Tamil Nadu fishers anxious ahead of Lankan courts' verdicts today
Fishermen in Rameswaram are keeping their fingers crossed as the Lankan courts will hear the case of 114 of their counterparts who have detained in the Island nation for the last 15 days.
View ArticleWife seeks HC's help to find missing husband
A 32-year-old woman, Gomalatha of Paramakudi has knocked on the doors of the Madurai bench of the Madras high court by way of filing a habeas corpus petition (HCP) seeking the court's intervention to...
View ArticleMadurai civic body proposes permanent convention centre
The city corporation has proposed to construct a full-fledged convention centre for the benefit of trade and industries to host their exhibitions.
View ArticleDistribution of welfare schemes marks I-Day in Madurai
Colourful cultural events by scores of school and college students, distribution of welfare schemes to the tune of Rs 90.28 lakh, honouring freedom fighters and patriotic fervour marked the Madurai...
View ArticleWar memorial comes alive during I-Day festivities
It was a historic moment on the occasion of the 67th Independence Day as the district administration and the Trichy corporation paid tributes to the heroes of World War I (WWI) memorial after many years.
View ArticleBHEL launches initiative to achieve process improvement
The Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has launched an initiative to achieve process improvements in all aspects of its operations to create substantial value for its customers in terms of cost...
View ArticleFarmers who fought for riparian rights felicitated
On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Cauvery Delta Farmers' Welfare Association, (CDFWA), the organization that set out three decades ago to directly fight for the riparian rights of the...
View ArticleI-Day celebrations turn fatal for college girl, retd headmaster
Two people, including a college student were killed in two different incidents that took place on Thursday morning in Thanjavur and Nagapattinam districts.
View ArticleAbandoned babies' adoption delayed
The abandoned babies brought to Mahatma Gandhi memorial government hospital at Trichy for treatment have been made to stay at the hospital even after they became hale and hearty.
View ArticleFishers come out of their shells, unite against illegal sand mining
Fishermen of Tuticorin district who all these years played the role of mute spectators to illegal beach sand mining have finally come out of the shell and gathered wits to challenge the sand mafia and...
View ArticleWoman claims she was stripped and harassed by police in Melur
Selvi said that she was attacked by her husband and his relatives in a family dispute which took place on August 9.
View ArticleWhy should police hold on to a Nayak Palace?
Remember how a 250-year-old Maratha-era building that housed Vilakkuthoon police station was pulled down in 2012?
View ArticleChidambaram slams attempt to divide nation on religious lines
Edited/300 Charging that certain elements were attempting to divide the people of country on religious lines, Union finance minister P Chidambaram said he strongly condemned those attempts.
View ArticleTwo students arrested for school girl's death
The investigation into the mysterious death of a 13-year-old school girl whose body was found on the railway track here on last Tuesday took a turn with the arrest of two engineering college students.
View ArticleDoctors' body warns protesting house surgeons
In a set back to house surgeons of the Government Rajaji Hospital who are refusing to do paramedical work, the Tamil Nadu Government Doctors Association (TNGDA) has urged them to withdraw the protest...
View ArticleMadurai colleges take measures to sail through water crisis
As rain continues to play truant in and around Madurai, several parts of the city is still reeling under water shortage.
View ArticlePIL in court seeks sale of river sand in kg, not unit
The Madurai bench of the Madras high court ordered notices to be issued to director and controller of legal metrology, Trichy collector and executive engineer of public works department of Trichy...
View ArticleOut of sight, Raya Gopuram to fade into oblivion
Had the incomplete Raya Gopuram been completed, it would have been the tallest tower of Madurai Meenakshi Amman temple.
View ArticlePalanganatham Y-bridge raises the hackles of locals
A Y-shaped bridge, which is under construction in the city for the last three years, has little supporters, though its work may soon get a fillip as state minister for highways and minor ports Edappadi...
View ArticlePudu Mandapam battered by shopkeepers
Most people in Madurai know well about the Pudu Mandapam, right in front of east tower of Meenakshi Amman temple.
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