Plea challenges election of AIADMK candidate as mayor
Independent candidate Syed Ali Fathima, 32, filed a writ petition at the Madras high court Madurai bench on Tuesday challenging AIADMK candidate Bhuvaneswari’s victory as Tirunelveli city municipal...
View ArticleSpecial trains between Tirunelveli and Chennai
outhern Railway (SR) will be operating two pairs of special trains between Chennai Egmore and Tirunelveli on two different routes in the coming days. According to a statement from the Southern Railway,...
View ArticleWoman’s death: Doctor denies issuing autopsy report
A doctor on whose signature a postmortem certificate was issued, on Tuesday denied before the Madras high court Madurai bench that he had conducted the procedure and sought to implead himself in the case.
View ArticleTwo killed in blast at Virudhunagar illegal fireworks manufacturing unit
Sources said around 20 people had been working at the fireworks unit even after officials suspended its licence in August on charges of violating rules.
View ArticleHC orders arrest of govt officer for role in attack of SC man
The Madras high court Madurai bench has ordered the Ammayanaickanoor police in Dindigul district to file a case against the director of Tamil Nadu Milk Producers' Co-operative Society (TNMPCS)...
View ArticleAIIMS asked to verify autopsy report of murdered girl after second opinion fails
The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Wednesday passed interim orders referring the postmortem report in an alleged rape and murder case, to the director of All India Institute of Medical...
View ArticlePlea seeking custody of daughter-in-law rejected
P Soundaraarajan, of Gomathipuram in the city, filed a HCP seeking custody of his daughter-in-law Revathi, 25, an IT professional.According to the petitioner, his son Rajaji was married to Revathi six...
View ArticleGRH set to go hi-tech in coming days
The Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH) in the city would soon go hi-tech as the authorities are planning to develop it into a smart and technology-driven one.
View ArticleNotice to authorities on allotment of quarries
Then, after going through the documents, she came to know that the quarries were making good profits and they were not actually sharing it with them.
View Article4-day-old baby goes missing from Tirunelveli govt hospital
A four-day-old baby girl was reported missing from the Tirunelveli government hospital where she was born on Monday.
View ArticleDrunken abuse, suspicion rakes up domestic violence
A total of 111 domestic violence cases were registered in the district till July 31, this year highlighting the shocking increase in such cases over the past few years.
View ArticleAwareness helping women to come out in the open
According to D Geeta, advocate practicing in Chennai and Madurai and a women's rights activist, "Today women are coming forward to file petitions against domestic violence.They know their rights and...
View ArticleActivists see hope in Sagayam's appointment
With IAS officer U Sagayam being appointed as head of the special investigation team to probe granite and mining contracts, the multi-crore granite scam that rocked the region is all set to gain...
View ArticleDalit leader's death anniversary held peacefully
The death anniversary of the dalit leader is observed at his memorial in Paramakudi on September 11, every year.
View ArticleAcademics in India lacking vision: ResulP ookutty
Oscar award-winning Indian film sound designer Resul Pookutty feels that academics which is supposed to be the vision for future is not on the right path.
View ArticleSpecial premium trains between Madurai and Jaipur
The Southern Railway (SR) has announced the operation of premium superfast trains between Jaipur and Madurai for the convenience of passengers.
View ArticlePleas by medical college, students over MCI recognition dismissed
The central government had on July 15 this year passed orders disapproving the scheme of recognition of MBBS course for 2014-15 year based on the recommendation of the MCI.
View ArticlePleas by medical college, students over MCI recognition dismissed
The central government had on July 15 this year passed orders disapproving the scheme of recognition of MBBS course for 2014-15 year based on the recommendation of the MCI.
View ArticleState-of-the-art film, media facility at Madurai Kamaraj University
Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU) has joined the elite list of institutions with sophisticated film and electronic media studies.
View ArticleBooks give way to tablets for better learning experience
Schools in Madurai district are slowly embracing the use of technology for their daily use in order to make learning more interesting.
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