14 fishermen from Kanyakumari rescued off Tuticorin coast
Cleared/410 Words Fourteen fishermen from Muttom and Vanniampadi areas in Kanyakumari district, who were stranded mid-sea, were rescued on Monday after they called the fishermen helpline.
View ArticleFishermen arrested by Sri Lankan navy sent to jail
Sixteen fishermen from Tharuvaikulam near Tuticorin, who were arrested by the Sri Lankan navy were produced before Kalpatti the court in Sri Lanka on Monday.
View ArticleIt's a jumbo's day out at police station
Mukudal police were rather surprised to see an elephant walking into their station on Sunday evening.
View ArticleTransgenders petition collector for free housing titles in Madurai
A group of transgenders from Madurai district petitioned the district collector Anshul Mishra urging to facilitate housing titles to them.
View ArticleTwo girls cheated by lovers, reunited
MDLSA has been involved in spreading legal awareness to through mobile camps in the district.
View ArticleWater scarcity forces residents to move out
In a twist of events, residents from areas of ward number 31 where water scarcity looms large are gradually migrating to better places in Madurai city.
View ArticleTrichy admin seeks applications to honour women achievers
Edited The district administration has sought applications from women achievers in the district as part of the Women's Day celebrations being organised in the district.
View ArticleWomen's federation slams P Chidambaram for reducing MGNREGS allocation
Coming down heavily on Union finance minister P Chidambaram, the general secretary of National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW), Annie Raja, flayed him for reducing fund allocation for Mahatma Gandhi...
View ArticleTension in Kamudhi village over group clash
Tension prevailed in a village near Kamudhi in Ramanathapuram district, as two groups of men clashed over an alleged pre-poll enmity.
View ArticleSubramanian Swamy's office attacked
Unidentified miscreants pelted stones on the office of Janata Party president, Subramanian Swamy in Madurai on Tuesday.
View ArticleColachel radar gauge gets satellite uplink
The radar gauge at Colachel, which was installed last year under the Saral-Altika project to observe the changes in sea level, was linked to the recently launched Saral satellite on March 2.
View ArticleMediation and conciliation centre at district court campus
To give inexpensive and expeditious justice to residents, the mediation and conciliation centre (MCC) will begin functioning from March 11 onwards at the Madurai district court campus, for which 50...
View ArticleStress on women coming together beyond castes, to fight evils
Women from the southern districts, mainly from the oppressed dalit communities, who gathered in the city on Tuesday, stressed the need for coming together as one leaving behind their castes, class and...
View ArticleDebit card fraudsters at it again
Four men, who had cloned debit cards and drew cash from ATMs to the tune of several thousand rupees, have been arrested in Madurai on Tuesday.
View ArticleFive killed in road accidents
Ed/349 In three separate road accidents in Trichy and Tiruvarur districts five people were killed on Tuesday.
View ArticleRains soothe Trichy, but farmers tense
Ed/279 Sudden rainfall was a welcome relief for people in Trichy region and many welcomed the unexpected showers happily.
View ArticleOnline subscription was to regulate unauthorised collection: HC told
A writ petition challenging the notification of Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Ltd (TNACTCL) regarding subscription through online and particularly through banks was dismissed by the Madurai...
View ArticleMadurai women pour out their woes at grievance camp
The special grievance camp for women conducted by the city police on Tuesday turned out to be more administration-oriented with most of the complaints registered, related to welfare issues like old age...
View ArticleUnseasonal rain brings respite to water-starved residents
Unusual rainfall on Tuesday brought relief to the people of the southern districts from the steadily increasing mercury levels and bright coloured umbrellas on the roads added flavour to the otherwise...
View ArticleAmbulance workers come up with series of demands
The 108 Ambulance Workers Union has urged GVK Emergency Management and Research Institute, which manages the ambulance service, to implement eight-hour duty schedule for them.
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