Gram Vaani helps Tamil Nadu garment workers air their grievancesA social technology company incubated at IIT Delhi has managed to bring forth steady and sustainable change in unregulated work environment...
27 Mar, 2019, 10.30 AM IST
School dropout makes paraglider watching YouTubeK A Raja Gnanaprakasam, a 35-year-old contract worker in Vayalur village panchayat near Palani, started working on the low cost paraglider ...
24 Feb, 2017, 11.43 AM IST
Protests force CM to leave without inaugurating jallikattuAt Alanganallur several sections of agitators declined to hold the sport. They blocked the ways to the entry and exit points of the sprawli...
22 Jan, 2017, 03.45 PM IST
Jallikattu supporters continue protests in TN, many detainedThe die-hard supporters of the sport along with major political parties in the state have been demanding an ordinance for conducting Jallik...
15 Jan, 2017, 12.34 PM IST
Do you have a pet? Take it to Kodaikanal for a vacationYou can enjoy some time away from the city and your pet can be with you all the time, enjoying nature’s bounty just at the same time.
29 Dec, 2016, 05.17 AM IST
Jayalalithaa in hospital: AIADMK 45th founding day a muted affairParty presidium chairman E Madhusoodanan garlanded AIADMK founder MGR's statue and hoisted the flag at the headquarters in Royapettah in Ch...
17 Oct, 2016, 02.27 PM IST
Tamil Nadu civic polls: Filing of nominations begins, AIADMK list outTamil Nadu Congress Committee chief Su Thirunavukkarasar said party aspirants could submit their nominations in their respective district p...
26 Sep, 2016, 10.31 PM IST
Aadi fests turn deadly for black-naped haresCommunity hunting is widespread in districts such as Villupuram, Perambalur, Trichy, Dindigul, Theni, Virudhunagar and Tirupur with some vi...
26 Jul, 2016, 03.38 PM IST
Jallikattu ban: Villagers feel AIADMK didn’t do enough to protect the traditional sportWith 45 -50 villaes each these jallikattu towns have about 200 trained bulls in each and countless ‘veerans’ (those who tame bulls).
03 May, 2016, 04.54 AM IST
Jallikattu villages say only a party that respects Tamil sentiment will be voted to powerThere is palpable anger against the ruling AIADMK government among the villagers who feel "the party didn't do enough to revive the sport".
03 May, 2016, 12.14 AM IST
Do not collect more than Rs 1000 for water connections: Madras High CourtThe HC has ruled that panchayat Presidents should not collect more Rs 1,000 for providing water connections to houses, as per a Government ...
03 Aug, 2015, 06.46 PM IST
- Madurai villagers hold exhibition to protect 3,000-year-old habitat
The people of Thandikudi, one the most beautiful villages on the Kodaikanal hills, is making an earnest attempt to draw the attention of th...
27 Apr, 2015, 04.06 PM IST
- Dalits adopt resolution against memorial for Tipu Sultan
"The site chosen by the government in our village is being used by us for worship since 1983," Pudu Kodangipatti Village headmen C Palsamy ...
15 Oct, 2014, 02.51 PM IST
Away from Jayalalitha, voters turn towards DMK, NDA in Tamil NaduDMK and Congress are fighting separately than together; NDA is heading a six-party alliance that is aiming to ride on Narendra Modi’s popul...
21 Apr, 2014, 12.50 PM IST
Reliance Infrastructure starts collecting toll from 10th road projectRInfra today said it has started collecting toll from its 10th road project, a 63-km stretch connecting between Trichy and Karur in Chennai...
24 Feb, 2014, 05.42 PM IST
- Abandoned emus bleed government
Saving the thousands of emus abandoned by promoters after the scam came to light is proving to be a costly affair for the government.
29 Sep, 2012, 05.48 AM IST
- Panchayat presidents could act as executive authorities: Madras HC
Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has ruled that a village panchayat president is authorised to act as Executive Authority and could issue...
01 Nov, 2007, 01.30 PM IST