Cinema theatres Madurai’s only respite on long holidays
The state is enjoying one of its most extended holidays this year, as weekends and Pongal holidays combine to give citizens respite from their usual occupations from January 15 to 18.
View ArticleTime takes away colonial-era relics, native institutions take their place
The Old English Club Street here which was a much sought-after point of recreation during the colonial times was recently in the news for the wrong reasons after a part of the market on the long street...
View ArticleKiruthumal farmers demand compensation for losses
Farmers belonging to Vaigai Kiruthamal River Irrigation Farmers Association expressed their dismay about the lack of supply of irrigation water for agriculture purposes, alleging that the public works...
View ArticleMinor blast creates a flutter in Madurai
Panic gripped the area after a corporation employee sustained minor injuries in the blast.
View ArticleVillagers stay disconnected due to absence of mobile tower in hilly village
In an age where instant connectivity through mobile phones is taken for granted, people living in Meenakshipuram in Sirumalai hills know the value of a mobile phone.
View ArticleKiruthumal farmers demand compensation for losses
Farmers belonging to Vaigai Kiruthamal River Irrigation Farmers Association expressed their dismay about the lack of supply of irrigation water for agriculture purposes, alleging that the public works...
View ArticleKiruthumal farmers demand compensation for losses
Farmers belonging to Vaigai Kiruthamal River Irrigation Farmers Association expressed their dismay about the lack of supply of irrigation water for agriculture purposes, alleging that the public works...
View ArticleSupporters question minister's remarks
Union minister Maneka Gandhi's comments that jallikattu was a western game angered the supporters of the sport here.
View ArticleOver 1.83 lakh metric tonne of paddy harvest expected in Madurai district
Inaugurating direct paddy procurement centres here, the minister said the anticipated harvest in the district would be 1,83,102 metric tonne from the cultivated area of 29,328 hectares.
View ArticleZone 3 chairperson candidate declared
Almost a year and a half after the post went vacant, ruling AIADMK announced its candidate for the position of zone three chairperson of city corporation on Monday.
View ArticleStones take up pavement space
In Narimedu in the city, school-going children do not use the pavements and walk on the main road instead, as most of the sidewalk is taken up by stone-sculpting materials.
View ArticleCourt asks police to file case against TNTJ leader
The Madras high court bench here on Monday directed police to file a case against Tamil Nadu Thouheed Jamath's leader M S Sulaiman for allegedly speaking against saluting national flag at a meeting and...
View ArticleMan's head chopped off, placed at his house
In a bizarre revenge killing, a three-member gang chopped off the head of a 48-year-old man, carried it to his house in Melakkal village in Madurai district and placed it at the entrance on Monday...
View ArticleMinor blast at Munichalai junction creates flutter
A minor blast at the busy Munichalai junction in Madurai city on Monday morning created flutter in the area.
View ArticleTwo surrender in murder case
Two people, including the main accused who surrendered before a court here on Tuesday in connection with the murder of one B Muniyandi, have been remanded in judicial custody.
View ArticleSC panel conducts probe in dalit death
A team from the National Commission for Scheduled Caste conducted an inquiry in connection with last week's attack on dalits by caste Hindus in Kuraiyur near Kallikudi in Madurai district.
View ArticleWoman police constable shoots herself dead in Tamil Nadu
Police sources said the woman constable had taken the extreme step due to family problems.
View ArticleMadurai Corporation to adopt water conserving technologies to irrigate parks
The corporation has already started to use such technologies in its orchard at Pannaipatti near Vaigai dam.
View ArticleTrichy ex-deputy mayor agrees to marry woman he 'raped', cheated
Durgeswari, who was also present in the court, expressed her willingness to convert to Islam and marry Meera on the condition that he would marry her publicly and also register the marriage at the...
View ArticleWoman cop shoots herself dead inside police station
A 30-year-old woman police constable allegedly committed suicide by shooting herself on the head at the Nagayapuram police station in Madurai district early on Wednesday morning.
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