Sugarcane farmers protest for better price
Though they cultivate sugarcane, the raw material for sugar, their life is not as sweet as the product.
View ArticleBilateral talks will help solve fishermen issue: Indian Coast Guard
Strong bilateral talks between fishermen of India and Sri Lanka will be helpful to resolve the ongoing issue and the resolutions should be acceptable to both the parties, said Vice Admiral Anurag G...
View ArticleColours classify the giant collection in the six-decade-old library
A simple technique used in small-scale textile shops paved the way for the librarians of Lady Doak College to classify their huge collection of books with ease.
View ArticleRain brings cheer to Madurai residents
Heavy rain lashed Madurai and its suburbs on Thursday evening.The showers, raised hopes of the people, who feared that lack of rain would signal a tough summer next year.
View ArticleMadurai Kamaraj University sports a deserted look
It was an unusual day for Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU) on Thursday as it wore a deserted look.
View ArticleFreedom fighter's widow to get pension after 3 decades of fight
After three decades of struggle, the widow of a co-prisoner of former state police minister, Kakkan, who were all arrested during the Quit India Movement in 1942, would finally get her dependent family...
View ArticlePassenger from Colombo caught with 300g of gold
In yet another gold seizure at the Madurai airport, officials from the customs department seized 300g of gold biscuits from an elderly man who arrived here from Colombo.
View ArticleI don't think I am authoritarian: Madurai Kamaraj University vice chancellor
All's not well at the Madurai Kamaraj University.A section of students and faculty members are ranged against vice chancellor Kalyani Mathivanan for, what they term, her authoritarian ways.
View ArticleConstruction business comes to a grinding halt
V Sathiaseelan (40) from Bethaniapuram, who does centring work at construction sites is a troubled man these days as he is not able to find work after Diwali this year.
View ArticleBuilders stumped by skyrocketing material cost
Much like construction workers, builders in the city are also a worried lot due to the skyrocketing of prices.
View ArticleGovernment Rajaji Hospital stinks for want of staff
The government's efforts to upkeep the sanitation of government hospitals in the state is far from visible at the Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH) Madurai.
View ArticleDevotees upset over Meenakshi temple gopuram damage
A minor portion of the east rajagopuram of Madurai Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple was damaged when lightning struck the tower on Thursday night following heavy rains.
View ArticleOfficials, builders sensitised on RWH, grey water recycling
A one-day workshop on rainwater harvesting and grey water recycling was organized for the municipal officials and builders in the city on Friday.
View ArticleIndefinite closure affects research activities in MKU
With hostels in Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU) closed after an unprecedented indefinite closure and all classes for postgraduate students and research activities having been suspended, research...
View ArticleRajapalayam, Sippiparai dogs to be monographed
Scientists and veterinarians are in the process of producing a monograph of Tamil Nadu's indigenous dog breeds Rajapalayam and Sippiparai for the first time, which is expected to bring out the...
View ArticleCashing in on scrap
Scrap material is big business in Madurai.It has become as much an integral part of the city's economy as textiles was till the 1980s.
View ArticleScrap dealer goes online, hits jackpot
Last year, S Jacob, a scrap dealer in the city, was wondering how to go about his business in the wake of the cut-throat competition.
View ArticleA street that tells tales about Madurai warrior
Maruthanayagam Pillai alias Muhammad Yusuf Khan, a military genius with British, who later went against them to establish his own rule in Madurai, is a folk hero here.
View ArticleCaste groups clash in Tirunelveli, 3 dead
Three persons were killed in two incidents when caste groups clashed near Alangulam in Tirunelveli district on Saturday afternoon.
View ArticleWoman, dad murdered for resisting rape
A 35-year-old mentally unsound woman and her father were killed by a group of youths, including a relative, when she resisted their attempts to rape her at Surakudi in Tuticorin district in the early...
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