Achievements honoured on Independence Day
Freedom fighters, board exam toppers and corporation employees were among those who were honoured for their achievements and contributions on Saturday, as the district celebrated the 69th Independence...
View ArticleTeen girl dies of high fever, dengue suspected
A 16-year-old girl from Koppu village in Somarasampettai near Trichy, where a boy lost his life last week due to dengue fever, died on Saturday. Villagers who alleged that the girl had also died of...
View ArticleCommittee to oversee immediate airport terminal expansion
A special committee will be formed to oversee the immediate expansion of the Trichy international airport building, where the passenger traffic has spiked to around 1,000 people in the peak hours,...
View ArticleRenovation nears completion, Srirangam temple awaits kumbabhishekam
As renovation works at the Majestic Srirangam temple near completion, the temple authorities are awaiting orders from the state government to fix the dates for ‘kumbabhishekam’.
View ArticleRaid reveals prevalence of child labour in Trichy
A surprise raid by a team of officials led by the inspector of labours on Sunday morning brought to light the prevalence of child labour in shops in Trichy district.
View ArticleBonded trucking facility yet to gather pace at city airport
At a time when several small airports such as Coimbatore and Madurai have caught up with the concept of bonded trucking for exporting cargo consignments, the Trichy International Airport that receives...
View ArticleAadi Poornam car festival attracts thousands of devotees
The famed ‘Aadi Poornam’ car festival was held on Sunday on the 10th day of the Aadi festivities at Srivilliputtur Sri Andal temple in Virudhunagar district, drawing thousands of devotees.
View Article3 from Salem killed in road accident
Three devotees from Salem district were killed when the van in which they were travelling rammed a stationary truck near Paramakudi in Ramanathapuram district in the early hours of Sunday.
View ArticleWanted criminal held in Pondy after 9 months of search
A special Trichy city police team on Saturday arrested a notorious criminal who was on the run since last year at Puducherry.
View ArticleSri Lankan national lodged in special prison camp released
The state government on Monday released a Sri Lankan national who was lodged in the special refugee camp at the Trichy central prison.
View ArticleTuticorin port registers highest growth rate among major ports
VO Chidambaranar Port here handled traffic of 13.06 million tonnes in the current financial year up to July 31, registering a whopping growth of 27.56% over the corresponding period last year (10.23...
View ArticleBDU to wait for court verdict on UGC directive
With the University Grants Commission tightening its noose on study centres of the universities, Bharathidasan University officials have now planned to hold a meeting with the state higher education...
View ArticleEntomologists roped in to curb spread of dengue
To allay fear among people and keep a check on dengue mosquitoes, public health officials in the district have roped in entomologists.
View ArticleFour children drown in Cauvery, bodies recovered
The bodies of four school children from Karuppur in Kumbakonam, who drowned in the Cauvery River on Sunday night in two separate incidents, were on Monday recovered by fire and rescue teams.
View ArticleActivists in Trichy oppose shale gas extraction in Cauvery delta
Even as the dust is yet to settle on the controversy surrounding methane exploration in the Cauvery delta region, a group of activists have raised their voices against the ‘proposed extraction’ of...
View ArticleA Palanivel takes over as new registrar of NIT-Trichy
National Institute of Technology (NIT) Trichy has appointed A Palanivel as the new registrar. Former Registrar (officiating) G Swaminathan has handed over the responsibilities to Palanivel with effect...
View ArticleFlesh trade in Trichy's residential areas goes uncontrolled
Residential areas in the city have become targets for the brothel network nowadays.
View ArticleRelatives of dead man in Trichy allege negligence by hospital, block road
Chaos prevailed in the Pudukkottai government hospital for few hours on Tuesday when the relatives of a 23-year-old man, who was admitted on Monday night after complaining of stomach pain, died....
View ArticleTruck collides into school bus in Perambalur, 13 children injured
Thirteen students were on Tuesday morning injured when the school bus in which they were travelling was hit by a truck from behind in Perambalur. They were treated at a government hospital in the area.
View ArticleTwo Trichy students injured in hostel roof collapse
Two college students were injured when the roof of a room at the Ambedkar Students Hostel in Khajamalai came down on Tuesday morning.
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