Kurumalai, a treasure trove of dolmens and menhirs
Officials said making Kurumalai Hills a tourist destination would be the best way as the pre-historic structures would get better attention and the...
Arrack-free board at Masigam stirs up a debate
Some of the villagers said, the village and its surrounding hills are ideal spots for arrack distillers, who resort to various novel means to sell the...
Farmers stopped from Chennai visit, begin relay fast in Melma
Though the police assured them an audience with the CM, some of the residents from the group numbering around 300 of the 10 villages reached the Melma...
Vellore police cover up cop’s highhandedness
A constable slapped a drunk passenger thrice for demanding to know why there were no buses to Tiruvannamalai from the Vellore new bus stand in the...
Ryots await DPCs as harvest begins in Ranipet
Farmers have cast doubt on TNCSC, which normally opens DPCs at certain centres due to alleged interference of local politicos. “The opening of DPCs...
Cheyyar farmers plan march to Fort St George
The minister’s statement resulted in farmers numbering more than 60, including women, staging a protest on the bund of a field the same night in Melma...
400 trees felled to widen road in Tiruvannamalai: NGO
Green Committee, a voluntary organisation operating in the district, has alleged that nearly 400 trees have been cut and the entire exercise lacks...
Cash awards galore but no dispensers for manjapai
Action on field not matching State govt’s campaign to popularise yellow bags