Self-immolation attempt by differently-abled man foiled
Police on Monday thwarted a differently-abled man's attempt to immolate himself on the campus of the district collector's office.
View ArticleFlyers want night bus services in city
Passengers arriving late in the night at the international airport here are left high and dry in the absence of public transport, forcing them to rely on private vehicles that charge at will.
View ArticleNow, tuition centres admit kindergarten students for hefty fees
A kindergarten student, V Mithun, spends most of his time at school and then at a tuition centre run by the school, as both his parents are working, and there is no one at home to look after him in...
View ArticleGrocery outlets shun plastic bags
Robust and continuous actions taken by the Trichy Corporation have forced many grocery shops to fall in line and stop giving plastic bags below 40 microns to their customers to carry groceries, even if...
View ArticlePG student attacks professor, colleagues want him arrested
Professors at the government college in Thuvakudi staged a sit-in protest on Tuesday demanding the arrest of a postgraduate student who had allegedly attacked a professor. The teacher sustained...
View ArticleMedical colleges 'friendly' plan to prevent ragging
The KAP Vishwanatham Government Medical College (KAPVGMC) in the city, where classes for a fresh batch of MBBS students began on Tuesday, has introduced a novel way to prevent ragging this time.
View ArticleLankan navy arrests 16 TN fishermen
Sri Lankan navy has detained 16 fishermen from Tamil Nadu for fishing in its waters close to Neduntheevu on Monday morning. Of the 16 fishermen, nine are from Nagapattinam, five from Ramanathapuram and...
View ArticleHoney collectors hope to get fair price from govt
Minister for khadi and village industries TP Poonatchi’s announcement in the assembly on Tuesday to procure honey from Pachamalai hills is a glad tiding for the tribal people living in the hills.
View ArticleCity residents fume as rain floods roads, clogs drains
After a few hours of rain on Tuesday evening filled the storm water drainage channels and flooded the roads in the city yet again, irked residents pointed out that Trichy, which has been selected for...
View ArticleCorpn hires US-based firm to frame smart city proposal
A week after Trichy was officially announced as one of the cities for the smart city project, the civic body is not leaving any stone unturned to ensure that it is shortlisted for the first phase of...
View ArticleGeneral strike: 6,000 held in eight districts of region
More than 6,000 protesters, including 2,492 women, from eight districts in the region were detained for staging demonstrations as part of the all-India general strike called by central trade unions...
View ArticleRoof of Mannaparai bus stand collapses
A portion of Manapparai bus stand came down due to heavy rain, damaging shops located in the complex.
View ArticleMaternal mortality in govt hosp decreases , still a long way to go
The incidence of maternal mortality rate (MMR) was the lowest in five years at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital (MGMGH) last year, statistics have shown.
View Article32-yr-old found murdered in city outskirts
A 32-year-old man was found murdered with severe injury marks on his body near Thiruverumbur area on the outskirts of the city on Wednesday.
View Article9 headmasters to get ‘best teacher’ awards
Nine headmasters from the district will be receiving the best teacher awards for their relentless contribution towards providing education to children on Teachers Day on Saturday.
View ArticleHeadmaster from Trichy to receive state govt’s award today
As a prudent headmaster of a government-aided school at Maruvathur in Trichy, T Chandrasekaran, 56, set the wheels in motion to take the village which was once a hub of illicit liquor in a progressive...
View ArticleShifting of inmates from kids’ home put on hold
For the second consecutive day, child welfare officers in the district failed to shift 55 minor girls from the unregistered Mose Ministries Children’s Home in the city.
View ArticleMusic and Thirukkural make a perfect blend
The audience watched enraptured as a group of children from Balakala Vidhanam, a dance school in the city, gave a perfectly-coordinated Bharatanatyam performance on Saturday, while the lyrics of...
View ArticleCPM: No truck with AIADMK, DMK
The CPM would not have any truck with the principal Dravidian parties, the ruling AIADMK or DMK, for the forthcoming assembly elections, the party's state committee secretary G Ramakrishnan said on...
View ArticleRefurbished sports compex lies idle in Trichy
Despite being refurbished at a whopping cost of Rs 16 crore, the district sports complex is yet to be thrown open to the public.
View Article