Medicine distribution at hosp delayed, visitors stage protest
A minor glitch in internet connection disrupted the recently-launched hospital management system (HMS) and delayed the distribution of medicines at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital...
View ArticleCops solve murder mystery, killers caught after 9 months
The Samayapuram police on Friday intercepted the killer duo, who were behind the murder of a 'quack lady doctor' over nine months back.
View ArticleNational body praises TN’s role in minority education
As awareness about minority status and seeking the necessary funds is less among individuals across the country and also a need to address the issues of the members, a nationwide awareness on the...
View ArticleDemand for total prohibition grows strong after activist dies during protest
Following the death of Gandhian and prohibition activist Sasi Perumal on Friday, the city on Saturday witnessed a series of protests seeking total prohibition in the state.
View ArticleOp 'Smile' rescues 300 children in TN
More than 300 missing children were traced from across Tamil Nadu in July under 'Operation Muskaan', a month-long drive to trace the missing and runaway children.
View ArticleOnce barren Pachamalai is now lush and green, thanks to afforestation
Once a barren Pachamalai forests is now sporting all green, thanks to the massive tree plantation scheme undertaken by the forest department for the past four years.
View ArticleWith water to be released from Mettur, farmers upbeat over samba cultivation
With the chief minister announcing that water from Mettur will be released on August 9, the farmers in delta districts are gearing up to begin the samba cultivation, which is expected to cover...
View ArticleSafety in place, devotees gear up for Aadi Perukku
Safety measures have been put in place in the city in preparation for the Aadi Perukku festival on Monday, when scores of devotees arrive at the Cauvery river bank to take a holy bath.
View ArticlePonmalai shandy a market for all
Once a small market with just around 100 shops, the Sunday market (shandy) in Ponmalaipatti has grown manifold over the years, with more than 500 shops dotting the compound every Sunday.
View ArticleArtiste found dead on railway track in Trichy
The government railway police identified the deceased as Bhuvaneshwaran S of Subramaniyapuram here, an artiste associated with a music troupe.
View ArticleDistrict gets first breast milk bank
A Breast milk bank was inaugurated at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital (MGMGH) here on Monday, realizing a long-time dream of pediatricians in the district.
View ArticleCloth collectors make a quick buck at festival
As hundreds of devotees thronged Cauvery river during Aadi Perukku celebration to take a dip to wash way their sins, a group of people waits to collect clothes that the devotees dropped on the river...
View ArticleThousands throng Cauvery on Aadi Perukku
Thousands of couples on Monday thronged the banks of the Cauvery River on the occasion of Aadi Perukku to pray for a prosperous married life.
View ArticleWard members scramble for human skulls in Trichy Corporation council meeting
Pandemonium prevailed in a Trichy Corporation council meeting on Tuesday after a ward member attended it with two human skulls to protest the civic body’s failure to take action against officials who...
View ArticleTooled up with human skulls, DMK fuels crematorium row
Two DMK councilors were suspended on Tuesday after they created a flutter by bringing two human skulls to the corporation council meeting to draw its attention on the 'crematorium controversy' which...
View ArticleDemand to investigate former corpn officials
The councillors belonging to the opposition party has demanded an investigation involving the former officials of the city corporation to identify those guilty of committing irregularities in the...
View ArticleMan strays into Air Force station, held
A 35-year-old man from Hyderabad was arrested by Thanjavur police on charges of trespassing into the Air Force station in Thanjavur on Monday. The accused, said to be mentally unstable, was produced in...
View ArticleCorporation to relay roads around Central Bus Stand
Roads around Central Bus Stand will soon get a facelift as the city corporation has proposed to relay them under the special road programme (SRP) for the year 2015-16. Besides, 78 roads in 60 wards of...
View ArticleMany departments in BDU has more staff than students
Several departments in the Bharathidasan University are overstaffed despite having less number of students.
View ArticleEight-year-old Trichy boy dies of dengue, health authorities on their toes
An eight-year-old boy lost his life to dengue in the early hours of Wednesday, in the first confirmed case of death due to the disease in the district in several months.
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