Karaikal teen’s murder: Accused says she used rat poison
Sahayarani was produced before a magistrate on Wednesday and remanded in judicial custody again at the central prison in Puducherry.
15 Sep 2022
Unseasonal rains bring early end to small-scale salt production in Vedaranyam
According to sources, the season lasts between February and October. "A lot of time went in draining water and resetting our salterns.
12 Sep 2022
Art of activism
It also has an art teacher who imaginatively fuses art with activism on the sun-baked beaches and shores of the district.
11 Sep 2022
Boy’s death: 2 doctors in Karaikal GH suspended
Even as agitations continued, Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy suspended a couple of doctors in connection with the incident.
10 Sep 2022
Student poisoned to death: No major lapse in treatment, says Pondy health director
The team has submitted its findings to the directorate. Meanwhile, an autopsy was conducted on the hospital premises on September 4 and the samples have been sent for chemical analysis.
09 Sep 2022
Sri Lankan Navy arrests 12 Indian fishers for 'crossing IMBL'
A total of twelve fishermen, who hails from the districts of Karaikal and Mayiladuthurai, were arrested by Sri Lankan Navy on Tuesday for allegedly crossing the IMBL.
08 Sep 2022
Classmate’s mother kills boy in rage over rank
The victim, R Balamanikandan, a Class 8 student of a private school in Karaikal, was the class topper and he was also good in extracurricular activities.
05 Sep 2022
13-year-old school topper dies after being administered poison by classmate's resentful mother
A parent - Sahayayarani Victoria was allegedly resentful towards the boy who was faring better than her daughter who studies in the same class.
04 Sep 2022
In show of religious harmony, Nagapattinam villagers unite for Vinayakar Chaturthi procession
Amid incidents of tension between communities, a village in the district embraces religious harmony to its maximum potential.
02 Sep 2022
Do not cut Cauvery water allocation citing recent surplus release: Karaikal ryots
According to sources, Tamil Nadu used to release around 1.3 TMC of water for July and August, and 5.7 TMC from September to January.
30 Aug 2022
Annual Velankanni festival begins with flag hoisting
A wave of devotees thronged Velankanni to participate in the annual, 10-day long festival of St Mary’s Nativity, which began with flag hoisting on Monday.
30 Aug 2022
Wait of three years ends, devotees set out on foot to Velankanni to attend annual shrine fest
The district administration had in the past two years banned public participation in the celebration of the birth of St Mary at the Shrine Basilica of Our Lady of Health citing the pandemic.
27 Aug 2022
'Fish idols' dipped in sea as part of age-old Nagai festival
This year too, like always, they held processions through the village by carrying silver and gold-coloured idols of fish on Friday.
27 Aug 2022
Kuruvai harvest in Mayiladuthurai takes a hit from unseasonal rains
They prefer track-model harvesters over wheel-model harvesters as the former can move freely through rain-hit paddy fields.
25 Aug 2022
33 AP fishers undergo crisis management training at research centre in Poompuhar
Kumari Reddy, a 35-year-old fisherwoman participant from Guppadipeta told TNIE, "I used to collect the fishes caught by my husband and others, and travel long to sell them.
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