Man tries to abuse two minor girls, surrenders after two days
A man, who was accused of attempting to sexually abuse two minor girls in Thuraiyur, surrendered at the judicial magistrate court on Thursday.
View ArticleFarmers clueless about next course of action
The monthly meeting at the district collector's office to address farmers' grievances in the district became chaotic on Thursday, as the farmer leaders were apparently rudderless as to what to do further.
View ArticlePottu had become inactive after DMK lost power
When the DMK held office, Suresh Babu alias 'Pottu' Suresh lorded over Madurai, deciding who got the government contracts and influencing postings and transfers of senior public officials.
View ArticleHC dismisses plea by rape accused despite DNA test favouring him
The Madurai bench of the Madras high court has dismissed a petition filed by a rape accused, seeking to quash the proceedings against him before the mahila court.
View ArticleAIADMK puts on hold rule on stray animal menace in Trichy
A new rule proposed by the Trichy corporation to control the menace of stray animals in the city limits, has been turned down by the AIADMK councillors for lack of clarity in the rule.
View ArticleMusicians enthral everyone through pancharatna kritis
Hundreds of musicians sang the 'pancharathna kritis' of Sri Thyagaraja in chorus, on the fifth day of the 166th Thyagaraja Aradhana festival, to pay homage to the 19th century saint at his 'samadhi' on...
View ArticleKamal fans announce hunger strike
Upset over the hurdles on releasing Kamal Haasan's magnum opus Vishwaroopam, the actor's fans have planned a series of protest.
View ArticleSabha ignores tradition, constructs new house at old site
While the music fraternity feels proud to pay homage to the saint-composer in Thiruvaiyaru, a large number of people have expressed displeasure over the renovation of the Thyagaraja's residence without...
View ArticleAuto driver hacked to death in Madurai
An auto rickshaw driver was hacked to death in Madurai on Thursday.
View ArticleSri Lankan refugee to unite with relatives after 25 years
It was a dream comes true for Ronat Veni Reeta, a 30-year-old Sri Lankan refugee and a mother of three children, when she learnt that her relatives are still alive in Sri Lanka.
View Article'Pottu' Suresh, aide of Alagiri, hacked to death in Madurai
N Suresh Babu, 46, alias 'Pottu' Suresh, a DMK executive council member and a confidant of Union minister M K Alagiri, was hacked to death in Madurai on Thursday evening.
View ArticleTOI Social Impact Awards: Farmer reaps rewards of a full tank
The 2.5 acres that he inherited from his father are V Chinnalagu’s most prized possession.
View ArticleWoman, boyfriend held for swindling corporation tax money
Police have arrested two persons, a corporation employee, who was working on a temporary basis and her boyfriend, for swindling money from the public by collecting tax amount after issuing them with...
View ArticleM K Alagiri demands stern action against Pottu's killers
A visibly shaken M K Alagiri, Union minister for chemicals and fertilizers and DMK stalwart, accompanied by his wife Kanthi and son Durai Dhayanidhi, visited the home of 'Pottu' Suresh, who was...
View ArticleDMDK leader faces wrath of sulking colleague
A long-time hostility between a district secretary and a former women's wing secretary of the DMDK in Trichy came to fore on Friday with the latter reportedly showing her footwear to the former for not...
View ArticlePlan to bring together street vendors in Trichy
A plan is underway to organize all the street vendors in Trichy and enable them to ply their trade without harassment from authorities.
View ArticleFour dead in two accidents
Four people, including two pilgrims were killed in two separate road accidents in Trichy and Pudukkottai here on Friday.
View ArticleFrom ordinary women to Jain mahasathis, a new beginning for two
The cascading hair of the two Jain women were tonsured as their parents watched poignantly minutes before they were inducted into the ascetic life of Jainism at the hands of Ramlalji Marasha, the...
View ArticleCITU meet calls for making two-day strike a major success
The 12th state-level four-day conference of the CITU, the trade union arm of the CPM, got underway in Trichy on Friday with Karl Marx's slogan to the lower social class that "you have nothing to lose,...
View ArticleKodaikanal horticulturists stand to gain from Israeli tips
Horticulture experts from Israel recently visited the cut-flower production centres in Kodaikanal and lauded the efforts of local flower growers to market the flowers.
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