Devotees throng temples down south for ‘aadi amavasai’
Lakhs of devotees thronged the temples in south Tamil Nadu on the occasion of ‘aadi amavasai’ to remember their ancestors, as this day is considered the most auspicious occasion to appease them as per...
View ArticleActivists seek to gather political support
In a bid to seek support to prevent the proposed operation of units three and four of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project, the People’ Movement Against Nuclear Energy is calling on leaders of all...
View ArticleMadurai jogging club releases book during 30th anniversary
The Madurai Jogging Club celebrated its 30th anniversary at its club premises in Madurai Race Course Stadium, on Sunday.
View ArticleHeritage buildings in Madurai lack fire safety equipment
The recent fire accidents in historical buildings in Chennai have brought to the fore the need for fire safety mechanisms to safeguard heritage buildings.
View ArticleProgramme to curb open defecation begins July 28
The district rural development agency (DRDA) has planned a week-long programme to spread awareness on hygiene and sanitation in Madurai starting from July 28.
View ArticleCourt dismisses plea seeking Rs 4.14 crore arrears from TNSTCs
The Madras high court Madurai bench on Friday dismissed a petition filed by a toll collecting agency seeking arrears of Rs 4.14 crore from the seven state-run Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporations...
View ArticleThe streets that lead to Nayak Mahal, an architectural wonder
The city has not one but several streets called Mahal Theru numbered 1 to 8 named after Thirumalai Nayak Mahal.
View ArticleUGC to allot special grants to 100-year-old institutions
To give a facelift to age-old institutions in the country, University Grants Commission (UGC) has decided to provide Rs10 crore to universities and Rs5 crore to colleges which have crossed 100 years.
View ArticleFood thrown on tracks turns death trap for peacocks
Speeding trains are turning death traps for birds especially peacocks in the region.Over the past one week, two peacocks came in contact with speeding trains.
View ArticleCorporation schools struggle to get students
Admission in primary and middle schools under Madurai Corporation is still a cause for concern to the educational department officials as they are unable to enrol more students.
View ArticleHigh court transfers minor girl missing case to CB-CID
The Madras high court Madurai bench has passed interim orders transferring the investigation of a 17-year-old girl missing case to the CB-CID after it felt that the local police could not bring out the...
View ArticleHeritage buildings in Madurai lack fire safety equipment
The recent fire accidents in historical buildings in Chennai have brought to the fore the need for fire safety mechanisms to safeguard heritage structures.
View ArticleFishers backtrack on handing over boat RC books, continue strike
Fisher folk of Rameswaram who had earlier announced to hand over their registration certificate (RC) books to the district administration as a sign of protest over the detention of their boats and...
View ArticlePeraiyur villagers fight to reclaim water body
A group of villagers from Mallapuram – T Sanarpatti in Peraiyur taluk petitioned the district collector on Monday urging the administration to take measures to protect their village water body and...
View ArticleForum to work on enhancing technology for rural development
A day-long workshop on technology for rural development explored various ideas presented by non-governmental organizations (NGO) working at grassroots level.
View ArticleBoy ties himself up with rope, dies
An 11-year-old boy playing on the terrace of his house under the Thideer Nagar police limits died on Monday morning after he got entangled in a nylon rope strung to dry clothes.
View Article70-yr-old dump yard in Dindigul city to be shifted
A long-term wish of the people of Dindigul, is set to be fulfilled with the shifting of the corporation garbage dump yard from the heart of the city to an area outside it very soon. A meeting to this...
View ArticleBurglars on a stealing spree in Madurai
Burglars went on a burgling spree in the city stealing 89 sovereigns of gold jewels from four houses on Monday.
View ArticleHC orders reinstatement of conductor sacked 16 years ago
Sixteen years after a bus conductor’s dismissal from service for not issuing a ticket to a passenger, the Madras high court bench has ordered the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) to...
View ArticlePIL seeks better facilities in Sri Lankan refugee camps in Madurai district
Madurai-based C Anandaraj filed the PIL seeking a direction to the officials, including state’s health and family welfare principal secretary, refugees rehabilitation commissioner and Madurai...
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