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Varisu review: Family drama, not macho-Vijay film
Right from the day it was announced that both Vijay and Ajith films — Varisu and Thunivu — would be released for Pongal this year, fans of the competing actors began to keep track of which of the two films bags more theatres and which gets the privilege of the first show late night or early...
Will Tamil Nadu take road safety seriously on SC orders?
Another annual Road Safety Week is around the corner, this time from January 11 to 17, and the Supreme Court has set the stage for it. State governments may not be giving road safety top priority, but a three-judge bench led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud has taken it up seriously again, with...
A selfless act by teachers gets school new floors
It was a lesson in self-reliance taught by the teachers of a school, not through books but through action. One of the three buildings of the panchayat union middle school at Murugankudi in Cuddalore district had been functioning with badly damaged floors for a long time. It made things...
It took a Chembai to showcase Palani Subbudu’s genius
Dhruva Natchathiram, Lalitha Ram’s biography of mridangam wizard Palani Subramaniya Pillai, starts with a gentle advice bordering on reprimand by Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar. In the Palakkad-accented Tamil of his, Bhagavathar lavishes praise on Palani Subbudu for his Kanakku, korvai (a...
Who’s the superstar now — Vijay or Ajith?
Who is now the superstar — Vijay or Ajith? This question has been generating much heat in Tamil tinsel town for the past few weeks, ahead of the top two heroes’ new films — Varisu and Thunivu — set for release for Pongal. It all feels like a showbiz game no less intense and interesting than...
TN doctor cures 40 cattle diseases with Siddha medicine
Dr N Punniamurthy, 65, has demonstrated the efficacy of Siddha medicine in curing about 40 cattle diseases, setting an example for other states to consider and emulate. He has worked as the head of the Ethno Veterinary Medicine Training and Research Centre, Thanjavur, affiliated to the Tamil...
Shobana case: Prosecute officials for pothole deaths
The death of 22-year old software engineer Shobana near Maduravoyal on January 3 could fade away as another statistic in India’s world-leading road accident death tally, unless civil society pushes back against governmental indifference to abysmal road safety conditions in Chennai and its...
Rahul ensures Congress a place in DMK front
As the new year starts with debate on the poll strategy of opposition parties against the BJP in next year’s Parliament elections, especially on the role of the Congress party, Tamil Nadu is one state where the alliance question looks settled. The speeches of Chief Minister MK Stalin hailing...
Tamil Nadu losing out by not nurturing startup ecosystem
Tamil Nadu is known for its highly-skilled manpower in the information and communication technology sector produced by several institutions of technological excellence. According to Tamil Nadu Industrial Policy 2021, the state’s “talent pool adds over a million graduates every year and has the...
Move to create forest buffer zone to impact millions
Farmers in The Nilgiris have been agitating against the proposed buffer zone around the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, fearing that it would prevent them from cultivating crops of their choice, constructing or renovating buildings and selling land. The Nilgiri Biosphere is spread over a vast area...
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