Common thread to recent pipe bomb incidents: Police
It seems the same outfit is behind the planting of pipe bombs in Madurai and elsewhere in the state recently.
View ArticleTamil Nadu Public Service Commission blamed for disobeying court order
A contempt petition has been filed at the Madurai bench of the Madras high court stating that the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) disobeyed its order regarding filling up of vacancies of...
View ArticleAlagiri defies DMK top brass, meets Manmohan
In a surprise move, party chief M Karunanidhi’s estranged son and former Union minister M K Alagiri met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on Thursday, triggering speculation whether he had...
View ArticleHigh court grants custody of stranded cattle in Cumbum to NGO
The petitioner had lodged a police complaint following which two people - K Ganapathy and P Kalandurai of Uthamapalayam in Theni - were booked and 132 cattle including 40 cows, 52 buffaloes and 40...
View ArticleOne more held for planting pipe bomb at Union minister's house
According to police, Thiruselvam and Kalai Lingam have been the key leaders of the Thamizhar Viduthalai Padai after its founder Rajaram was killed in an encounter at Kotturpuram in 2003.
View ArticleNotice to home secretary, DGP on plea seeking action against DSP
The petition was filed by R Suresh alias Karuppiah of Chinnareddiyapatti of Peraiyur in Madurai.
View ArticleFarmers irrigate jasmine crops using water tankers to tide over crisis
"The jasmines grown here are in pure white and are more fragrant.The petals are also thicker," says Thangaraj, a farmer.
View ArticleDefamation proceedings against 'Kaduvetti' Guru stayed
Defamation proceedings against the Jayankondam MLA 'Kaduvetti' Guru and the managing director of a private television channel were stayed by the Madras high court Madurai bench on Thursday.
View ArticlePoll season derails harvest at panchayat farms
Panchayat workers in Cumbum region in Theni district have a new role to play.They have been told to harvest cash crops in the land that belong to the panchayats.
View ArticleStudents bear brunt due to lack of facilities
At a time when students, especially those who face board examinations are intensively preparing, the children of the kurava community people in K Pudupatti are suffering to prepare for it.
View ArticleKuravas lose govt land as patta expires
It has been 15 years since about 80 families of the kurava community (scheduled castes), hailing from various regions, who settled in Madurai, were provided with nearly 450 cents of land as housing plots.
View ArticleBomb explodes near mosque, no casualty
A low-intensity bomb exploded in front of a mosque at Nelpettai here on Friday.
View ArticleCrude bomb goes off in Madurai
he bomb was planted under the bike and none one was injured in the explosion, police said.
View ArticleTamil Nadu opposes bail to 35 US ship crew, diesel supplier
The petition filed by Captain Dudinik Valentyn and 34 others and the diesel supplier namely R Munithevan came up for hearing before justice R S Ramanathan on Friday.
View ArticleCourt summons to Madurai Kamaraj University vice-chancellor and other officials
In the complaint, it was stated that the university suspended the complainant Parthasarathy who has been in service for 19 years by calling a syndicate meeting on December 3, 2013 instead of conducting...
View ArticleFile charge sheet in domestic dispute case against Trichy MLA: HC
Madras high court has ordered police to file chargesheet within three months in a case involving Trichy West MLA, N Paranjothi.The order comes on a petition filed by a woman doctor who claims to be his...
View ArticleRs75 lakh unaccounted cash seized so far during election checks
With election fever catching up in Madurai, both the city and district police have began intensive monitoring.
View ArticleYet another minor blast in Madurai
Fortunately, the minor explosion did not cause any injury to anyone or damage to the properties.Police say that they have recovered half-burnt jute ropes that are used in making country bombs.
View ArticleThree Tamil ultras taken into police custody
A magistrate court on Friday granted four days police custody to three Tamil extremists who were arrested for planting pipe bombs in Union minister Narayanaswamy's house in Puducherry and a supermarket...
View ArticleArt foundation launched in memory of Madurai's legendary professor J Vasanthan
An art foundation was opened in the city on Friday in memory of well-known professor-cum-artist J Vasanthan.
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