Mattu Pongal
Mattu Pongal at Sri Matheswara Temple Sri Matheswara Temple is about 3 kms from Mettupalayam towards Coimbatore. It is located on a hillock near Mettupalayam and near a village called…
Maha Shivaratri
Maha Shivaratri, the night of the worship of Lord Shiva, occurs on the 14th night of the new moon during the dark half of the month of Phalguna. It falls…
Arecanut Tree
BRIEF DESCRIPTION An evergreen tree (palm) reaching up to 10-30 m in height with a stem up to 15 cm in diameter and a crown of 10-20 leaves. The fruits…
108 ambulances to be on extra vigil
Emergency medical response service provider GVK EMRI will be on an extra vigil this New Year with prime focus on zero delay response by its fleet of ‘108 ambulances’ in…
A chance to get to know the hand that weaves
Co-optex is organising tours to various handloom clusters for a first-hand experience In a bid to create awareness among youngsters about handlooms and to showcase the processes involved in hand…
Death of 4 labourers, construction work at 3 sites stopped in Nilgiris
Following the deaths of four workers, construction work at three sites in a hillock near Bellatimattam in Alakarai village, 6km away from Coonoor in the Nilgiris, has been stopped by…
People shedding hard cash mindset: Modi
Calls upon youth to become an ‘anti-corruption cadre’ and act as ambassadors of digital payment schemes. Digital payments can check black money and play a key role in fighting corruption,…
Shaping minds with clay
Clay modelling and pottery can be useful stress-busters as well as cool hobbies, says Sangeetha Ramakrishnan “Any form of art is therapeutic. It helps you forget all other problems, and…
Restrictions on issue of auto permits to go
CHENNAI: The state government on Thursday announced a slew of measures to improve transport facilities in the city, including issuing more autorickshaw permits and deploying a fleet of minibuses to…