DMK functionary's murder: Seven persons surrender in court
Seven persons, allegedly involved in the murder of 'Pottu' Suresh, a DMK functionary and associate of Union minister M K Alagiri, today surrendered before the judicial magistrate court in Dindigul...
View ArticleFreebies alone won't aid national growth, says PC
Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram has said that freebies and assistance alone would not help in the progress of the country.
View ArticleMadurai Government Rajaji Hospital pays scant regard for biomedical waste...
Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH) in Madurai, the biggest healthcare centre in southern Tamil Nadu, seems to have scant regard for the safe disposal of biomedical waste.
View ArticlePottu Suresh murder: Seven surrender in Dindigul court
A gang of seven men, who allegedly murdered DMK executive council member N Suresh Babu, alias Pottu Suresh, surrendered at a judicial magistrate court at Natham in Dindigul district on Saturday morning.
View ArticleShort film made by Madurai Kamaraj University students released
In a bid to create awareness on violence against women, media students of Madurai Kamaraj University made a short film with the support of their faculty and EKTA, a resource centre for women based in...
View ArticleSungudi gets a makeover
Sungudi saree manufactures and traders, who have been allotted a dedicated stall to promote the wear during the event, expect increasing demand for the product, thus helping to sustain the...
View ArticleSeven fishermen lost in the sea
Seven fishermen who went fishing in different boats from two different areas here were lost in the sea and the body of only one among them was found till Saturday.
View ArticleTrichy stakeholders brainstorm on development plans
Thandapani said there was however some exception, and the State government could tried to get an exemption to Trichy in the second phase of JNNURM citing the importance of Srirangam as a major pilgrim...
View ArticleWalkathon held to promote millets
They were from different walks of life, from students to farmers to representatives from an NGO, but the message they send out in Madurai on Saturday was same - grow millets, consume millets.
View ArticleNIT-T to promote budding entrepreneurs
Dr S Sundarrajan informed that the new entrepreneurs never had it so good. All one has to do is to walk into the NIT-T campus armed with only an idea that will have a social relevance.
View ArticleNow climbing on to buses gets easier for disabled
Pneumatics deals with the study and application of pressurised gas to produce mechanical motion. In her words it is the use of gas flowing under pressure to transmit power from one location to another.
View Article44th death anniversary of former Tamil Nadu CM CN Annadurai observed
The 44th death anniversary of the former chief minister of Tamil Nadu and the founder of the DMK C N Annadurai was observed with ' Samapandhi Annadhanam' in 13 temples in Trichy district here on Sunday.
View ArticleNagai fishermen back in sea after Centre's assurance
Fishermen in Nagapattinam venture into the sea from Saturday night after a nine-day long hiatus. The fishermen, who were protesting against the diesel price hike decided to get back to work after the...
View ArticleCITU demands Tamil Nadu to provide package for farmers
Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) in a resolution passed on Sunday has demanded the state government to announce a relief package for the delta farmers affected by the crop failure.
View ArticleSombre mortuary vans give way to 'funeral chariots' in Madurai
In place of the conventional mortuary vans, currently, there are 12 new-look hearses, taking the bodies from home to burial grounds or crematorium, within the city limits with four players running the...
View ArticlePechiparai on the verge of drying
Farmers in Kanyakumari district are desperate to save their crops which are withering fast, due to lack of water and the water level in Pechiparai, one of the major dams in the district, is depleting...
View ArticleFishers seek proper rescue facilities in Kanyakumari district
With the recent incident of fishermen lost in the sea, the fishermen community in Kanyakumari district stressed their long pending demand of a proper rescue facilities with helicopter and speed boats...
View ArticleAntiquity of Madurai should be ascertained
Madurai city with its architecture pattern, which adopted its gradual expansion and the contribution of various rulers, is a marvel.
View ArticlePower crisis improving in southern Tamil Nadu
The power situation is slightly improving in the southern districts with industries having up to eight hours of power through the day and the residents having continuous supply throughout the night,...
View ArticleMadurai corporation seeks funds from Meenakshi temple
One of the major tasks of the Madurai corporation is to keep the area around the Madurai Meenakshi temple, which is the main tourist attraction of the city, clean and well maintained.
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