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Unaware of weather alert, some 801 Kanyakumari fishermen remain at sea
State and central governments have acted to warn fishermen about heavy to very heavy rain forecast over the next five days. Most fishermen have returned due to these warnings but some 801 deep-sea going Kanyakumari fishermen remain at sea. There is no mechanism to provide them with latest...
OPS confirms meeting Dhinakaran but denies plan to take over as CM
Deputy Chief Minister and AIADMK co-ordinator, confirming the news of his meeting with rebel leader T T V Dhinakaran, said he was loyal to the party and had no plans to oust Edappadi Palaniswamy and take over the chief ministership of the State. At a hastily arranged press conference at his...
OPS looking for ‘patch up’ with Dhinakaran as lobbying increases for CM post
Even as the ruling AIADMK government has set in motion plans to get four MLAs including Karunas to be disqualified to try and create an artificial majority in the Assembly, the party is rocked by speculation of a patch-up with rebel leader T T V Dhinakaran and reported meetings with Deputy...
Organic farming turns a vegetable into a cash cow; village renamed Brinjal
We all have seen roads in cities and villages named after some famous persons. But do you know that in Chitoor district, Vemur block in Andhra Pradesh there is a road named after a vegetable? Yes you have read it right- a vegetable. The road and entire the village is called as Brinjal Street....
Saivite scholar draws fire from Hindutva outfits for a book on Manickavasagar
Nallur Sa Saravanan, president of Saiva Siddhanta Perumandram and the head of the Department of Saiva Siddhantam in the University of Madras, has come under threat from militant Hindutva groups for his views on Saivite philosophy. This Saiva Siddhanta Maha Samajam (Saiva Siddhanta Perumandram)...
Velachery was known as Vedasireni ages ago. Legend has it that the Vedas were purified here
Vedasireni, as Velachery was known ages ago, provides this fascinating fairy tale of how the Vedas were purified in the ambience of beautiful lake surrounded by colorful trees. The legend of Velachery as told in the story of Thiruvanmiyur means that the place is historic and ancient, not just...
Gram Sabhas: Puliyur Kottam, ancient Chennai, showed the way for decentralised governance
There is plenty of talk about the need to restore Gram Sabhas on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanthi. Even actor turned politicians Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth have been stressing on the need to revive the system of Gram Sabhas to focus attention on villages, and the need to take up the causes of...
Mackenzie Manuscripts recorded the history of Puliyur Kottam 2,000 years ago
There seems to be a general lack of awareness about the contribution of Mackenzie Manuscripts to understanding and analyzing the history of ancient Chennai region. Here, we provide details of what these manuscripts meant for evaluation of history, and how he has recorded that Puliyur Kottam...
Dear farmers: It takes little to set up a factory that makes manure
My dear farming friends, last month our Prime Minister inaugurated a fertilizer production factory in Orissa. The news was, as was typical, shared in different media. It is some news yes, but for farmers like us it raises certain questions? What is the need for sinking so many crores for a new...
Sisters not welcome, says granny who has made 40 Sabarimala pilgrimages
Padmavati Patti is a Sabarimala veteran. She has made the pilgrimage some 40 times. Originally from Cumbum in Theni district, she is among the few female guruswamys in the state – team leaders who initiate, mentor and guide the pilgrims – and takes women pilgrims along with her. Yet, Padmavati...
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