The Hindu

Avatihall, one of four heritage stations which have recently been restored by the Bengaluru chapter of INTACH, is all set to house a small museum dedicated to telling visitors the origin story of silk

The inscriptions, written in Marathi on the south-western walls near theVinayagarTemple, also describe the history of the Maratha kingsand praise Danish missionary Rev. Friedrich Christian Schwartz. They also highlight howSerfojisent his army and offered financial assistance to the British during the war against theMarudubrothers

Salem C.Vijiaraghavachariar, one of the doyens of the national movement during the pre-Gandhi eraand the first Tamil to become the All India Congress Committee president, was ordered to be transported toAndamansto serve a 10-year imprisonment. He appealed to the High Court of Madras and got his conviction quashed on January 9, 1883

The community established schools not only inTirunelvelidistrict but also in other parts of Tamil Nadu.Now, there are 28 schools originally established by the community that are functioning as government-aided primary schools inTirunelveli

The constituency has a 42-km-long coastline stretching from Kattumavadi to Enathi with 32 fishing hamlets; poor roads, acute drinking water shortage and lack of industries are the main issues facing the people

Iran draws near-universal sympathy in Ramanathapuram, though the Muslim population is largely not Shia

Exercise scheduled to continue until May 15; first phase focuses on gathering dataon housing conditions and access to basic amenities; each enumerator to be paid 25,000 in two instalments

On the allegation of Palaniswami that DMK is speaking against womens reservation, Stalin says the matter is about delimitation, not reservation; points out that danger is surrounding Tamil Nadu and that history is giving EPS one last chance to speak against the BJP

DMK supporters allegedly made door-to-door visits to distribute the gift coupons

Though there has been constant support for the DMK in the constituency for about a decade now the people have key demands which they hope will be taken up; they point out that basic infrastructure facilities are yet to be completed in the Assembly constituency

With Palanivel Thiaga Rajan, popular among the people in the constituency and a popular personality like Sundar. C, entering into the mix, the fight in the Madurai Central constituency has gathered much attention.

While the corporations are awaiting official notice and see the development as an opportunity to increase revenue generation, citizens question how this will be different, as such violations are rampant in the city and the civic body has failed to enforce regulations

There can never be a Prime Minister from the South if the Delimitation Bill goes through in Parliament, he says.Mr. Stalin also criticises the AIADMK general secretary, Edappadi K. Palaniswami, for claiming that the Chief Ministers rejection of the Bill reflected his opposition to womens reservation

With no large-scale infrastructure development, Usilampatti still retains its rural and rustic nature; more than half of the people in this constituency are involved in agriculture and allied activities

Preliminary inquiry reveals that the valuables were being transported to a private firm

Those who miss the session will be able to vote during the second round of training scheduled on April 19

Farmers organisations demand legal guarantee for MSP and the implementation of the M.S. Swaminathan Commissions recommendations in full