Shopping day out for girls from orphanage
Happiness was writ on their faces as girls belonging to an orphanage were taken to a cloth store by a city-based NGO to purchase new dresses for Diwali festival.
View ArticleA street in Madurai where a hay market once existed
Most of streets and lanes around Chinna Kadai Theru (Minor Market Street) in Madurai are named after people involved in particular profession and one among street is Vaikolkara Theru (Hay Sellers Street).
View ArticleCall to scrap 'Sumangali' scheme in Tamil Nadu
They are given jobs by their employers on condition that they would get the benefits after serving for three years.
View ArticleJayalalithaa in jail: Parents decry schools' decision
S Ramalingam, a parent of a Class 5 student said the move by the private schools association may have been made due to political pressure, but still it was wrong.
View ArticlePolitical situation may delay water release, farmers of Madurai district worried
The political events unfurling in the state has left nearly 50,000 farmers of Madurai district worried as they feel water release for single-crop area amounting to 1.05 lakh acres may be delayed.
View ArticleJayalalithaa imprisonment: Woman who set herself ablaze dies at Madurai hospital
A 30-year-old woman, apparently an AIADMK sympathizer, who set herself on fire at Rajammal Nagar in Avaniyapuram on Sunday, died at Government Rajaji Hospital here on Monday.
View ArticleMysterious fever strikes Sivaganga village, 2 dead
Health workers from Sivaganga district have camped in the village following instructions from the collector and have been monitoring the patients for nearly a month now.
View ArticleNGO spreads awareness on maintenance of rock sculptures
Green Walk, an NGO recently conducted a nature walk aimed at creating awareness about ancient rock sculptures in the district by holding a 'rock fest' at the foothills of Samanar hills in Keelakuyilkudi.
View ArticleVery few takers for govt entrepreneurial benefits
Under the scheme, a new entrepreneur would be given a bank loan with subsidy of 25 per cent.The subsidy is disbursed to the maximum amount of Rs 25 lakh for each beneficiary.
View ArticleBlack shirts, the in thing after Jaya's conviction
As the bail plea of Jayalalithaa is due on Tuesday, AIADMK party cadres are seen protesting on the streets sporting black shirts demanding the release of their party leader.
View Article'Rampant development took toll on water bodies in Madurai'
The unplanned and rampant development which took place in the last few years have resulted in the ruining water bodies in the city.
View ArticleSouthern Railway announces additional specials for Diwali
Even as special trains announced by Southern Railway for Diwali three days back are yet to find full patronage, the railway zone has come out with additional special trains for the festival season....
View ArticleChange in pattern of train services
The railways has announced changes in pattern of some train services on three days to facilitate construction works in some sections of the Madurai railway division.
View ArticleWater released for single crop area cultivation
Much to the delight of farming community in the district, water was released from the Vaigai dam for irrigation of single crop area in Madurai district. Sources from the public works department (PWD)...
View ArticleAIADMK men pelted stones at buses after K’taka HC denied bail to Jaya
The rejection of the bail plea of AIADMK supremo and former chief minister J Jayalalithaa sent shock waves among the party cadres in Madurai. Scores of party functionaries gathered on the city roads on...
View ArticleNarikurava man hacked to death
A narikurava (gypsy) man was hacked to death by some youths on Monday night, allegedly over a row of giving up pups born to a dog owned by a person from his community.
View ArticleBuilding approval along with sewage connection proposed
With the intention of simplifying hassles in obtaining underground drainage (UGD) for buildings, the city corporation has decided to provide the sanction along with a building approval plan in the...
View ArticleFetus recovered from drain near Periyakulam, female feticide suspected
Sources said the fetus could have been removed only through a surgery as it was a fully developed one.
View ArticleWaste water recycling plant to be set up at Madurai railway station
Madurai railway divisional manager A K Rastogi said the plant with a capacity of 50,000 litres would be functional by February.
View ArticleKudankulam farmer sows groundnut developed by BARC
A farmer at Kudankulam in Tiruneveli district, where two nuclear reactors are situated, seems to be impressed by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre’s contribution to agriculture.
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