Madurai Corporation launches dengue preventive measures
As many as than 500 health officials, including doctors, sanitary inspectors and paramedical staff, would participating in the preventive programme.
View ArticleMadras high court seeks Centre’s response to plea on three missing Tamil Nadu...
The division bench of justices A Selvam and V S Ravi sought the government’s response to a habeas corpus petition filed by C J Rajan, state organizer of the Meenavar Urimai Koottamaippu.
View ArticleFlood warning issued for people living on banks of Vaigai river
The district administration warned that flash flood in the Vaigai river may be expected at any time. It asked people not to venture into the river.
View ArticleAnti-mosquito drive: Rs 5,000 fine imposed on Madurai resident
The civic body has been intensively working to reduce mosquito breeding sources for the past two years after a major dengue outbreak.
View ArticleTrain services resume from Rameswaram post violence
Train connectivity to Rameswaram was restored on Friday morning after railways had cancelled/short terminated some trains on Thursday.
View ArticleDengue drive: Corporation warns of action against building owners
As a first step towards preventing the spread of dengue, the civic body on Friday slapped a fine of 5,000 on a resident whose premises was found to be a potential breeding ground for mosquitoes.
View ArticleTeam inspects flood-affected areas in district
A team consisting of Madurai district collector L Subramanian, local minister Sellur K Raju along with officials from various departments inspected the flood-affected areas in the district on Friday.
View ArticleMadurai only a proposed site for AIIMS centre: Officials
A recent report in the media that Madurai has been given the go ahead for an AIIMS centre has been denied by the authorities of Madurai Medical College and Government Rajaji Hospital
View ArticleFirst of its kind paper pulping unit to come up in Madurai central prison
The engineers had asked the prison authorities to establish a concrete platform for erecting the machinery and they will finish platform work in the next 15 days, they said.
View ArticleAfter 35 years, Mullaperiyar dam crosses 136 feet
For the first time in 35 years, the water storage level in Mullaperiyar dam crossed the 136 ft mark and continued to rise, bringing cheer to farmers of five districts of southern Tamil Nadu.
View Article9kg smuggled gold bars seized from businessman
Sleuths of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence arrested a Madurai-based businessman in the temple city on Saturday and seized from him 9.46kg of the gold that had been smuggled from Sri Lanka via...
View ArticleRemove ‘seemai karuvela’ trees from Vaigai: HC
The Madras high court Madurai bench on Friday ordered the Madurai collector to ensure complete removal of Proposis Juliflora (seemai karuvela trees) from the Vaigai river
View Article6 check dams planned across Vaigai
The Madurai Corporation has proposed to construct six check dams across the Vaigai river in the city limits with the intention of increasing the ground water level in the city limits after the water...
View ArticleWorkshop Road – a paradise for boat owners from the coast
The temple city may not boast of having a coastline for itself, but it did have some connection with the fishing community
View ArticleSupervisory committee inspects Mullaperiyar dam as water level crosses 137 feet
The supervisory committee, consisting its chairman L A V Nathan, Tamil Nadu public works department secretary M Sai Kumar and Kerala water resources department additional chief secretary V J Kurien,...
View ArticleVasan supporters hoist Tamil Maanila Congress flag in Madurai
The supporters, thinking that Vasan would announce his decision to revive the TMC, hoisted the flag at the Congress party office on the Kamarajar Salai.
View ArticleAavin Cooperative Society to construct 322 cattle sheds in Madurai, Theni...
Madurai Aavin Cooperative Society that has nearly 30,000 dairy farmers under its aegis through 870 milk producers associations in Madurai and Theni districts has come out with a proposal to construct...
View ArticleAmma canteens in Madurai have sold over 15 lakh idlis, mayor says
Eleven Amma canteens in Madurai have sold as many as 15.20 lakh idlis, 14.28 lakh plates of sambar rice and 13.52 lakh plates of curd rice ever since they were launched six months ago.
View ArticleDeath row Indians in Sri Lanka: Plea of convict's wife transferred to...
A single judge of the Madras high court on Monday transferred to a division bench a writ petition filed by the wife of one of the five fishermen, who have been sentenced to death by a court in Sri...
View ArticleSouthern Railway announces special trains between Chennai, Tirunelveli
Southern Railway will run special trains to clear extra rush of passengers between Chennai and Tirunelveli.
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