Ariyalur’s Ramsar wetland Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary attracts nature’s ‘transit passengers’ from all over the world

[ad_1] Herons, egrets and ibises have queued up on the parapet, watching life go by as small waves lap on the embankment wall of the lake at Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary, located in Ariyalur district, 50 kilometres from Tiruchi. They do...

Tamil Nadu: Rs 180 cr methamphetamine drug seized, couple detained

[ad_1] Madurai: In a major haul, Rs 180 crore worth narcotic drug methamphetamine meant to be transported to Sri Lanka was recovered from a rail passenger in Madurai and a dumpyard in Chennai by the sleuths of the DRI, who...

SC rejects Vedanta’s plea against closure of copper plant in TN

[ad_1] New Delhi: In a jolt to Vedanta Limited, the Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed its plea for re-opening of its copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi, closed since May 2018 over pollution concerns, while underlining the importance of...