Vaiko's mother, 91, too joins anti- Lanka protests
The ongoing anti-Sri Lanka protests might be driven by youth from colleges.But it received a boost on Friday in the form of a nonagenarian protestor.
View ArticleTrichy men cold to simple sterilisation
Doctors involved in male birth control methods in Trichy district said that awareness about the No Scalpel Vasectomy (NSV) was almost negligent, and the only poor males that came to the camps were...
View ArticleVillagers stay put at cemetery demanding temple rights
The bone of contention in the village is the Kaliamman temple, said to be more than a century old. The temple is on a patta land belonging to people of Naicker community.
View ArticleChithirakara Theru - the street where the gods got drawn
Edited/473 Amidst the various commercial establishments selling grain, jaggery, flour and oil, lie a long street where hundreds of artists specifically brought from Andra Pradesh once lived.
View ArticlePIL seeking closure of Indian high commission in Colombo dismissed
The Madurai bench of the Madras high court dismissed the public interest litigation (PIL) seeking closure of the high commission of India in Sri Lanka.
View ArticlePanic after gas leak in Tuticorin
Tension prevailed in Tuticorin city and surrounding villages as an unspecified gas allegedly leaked from some factories here, causing mild suffocation, sore throat and irritation to several people on...
View ArticleDemand for free inverters raised
Inverters and power-storage batteries have become essential household items due to power outages in many parts of Tamil Nadu.
View ArticleCISF constable shoots himself at Madurai airport
In a tragic incident, a 44-year-old constable attached to the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) committed suicide by shooting himself on Sunday.
View ArticleModern gadgets to improve teaching by visually challenged
To keep abreast of latest technologies that enhance teaching, the visually challenged teachers under the banner of Blind Teachers Association (BTA), Madurai Branch, arranged a special technical session...
View ArticleDarker, hotter days ahead for Trichy with rising power outage
The present power situation in Trichy district is so severe that power consumers should expect long hours, even 15 hours, of power shortages in the next two months.
View ArticleMan hacks to death unmarried pregnant lover
In a gruesome incident, a 24-year-old unmarried pregnant woman was allegedly murdered by her 26-year-old lover on Sunday evening near Palayamkottai in Tirunelveli district.
View ArticleWater crisis deepens in Madurai
The impending water crisis, which is looming large in the city has made the district administration get into active mode and launch a 24X7 special helpline for residents, to register their complaints...
View ArticleSriLankan Airlines doing roaring business amid protests
The students in the region may agitate for the Eelam cause by stopping trains running through the state, but the low cost Mihin Lanka and SriLankan Airlines continue to operate 19 services a week to...
View ArticleCurfew in Kovilpatti as tension over statue continues
Even as 11 people were arrested in connection with the desecration of the Muthuramalinga Thevar statue, curfew was imposed in parts of Kovilpatti in Tuticorin district on Monday, as tension threatened...
View Article'Meter auto' initiative backfires
Cleared/260 Words The Tamil Nadu Consumer Protection Council-sponsored 'meter auto' service that was launched in the city on March 15, has run into rough weather.
View ArticleNurses make peace with health officer after assurance
Village health nurses (VHN) in the district, who had planned to stage a protest on Monday called it off after meeting the deputy director of health services (DDHS) Dr Cheran and reprimanding him for...
View ArticleHC sets aside conviction in corruption case
The Madurai bench of the Madras high court set aside the judgment of conviction passed by the chief judicial magistrate (special judge for corruption cases) Virudhunagar at Srivilliputhur on October...
View ArticleTrichy corpn summons mobile cos over dangerous towers
The Trichy Corporation has at long last woken up to the issue of the hazardous operation of cell phone towers in the middle of residential areas, with the representatives of two mobile operators,...
View ArticleCouple remanded for trying to smuggle ketamine
A man and a woman, who were arrested by the customs officers (preventive) at the Trichy airport on charges of smuggling Rs two crore worth of ketamine were on Tuesday remanded to 15 days' custody by...
View ArticleCop run over by speeding train in Madurai
In a gruesome accident, a 56-year-old sub-inspector was fatally run over by a train when he attempted to cross the tracks at a level crossing in Samayanallur near Madurai on Tuesday morning.
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