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TVK govt to launch expanded Kamaraj breakfast scheme on September 22
Digital Desk | Chennai, Sep 16 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government will launch the expanded Perunthalaivar Kamaraj Breakfast Scheme for students of Classes 6 to 8 on September 22, following the postponement of the programme that was originally scheduled for Thursday. Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay will inaugurate the expanded scheme after returning from his official visit to London, where he is holding meetings aimed at attracting fresh investments to Tamil Nadu. The programme was initially scheduled to be launched on Thursday, coinciding with the birth anniversary of social reformer Periyar. However, the government deferred the inauguration as the Chief Minister was unavailable due to his overseas visit. Social Welfare Secretary Pallavi Baldev has written to all District Collectors informing them about the revised launch date and directing the administrations to make the necessary arrangements for implementing the programme. The scheme will be introduced across Tamil Nadu, except in Chengalpattu and Tiruppur districts, where Assembly by-elections are currently underway. The exclusion of the two districts is understood to be linked to the Model Code of Conduct in force for the elections. After the TVK government assumed office, the Chief Ministers Breakfast Scheme was renamed the Perunthalaivar Kamaraj Breakfast Scheme in honour of former Chief Minister K. Kamaraj, who played a pioneering role in expanding school education and introducing welfare measures for students in Tamil Nadu. The breakfast programme, which had initially covered children studying in primary classes at government schools, is now being extended to students from Classes 6 to 8. The expansion is expected to benefit a large number of pupils, particularly those belonging to economically disadvantaged families. The government believes that providing nutritious breakfast to students before classes begin will improve attendance, reduce classroom hunger and help children concentrate better on their studies. Officials have been instructed to ensure proper coordination among the Social Welfare Department, School Education Department, local bodies and school administrations. District Collectors are expected to supervise preparations, including the identification of beneficiaries, supply of food materials, kitchen facilities, hygiene standards and the timely distribution of breakfast. Detailed instructions regarding the inauguration and implementation of the expanded scheme are likely to be communicated to schools before September 22. Ministers, elected representatives and senior officials are also expected to participate in launch programmes organised in different districts. The statewide rollout will mark one of the governments major education and child welfare initiatives since taking office.
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Digital Desk | Chennai, Sep 16 (IANS) Central Crime Branch (CCB) police are conducting searches at properties linked to former Tamil Nadu School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi as part of an investigation into allegations of large-scale bribery connected with approvals granted to private schools. Police teams began searches at Poyyamozhis residence in Tiruchirappalli and an apartment on Greenways Road in Chennai. The operation is understood to be linked to an ongoing case concerning the alleged collection of bribes in return for securing government recognition and various statutory clearances for private educational institutions. Poyyamozhi served as School Education Minister during the previous DMK government. A prominent leader of the party, he was twice elected to the Tamil Nadu Assembly from the Thiruverumbur constituency and subsequently inducted into the Cabinet. He, however, lost his seat in the 2026 Assembly election. The searches mark a significant development in the investigation being handled by the Chennai Central Crime Branch. Authorities are examining whether money was collected from private school managements by promising to facilitate official approvals through government departments. Details of documents or electronic devices seized during the searches were not immediately available. The investigation had earlier led to the arrest of P.D. Arakumar, founder-president of the Tamil Nadu Private Schools Association and a DMK functionary. Police alleged that Arakumar had collected more than Rs 100 crore from private school operators after claiming that he could obtain government recognition and other mandatory legal permissions for their institutions. Arakumar was arrested by the Chennai Central Crime Branch and remanded in judicial custody. Investigators have since been examining financial transactions, communications and other records linked to the alleged collection of money. The searches at the former ministers properties are believed to form part of efforts to trace the wider network and determine whether public officials or intermediaries were involved. Officials have not yet issued a detailed statement specifying the evidence that prompted the searches or clarifying Poyyamozhis status in the case. No information was immediately available on whether he had been questioned during the operation. The searches were continuing, with police yet to disclose when they began. The allegations remain under investigation, and no court has established wrongdoing by the former minister. Further details are expected after the CCB completes the searches and examines any material recovered from the two locations.
