When cycles replaced jeeps in election campaigns in Tamil Nadu
It was perhaps one election when a large number of cycles replaced jeeps as primary campaign vehicles.
View ArticlePlea seeks quota for arunthathiyars
Insisting implementation of Arunthathiyar Internal Reservation Act in filling up of vacancies in Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU), a public interest litigation has been filed at the Madras high court's...
View ArticleHabitual offenders under police scanner
To firm up security ahead of the voting day police have issued summons to habitual offenders in the district.Police have so far listed about 200 habitual offenders across the district.
View ArticleFormer Madurai deputy mayor summoned
Former deputy mayor of Madurai Corporation P M Mannan has been served with summons that is issued to habitual offenders.
View ArticleAbrupt showers in rural Madurai
Sudden showers came as a pleasant relief for residents in parts of rural Madurai on Saturday evening.
View Article2.17 lakh cases settled in lok adalat
A whopping 2,16,909 cases that involved Rs 22.61 crore were settled during the second mega lok adalat held across the district on Saturday.
View ArticleHomage to dalit champion Madurai Iyer
Vaidyanatha Iyer Road in Shenoy Nagar is named after a great son of Madurai–A Vaidyanatha Iyer (1890 - 1955).
View ArticleKanyakumari district remembers the first train 35 years ago
It was on April 15, 1979 that the first-ever train chugged out of the Kanyakumari station, thus marking the beginning of a new era that connected the tip of the country with the rest of the nation.
View ArticleForums charge division of partisan treatment to Madurai district
After Tirunelveli, the railway sections towards down south fall under the Thiruvananthapuram division at present.
View ArticleLockout of firework units hits supply to Kerala
The indefinite lockout that was announced by the firework units in Sivakasi from April 5 has severely affected the annual supply of fireworks to Kerala for Vishu celebrations.
View ArticleFishermen to migrate after Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu
Nearly 30% of the workforce in fishing hamlets of Rameswaram migrates to other places during the 45-day fishing ban period.
View ArticleMalayali community gears up to celebrate harvest festival
Vishu, the harvest festival of Kerala, is set be celebrated with much fervour here, with the Malayali community, settled in the temple town all geared up for the festivities.
View ArticleLeft regains Madurai after three decades
It was a victory that many Left followers will cherish for a long while.Communists have been a potent force in Lok Sabha elections here and proved their strength by winning a few contests from the...
View ArticleBoy rescued from borewell pit after six-hour struggle
The boy fell into a 400-foot borewell in Kuthalaperi village near Sankarankoil around 10am and was stuck at a depth of 17 feet.
View Article45-day fishing ban period begins, fishermen question effectiveness
The 45-day fishing ban period to enable fish breeding commenced at the stroke of 12 midnight on Tuesday in the eastern coast of the country.
View ArticleAAP leader Prashant Bhushan calls upon people to vote for alternative party
"All these years you were voting for the DMK, AIADMK, Congress and BJP.These were the options available for you.But now, you have a historic chance to vote for a party with a difference.
View ArticleAlert corporation beefs up safety measures at borewells
A day after a three-year-old boy G Darshan was saved from a borewell in Tirunelveli district, an alarmed Madurai Corporation has planned to enhance safety measures at all borewell sinking sites.
View Article24-hour general strike impacts normal life in Sivakasi
The buzzing Sivakasi town in Virudhunagar district came to a standstill on Tuesday as the 24-hour general strike called by the associations came into force.
View ArticleCPM MP strikes chord with residents, retains Madurai in 2004
If the 1999 Lok Sabha election was unforgettable for the CPM - as it won the Madurai seat after a gap of 32 years - 2004 was even more momentous for the party.
View ArticlePasupathi Pandian murder accused hacked to death
In a daring incident, a five-member gang hacked to death one of the accused in the Pasupathi Pandian murder case in the early hours of Tuesday.
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