
In Pictures | Tamil Nadu’s first jallikattu of 2025 kicks off in Thatchankurichi
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Tamil Nadu’s first jallikattu of 2025 kicks off in Thatchankurichi in pictures
The first Jallikattu event of Tamil Nadu for 2025 was launched at Thachankurichi village in Pudukkottai district. Over 600 bulls from districts such as Trichy, Dindigul, Manapparai, Pudukkottai, and Sivagangai are participating in today’s event.

Andhra Pradesh HRD Minister promises an alternative to G.O. 117 and steps to boost admissions in government schools. A total of 10,49,596 students from Classes 1 to 10 moved away from the government schools due to the G.O. issued by the YSRCP dispensation, he informs the Legislative Council. Objecting to a member’s remark on ‘saffronisation in education’, he says the coalition government wants the students to excel, irrespective of caste, religion or region.

The Puducherry government has decided to launch a scheme on April 14, 2025, to distribute free 20-litre water cans to households in places in the Union Territory (UT) where the quality of drinking water has deteriorated, Minister for Public Works K. Lakshminarayanan informed the Assembly on Wednesday (March 19, 2025).