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SHGs net ₹4L sale at Apartment Bazaar
The recently launched ‘Apartment Bazaar’, a new initiative aimed at marketing products made by women’s Self-Help Groups (SHGs) to urban residents, has received an encouraging response in Tiruchy.
18% GST on rent for commercial properties unsustainable for trade
Complaining that the levying of 18% Goods and Services Tax (GST) under the reverse charge mechanism on rent for commercial properties has made businesses unsustainable, AM Vikramaraja, the president of Tamil Nadu Vanigar Sangangalin Peramaippu, on Tuesday threatened of a protest in front of the central tax department office in Delhi if the tax is not rolled back.
Speed up railway line plan to Perambalur: MP Arun Nehru
PERAMBALUR MP Arun Nehru recently urged the Union railway minister to take into consideration a proposal for a 108-kilometre-long railway line connecting Ariyalur with Perambalur.
Can't seize PDS rice-carrying cargo ship due to legal issues
Weeks after inspection by dy CM, Kakinada collector issues clarification
Ivory sale: Suspended SI arrested
A sub-inspector with the armed reserve police here who was under suspension was arrested by forest department officials on Monday for alleged collusion with a gang into illegal sale of gift items made from elephant tusk.
Tongue splitting: Survey on in dist to identify illegal tattoo shops
THE health department, in collaboration with the city corporation, has initiated a district-wide survey to identify tattoo shops and curb illegal procedures like tongue-splitting.
103 kg ganja seized from car's secret compartment, 3 held
THE police seized 103 kg of ganja stashed away in a car near Kodiyamman Koil on the Thanjavur-Kumbakonam road and arrested three people in connection with the seizure on Tuesday.
Effluents from pvt sugar mill damaging paddy, say farmers
FARMERS in Kattur near Lalgudi in the district complain that a private sugar mill in the village has been discharging effluents illegally into a canal that irrigates hundreds of acres of paddy fields.
MAN GETS LIFE TERM IN 2016 MURDER CASE
The additional district sessions court in Kumbakonam on Tuesday sentenced a 44-year-old man to life imprisonment in a 2016 murder case.
Was eco study done before beach sand mining nod?
The Madras High Court on Tuesday questioned government authorities whether an environment impact assessment was carried out before allowing private firms to mine beach sand in Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli and Kanniyakumari districts.
NGOs urge TN to hold rural local body elections
Citizen groups including Thannatchi, Arappor Iyakkam, Voice of People, Institute of Grassroots and Governance (IGG) and Thozhan have urged the TNSEC and the state to expedite and conduct rural local body elections in 28 districts.
Was eco study done before beach sand mining nod?
The Madras High Court on Tuesday questioned government authorities whether an environment impact assessment was carried out before allowing private firms to mine beach sand in Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli and Kanniyakumari districts.
Land use policy draft points to shift towards horticulture farming in TN
State plan panel submits draft Sustainable Land Use Policy, bats for holistic spatial land use
Basha laid to rest amid huge police deployment in Kovai
OVER 2,000 police personnel and 200 RAF personnel were deployed from Ukkadam to Flower Market area on Tuesday ahead of the funeral procession of SA Basha, the mastermind of the 1998 serial bomb blasts.
18 fishers repatriated by Lanka reach Karaikal
ON the day when Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who is on his maiden Indian visit, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the island nation repatriated 18 Indian fishermen, arrested for allegedly crossing the IMBL this month.
Tribal hamlets in Kalvarayan Hills to get micro vans for taking kids to school
WORKING towards addressing the challenges faced by children from tribal areas in accessing formal education, the Tribal Welfare Department is planning to launch a pilot initiative to provide micro vans to four schools in Kalvarayan Hills of Kallakurichi district.
Cops yet to crack T'pur triple murder case, ask people to install CCTV cams
NEARLY three weeks have passed since three members of a family were beaten to death in a farm house near Avinashi-ipalayam, yet district police are unable to make a breakthrough in the investigation despite forming 14 special teams.
CM ANNOUNCES 'HOME OF CHESS' TO NURTURE MORE GRANDMASTERS
CHIEF Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday announced the establishment of a chess academy, Home of Chess, under the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT).
Special reservation under fine arts & culture for UG courses in IIT-Madras
IN a first, the IIT-Madras has introduced a 'Fine Arts and Culture Excellence' (FACE) admission quota for undergraduate programmes for the academic year 2025-26.
NTA to manage higher edu entrance tests alone
IN a significant shift from its role, the National Testing Agency (NTA) will now focus solely on conducting entrance exams for admissions to higher education institutions.
'One poll' bill introduced in LS
Draws fierce protest from Oppn; govt ready to sent it to a joint parliamentary committee
Do not make Aadhaar must for NREGS payment, says House panel
The Standing Committee on Rural Development and Panchayati Raj has recommended that the Rural Development Ministry's Aadhaar Based Payment Bridge System for making payments under MGNREGS should not be made compulsory.
Congress treated Constitution as pvt fiefdom: Shah
UNION home minister and the BJP's principal strategist Amit Shah on Tuesday tore into the Congress, terming it an anti-reservation party that recklessly amended the Constitution of India to pander to its appeasement politics during its long stint in government.
We're basically two dead people playing chess, mistakes happen: Gukesh
THE king had arrived home and that led to a frenzy as everybody, who were eagerly awaiting his arrival, wanted a piece of him.
TALE OF RAIN AND PAIN FOR INDIA'S TOP-ORDER
On a day that witnessed multiple delays due to weather, visitors lose four big wickets and now have an uphill task to save the match
TALE OF RAIN AND PAIN FOR INDIA'S TOP-ORDER
On a day that witnessed multiple delays due to weather, visitors lose four big wickets and now have an uphill task to save the match
Women's Euro: UEFA more than doubles prize money
PRIZE money for the 2025 Women's European Championship will more than double compared to the previous edition, with the 16 teams sharing 41 million euros, UEFA said Monday.
Vlogger shares dismal business class experience on Air India international flight
'Meal fell on business class seat as it was broken'
LTIMindtree cyber defence centre in B'luru
LTIMindtree, the country's sixth largest IT services company, on Monday announced the launch of the 100-seater AI-driven Cyber Defense Resiliency Center (CDRC) in Bengaluru.
Bitcoin profits even before VDA rules to be treated as capital gains
IN a first of its kind legal dispute over taxation of bitcoins, the Jodhpur Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has ruled that gains for sale of bitcoins even before the introduction of virtual digital asset (VDA) regime in 2022 should be treated as capital gains for the purpose of taxation.