HEARING THEIR GRIEVANCES: Villupuram Collector R.Palanisamy attending the gram sabha meeting at Nannadu in Cuddalore district on Thursday. VILLUPURAM: Gram sabha meetings were held in Villupuram and Cuddalore districts to commemorate Gandhi Jayanthi on Thursday. While Villupuram District Collector R. Palanisamy attended as an observer in the nannadu gram sabha …
CUDDALORE: The National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP) has been launched at Annamalai University, Chidambaram, near here. The project to be implemented with an outlay of Rs 7.32 crore has set the objective of providing sustainable livelihood to small and marginal farmers in the select disadvantaged districts. Vice-Chancellor M.Ramanathan said for …
Petroleum refinery unit to come up near Cuddalore Chennai CHIEF Minister M Karunanidhi on Wednesday laid foundation for two major projects - Petroleum Refinery Project near Cuddalore and Thiruchopuram port project - with a total investment of Rs 7,290 crore. The Chief Minister unveiled the plaques marking the foundation for …
A.V.Ragunathan 1,000 cusecs of water to be released through four canals, says Minister irrigation-friendly: Health Minister M.R.K.Panneerselvam opening the sluices of the Keelanai on Sunday. CUDDALORE: Health Minister M.R.K. Pannerselvam opened the sluices of the Kollidam-Keelanai, about 95 km from here, releasing water for irrigation on Sunday. He said that …
Government urged to implement the Tamil Nadu Tank Protection and Encroachment Removal Act 2007 CUDDALORE: Environmentalists, social service activists and farmers, who met here on Saturday, urged the government to create a separate Ministry for the protection of water sources. The Ministry, in coordination with the people, should formulate measures …
Puducherry: There is a new delicacy that is in hot demand in hamlets in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry protein rich rat meat. It comes cheap, just Rs 2.50 per rat, and villagers swear nothing tastes better. Snake-hunting Irula tribals, desperate to peddle their rodent-snaring skills, have succeeded in getting the …
The histopathological studies are useful in evaluating the pollution potential of toxicants since trace levels of chemicals do not bring about animal mortality over a given period and are capable of inducing considerable damage to organ. An investigation was carried out in the vital tissue - Gill of Mugil cephalus …
In a major breakthrough, the district administration has solved a long-pending land acquisition problem plaguing the public sector Neyveli Lignite Corporation. Collector Rajendra Ratnoo has achieved this feat here today at a daylong marathon tripartite meeting, involving revenue officials, NLC management and people affected by the land acquisition. As per …
Seventy kilometres from Bangalore, a lorry veered off the main road and headed in an unusual direction: towards groundnut fields in Yadagere village of Karnataka's Tumkur district. It stopped at an unsown field in the middle of nowhere. Torches were flashing in the dark. A flurry of activities followed, disturbing …
A Kannan has been feeling dizzy with fever for days, his limbs are shaky. He has come to the government hospital in Tamil Nadu's coastal Cuddalore town with others from nearby Kudikadu village with similar complaints. A common scene in a hospital. But the shock comes when one begins counting. …
