State-level sports meet for home guards to be held in Madurai
A state-level sports and skill development meet would be held for home guards at Madurai from September 27 to 29.
View ArticleChildren in Thimminayakkanpatti anganwadi deprived of basic facilities
An anganwadi in Thimminayakkanpatti in Dindigul district is functioning on the open verandas of houses in the village and is often shifted from one place to another causing hardship to the children who...
View ArticleHC turns down DMK leader's plea in sexual harassment complaint
The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Friday turned down former DMK MLA Karuppasamy Pandian's request not to arrest him till Monday on a sexual harassment complaint filed against him by the...
View ArticleWomen charge into silk sari exhibition in Madurai
Women in large numbers gathered at the stalls of the Silk Mark Expo organised by Silk Mark Organisation of India in the city.
View ArticleStay sought on publication of counselling results of nursing diploma course
A writ petition has been filed at the Madras high court's Madurai bench seeking stay over the publication of the counselling results for admission to nursing diploma course.
View ArticleDengue fear creates demand for siddha medicines
With health officials intensively carrying out dengue preventive measures in the city as well as rural areas, siddha medicines like nilavembu kashayam and tender papaya juice in government hospitals...
View ArticleBattered residential roads distress Madurai commuters
The roads in many residential areas of the temple city are in a poor state. As the demands from the residents for maintenance, relaying and patch works go unheard by the Madurai corporation officials,...
View ArticleMan held for circulating objectionable photos of woman
Police arrested on Friday the son of a special sub-inspector (SSI) in Madurai for allegedly circulating objectionable photographs of a woman to tarnish her image.
View ArticleSix bldgs sealed during anti-dengue drive in Madurai
Dengue scare in a private school in Madurai prompted the city corporation officials to inspect buildings in its proximity on Saturday, revealing violation of norms by builders.
View ArticleAfter long struggle, dalits draw water from village tank
Two years after a water tank was built in the village, the dalits of V Muthulingapuram village in Virudhunagar district managed to draw water from the tank for bathing on Saturday.
View ArticleCoast Guard on cleaning drive on Rameswaram coast
Edited/471 The volunteers and the coast guard personnel collected as much as 12 tonnes of marine waste from a three km stretch on Rameswaram coast on Saturday.
View ArticleMove to derecognise MBA course in American College stayed
The Madurai bench of the Madras high court has stayed the proceedings of the All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to rescind the approval granted to the American College to conduct the MBA...
View ArticleHindu Religious and Charitable Endowment directs school to hand over temple...
The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment (HR&CE) department has pulled up Amali Girls Higher Secondary School in Ambasamudram in Tirunelveli in a land encroachment issue.
View ArticleEco-tourism into Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary in the offing under...
Villagers of Koviloor near Rajapalayam in Virudhunagar district looked very excited about their visit to Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary at Sasthakoil range as part of an awareness session on...
View ArticleMan pours boiling water on mentally ill son
An aged man poured boiling water on his mentally ill son leaving him with severe injuries all over his body in Madurai on Friday night.
View ArticlePlea seeks senate election for graduates in Madurai Kamaraj Universit
Seeking direction to the Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU) to conduct election to the senate to get registered graduates as members, a writ petition has been filed at the Madurai bench of the Madras...
View ArticleA stroll down this lane will take us to ezhutthaani-makers era
Many streets in Madurai, mostly its old parts, have names linked to Tamil months, personalities or events, but Ezhutthaanikara Theru in South Gate stands out.
View Article72-year-old man booked for pouring boiling water on son
A 72-year-old man was on Sunday booked for allegedly pouring boiling water on his mentally challenged son after people complained about him, police said.
View ArticleSand mining continues to trouble Dindigul district
While the authorities have tightened action against sand smugglers in all the districts in Tamil Nadu, some of the smugglers are still using inconspicuous means to rob this natural resource and...
View ArticleI will not be cowed down by cases: Vijayakanth
DMDK leader Vijayakanth said that he would not be cowed down by cases registered him across the state.
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