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Selling Sterlite is in national and Tamil Nadu’s interest: Vedanta
Vedanta has said that its advertisement on June 20 seeking buyers for Sterlite plant is part of options it is exploring to serve the country and the people of Tamil Nadu. “The Tuticorin plant is a national asset which has been catering to 40% of our national demand of copper and has played an...
Vedanta puts up Sterlite plant for sale, calls it ‘green’ unit
Vedanta has taken out ads in mass publishing newspapers and television channels asking for interested buyers for its Sterlite copper smelter plant in Thoothukudi. The plant has been lying shut since 2018 when at least 13 people were killed and many others injured in police firing on protesters...
A doctor bought Maruti car with 10-rupee coins
A doctor of Dharmapuri district has bought a Maruti car at the price of Rs.5.75 lakhs. What’s new about that? Nothing, of course, except that his mode of payment was rather eccentric. The doctor belonging to Arur area paid the price in cash. He obviously didn't care for digital currency. While...
‘Suzhal’ is about child molestation, but veers off at a tangent
The Suzhal web series, directed by Bramma-Anucharan, sets out to spin a story about sexual harassment of children. The in-thing today is that we take for granted the character of the people we’re moving with. In fact, our understanding of others is purely based on what they look like. That is...
A prize to honour V. Venkayya, epigraphist who recorded ancient Tamil democracy
When V. Venkayya was a science teacher at a high school in Kancheepuram, he would often visit the Kailasanathar temple, built by the Pallava king Narasimhavarman (II). Attracted by the Pallava architecture, he soon extended his journey to the famous shore temples of Mamallapuram, the ancient...
Ornamental fish brought this 86-year-old entrepreneurial glory
Ornamental fish produced this successful entrepreneur. Unlike in the past, launching an enterprise in Tamil Nadu is easier with the availability of consultancy from the government as well as several companies. About 50 years ago, the situation was more challenging. Nobody would offer...
Chennai Metro to be disabled-friendly, but what about MTC?
It is a running battle between disability rights activists and government establishments to get officials to obey the law. Although it is six years since the new law on rights of the disabled was passed, the situation on the ground is far from improved, whether in public buildings, transport or...
EV to the rescue of tribal children bound for school off Anamalai tiger reserve
Hill tribes, the original residents of the land, are distanced from mainstream society but they too yearn for development in terms of education. In a humanitarian gesture to mitigate tribal school children’s transport woes, the Tamil Nadu Forest Department has taken the initiative to transport...
This village Tamil medium school run by bank employees is special
It is a Tamil medium school with a difference. Functioning in Kurichi village 7 km from Pattukottai, the school, run by the Indian Bank Employees Association Trust does not torture the students with homework, and neither does it terrorise them with rank cards. Even before it was prohibited by...
Fidget toys: Can they bust school goers’ stress?
Fidget toys have a major role to play in busting school-going children’s stress. That is why educationists insist on making education and learning pleasurable through games and toys. Sahul Hameed, who has been selling fidget toys and dolls for over 35 years in Coimbatore, thinks that toys...
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