NIT centre to take technology to villages
For the first time in south India, a centre of the Rural Technology Action Group (RuTag), an initiative of IIT-Delhi to help rural development, will be launched at National Institute of...
View ArticleAdvocates boycott court proceedings
Opposing the recent act of one high court judge denying permission to an advocate to make his submissions in Tamil and going on to dismiss the petitions, the members of the Madurai Bar Association...
View ArticleCorporation teachers learn nuances to impart better science education from...
In a first-of-its-kind initiative from Madurai corporation, a seminar was organised on Friday in association with a team of scientists to improve the analytical skill and scientific innovation of the...
View ArticleOne accused in fake notes' case was TNPSC aspirant
The arrest of three people by the CBCID police on Thursday, for possession and circulation of fake currency valued at Rs 25 lakh is expected to throw more light on the origin of the notes.
View ArticleMBBS aspirants get additional marks to take part in counselling
Three students, who were rendered ineligible for medical admission as they were not awarded sufficient marks in the recently-concluded Plus Two examinations, knocked on the doors of the Madras high...
View ArticleSetback for TNUSRB over appointment of candidate
In a setback to the Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board (TNUSRB), Chennai, the Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Friday dismissed a writ appeal filed by it in connection with a case...
View ArticleDon't arbitrate on cases filed under SC/ST Act: SP to cops
Don't arbitrate to force a compromise and settle cases filed under Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, police officials in the district were told by Madurai superintendent...
View ArticleCity to have new disaster management plan
A new disaster management plan will soon be prepared for the city. A meeting convened by the corporation on Friday evening decided to revise the 2011 plan and extend its purview to all 100 wards of the...
View ArticleHigh court sets aside medical varsity order to debar Kumbakonam nursing...
The Madurai bench of the Madras high court has set aside the decision of Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University to debar 35 nursing students of Sacred Heart College of Nursing, Kumbakonam in Thanjavur...
View ArticleProposal to regularize 'illegal' auto stands in Trichy
Corporation commissioner VP Thandapani today sought ways to regularize all the unauthorized auto stands in the city that has of late become a bane to residents.
View ArticleMeet on Cuvery urges mass agitation for state's right
Sparks flew across as passions were aroused against Karnataka as a small video and print magazines were released in Trichy on Saturday suggesting ways to bring a lasting solution to the age-old Cauvery...
View ArticleTamil Nadu too betrayed its farmers: Farmers leader
Leave alone Karnataka, Tamil Nadu is no better in water allocation, charged Erode C Nallusami, president of Lower Bhavani Farmers Welfare Association.
View ArticleWoman delivers baby in ambulance
A woman delivered a baby in an ambulance at Kallipatti, about 40km from here while being taken to a hospital after developing labour pain, police said.
View ArticlePoor salaries for faculty depriving quality education
The quality of education provided by self-financing arts and science colleges in the district is at stake due to the poor salaries offered for the faculty.
View ArticleFive held for stealing inverter batteries
Police arrested a five-member gang, which was involved in stealing inverter batteries and recovered the stolen items and the vehicles used for the theft.
View ArticleOn 13th death anniversary, fans still await opening of Sivaji statue
The inauguration of the statue of veteran actor Sivaji Ganesan still seems to be mirage after nearly three years of its installation in Trichy.
View ArticleExploitation of faculties rampant in many colleges
For Manikandan, a 30-year-old assistant professor in an arts and science college in Madurai city limits, identifying himself as one may attract respect in the society, but it certainly has not helped...
View ArticleTrichy may get its own zoo in near future
The demand to have a recreation and an entertainment spot for residents in the district may be realised in the near future if the proposal for a zoo on the outskirts of the city is given a go-ahead by...
View ArticleMinister appeals to public to donate books for library
State education minister P Vaigai Chelvan on Monday appealed to the people to donate their collections of books to the newly-constructed district central library in Trichy.
View ArticleWoman dies after being attacked by bear in Kodaikanal
In yet another incident of rising man-animal conflicts in the western ghats, a 48-year-old woman was reportedly killed in a bear attack near Kodaikanal on Sunday morning.
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