Major liquor seizure in Tuticorin port
Customs officials seized Rs 1 crore worth Korean liquor which was smuggled to Tuticorin Port.The liquor was concealed beneath food items stuffed in a container.
View ArticleFarmers appeal to keep canals and tanks ready
With water level in Periyar and Vaigai dams steadily increasing in the last one week, the farmers in the region urged the officials to keep ready canals and tanks, especially in single crop areas where...
View ArticleFire guts 60 shops in Trichy market
A major fire that broke out in the early hours of Tuesday engulfed 60 shops in a vegetable market in Ponmalai in Trichy. The vendors, who suspect that the miscreants could have set their shops on fire,...
View ArticleSpurt in domestic violence, but not all are genuine cases
Records reveal that the cases of domestic violence against women are on the rise in Trichy, though not all are genuine incidents.
View ArticleComing, park with basketball court in Madurai city
Edited/293 Madurai corporation may soon develop a park with a basketball court in the derelict NMR Subburaman Park.
View ArticleFour held for steel theft from warehouse
Edited/260 City police have arrested four persons involved in stealing a whopping 52 tonnes of steel from the warehouse of a private company.
View ArticlePalanganatham bridge to open in 2 months: Highways minister
According to officials, only installation of sewers and electric lines are to be completed.
View ArticleFirst water project of Madurai in ruins
Buried amidst the two-wheeler park at Arapalayam bus stand is the remnants of the first water project of Madurai established by the British in 1892.
View ArticleAnother centre for dogs to come up
A modern dog-care centre is on the anvil in Madurai city.
View ArticlePoor enrolment in civic english schools
Edited/389 Despite the craze for English medium schools, government schools offering academic courses in English are getting tepid response in the city.
View ArticleNod for machine desilting in Ramnad tanks
Edited/416 Local bodies in Ramanathapuram district have been granted special permission to remove the silt from its water bodies using machines.
View ArticleMadurai students hail exhibition train; slam poor access to Kudal Nagar
A stream of visitors thronged the Kudal Nagar station, near Madurai junction, on Thursday to explore a special train that is circling the country to promote awareness on science and biodiversity.
View ArticleHouse surgeons' protest hits Government Rajaji Hospital
The house surgeons undergoing training at Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH), Madurai, are on a warpath against the hospital administration for making them do paramedical jobs and thereby denying an...
View ArticleFive stolen metal idols recovered, six held
Nagappattinam police arrested six persons and recovered a few antique metal statues near Sirkazhi.
View ArticleBaffling Madurai heritage structure needs attention
The palatial building right in front of the Thirumalai Nayak Mahal is an unsolved puzzle for historians of Madurai.
View ArticleBus overturns in futile bid to avert collision; one dead
Edited/238 A bus carrying 50 passengers overturned as its driver tried to avoid hitting a motorbike on Friday morning near Mannarkudi.
View ArticleFarmers demand barrage across Kollidam river
Edited/359 Though water was released to Cauvery and Kollidam rivers, there is no end to the protests by farmers in Cauvery delta region.
View Article4 years on, locks still on new school building
As the spacious property with ample facilities remains unused though most of the work was over by 2009, about 270 students staying in nearby areas are trying to seek admission in other schools.
View ArticlePublic spoil a heritage museum in Madurai
While there are several examples of heritage buildings ruined due to official apathy, the thematic museum inside Thirumalai Nayak Mahal is crumbling due to the reckless attitude of visitors coupled...
View ArticleIndian fishermen captured by Lankan army: Nagai fishermen end strike
The Nagapattinam fishermen folk staged a black-flag protest on both land and sea, urging the central and state governments to take action to release their brethren languishing in the Sri Lankan jails...
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