TN: Madurai gears up for Meenakshi temple Maha Kumbhabhishekham
Digital Desk | Madurai, Sep 16 (IANS) Elaborate arrangements have been completed in Tamil Nadu's Madurai ahead of the Maha Kumbhabhishekham of the Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple on Thursday, when lakhs of devotees are expected to converge on the temple city. The Tamil Nadu government has declared a local holiday in Madurai district to facilitate public participation in the consecration ceremony. The district administration, Madurai Corporation, temple authorities and police have coordinated measures covering darshan, transport, sanitation, healthcare, fire safety and crowd regulation. Seven separate entry routes will be created for devotees carrying colour-coded passes, while barricades and signboards will be placed at important points to guide the crowds. An integrated control room at Puthu Mandapam will monitor the temple and nearby streets through LED screens. Surveillance has been strengthened with 241 new CCTV cameras and facial-recognition cameras installed at 70 locations. Police personnel will maintain intensive vigil across the temple zone and surrounding areas. Temporary bus stands have been set up at five locations for devotees arriving from other districts. Additional special buses will be operated, and free parking will be available at 55 locations. The civic body and temple administration have arranged continuous drinking-water supply, permanent and mobile toilets, and sanitation workers in shifts. With intense heat expected during the morning, coconut-fibre mats will be laid along major streets to protect devotees from hot surfaces. Special medical camps equipped with Advanced Life Support facilities will function inside the temple, on its rooftop and in surrounding areas. About 70 doctors, 108 ambulances and mobile medical teams will remain on standby to handle emergencies. Fire and Rescue Services personnel, water tankers and rescue equipment will be deployed at strategic locations. Alternative electricity connections and generators have also been arranged to prevent any disruption to the power supply. Food Safety Department teams are inspecting food prepared for the 'annadhanam' by authorised organisations. The final preparations were reviewed at a meeting chaired by special monitoring officers K. Veera Raghava Rao, P. Madhusudhan Reddy and C. Pazhani. HR&CE Commissioner T.G. Vinay and Madurai Collector Nishant Krishna were among those present. The officers later inspected the temple, security points and control room, directing all departments to work in coordination so that devotees could have darshan without inconvenience during Thursdays major temple consecration ceremony. For emergencies, the public may contact toll-free numbers 1800-425-6781 and 1800-425-6782.
Earlier, the Central Crime Branchhad registered a case and arrestedB.T. Arasakumar on charges of collecting large sumsof moneyamounting to around 100 crore from private school managements
TN bypolls: Nominations close today for Madurantakam, Dharapuram seats
Digital Desk | Chennai, Sep 16 (IANS) The filing of nominations for the October 6 bypolls to the Madurantakam and Dharapuram Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu ends on Wednesday, with candidates from major parties expected to submit their papers before the deadline. The two seats are set to witness five-cornered contests involving the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), the DMK, the AIADMK, Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) and the Left parties. The nomination process began on September 9 at the offices of the Revenue Divisional Officers. TVK candidate P. Sathyabama and AIADMK nominee Bhanumathi are expected to file their papers in Dharapuram on Wednesday. The candidates of the CPI and NTK are also scheduled to submit their nominations. In Madurantakam, the AIADMK and CPI(M) nominees are expected to enter the fray. Nomination activity gathered momentum on Tuesday after the process resumed following three consecutive holidays from September 12 to 14. In Madurantakam, Chengalpattu district, 14 candidates filed their papers during the day, raising the total number of nominations in the constituency to 18. TVK candidate and former MLA K. Maragatham Kumaravel submitted her nomination papers accompanied by party general secretary and Minister N. Anand. DMK candidate Paranthaman filed his papers in the presence of former Minister T.M. Anbarasan, former MLA Sundar and senior party functionaries. Janakiraman entered the contest as the NTK candidate. Independent candidate Satish Kumar, a palm-tree climber, attracted attention when he arrived carrying the equipment used in his occupation. He said the gesture was intended to highlight the lives and concerns of workers engaged in his profession. Nomination filing was equally brisk in Dharapuram in Tiruppur district, where 15 candidates submitted their papers on Tuesday. The latest filings took the total number of nominations received in the constituency to 17. DMK candidate Sukanya, an advocate from Thalavaipattinam, filed four sets of nomination papers. After garlanding a portrait of former chief minister C.N. Annadurai, she proceeded to the RDO office with former Ministers M.P. Saminathan and N. Kayalvizhi and other party representatives. She handed one set of papers to Returning Officer Felix Raj, while her husband, Manivasagam, submitted another set on her behalf. Election officials will scrutinise the nominations after filing closes. The final list of contestants in both constituencies will be announced following the deadline for candidates to withdraw their nominations.
