NGO to include men in campaign on violence against women
In a bid to create awareness on the rising incidents of crime against women, a local NGO along with the women’s federation in the city on Sunday decided to include men in its campaign.
View ArticleMSMEs offered no-security loans
Canara Bank and MDTSSIA (Madurai district tiny and small scale indutries association) organized an awareness programme for micro small and medium enterprises (MSME) on Saturday on availing loans...
View ArticleMost corporation parks remain neglected, poorly maintained
The city corporation is planning to construct around 100 children’s parks in the city, but the residents feel that it would be better if they took more effort to maintain the existing parks, many of...
View Article‘Water Walk’ reaches Madakulam tank
The ‘Water Walk’, a Dhan Foundation initiative launched about four months ago, aims at protecting the 30 water bodies within the city limits and preventing them from disappearing.
View ArticleMadurai onion market likely to be shifted to city's outskirts
The onion market the city caters to the entire southern region, and hundreds of trucks enter and exit the city and cause traffic congestion.
View ArticleBreather over, still no signs of meters in autorickshaws
The 45-day time provided for autorickshaw drivers to fix meters to ensure fixed fare ended on Sunday, but hardly any autorickshaws on the road were found with meters.
View ArticleFarmers hope to revive inland fishing as water levels rise
Fish farmers are hoping that plenty of rainfall and good inflow into water bodies will revive inland fishing in the region after three years of drought-like conditions.
View ArticleCourt seeks Tamil Nadu government response on proper utilization of internet...
The Madras high court on Tuesday sought a response from the Tamil Nadu government on a public interest writ petition seeking a direction for providing facilities to the public to file complaints and...
View ArticleRTOs crack whip on erring autos
As the 45-day time period given to autorickshaw drivers to fix meters came to an end on Sunday, enforcement authorities started cracking down on the erring drivers.
View ArticleUnlevelled paver blocks create trouble for drivers, pedestrians
Paver blocks are fixed to add to add beauty to the roads, but have created huge inconvenience to the people residing at Lakshmipuram, ward number 73, for the past year.
View ArticleClass 9 girl dies of dengue fever in Madurai district
A 14-year-old girl from Sandhaipettai died of dengue fever at the Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH) here on Tuesday.
View ArticleHigh court orders CBI probe into multi-crore cheating case
The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Tuesday ordered a CBI probe into a case related to cheating of a businessman to the tune of Rs 4.5 crore by some individuals allegedly in collusion with...
View Article10 inmates of government home flee after breaking window grill
Ten inmates of a government observation home, aged between 15 and 18, escaped in the early hours of Tuesday by prising open the iron grill of the window in their dormitory.
View ArticleCourt dismisses petition seeking stay on release of Rajni flick Lingaa
The Madras high court on Wednesday dismissed a writ petition that sought a stay on the release of actor Rajinikanth's latest flick 'Lingaa', slated for release on December 12, his birthday.
View ArticleScanty rainfall, declining water level put water managers in tight spot
As the skies cleared on Wednesday almost after a week, the water situation in Periyar basin has become uncertain.
View ArticleCivic body on alert after dengue death
A day after the death of a 14-year-old girl from the city due to dengue, health officials have been instructed to monitor the situation closely.
View ArticleAppointment of teachers challenged
The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Wednesday directed the Teachers Recruitment Board (TRB) and the state's education secretary to file their counters to a writ petition seeking to quash the...
View ArticleCourt dismisses petition against Rajini's 'Lingaa'
In his petition, filmmaker Ravi Rathinam had alleged that the storyline of "Lingaa" was the same as that of his 2013 movie "Mullai Vanam 999.
View ArticleMan gets life for rape, murder of girl
A fast track mahila court in Tuticorin on Thursday sentenced a 36-year-old man to life imprisonment after he was found guilty of raping and murdering a minor girl, in December 2012.
View ArticleHC seeks govt reply on disclosure of files relating to Nethaji’s disappearance
The Madras high court Madurai bench on Thursday ordered notice to be issued to the Union cabinet secretary to get a response to a petition that sought official publishing of the entire files’ contents...
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