Ban soil mining in tanks: Madurai farmers
The farming community in the district vehemently opposed soil mining currently being undertaken in seven of the tanks across Madurai district.
View ArticleFarmers struggle to procure tank silt
While the Madurai farmers fear the adverse effects of indiscriminate mining of tanks on irrigation, they are struggling to get hold of the fertile alluvium soil from the tanks for agricultural purposes.
View ArticleName any book, 'Tamil Thaathaa' will get it for you!
For 73-year-old S K Murugesan, age is just a number before his passion for reading and collecting books.
View ArticleHC confirms conviction of accused in child rape case
An appeal filed by a sole convict of a child rape case was dismissed by the Madras high court bench on Sunday.
View ArticleKunnathur Chattram never had any emerald lingam: Hindu Religions and...
Initially, it was at Kunnathur Chatram, a century-old guest house for devotees of the Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple in Madurai.
View ArticleFor 20 years, Rajapalayam trader on solo mission to raise green cover
A betel-leaf merchant by profession, Talaimalai spends what he earns for planting saplings and nurturing them in Devadanam and nearby villages.
View ArticleHistory-sheeter done to death in onion market
A 42-year-old history-sheeter, a close relative of DMK's former east zone chairman of Madurai Corporation, was chased down and murdered by a gang early on Monday morning.
View ArticleConned once, man uses same trick on others
Police arrested a 39-year-old man from Dindigul who conned a number of youth in the guise of providing them bank jobs.
View ArticleMLA held after mother files complaint against him
Tiruparankundram MLA, A K T Raja of the DMDK was arrested by the district police on charges of land-grabbing based on a complaint filed by his mother.
View ArticleMechanism in place to tackle dengue outbreak
Although health officials strongly believe that there will not be any dengue outbreak like last year in the rural areas they are well prepared for any situation.
View ArticleTeachers Recruitment Board not to hold re-examination for PG assistant...
Teachers Recruitment Board has decided not to conduct re-examination for the post of postgraduate (PG) assistants in Tamil.
View ArticleFarmers urge for speedy disbursal of crop loans
Farmers in Madurai district have urged the administration to take measures to disburse the crop loans faster as the water for single crop areas is expected to be released from Wednesday.
View ArticleFour charred to death in mishap at fireworks unit
Four people were charred to death in a ghastly accident at a fire cracker manufacturing unit in rural Madurai.
View ArticleDMDK MLA, wife get bail in land-grab case
DMDK MLA AKT Raja, who was arrested on Monday in connection with a land grabbing complaint, was granted bail by the Madras high court Madurai bench on Tuesday.
View ArticleExperts demystify autism at meet
Twenty-five specialists from the southern districts, including Trichy, Madurai, Ramanathapuram and Virudhunagar, participated in a three-day rehabilitation education programme on autism in Madurai on...
View ArticleKarimedu fish merchants to go on a three-day strike
In a tug of war between local corporation councillor and fish commission agents, Karimedu fish market in the city will be closed for three days from September 25 to 27.
View ArticleMan held for submitting forged documents in tahsildar office
A 43-year-old man was handed over to Tallakulam police here on Tuesday after the revenue officials found that the documents he had submitted to North tahsildar's office were forged.
View ArticleMiraculous rescue of 11 Kanyakumari fishermen off Kerala coast
Eleven fishermen from the western coast of Kanyakumari district have sought the assistance of district administration.
View ArticleVillagers in Dindigul perform last rites for rain god
Practicing an age-old method to bring rain, people from around five villages near Palani in Dindigul district performed the last rites for the rain god in Kombaipatti on Tuesday, to save their corps...
View ArticleTwo kids of same family die of rabies infection
A two-year-old boy from Gudalur in Theni district, who was infected by rabies virus, succumbed to death in the early hours of Tuesday at the Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai.
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