RTE: Rs 1.3cr to be reimbursed to schools
As per the Right to Education (RTE) Act, Rs 1.3 crore will soon be reimbursed to schools in the district as the inspector of matriculation schools has begun collating details such as bank accounts and...
View ArticleAwareness on Centre’s insurance schemes remains low, say banks
Awareness level on insurance schemes announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi a year ago remains low among the public.
View ArticleMiraculous escape for 10 as van plunges into 30ft well
Ten members of a family had a miraculous escape after the van in which they were travelling plunged into a 30ft deep abandoned well near Thuvarankurichi on Madurai – Trichy national highway in the...
View ArticleCancer cells purged from woman's body
A 53-year-old woman, whose life was threatened by a wrongly-diagnosed medical condition that hid the fact of her cancer, has been given a second chance at life by a team of doctors here.
View ArticleMarginal rise in crimes in city: NCRB
Data released by the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) showed a marginal increase in crimes in Trichy district in 2014 compared to the previous year.
View ArticleE-service centre to come up at passport office
As e-seva centres in the district have become a hit among citizens, a common e-service centre (CSC) run by the Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Limited will be established at the regional passport...
View ArticleAIADMK protest turns ugly, Cong office in city attacked
Protests against Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) chief EVKS Elangovan took an ugly turn on Friday with AIADMK cadres throwing stones at the Trichy Congress Committee office here .
View ArticleWoman, her aide held for cheating engg graduate
A 31-year-old woman engineering graduate and a 41-year-old man landed in jail on Friday for cheating a man of more than Rs 5 lakh on the promise of getting him data entry projects by outsourcing from a...
View ArticleSrirangam GH reviewed for natl accreditation
The Srirangam government hospital may become the first state-run health centre in Trichy district to get a national level accreditation if the facilities and patient care system satisfies the standards...
View ArticleWork to construct cross barriers in city fast-tracked
The state highways department has speeded up work to construct concrete cross barriers on city roads to check accidents.
View ArticleTech honchos upbeat about digital India
TRICHY: Tech honchos inspired confidence about India’s digital future during the eleventh graduation ceremony of the National Institute of Technology, Trichy, on Saturday.
View ArticleRash driving increases death toll on city roads
Rash and negligent driving, especially by two-wheeler riders, has become a serious threat to motorists and pedestrians on the roads in Trichy city.
View ArticleSewage from city goes untreated, discharged into water bodies
The sewage treatment plant in Panchapur, which is supposed to collect and treat the entire sewage generated in the city areas that are connected to the underground drainage system, has been lying...
View ArticleParents of picky eaters turn to shrinks for help
When Madhumita Sreenivasan's* two-year-old refused to eat rice, she thought it was a passing phase. But as months passed and the little one continued to turn away from the staple food of the household,...
View ArticleChildren's home under scanner
An unregistered children's home, accommodating 89 minor girls, is now under the scanner of the Trichy police after the district social welfare department filed a complaint against the institution for...
View ArticleAs water fills Cauvery, feeder channels, dangers mount
The sight of Cauvery and Kollidam rivers and its feeder canals brimming with water has delighted many locals, but the waters also pose grave danger.
View ArticleGovt health centres to get 7,300 nurses soon
The state government has completed the recruitment process of 7,300 nurses to be posted in government health centres across the state.
View ArticleCongenital diseases centre inaugurated
The state minister for health and family welfare on Sunday inaugurated a district early intervention centre (DEIC) inside the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital (MGMGH) here to treat children...
View ArticleOver 2,000 appear UPSC in Trichy
For the first time, the city was chosen as an examination centre for civil services.
View ArticleLocal body in Kerala in soup over killing of stray dogs
Even as the debate over street dog menace is raging, Puzhathi panchayat in Kannur is in a soup over the alleged killing of nearly 40 street dogs, apparently by injecting poison.
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