Union HRD Minister Kapil Sibal (extreme right) inaugurating the Central University at Tiruvarur in the presence of Chief Minister M Karunanidhi

THANJAVUR/TIRUVARUR: The future universities of India should be radically different and evolve into centres of excellence to meet global challenges, Union Minister of Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal said on Wednesday.

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THAMBIVUDAYAAN , a Tamil film based on the Cauvery issue and its effects on farmers in Thanjavur delta, has received a Censor Board Certificate after removing the word Cauvery throughout the film.

KUMBAKONAM: Nearly 22 works are going on at a cost of Rs. 26.98 lakh under National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) in Kumbakonam panchayat union, said Ko. Si. Mani, State Co-operation Minister at Sakkottai near Kumbakonam on Thursday.

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Its funds are being utilised to de-silt huge network of canals in Thanjavur

CHENNAI: The National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) is of significant benefit to agriculture in the Cauvery delta area, according to sources in the Thanjavur district administration.

It will help to overcome water shortage and protect soil fertility

Latest machines: Ko.Si. Mani, Minister for Co-operation, at the exhibition of agricultural equipment at Anaikarai near Kumbakonam on Sunday.

A total of 4,747 houses to be constructed under Indra Awaz Yojana

THANJAVUR: A total of 4,747 houses were being constructed under Indra Awaz Yojana Scheme in Thanjavur district at a cost of Rs. 16.61 crore according to M. S. Shanmugham, Collector.

The project will also see the creation of a vermin-composting facility

GETTING BETTER: Workers laying a cement road around Thanjavur garbage dump.

MOUTHWATERING: Collector M. S. Shanmugham inaugurating the first Aavin ice cream sale in Thanjavur on Thursday.

THANJAVUR: Thanjavur District Co-operative Milk Producers

PUDUKOTTAI: Residents of four streets in Kamarajapuram and Ottakulam, all in Municipal Ward No.12 in the town blocked road for a while at Machuvadi on the Pudukottai

They suggest chisel ploughing once in four years

THANJAVUR: The Tamil Nadu Rice Research Institute at Aduthurai near Kumbakonam in the district has said that the Rice Leaf Mite (Oilgonychus oryzae) has attained pest status in Cauvery deltaic regions of Tamil Nadu.

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