Five crushed to death by train
Five people, returning after a funeral ceremony paid with their lives while crossing an unmanned level crossing at Nedunkulam near Nanguneri on the Tirunelveli - Nagercoil railway section.
View ArticleUnmanned crossings to be phased out at the earliest
Unmanned level crossings always pose more danger to the inattentive ones crossing the railway tracks and the fateful accident near Nanguneri where five people were killed by a goods train is yet...
View ArticleTNSTC decision to refuel in private bunks irks many
The decision by the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) to fill diesel for buses at private petrol bunks that sell at a lower price might have helped the cash-strapped corporation.
View ArticleAgriculture needs centre of discussion at BARC meet
The requirements pertaining to agricultural needs, especially post-harvest protection dominated the proceedings during the interaction between scientists from Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) and...
View ArticleSupport grows for four Veerappan aides
A batch of advocates staged a protest against the death penalty for four associates of sandalwood brigand Veerappan.
View ArticleInterim relief for Sindhu Granites as HC stays notice
The Madurai bench of the Madras high court granted interim stay on a notice issued by the Madurai district collector notice in connection with illegal granite mining, following a plea filed by Sindhu...
View ArticleWoman, aide held for duping SHGs of Rs 7 lakh
Police in Thirumangalam arrested a woman and her associate, who is reported to be a government employee when they attempted to flee with nearly Rs 7 lakh in cash they had obtained by duping self-help...
View ArticleDiktat to panchayat chiefs over impending water crisis
Fearing drinking water shortage in summer due to monsoon failure and drought conditions, the district administration had issued strict guidelines to all the panchayat presidents on water conservation.
View ArticlePlea opposes digging of well in water body
The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Thursday told the government side to get instructions from the state when a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by M Tamilar Siva of Kalugumalai...
View ArticleRenovated 17th century Rani Mangammal Chathram opened
Rani Mangammal Chathram, a 17th century building, one of the few remaining edifices of the bygone royal era, that remained closed for the past five years, has been given a facelift and opened for...
View ArticleRani Mangammal's yet another edifice getting facelift
Rani Mangammal (1689 - 1704) who was the queen regent ruling the Nayak state on behalf of her grandson Vijaya Ranga Chhockanatha was not only known for her wisdom, military campaigns and leadership...
View Article30 with criminal past file pleas over police selections
Thirty people, whose selections to the Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services were withheld by the director general of police as they were found to be involved in criminal cases in the past, have filed...
View ArticleStudents develop low-cost automatic urinal flushing system
In a bid to solve the problem of stinking public urinals, students of the mechanical engineering department at Velammal College of Engineering and Technology have come up with an innovative urinal with...
View ArticleEngineering student hacked to death in Tirunelveli
An engineering college student was dragged out from a bus and hacked to death by a gang in Tirunelveli on Thursday evening.
View ArticleHC spares mentally-ill man noose
The Madras high court has declared invalid the death penalty awarded to 49-year-old R Maruthu alias Maruthupandian for clubbing to death five persons, including two women, on the ground that the...
View ArticleLankan MP on pilgrimage in Tamil Nadu forced to retreat back home
The visit of a Sri Lankan MP and his wife to Nagapattinam was cut short following protests by political parties on Thursday morning.
View ArticleAssembly officials unhurt in car pile-up
An Assembly estimate committee, consisting six MLAs which inspected some government offices and educational institutions in the city, met with a freak accident on Chennai bypass road earlier in the...
View ArticleWatermelons bring the much-needed respite
Watermelons that were scarce last summer have started flooding the Dindigul market this year brining the much-needed respite to the residents to cool off the heat.
View ArticleIllicit liquor flooding Trichy's TASMAC outlets
It has come to light that a large quantity of illicit liquor has reached Trichy market.
View ArticleSC community wants govt to shift court buildings
Fearing access to the court premises, members of scheduled caste community are demanding the state government to shift the proposed site of the new court buildings, to a suitable place in Mudhukulathur...
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