Solar panels as standby in times of power crisis
With the city reeling under a two-hour power cut and in the wake of the recent EB tariff hike, more residents are now looking at using solar power as an alternative to conventional electricity.
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Rainy week expected in TN
Despite ‘peak’ summer, the state is expected to receive rainfall for the next one week. “Already 10 per cent of the weather stations in Tamil Nadu are receiving rainfall for the past few days,” said D
Film crew takes over mental health institute
An almost 70-strong film crew shooting at Institute of Mental Health (IMH) since January is giving inmates sleepless nights.
The crew from Shristi Cinemas has reportedly taken over the 218-year-old
Actress approaches court to file complaint against Kanchi Seer
An actress has approached a city court to file a complaint against Kanchi Seer Jayendra Saraswathi for his alleged defamatory remarks against her.
Actress Ranjitha, who was not present when the matt
Patnaik assures aid to tribals
Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday assured the tribal communities of the adivasi-dominated Koraput district in Odisha of welfare assistance and also promised to take steps to allot land
Centre to help differently-abled
In a first of its kind initiative, the state government has decided to set up a state resource centre in the city to help differently-abled children, chief minister Jayalalithaa said.
The centre woul
CM’s schemes benefited several in one year term
AIADMK supremo J. Jayalalithaa assumed charge as chief minister a year ago. People who have benefited from handouts like laptop, cow, goat, etc. aver that the freebies have made radical changes to the
Policy for cleaner environment
Tamil Nadu government on Thursday unveiled the draft state environment policy, striving to promote, coordinate and regulate the activities towards providing healthier environment to the people of the
Pool victim was keen football player
Roopam Hazarika, the Class X student of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI) who drowned in a swimming pool on Sunday, and was declared dead on Tuesday morning, was a keen foo
In a first, wind, solar energy for temples
The state government has proposed to create a database of about 4.78 lakh acres of temple lands as part of its efforts to prevent encroachments of temple properties.
Also, for the first time, the g