Mudumalai (Tamil Nadu), Mar 15 : The death of Subramani, a dedicated elephant that was the strength of the Forest Department in Mudumalai Range of Tamil Nadu, has not only shocked officials, but other elephants.
Subramani was a Kumki (a tame and trained elephant) and aged around 57 years at the time of its death. Its last rites were performed on Saturday.
When it was alive, it had participated in many operations such as driving out wild elephants from nearby human habitations.
A phone helpline, named ‘Manasu’ has been launched in Tamil Nadu for transgenders on Friday.
The helpline number '044-25990505' will assist transgenders, whose population is about 50,000 in the state.
The Tamil Nadu AIDS Initiative is being administered by Voluntary Health Service (VHS).
Dr. Lakshmi Bai, Project Director, TAI –VHS, said, “For those who want to understand the issues related to transgenders, this helpline will serve as a gateway of information and counselling.”
Chennai, Mar 8 : Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) General Secretary and the party's coordinator for Kerala and Tamil Nadu Suresh Mane on Sunday said the party would field candidates in all 39 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu.
"Our party will contest all 40 seats, including the one in Puducherry. This is to show the political strength of BSP in Tamil Nadu," Mane said.
He said the party had already selected 12 candidates who would file their nominations for the polls, while the names of the other candidates would be announced in a phased manner later on.
Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu), March 7 : Chairman of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) S K Jain has said that one more site may be identified to set up an additional reactor with Russian cooperation.
He said this while interacting with media persons after the 22nd joint coordination committee meeting with the visiting Russian delegation of nuclear Experts at Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu on March 6.
Arurur (Tamil Nadu), Mar 5 : Hundreds of women residing in a village in Tamil Nadu have become self-reliant after the launch of numerous self-help groups in the area.
Women residing in Arurur village in Dharmapuri district in the state who have been involved in mat design industry, producing various types of color mats, are earning a good livelihood.
"We are making mats under the scheme organised by the local panchayat (village council). The Government of Tamil Nadu has given two lakh rupees for the development of this business. Lots of people have taken jobs under the scheme. With these self-help groups, we are now earning good income. It is very helpful to us," said Senthamari, one of the women benefited by the project.
Mudumalai (Tamil Nadu), Mar 15 : The death of Subramani, a dedicated elephant that was the strength of the Forest Department in Mudumalai Range of Tamil Nadu, has not only shocked officials, but other elephants.
A phone helpline, named ‘Manasu’ has been launched in Tamil Nadu for transgenders on Friday.
Kolakombai (Tamil Nadu), Mar 13 : Forest authorities rescued a four-year old bear, which got trapped in solar fencing in Tamil Nadu.
Chennai, Mar 8 : Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) General Secretary and the party's coordinator for Kerala and Tamil Nadu Suresh Mane on Sunday said the party would field candidates in all 39 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu.
Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu), March 7 : Chairman of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) S K Jain has said that one more site may be identified to set up an additional reactor with Russian cooperation.
