Mettur dam water to last only for 36 days
The state, particularly delta farmers, would be in for a major trouble if either the Supreme Court or the rain don’t come to its rescue in a month.
Senior state water resource department sources rev
IRS officer held in dowry case
A team of Nagpur police on Thursday arrested a probationary officer with the Indian Revenue Service (IRS) at Bengaluru for sexually harassing his wife and allegedly videographing the act to blackmail
After LPG cap, now brace for cut in kerosene quota
While consumers are still coming to grips with the Centre’s decision to cut subsidised LPG cylinders to six in a year and the rise in diesel price, they have been dealt another blow.
There is now li
HC seeks report on disposal of garbage
The high court on Thursday directed the State government and BBMP to file a status report regarding means and methods of disposal of garbage after segregation of waste at source. The court also orally
US officials seek security guarantee for consulate
US consul general in Chennai Jennifer A. McIntyre met the newly appointed police commissioner S. George at his office on Thursday and is reported to have sought guaranteed security for their office an
Woman burns kids, attempts suicide
A woman named Sharada killed her two children and attempted suicide at Alwal on Thursday due to marital problems. The woman aged 23 set her infant and two-year-old kid ablaze, and then burned herse
Kerala Police in final
After 90 minutes of industrious, often commanding but in the end fruitless play, RCF Kapurthala (Punjab) found the answer against Kerala Police via penalty kicks on Thursday.
Striker Nazarudeen scor
Tanker strike to go total on Oct 5
Petrol pumps in the state could go dry and flights might be grounded from October 5, with tanker lorry owners and drivers threatening an indefinite strike against alleged harassment by motor vehicles
Woman seeks Rs 10l for medical negligence
A woman has approached the Madras high court to direct the Union and state governments to pay Rs 10 lakh as compensation to her for the alleged medical negligence by the doctors in the government hosp
No increase in area of vegetable farming in last 10 yrs
Despite incentives to promote vegetable farming, the total area of vegetable cultivation has not increased in the last 10 years.
The state’s annual vegetable consumption is pegged at `3,000 crore, w