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Digital Desk | Nagapattinam, Sep 16 (IANS) Farmers in the Cauvery delta who were unable to cultivate paddy during the kuruvai season or lost their standing crops because of inadequate water have urged the Tamil Nadu government to provide compensation and extend special package benefits to samba cultivation. The government had announced a Rs 134-crore kuruvai special package after water could not be released from the Mettur dam on the customary date of June 12. The assistance was intended to encourage paddy cultivation using alternative irrigation sources, including filter-point wells. However, farmers who could not undertake cultivation because of water scarcity were excluded from the scheme, leaving thousands of agricultural families without income during the short-term cropping season. Official data highlight a steep decline in kuruvai cultivation across the delta districts. In Nagapattinam, nearly 28,000 farmers cultivated paddy on about 30,000 hectares in 2025. This year, only around 1,100 farmers raised the crop across approximately 1,720 hectares. The situation was also serious in Tiruvarur, where the number of farmers cultivating kuruvai declined from 59,885 in 2025 to 38,330 in 2026. The area under cultivation fell from 77,573 hectares to 46,338 hectares during the same period. The figures indicate that about 26,900 farmers in Nagapattinam and 21,555 farmers in Tiruvarur were unable to access the benefits offered under the kuruvai package because they could not begin cultivation. Farmers organisations have sought financial assistance for those who lost their seasonal livelihood and demanded a separate package for samba cultivation following the release of water from the Mettur reservoir. They warned that the continuing shortage of water and rising cultivation expenses could affect the samba season as well. Several farmers reported losing around Rs 10,000 per acre after failing to cultivate kuruvai paddy. Others said crops sown using groundwater withered because of intense summer heat, deficient rainfall and rapidly falling groundwater levels. Farmer representatives have asked the government to declare the delta districts agriculturally distressed and grant compensation of Rs 25,000 per acre. They want the relief to cover both farmers who could not sow kuruvai paddy and those whose crops failed after cultivation. In Tirumarugal, crops cultivated on three of five acres reportedly withered because irrigation sources dried up. Farmers said immediate government intervention was necessary to help them resume cultivation and prevent further livelihood losses during the samba season.
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Tamil Nadu Minister Vijay Balaji inspected a spinning mill and inaugurated a new Co-optex showroom. He also reviewed the mill's operations and addressed worker grievances during his visit. Meanwhile, Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay held discussions with corporate leaders in London. Key commitments were secured to bolster the state's automotive and renewable energy sectors. These engagements followed a significant MoU signed in August 2026.
