Category: tamil-nadu

The new name came into force on January 14, 1969, the day of ‘Thai Pongal.’

Students, residents, traders, and hospital staff participated in the run

In the light of the Union government granting international airport status to the Madurai airport, S. Sundar traces the long history of such a demand and highlights what the new status will mean for the ever-growing tourism, connectivity, and industrial needs of districts in southern Tamil Nadu 

Officials of the Public Works Department, which completed the work, said that the new court will function inside the refurbished panchayat office premises in the village

Municipal officials said that a key feature of the restoration of the stretch was an increase in its total height by two feet to the existing level of stormwater drains; this is to avoid inundation

Spread over 350 sq.ft, the all-weather lounge is fitted with fans, benches, mobile phone charging units, and drinking water facilities

Sivaji Ganesan was invited to the United States as part of the U.S.–India Cultural Exchange Programme. During the trip, Sivaji was treated as a state guest, assigned two officials to assist him, and given a daily allowance of $160, a considerable sum at the time.

In the first elections held in 1951-52 after the country became a Republic with the system of a universal adult suffrage in place, the major contestants were the Congress and the Communist Party of India (CPI)

The mangrove restoration is part of a phased programme to establish a green belt of mangrove species in the district