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1+ week, 1+ day ago (169+ words) The Tenkasi forest department's eco-friendly regulations for tourists visiting the Old Courtallam waterfalls is a commendable move to protect local wildlife and their habitat. However, along with such restrictive guidelines, monitoring of tourists are also needed to reduce the effect…...
Congress slams Modi Government over women's safety citing NCRB data
1+ week, 3+ day ago (367+ words) Published - May 08, 2026 09: 35 pm IST - New Delhi The Congress on Thursday (May 8, 2026) sharpened its attack on the Narendra Modi Government over women's safety and rising crime against vulnerable sections, with party president Mallikarjun Kharge alleging that 12 years of Bharatiya Janata Party…...
Police to conduct security audit of gated communities in Coimbatore
1+ week, 4+ day ago (182+ words) Published - May 07, 2026 07: 22 pm IST - COIMBATORE The Coimbatore City Police are in the efforts to audit security arrangements in gated communities in the city in the wake of two murders of senior citizens within a span of two months. City Police…...
Seniors at this old age home get to attend dance classes
1+ week, 6+ day ago (104+ words) Pradeep Prasad during the workshop Learning need not be constrained by age. While that thinking could ring resoundingly true on paper, on the ground, it could be challenged by practical difficulties, particularly where the learning has to be structured, sustained…...
Talent AP" to equip State"s workforce with deep tech capabilities
3+ week, 2+ day ago (83+ words) The Hindu Published - April 25, 2026 07: 40 pm IST - Visakhapatnam The Deep Tech Naipunya Foundation and APDTI Network officially launched Talent AP" on the Infosys campus in Visakhapatnam to build world-class digital talent. Under the leadership of president Suresh Narra and chairman Sreedhar…...
Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar registers the highest turnout in the city
3+ week, 3+ day ago (260+ words) Updated - April 24, 2026 11: 13 am IST - CHENNAI Assembly constituencies in North Chennai registered a high turnout on Thursday, with Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar recording 90. 5% (as of 9. 50 p. m.), the highest among the 16 constituencies of Chennai district. Perambur Assembly constituency registered a turnout of 89. 79% as TVK…...
Mylapore and Saidapet record lowest voter turnout in city
3+ week, 3+ day ago (363+ words) Published - April 24, 2026 04: 45 am IST - CHENNAI Mylapore and Saidapet, two constituencies from south Chennai, recorded the lowest voter turnout in the city, registering 74. 89% and 77. 84% respectively. At a quarter to 7 a. m. , voters began to trickle in at various polling centres in south Chennai,…...
Despite heat, senior citizens step out to vote in large numbers
3+ week, 3+ day ago (132+ words) Updated - April 24, 2026 11: 02 am IST - CHENNAI" Ganesa Iyer, 106, with his son and grandson at a polling booth in Pallavaram Despite the Election Commission of India making arrangements to collect postal ballots from super senior citizens " those above the age of 85 " and…...
Model booths impress voters across age groups
3+ week, 4+ day ago (347+ words) Published - April 23, 2026 08: 46 pm IST - TIRUCHI Model booths set up in Tiruchi for the Assembly elections received a good response from voters, especially senior citizens and persons with disability (Pw D) on Thursday. The model booth at Seva Sangam Girls" Higher Secondary…...
Special themed polling stations set up in Madurai
3+ week, 5+ day ago (202+ words) Published - April 22, 2026 10: 52 pm IST - MADURAI Considering the number of senior citizens and to ensure 100 % voter turnout in the 2026 Assembly election, a polling station has been set up for the residents of Shanti Sadan gated community in Kochadai, here. After it…...