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Chennai, Sep 15: For students in Jammu and Kashmir, the next IIT Madras admission cycle could come with a specific target: at least 5 per cent of students in its BS programme from the Union Territory. Speaking to Jammu and Kashmir media delegation in Chennai as part of a PIB press tour, IIT Madras Director Kamakoti Veezhinathan said the institute would work with the media to take information about its online programmes to students in Jammu and Kashmir, including those in villages. My request from you is that you, in Jammu and Kashmir, talk about this BS programme. We will keep a target that in the next admission, at least 5 per cent students must come from Jammu and Kashmir. We will work with you, he said. The emphasis on villages was part of a larger point Veezhinathan made about the role of technology in widening access to education. Referring to IIT Madras outreach programmes, he said the institutes experience had shown that academic ability was not confined to cities. Our intelligence is everywhere. Intelligence is not just in cities, he said. Veezhinathan said the institutes experience in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka had shown the importance of local media in taking information about its BS programme to students. He urged journalists from Jammu and Kashmir to similarly take the programme to villages. The BS programme is one part of IIT Madras larger attempt to take education outside its physical campus. The institute has also developed programmes for school students and an initiative called Vidya Shakti, under which teaching support is provided to students in government and other schools through technology. Veezhinathan said Vidya Shakti is currently being implemented across 10 states, including Ladakh, with lessons delivered through internet-connected systems and teachers and faculty members helping students in their mother tongue. The larger challenge, he said, was to take such interventions to places where students may have the ability but lack access to teachers or specialised courses. The institute has also expanded its online degree offerings following changes brought about by the National Education Policy, Veezhinathan said. The BS programme allows students to pursue a degree without being physically present on the IIT Madras campus.
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Chennai, Sep 15: Director of Dakshina Chitra Heritage Museum Sharath Nambiar has assured all possible assistance and guidance if the museums unique heritage conservation model is replicated in J&K. Interacting with a group of Kashmir-based journalists visiting Chennai as part of a PIB Srinagar tour, Nambiar said every region, including J&K, should have such a facility as it can help preserve traditional heritage and culture while also generating employment opportunities and promoting tourism. He said the Dakshina Chitra model goes beyond preservation of traditional structures and lifestyles, as it also provides livelihood opportunities to local communities and creates an additional attraction for tourists. Nambiar said tourist groups from Kashmir had visited Dakshina Chitra in the past, while some cultural groups from the region had also participated in cultural events organised at the heritage museum. However, he said no formal requisition had so far been received from J&K authorities for replicating the Dakshina Chitra model in the Union Territory. We will be pleased to assist in replicating this model in J&K if the local authorities and government intend to do so, Nambiar said. The Madras Craft Foundation, a self-reliant organisation dedicated to preserving the traditional lifestyle, culture and architectural heritage of South India, has created a unique living heritage space, Dakshina Chitra Heritage Museum, near Chennai. Established in 1996 on a relatively small piece of land, the museum has now completed 30 years of preserving and showcasing the traditional way of life of southern India. It is regarded as one of the first and unique initiatives of its kind in the country, bringing together the traditional architecture and lifestyles of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana at one location. The museum has adopted an innovative approach to heritage conservation under which traditional houses from different parts of South India are carefully documented, dismantled and reconstructed at Dakshina Chitra. When a family volunteers to hand over its traditional house for preservation, every aspect of the structure is meticulously documented before it is safely dismantled. Materials including flooring, bricks, wood, steel and other architectural elements are transported to the museum and reused to reconstruct the house in its original form. Dozens of traditional houses have been reconstructed at the museum, with several of them dating back centuries. These structures offer visitors a glimpse into the traditional lifestyle, architecture and social practices of earlier generations, including the use of clay pottery, traditional household articles and religious practices. Curator of Dakshina Chitra Heritage Museum Lakuma Chebrolu, while interacting with a group of Kashmir-based journalists visiting the museum as part of a PIB Srinagar tour, said the initiative was not limited to preservation of heritage but was also creating livelihood opportunities for local communities, particularly women. She said a significant portion of the museums workforce comprises women, who are engaged in various activities associated with the preservation and functioning of the heritage centre. Dakshina Chitra has thus emerged as a distinctive model of heritage conservation, combining traditional architecture, cultural preservation, community participation and livelihood generation under one roof.
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