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The Hindu T.N. to experience fairly widespread rainfall till August 19

Twelve districts in T.N., including Theni, Dindigul, Kanniyakumari, Salem and Karur, may receive heavy rain up to 12cm on Friday. The same weather pattern may continue till Monday with heavy rainfall spreading to other interior and northern parts of Tamil Nadu, including Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupattur and Tiruvannamalai from August 17 to 19. Ghat areas of Nilgiris and Coimbatore districts may experience very heavy rainfall on August 16

The Hindu Minister seeks people’s cooperation for implementing welfare schemes

It will ensure that the benefits of the welfare programmes reach everyone, says Santosh Lad

The Hindu ‘Bomb-like objects’ recovered in Assam after ULFA(I)’s threat of ‘armed protest’

The security forces searched 24 locations across the State after the outlawed ULFA(I) claimed that it had planted bombs to register its ‘armed protest’ on Independence Day

The Hindu Access to safe drinking water is a human right, says A.P. Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan

The government is determined to guarantee drinking water tap connection to every household through the Jal Jeevan Mission, he says; one lakh young farmers will be encouraged to take up organic farming, he adds, and highlights the potential of the Blue Revolution in creating employment opportunities along the 974-km-long coastline in the State

The Hindu Three drown in Tamirabharani