High court orders govt to act on plea filed by missing man's family
The family of S Mareeswari (40), her two daughters and son in Pappureddipatty Kamuthi circle in Ramanathapuram district have been undergoing mental agony for about four years.
View ArticleArittapatti village cries for attention
Arittapatti is one of the places in Madurai that is unexplored to its potential.
View ArticleAlarm system to prevent book theft launched at Madurai Kamaraj University
The system is the first-of-its-kind initiative among state universities in Tamil Nadu.A tag will be attached with all the three lakh books in the massive library.
View ArticleMadurai central prison inmates start bazaar to market their produce
The vegetables cultivated couple of months earlier have started yielding.
View ArticleWith no fishing activity for more than 10 days, fishers feel the heat
Having halted fishing operations more than 10 days ago, fishermen in Rameswaram are feeling the heat and a team of representatives met the state fisheries minister in Chennai on Tuesday.
View ArticleGirl protests school fee, denied entry
A Class 6 girl was denied entry into the private school she was studying, for complaining against the exorbitant fee demanded by the institution situated at T Kallupatti in Madurai.
View ArticleDemand for packaged drinking water soars
The demand for packaged drinking water in the city has increased rapidly after the Madurai Corporation decided to supply water only once in four days.
View ArticleHC wrangle points to shady deals of Usilampatti councillors
A hearing at the Madras high court (HC) has thrown light to corrupt practices in Usilampatti municipality in Madurai district.
View ArticleProvide uninterrupted water supply to GRH: HC
This directive was passed on a public interest litigation filed by one Mohamed Yunus Raja of Gomathipuram in Madurai.
View ArticleGirl dies as school auto rams earthmover
A 11-year-old school girl, a Sri Lankan refugee, travelling in an autorickshaw died as the vehicle rammed into a stationary earthmover in Tirunelveli on Tuesday.
View ArticlePIL against Sachin Tendulkar dismissed
The public interest litigation (PIL) that challenged the nomination of cricketer Sachin Tendulkar as a member of Rajya Sabha in 2012 was dismissed by the Madurai bench of Madras high court on Tuesday.
View ArticleHoax calls to dental college sends police into a tizzy
Tension prevailed at a city-based dental college after the administration received a series of bomb threat calls on Tuesday.
View ArticleAward-winning neurologist pitches for better research activity
The award was handed over to him during the recent API's conference, APICON held in Ludhiana in Punjab.
View ArticleThe Bodi line was once the lifeline of cardamom planters
"The college bell used to be rung only after the train arrived in Karumathur since there was a halt for the train those days," recalls Fr Xavier Vedam, principal of Arul Anandar College, Karumathur.
View ArticleOut of college as an author
Penning a book is a dream for many.But only a few realise this dream.Despite odds, some youth try a hand at writing and get the work published.
View Article'Kadalai mittai' makers gear up for geographical indication tag
Manufactures of the famous Kovilpatti 'kadalai mittai' or groundnut sweet are gearing up to seek the geographical indication (GI) tag for the traditional sweet, which is believed to keep people healthy.
View ArticleVillagers approach court seeking ban on Anna University building
Justices R Sudhakar and V M Velumani heard the petition and ordered notice to the district collector and chief secretary to reply.
View ArticlePlea alleges bonded labourers being used at national highway sites
The letter was sent by P Narayana Swamy, national president of National Progressive Construction Workers Federation.
View ArticleHigh court directs CBI probe into girl's death
Madras high court has ordered to transfer the probe into the suspicious death of a Trichy school girl from the CBCID to the CBI.
View ArticleMadurai girl to inspire teens with debut novel
The number of Indians contributing to English literature and making their mark in world publishing is increasing.
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