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Digital Desk | Tiruchi, Sep 9 (IANS) Tiruchi has emerged as Tamil Nadus best-performing city in the Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2026, securing 12th place nationally in the category for cities with populations exceeding one million this year. The rankings, released by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, gave Tiruchy 183 points out of 200. The city finished ahead of Chennai and Madurai, Tamil Nadu cities assessed in the same category. Chennai ranked 35th with 147.7 points, whi
Digital Desk | Chennai, Sep 9 (IANS) Hindu Munnani is making extensive arrangements to install and worship Ganesh idols at 1.5 lakh locations across Tamil Nadu as part of the forthcoming Vinayaka Chaturthi celebrations, according to senior functionaries of the organisation. The planned installations will cover cities, towns and villages, giving the festival a wide reach across the State. District-level organisers have been instructed to coordinate the celebrations carefully and ensure that both
Digital Desk | Chennai, Sep 8 (IANS) The quantity of Cauvery water being released to Tamil Nadu from Karnataka's Krishnaraja Sagar and Kabini reservoirs has been reduced sharply to 5,200 cubic feet per second following a decline in rainfall and inflows across the upper catchment areas. The combined discharge had stood at 11,983 cusecs the previous day. It has now fallen by 6,783 cusecs, representing a reduction of nearly 57 per cent within a day. The decline is significant for Tamil Nadu, which