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HC bans mechanised sand quarrying from Cauvery, Kollidam riverbeds

Division Bench also stays in-stream mining until June 4 The Madras High Court Bench here on Wednesday restrained Public Works Department (PWD) from using machines to quarry sand from various sites in...

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Hunter becomes the hunted

'Use of Diclofenac for cattle had been banned by the Drug Controller of India in 2006, but the use of drug still continues' The disappearance of vultures, which feed on carcass and act as a natural...

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Village bodies blamed for water crisis

TRICHY: Residents of Anna Nagar in Thiruppaichali blocked roads on Monday protesting against water shortage on Monday. Protesters, who dispersed after officials assured to take steps immediately, claimed

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Govt to build 10,000 flats as part of plan to make TN slum-free

As part of a plan to create slum-free cities, the government on Tuesday announced that 10,000 flats would be constructed in Chennai and other cities and towns in the state. “To fulfil the Vision 2023

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Hospitals lag behind in biomedical waste management

Trichy: Though biomedical waste management was made mandatory for all government and private hospitals in India, many still fall behind in segregating hazardous waste from general garbage leading to the

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Increasing pollution turns Cauvery into an eyesore

The once perennial Cauvery river is turning into an eyesore with several places polluted completely. Officials say this is largely due to with the increasing number of devotees and the public who wash

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Number of women affected by diabetes on the rise

TRICHY: There are more than 2.5 lakh women in Tamil Nadu who were found to be affected by diabetes in 2013-14, according to state health minister Dr C Vijaya Basker. The minister revealed this statistics

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Lack of toilets in govt schools causes concern

TRICHY: A total of 203 of the total 1,272 government schools in the district do not have basic toilet facilities according to a recent list released by the department of school education and literacy,

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Save Uyyakondan canal from urban pollution

A cross section of the farmers’ representatives of the district has urged the Public Works Department to ensure that Uyyakondan canal was protected from urban pollution by utilising the funds granted for

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Salem Railway Junction gets solar power plant

Project implemented at Rs. 3.97 lakh The commissioning of the 3.25 Kilo Watts Power (kWp) solar power plant at the Salem Railway Junction is expected to bring down the dependence of the Railways on

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New wildlife species found in Trichy forest division

TRICHY: The forest department has found seven additional species in the Trichy forest division during its annual wildlife census, taking the total number of wildlife species in the division to 12. The

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Tiruchi school children collect data on Uyyakondan pollution

They meet residents living on the banks of the stream At a time when doubts were raised on genuineness of studies undertaken by some research scholars, a group of schoolchildren in Tiruchi have embarked

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H1N1 claims four lives in Tiruchi since onset of monsoon

Four admitted to hospital, two patients test positive With a 43-year-old woman of Karur succumbing to H1N1 influenza on Friday night, the number of persons who died of swine flu since the onset of...

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Over 100 butterfly species sighted at Pachamalai

TNBS conducted the survey in the reserve forest and open areas Endowed with valleys, ridges, waterfalls and thick forest areas, the picturesque and scenic Pachamalai hills in Tiruchi district has multiple

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Committee submits report on sand mining

The Committee of Commissioners, appointed by the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, submitted a report on Tuesday on its inspection of sand mining in Tiruchi and Karur areas. The committee comprised

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Hydro electric project at Puliancholai slated for commissioning by April 2021

The project involves construction of five small dams The Kollimalai Hydro Electric Project (1x 20 MW) that involves linking of a tunnel from the hills in Namakkal district to Puliancholai in Tiruchi

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Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding mining near a water body,...

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of A. Malliga Vs The District Collector Cum The Chairman of the District Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Trichy & Others dated 23/09/2022.

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