Rs 308 crore crop loans disbursed
The state government has already disbursed about `308 crore as crop loans to farmers against a target of Rs 4,000 crores fixed for the 2012 — 13 fiscal year, state cooperative minister Sellur K. Raju
1,006 couples to tie the knot
A massive pandal with an attractive façade, erected on a 11-acre ground near the renowned Karumari Amman temple at Thiruverkadu, will greet 1,006 couples who will congregate on Monday for their marria
Mentally ill get a saviour in Mohamed Rafi
Whenever Mohamed Rafi sees mentally ill persons wandering in the streets, he tells them, “Come with me. I will get you food.
” He then takes them to a nearby hotel, gets them food and admits them to
Pranab Mukherjee to visit Chennai for votes
UPA Presidential candidate and Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee will visit Chennai on June 30 to seek votes, DMK president M. Karunanidhi said Sunday.
“Pranab Mukherjee will visit Chennai on
An inspiring tale of success against odds
From a small fishing hamlet near Nagercoil to the competitive TNCA first division league, W. Antony Dhas has made quite a journey and an inspiring one at that.
Coming from an economically weaker fis
Cricket in the mall
Beaches — too hot; movies — you might not always get tickets the last minute; pub and parties — not every day; malls — overdone; gym — boring!
We often find ourselves in a fix, when we decide to han
Shelter turns prison for rescued girls
Priya (name changed), 28, has been languishing in the government vigilance home in Mylapore for long, after being picked up by the anti-vice police thanks to the Alandur court adjourning her case 50 t
Gold worth Rs 44L looted
More than 200 sovereigns of gold worth nearly Rs 44 lakh was looted in two separate incidents in the southern suburbs of the city on Saturday night.
In MF Nagar near Tamabaram, at least 120 sovereign
Learn to live with diabetes: Oldtimers
Diabetes may be a scary condition, fraught with innumerable complications — but it is not a death knell. With proper care and a disciplined lifestyle, a diabetic person can live a long and healthy lif
Ex-cons win cases with alibis
With a success rate of over 60 per cent in courts, Mr Poochi and Mr Balusamy would have made any law firm proud.
The two, who have served jail terms of 16 and 11 years respectively, had argued their