Quarterly magazine launched to help creative minds
In an attempt to kindle the creativity of the students and give them a platform to showcase their talents, a team of students from the Thiagarajar College has launched a quarterly magazine.
View ArticleSchool stops poor performers from writing SSLC exam
A school in Sivaganga district prevented a group of slow performers from sitting for the SSLC examination on Wednesday morning creating a flutter in the area.
View ArticleWoman charges police of detaining her illegally in police station
Suresh, his aunt Palaniammal (48) and some others had come to her house on the night of March 21 and allegedly attacked the petitioner and her brother brutally.
View Article24 more fishermen detained by Lankan navy
The Sri Lankan Navy has once again provoked the fishing community here by apprehending 24 fishermen on charges of trespassing into its waters on Wednesday night.
View ArticleChickungunya still prevailing in Dindigul: Madras high court
A report submitted by the Dindigul medical department to the Madras high court Madurai bench has revealed that chickungunya, typhoid and leptospirosis fever are prevailing in the district.
View ArticlePoll-related complaints continue to pour in at Madurai control room
A group of lawyers from Madurai owing allegiance to the DMK petitioned the district collector alleging violation of the model code of conduct and rules and regulation by the ruling AIADMK.
View ArticleAIADMK would do good to the people, Jayalalithaa says
Chief minister and the AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalithaa on Friday appealed to the people of Madurai to vote for her party's candidate R Gopalakrishnan.
View ArticleCall to punish schools preventing students from taking board exams
Educationists have expressed dismay over the incidents where a few Class 10 students were prevented from taking the public examination which started on Wednesday.
View Article3,000 police personnel for Palani temple festival
Panguni Uthiram is one of the important festivals of the temple and draws people from across the state to the hill temple.
View ArticleMadurai fast losing what is left of tree cover
Madurai city is losing what is left of its tree cover as road-widening projects take its toll. In fact, the city didn't have much of tree cover to boast of in the first place when compared to other...
View ArticleOld city fringe where royal elephants were laid to rest
Yanaikal is a prominent landmark in the city.It is here the Yanaikal (stone elephant) Bridge connects the old city with the new city on the northern bank of Vaigai.
View ArticleTransgender in fray from Madurai LS constituency
S Bharathi Kannamma (53), a transgender from Madurai on Saturday filed her nomination to contest as an independent in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections from Madurai constituency.
View ArticlePower supply cut off to dyeing units for flouting norms
Power supply was cut off to six dyeing units in Chinnalapatti in Dindigul district that were functioning without clearance from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB).
View Article76-year-old retired professor jumps into poll fray
A 76-year-old retired professor has jumped into the poll bandwagon in Madurai as an independent candidate.
View ArticleParty first, family next: Motto of Jaya fan
An avid AIADMK follower never misses the public meetings of party chief and chief minister J Jayalalithaa.
View ArticleThe dos and don'ts for candidates
Candidates should not use more than three vehicles to reach the office of the returning officer while arriving to file nominations, the electoral authorities said.
View ArticleHonour killing: Pregnant woman killed by mother, relatives
Her father Rajagopal was employed abroad and she was living with her mother Venkateswari and brother Vimalraj.
View ArticleWidow seeks police help fearing torture by sons
A 69-year-old widow has sought police action against her two sons for torturing her while demanding transfer of property rights to them.
View ArticleMadurai village to boycott poll seeking nod for holding jallikattu
Boycott of election by voters is not new.Karadikal village in Madurai wants to use the forthcoming election as an opportunity to highlight its demand to allow jallikattu, the traditional bull-taming...
View ArticleChittirai festival from May 1
The popular Chittirai festival at the Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple will begin on May 1 (Thursday) with flag hoisting on the temple premises.
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