Nahla Nainar

India

Journalist at The Hindu

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Articles

Govt. hospital in Tiruchi to get PET scan centre soon

2 weeks ago | thehindu.com | Nahla Nainar

The installation of a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan will begin within three months at the superspeciality block of the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital (MGMGH) in Tiruchi, authorities said on Monday. “We have got the approval from the Directorate of Medical Education and Tamil Nadu Medical Service Corporation to lay the groundwork for the PET scan centre.
NIT-Tiruchi alumnus remembered for the success of Akash missile systems

3 weeks ago | thehindu.com | Nahla Nainar

The Akash surface-to-air missile (SAM) system that has been deployed in the recent India-Pakistan hostilities has a Tiruchi connection. The project’s director Ramprasad Ramakrishna Panyam was a graduate of Chemical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology – Tiruchi, of the 1971-76 batch. Panyam passed away due to a massive cardiac arrest in 2012 at the age of 58, when he was working as the associate director of Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) in Hyderabad.
Institutions in Tiruchi rely on software tools to detect, prevent plagiarism in academic work

4 weeks ago | thehindu.com | Nahla Nainar

Educational institutions in Tiruchi are increasingly relying on software tools to curb plagiarism and eoncourage academic integrity among faculty and students. “Anti-plagiarism software has gained importance in the past few years because international universities, journal publishers, as well as leading government agencies in India require all research submissions to have passed through their detection tests first.
Given invigilator assignment in May without salary, say guest lecturers

1 month ago | thehindu.com | Nahla Nainar

The assignment of exam invigilator duty to guest lecturers in May when they do not get any salary has raised concern among educators. Guest lecturers said the exam cells of some government colleges were pressuring them to do invigilator duty. “I was assigned four days of exam duty in April, of which I have completed three, and deputed the last one to another guest lecturer staying closer to the campus.
Mango sales set to make a splash this summer

1 month ago | thehindu.com | Nahla Nainar

Mango growers and sellers are expecting a bumper crop as this year’s season for the ‘king of fruits’ gets underway in Tiruchi. “Though mango arrivals are low at present, we are expecting it to increase over the coming weeks.
Concern over declining admissions in mathematics, pure sciences undergraduate courses

1 month ago | thehindu.com | Nahla Nainar

Most higher education institutions are expecting the new academic year to reflect a decline in the number of students opting for Mathematics and Geography, and an increase in the popularity of Arts courses, educationists have said.
Data on health indicators show decline in live births, IMR in Tiruchi district

1 month ago | thehindu.com | Nahla Nainar

A total of 30,716 live births were reported in the period 2024-2025 (April to March) in Tiruchi district, showing a considerable decline from previous years, according to official data on health indicators. As per a release from the office of the Deputy Director of Health Services (DDHS) Tiruchi, the number of live births in 2022-2023 was 34,735, and had decreased to 32,569 in the period 2023-2024. The sex ratio at birth was recorded at 948 females per 1,000 males in the district.
Parents feel the pinch as private schools in Tiruchi increase fees

1 month ago | thehindu.com | Nahla Nainar

As the new academic year 2025-26 kicks in, parents of children in private schools are digging deep into their pockets again expecting to pay fees that seem to keep rising exponentially. According to data on the website of Tamil Nadu Private Schools Fee Determination Committee, educational institutions in Tiruchi are charging anywhere between ₹2,500 and ₹10,000 and above for Lower Kindergarten in the new academic year.
Tiruchi’s educational institutions boost their libraries with the help of technology

2 months ago | thehindu.com | Nahla Nainar

Aided by technology, libraries in educational institutions in Tiruchi are developing into hubs of codified information on a wide range of subjects, as they adjust to a changing user base. “Librarians today must be able to assess the resources required by students and faculty; at the same time, orientation is needed for scholars and students about the latest updates in the library’s database to promote learning,” S.
Tiruchi residents pitch in to help birds, animals stay cool during summer

2 months ago | thehindu.com | Nahla Nainar

As temperatures soar, non-governmental organisations, and city residents have begun placing containers of water and fodder for the birds frequenting the neighbourhoods of Tiruchi in recent weeks. On Thursday, volunteers of Tiruchi-based social organisation Thanneer distributed earthenware vessels to the public in Ponmalaipatti area, which are to be used as birdbaths. “Ideally, these should be placed at ground level and close to trees, so that the birds can use them throughout the day.