TN farmers worried over incomplete desilting work

Posted on   2:27 pm

The release of the Cauvery water from the Mettur dam on June 12 have left farmers in the delta districts worried as disilting work in many areas are incomplete. If the channels are not desilted, the water from Cauvery — the lifeline for the Kuruvai paddy farmers — will go to waste thus leading to inadequate watering resulting in crop losses.

Flood situation in Assam gradually improving

Posted on   2:24 pm

The flood situation in Assam has been gradually improving, but still, nearly 2.72 lakh people in 15 districts are affected According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), 874 villages under 37 revenue circles in Bajali, Baksa, Barpeta, Darrang, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Goalpara, Golaghat, Jorhat, Kamrup, Lakhimpur, Nagaon, Nalbari, and Tamulpur districts are currently underwater.

Putin, pressure

Posted on   11:55 am

Wagner mercenaries headed back to their base on Sunday after Russia’s President Vladimir Putin agreed to allow their leader to avoid treason charges and accept exile in neighbouring Belarus.

Minister bats for Welfare schemes

Posted on   11:54 am

TN’s good performance NT Bureau Chennai, June 23: Welfare schemes are the reason behind Tamilnadu’s good performance on various social development indicators, said Milk and Dairy Minister T Mano Thangaraj at the Tamil Nadu Higher Education Summit