Tamil Nadu: Salt pan workers begin shift at 1 AM to escape severe heat in Thoothukudi

Apr 29, 2026

Amid the severe heat, salt pan workers are forced to begin their shifts as early as 1 am to avoid the peak afternoon hours...

Tamil Nadu: Salt pan workers in Thoothukudi seek hike in monsoon relief from Rs 5,000 to Rs 10,000

Jun 16, 2026

Speaking to reporters, salt pan worker Kasi Ammal pointed out that the Rs 5,000 monsoon relief assistance provided by the government was insufficient to...

Goa CM Pramod Sawant celebrates International Day for Biodiversity 2025, announces key initiatives

May 22, 2025

CM Sawant announced several new initiatives for 2025: Support for Salt Pan Owners; Strengthening Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs), and GoVan Multi-Processing Centres in Mining...

'Uddhav Thackeray ji, his son cannot dictate Mumbai's fate': Piyush Goyal hits back at criticism on 'shifting slum' proposal

Mar 30, 2024

Union Minister and BJP's candidate from Mumbai North, Piyush Goyal hit back at Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray's criticism regarding proposal to shift...

'Unjust, dictatorship': Aaditya Thackeray slams Piyush Goyal's proposal to rehabilitate slum dwellers to salt pan lands

Mar 30, 2024

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray hit out at Union Minister Piyush Goyal and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday for proposing to...

Tamil Nadu: Large number of migratory flamingos spotted in Thoothukudi's salt pans along East Coast Road

May 20, 2026

A large number of migratory flamingos have been spotted in the salt pan regions and coastal wetlands along the East Coast Road (ECR) in...