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The Hindu APCC president Sharmila urges Naidu to initiate flood mitigation measures in Andhra Pradesh

In an open letter to the Chief Minister, Sharmila says that the situation should be declared as the State emergency

The Hindu Tamil Nadu’s own Stonehenge left to rot with its potential for research

An ancient observatory is found at the State’s first astro-archaeological site in Sivaganga. This points to a highly learned group called Tamil Arivargal which had resided in the region. This group, which finds a mention in Tholkaappiyam, was well versed in astronomy, tracking not only the movement of the sun and the moon but also of the stars

The Hindu Myanmar junta, ethnic armed group claim control of military regional HQ

Fighting has rocked the town of Lashio, home to the military’s northeastern command, since July 3 when an alliance of ethnic armed groups renewed an offensive against junta troops

The Hindu T.R. Mahalingam — a journey from singing at temples to the tinsel world

Thenkarai Ramakrishna Mahalingam was born in 1924 near Cholavandan in Madurai. He started singing at a young age. Meiyappa Chettiar cast him as Lord Krishna in Nandakumar in 1938. The film failed, but Sri Valli, which ran for 55 weeks, gave him a break

The Hindu When intra-State or intra-district water projects ran into opposition from locals

A project to supply water from Pattukottai to Vedaranyam, which is at the tail-end of the Cauvery delta, sparked a protest. The project, which started in 1987, came to a halt. It was revived by the DMK government of 1996-2001 by drawing from the Coleroon near Tiruvaikavur. The Madras High Court bailed out the New Veeranam Project

The Hindu Bangladesh PM Hasina surveys destruction as unrest recedes

Sheikh Hasina, 76, spent the morning surveying destruction in the capital Dhaka, where the commuter rail network connecting the sprawling megacity of 20 million people was shut down after mob attacks

The Hindu Disaster management drill held