3 persons get fellowship from National Virtual Academy

CUDDALORE:          Three persons from Cuddalore district have bagged the fellowship conferred by M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation-run Jamshedji Tata National Virtual Academy, for their services to local residents.            It is a national honour conferred not on academia or research scholars but ordinary persons, including school...

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Forest Department officials rescue crocodile

CUDDALORE:          Forest Department officials rescued an eight-foot-long crocodile from a pond in Jayamkondam village near Chidambaram on Saturday. Those who went to the pond in the morning noticed the reptile and raised an alarm. On information, the Forest Department officials went there and rescued the crocodile, weighing over 250 kg. They later released it into a water source at Vakkiramari,...

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Residents protest NLC action

CUDDALORE:           People living near Block 21 of the Neyveli township protested the Neyveli Lignite Corporation's move to cut unauthorised power connections in the area on Saturday.          About 300 residents, including 200 women, gathered around NLC officials and prevented them from disconnecting the unauthorised power connections to households....

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