High court orders TNSTC to pay 20.76 lakh to kin of accident victim
The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Friday upheld an order of a Motor Accidents Claim Tribunal, Trichy, awarding Rs 20.76 lakh to the family of a government school headmistress who died in an...
View ArticleHeadmasters, edu officers arrested for swindling funds
A case was registered against the former of chief education officer(CEO) of Tirunalveli and fourteen others, including district educational officers(DEOs) and headmasters of various government schools,...
View ArticleDravidian parties continue to cheat public: Vijayakanth
Shun the AIADMK and DMK as both parties have continued to cheat you, DMDK leader Vijayakanth told the audience at a public meeting organizsed to protest the hike in electricity tariff and Aavin milk...
View ArticleTeppakulam ready to welcome back boats
With the picturesque Mariamman Teppakulam in Madurai brimming, Meenakshi Amman Temple authorities are mulling the possibility of resuming boating service.
View ArticleMaternity ward in PHC remains unused for four years
A 30-bed maternity ward constructed on a public health centre premises in Chinnalapatti in Dindigul district remains unused since it was inaugurated in 2010.
View ArticleCorporation to shell out Rs.82.7 crore to revamp underground sewage lines
The city corporation inaugurated yet another phase of the renovation project on the underground sewage system in the old city.
View ArticleRecommend PhD scholar’s name for teacher post: High Court
The Madurai bench of the Madras high court has directed the employment exchange to recommend a PhD scholar’s name to the Teachers Recruitment Board (TRB) for computer teacher teacher post in a...
View ArticleMadras HC directs Tamil Nadu govt to permit PRP Granite, PRP Exports to do...
The petitioner’s side argued that cases were registered against the firms only in Madurai and there was no case against them in other districts.
View ArticleLankan courts release 66 TN fishermen ahead of Christmas
On December 9, 2014, Sri Lankan navy apprehended 43 fishermen and five boats - 29 fishers and three boats from Karaikal and the rest from Nagapattinam.
View ArticleMinor girl raped by mother's boyfriend in Tuticorin district
A 12-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her mother's friend in Kovilpatti in Tuticorin district on Monday.The Kovilpatti all-woman police registered a rape case and arrested the 28-year-old man.
View ArticleTirunelveli district administration takes a magic initiative for children's...
The Tirunelveli district administration has taken up a novel way of sensitizing the public on the rights of children and the importance of giving them education.
View ArticleMan sentenced to ten years rigorous imprisonment for raping girl
A mahila court in Tirunelveli sentenced a man to ten years rigorous imprisonment for sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl.
View ArticleMining baron fails to get advance bail
The Madurai bench of Madras high court on Tuesday refused to give anticipatory bail to beach mineral miners S Vaikundarajan and brother S Jagadeesan in a corruption case being investigated by CBI.
View ArticleDreams of regular water supply unrealised in ward number two
Ward number two is one of the biggest wards in the city corporation, with an estimated population of around 28,000.
View ArticleElectric traction of trains between Madurai – Tirunelveli from December 29
Madurai railway division will start electric traction of major passenger trains from December 29, and started operating Trichy – Tirunelveli Intercity Express under electric traction on a trial basis...
View ArticleFB page of rly division gets 500 likes
Started with an objective of updating rail users with latest information pertaining to the division, the Facebook page of ‘Madurai Division of Southern Railway’ has crossed 502 likes by Tuesday.
View ArticleA French twist to Christmas carols
For the second year in a row, students of the Alliance Française in American College here sang Christmas carols in French, taking the opportunity of Christmas season to promote the French language and...
View ArticleElderly couple kill mentally ill son, commit suicide in Tamil Nadu
An elderly couple killed their mentally ill son by making him eat a banana laced with poison and committed suicide near Samayanallur in the Madurai district of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday night.
View ArticleCourt moved to take action against BJP candidate in Tirunelveli mayoral election
In his petition filed before the judicial magistrate court I, advocate P Arulraj stated that Vellaiammal had violated the Representation of People Act, 1951.
View ArticleTraffic diversions announced in Madurai
The Madurai city traffic police have made temporary changes on vehicular routes to facilitate the corporation to carry out work for the underground drainage system.
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