Move to cut down power consumption draws flak
A proposal that was considered important by the Trichy corporation to reduce the power consumption in the city was not passed following stiff opposition from both the ruling AIADMK and the opposition...
View ArticleFake notes seized from trio
The counterfeit currency wing of CBCID, Trichy on Thursday arrested three people and seized fake notes valued at Rs 25 lakh from them.
View ArticleHench dating back to megalithic period, discovered
A prehistoric hench, which belongs to the megalithic period probably to calculate the auspicious time based on the sun's movement has been discovered by a group of archaeologists amidst the thick...
View ArticleResidents petition collector over fear of losing their homes
Fearing eviction of their houses on the railway land, hundreds of residents in Trichy Corporation thronged the district collector's office to seek intervention of the district administration into the...
View ArticleMother connives with man to rape daughter
A minor girl, who refused to marry a man of her mother's choice, was allegedly raped by him in Thanjavur.
View ArticleNammalvar moots own panel to expose methane project in delta
Organic farming guru G Nammalvar has said he would form his own committee to study the ill-effects of coal bed methane gas production in the delta districts and submit the report to the government.
View ArticleHand towels for students to prevent spread of TB
In a move to create awareness about tuberculosis (TB), 'hand towels' have been distributed to school students for the first time in the state to prevent spreading of disease while coughing.
View ArticleTeacher consumes poison after sexual torture by headmaster
A teacher of a primary school in Thanjavur district consumed poison, unable to bear the alleged sexual torture by the headmaster.
View Article12 shops sealed in Tirunelveli for selling acid illegally
Cracking the whip on unregulated sale of acid, police have sealed 12 shops found to sell acid in an unauthorised manner in Tirunelveli, on Thursday.
View ArticleHC confirms life term for man who killed teen
The life sentence imposed on a man for murdering a 16-year-old girl in 2009 was confirmed by the Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Thursday.
View ArticleBody of infant found along river
The body of a one-day old male child was found abandoned near Nambiyaru river in Tirunelveli district on Thursday.
View ArticlePrincipal, two teachers held for drowning of four students
The principal and two teachers of a private school in Madurai were arrested on Thursday for alleged negligence that resulted in the drowning of four school students in the sea during an excursion to...
View ArticleUnauthorised structures: HC dismisses local planning authority's appeal
In a blow to the chairman of the local planning authority (LPA), the Madurai bench of the Madras high court has dismissed an appeal filed against the order of a single judge dated November 2, 2012, in...
View ArticleThree dead as bus rams stationary truck
Three people, including a state transport corporation bus driver were killed when the bus rammed a stationary truck near Madurai in the early hours of Friday.
View ArticleMemorial for fishers killed in mid-sea
Tamil Nadu Puducherry Fishermen Livelihood rights conference would be held in Karaikal on November 21, to discuss issues concerning the fisherfolk, said C J Rajan, coordinator of Meenavar Irumai...
View ArticleDeprived of school building, kids study under cowshed
Students of a panchayat primary school in Thirupachethi in Sivaganga district are taught their lessons under the shelter of a cowshed and building meant for members of the self-help groups (SHG) in...
View ArticleSastra University to provide relief to 1,500 flood-affected families in Chamoli
Following another cloudburst in Uttarakhand recently, Rudraprayag additional district magistrate has sought help for 1,500 families affected in the district from a Thanjavur-based university.
View Article15 students admitted to hospital for diarrhoea
Cleared/395 Words Eleven girl students in Kumbakonam and four children of an anganwadi in Trichy have been admitted to hospital due to complaints of diarrhoea and vomiting.
View ArticleProtest against home minister for sexual harassment
A group of teachers came out in the open and held a demonstration in front of the Government Girls HSS at Mannachanallur in Trichy district accusing the headmaster of sexually harassing a part-time...
View ArticleRevive Congress in state, Wasnik tells party men
Ahead of the preparations for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress deputed its general secretary and in-charge for Tamil Nadu to try and revive the party in the state.
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