Revise and stay cool ahead of exams, say experts
Anxiety about the ensuing examinations is bothering children, with a few being brought in for counselling by psychiatrists.
View ArticlePanchayat chief swindled public fund: PIL
The petition stated that the panchayat president of Manaloor swindled money allotted under the watershed management programme.
View ArticleVaiko urges parties to shun loudspeakers during exam season
One of the key concerns for students preparing for board exams is the deafening noise from loudspeakers.With elections round the corner, there is worry that the problem might become unbearable this...
View ArticleBid to get GI tag for Tirunelveli 'halwa', Tuticorin macaroons
With the GI tag helping the producers in better marketing, especially overseas, more and more producers are seeking to get the registration, conferred on products definite to a geographical territory.
View ArticleNumber of plus two students on the rise
The number of plus two students appearing for board exam is showing an upward swing in Madurai in the last few years.Education department officials say the number has increased by about 20% this year...
View ArticleAnother battle looming for ambitious transgender eyeing civil service
Dream and dream big.A city-based transgender, S Swapna, has set her goal high and cracking the civil services examinations has been her goal for a while.
View ArticleOfficials come down harsh on banned pair trawling
Tension prevailed in the coastal villages in Rameswaram after fisheries officials raided mechanised boats indulging in banned pair trawling on Sunday.
View ArticleHandmade papads still wow many
Though labour shortage in papad industry is slowly forcing manufacturers to think about mechanisation, handmade papad has a large following as it is tastier than the machine-made ones.
View ArticleStatue of Rajiv Gandhi damaged in Tirunelveli district
Tension prevailed in Kadayam in Tirunelveli district as unidentified persons damaged a statue of late former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi which was kept in a protected enclosure.
View ArticleSudden showers quell worries about summer
Even as Madurai is glaring at imminent water shortage, there was little respite as some areas in the district and catchment areas of Periyar and Vaigai dams received copious rain on Sunday night.
View ArticleWhy papad industry is not on a roll
Humble papad or appalam may not have a pride of place on shop racks, but one's meal is incomplete without crushing this thin, crispy disc-shaped with rice in your plate.
View ArticleTamil, Malayali monopoly in papad trade
Papad manufacturing is an important small-scale industry in Madurai with an annual turnover of Rs 350 crore.
View Article'2.5 lakh bonded labourers in textile industry alone'
Activists working on the abolishment of bonded labourer system in the state urged the state government for stringent action and implementation of existing Acts to prevent people falling victim to the...
View ArticlePhysiotherapy dept in GRH gets WHO grant of Rs 1 crore
The makeover for the department would help trauma patients who are recovering from accident injuries.
View ArticleAIADMK candidate begins campaign in style
Even as the Left parties, which have allied with the AIADMK is speculating to get the Madurai constituency eagerly, the AIADMK's proposed candidate R Gopalakrishnan has started his election campaign in...
View ArticleWoman councillor, bank manager held for swindling money
Three people including the manager of a co-operative society bank and a woman councillor of the Dindigul Corporation were arrested for allegedly swindling Rs 10 lakh from the bank through forged...
View ArticleAmerican College students to launch Tamil edition of e-zine from Shantiniketan
Call it a tribute to Rabindranath Tagore, the iconic poet-philosopher who believed in a borderless world where cultures seamlessly interacted.
View ArticleDecomposed body found in private room at GRH creates flutter
The naked body of a 56-year-old man was found inside a store room adjoining a doctors' discussion room in one of the departments of Government Rajaji Hosptial (GRH) sending shock waves among the...
View ArticleHC tells police to provide security for scientist's marriage reception
Justice G M Akbarali of the Madurai bench directed police to give protection to the couple till March 14, a day after the reception is to be held.
View ArticlePIL challenges rules of Lokpal, HC seeks govt reply
It is reported that 300 applications have been submitted applications in that regard.The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 has come into force from January 1, 2014 after getting the President's nod.
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