Tamil Nadu’s food system relies a lot on a workforce that rarely gets noticed. Bees. The primary pollinators of crops such as mango, coconut, sunflower and cotton, without them yields could reduce by 40%, or in some cases, 90%. Yet across the state, from Kanyakumari, the honey capital of India, to the Nilgiris, these pollinators…
Residents gathered outside the Maduravoyal Electricity Board office late into the night following a four-hour power outage, while wiremen inspected distribution boxes and worked to restore electricity supply. Chennai: From lack of sleep to difficulty in cooking, frequent, unannounced and prolonged power cuts over the past 20 days have disrupted the daily routine of residents…
Greater Chennai Corporation Chennai: Chennai mayor R Priya strongly criticised minister Aadhav Arjuna for blaming local body representatives for recent power cuts and alleged delays in civic works, saying councillors had no role in electricity supply issues. She also urged the minister to “learn the basics” of governance.Reacting to the minister, who had earlier alleged…
Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) mayor R Priya on Tuesday directed officials and contractors to expedite a series of civic infrastructure projects in the Thiru-Vi-Ka Nagar zone.The mayor visited Mudhalvar Padaipagamon Krishnadas Main Road in Mangalapuram and on Subburayan Street, where she interacted with users and reviewed the available facilities. Following requests from visitors, she…
Chennai: “Good morning, Professor. Can we study Vijay today?” When Congress leader and visiting Ashoka University professor Praveen Chakravarty walked into class after C Joseph Vijay assumed office, he was greeted with songs from the actor’s hit films, whistles and a barrage of questions about Tamil Nadu’s new chief minister.“This was a university in Haryana…
Chennai: Social activist Geetha V stands at the entrance of a crumbling old building at Pursaiwalkam in Chennai. Before the 74-year-old begins her day’s work, fighting for the cause of unorganised workers, she must first face her own uphill battle: two flights of steep, narrow stairs. Her ailing knees do little to help. Leaning on…
NAMAKKAL: The Tamil Nadu Lorry Owners’ Association (TNLOA) has resolved to raise freight rates by 25% with effect from June 15, citing increasing diesel prices. The decision was announced by state president C Dhanraj after an executive committee meeting here on Wednesday.During the meeting, members reviewed concerns such as the rise in diesel costs, freight…
Construction site at Annanagar in Chennai With construction costs rising, homeowners and architects are increasingly exploring material-efficient alternatives that reduce expenses and environmental impact. From filler slab ceilings that use terracotta pots to cut concrete consumption; to fly ash bricks with high recycled content for internal walls, several design choices can significantly lower the use…
Chennai: A probe by the CBI can be ordered only in rare cases as per the orders of the Supreme Court, the Madras high court observed on Tuesday, refusing to direct the CBI to probe the manner in which the released convict in the former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, A G Perarivalan, was…
Chennai: In a corner of the forensic museum at Madras Medical College, inside an old wooden, glass‑fronted cupboard, a jar holds the sawn‑off half of a human head, with a small label — M 11. There are no records or documents describing the specimen, but professors say it belonged to C Alavandar, a pen salesman…
