Harassed student gets cops' protection
Justice N Kirubakaran who passed the orders also directed the police to register a case of sexual harassment against her assistant professor, Kannan.
View ArticleCourt seeks details of cases filed against teachers
The petitioner also prayed to stay the proceeding against him, which is pending before the Judicial Magistrate court, and also to dispense his personal appearance in the court.
View ArticlePleas challenging elections of AIADMK candidates dismissed
Challenging AIADMK candidate Bhuvaneswari's victory as Tirunelveli city municipal corporation mayor in the by-poll, an independent candidate Syed Ali Fathima, 32, had filed a writ petition.
View ArticleIllegal hoardings: Madras HC moved to take action against district...
The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Thursday sought the Tamil Nadu government’s opinion on a public interest litigation that prayed for action against district collectors and police officers...
View ArticleGuru poojas affect state's peace and tranquillity: Madras HC
"Enough is enough.What has been suffered by the people of Tamil Nadu is too much in the name of guru poojas.Tamil Nadu cannot afford to have any more guru pooja.This case has all the ingredients of a...
View ArticleDoctors remove 22 mm stone from boy's kidney
In a complicated surgery, doctors of a private hospital in the city removed a stone measuring 2.2 cm from a four-year-old boy's kidney successfully.
View ArticleMD of TNSTC found guilty under Contempt of Court Act
The managing director (MD) of Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC), Madurai division, G.
View ArticleMadurai municipal corporation ordered to pay Rs 3.5 lakh for negligence
The Madras high court Madurai bench has passed orders directing the Madurai municipal corporation commissioner to pay Rs.3.5 lakh compensation to a family as the corporation's negligence claimed a...
View ArticleIllegal hoardings: action sought against higher officials over illegal hoardings
As per the Madras high court order on January 9 this year illegal banners should not be erected and authorities should take criminal action against concerned people.
View Article'Persistent efforts needed to prevent coastal pollution'
On the occasion of the International Coastal Cleanup Day on Saturday that is observed across the world various forums are taking up the task of cleaning the coastal areas even as naturalists feel that...
View ArticleFour 'narikurava' children enter school for first time
Four narikurava children in Devakottai are among the first from the community to enter the stream of formal education, thanks to the efforts put in by teachers and students of a school.
View ArticleVaigai water for single crop to be released on October 1
The Vaigai water for single crop would be released on October 1, district collector L Subramanian announced here on Friday.
View ArticleGang hacks three youths to death in broad daylight
A gang of armed men barged into a residential house in one of the thickly-populated areas in the city and brutally hacked to death three youths who were watching television. Police said the incident...
View ArticleAlagiri gets respite in land grab case
The Madras high court bench on Friday relaxed a condition to appear and sign daily before the crime branch's anti-land grab unit imposed on former Union minister M K Alagiri while granting an...
View ArticleUnlicensed acid units under radar
Cracking down on units selling acid without proper licences, the revenue officials on Saturday seized a total of 15,160 litres of industrial acid from a wholesale merchant at Sinthamani on the...
View ArticleScientists discuss benefits of neutrinos
Detectors used to study neutrino particles that involve high-energy physics has a varied number of applications outside physics benefiting mankind.
View ArticleWoman kills grandson for revenge, arrested
Police arrested a widow who allegedly murdered her eleven-month-old grandson to take revenge on her daughter-in law near Sankarankoil in Tirunelveli district on Saturday.
View ArticleFour more held in Madurai triple murder case
Police have arrested four more people in connection with the triple murder took place in the city on Friday.
View ArticleBone marrow transplant facility launched in Madurai hospital
A bone marrow transplant (BMT) facility has been launched in south Tamil Nadu for the first time at the Meenakshi Mission Hospital and Research Centre. The transplant has been performed on five...
View ArticlePanchayat presidents threaten to resign
The Tamil Nadu Village Panchayat Presidents' Federation (TNVPPF) on Saturday said more than 7,000 of its members would resign if their demands were not met by the central and state governments.
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