Sastra professor shows ways to fight water pollution
Clearing drains and polluted water bodies is a challenge to governments at all levels.A large amount of money is earmarked for clean-up efforts and in several cases the effort goes down the drain.
View ArticlePolice officer thrashed by gang of four in Trichy
Mystery shrouds the thrashing of a police inspector by four unidentified men on Tuesday night in Trichy.
View ArticleCID cop thrashed by unknown men
Mystery shrouds the thrashing of a police inspector by four unidentified men on Tuesday night in Trichy.
View ArticleE-learning Arabic through English made easy at JMC
The Jamal Mohamed College (JMC) in Trichy has announced that it would include unique Arab e-learning software for the benefit of students of the Arabic department from the next academic year.
View ArticleBurglars strike pawn shop, flee with 100 sovereigns of gold
Chinnakuzhanthai (45), the owner of the pawn shop in Thoduvai village near Sirkazhi, which is about 60km away from Nagapattinam district, had closed the shop as usual on Tuesday night.
View ArticleCooks to get free govt training on hygienic food preparation
Availability of food is not a bother any longer.Even subsidised food for the poor is available.But quality of food sold anywhere is suspect as it all depends on the personnel preparing them.
View ArticleTraffic diversion for temple fest
The city police have announced traffic diversion ahead of the Vaikunta Ekadesi festival.The changes will come into effect from 12 noon on January 10 and will continue till 10pm on January 11.
View ArticleSubstandard food items seized
Even though surprise raids are not unusual, Thursday's raid had more significance because it was conducted ahead of Vaikunta Ekadesi festival that falls on January 11.
View ArticleBDU students celebrate Pongal at Khajamalai campus
Pongal festivities began with much fervour at the Bharathidasan University with students of the computer science department taking the lead by organising various activities at the varsity's Khajamalai...
View ArticleMinister inspects water supply scheme
State minister for municipal administration and rural development Kaveripattinam Poongavanam Munusamy on Thursday inspected a number of developmental works including the much-delayed Rs 224 crore water...
View ArticleForeign currencies seized at Trichy airport
According to the officials, the passengers were caught with Indian rupees, US and Singapore dollars and Malaysian ringgits.
View ArticleAfter 7 months, woman's body brought from Saudi
After seven months of legal battle, the body of a Thanjavur-based woman who died in Saudi Arabia arrived in Trichy on Friday.
View ArticleHeadmistress, teacher suspended for forcing students to clean toilets
A headmistress and a teacher of a panchayat union elementary school in Ariyalur district were placed under suspension, on Friday, for forcing students to clean the school toilets.
View ArticleHoly Cross gives away certificates on NGO management
The certificates for the six-month course on NGO management, on Friday, was distributed to 16 people, including 12 women at the Holy Cross College in Trichy, one of the oldest colleges for women in...
View ArticleQuantum jump in new voters in Trichy final list
Intense revision was conducted at colleges by deputy collectors and revenue divisional officers for a whole month and forms were distributed at the college premises during summary revision, the...
View ArticleNarikuravars demand ST status, special schemes
Being a most backward class (MBC) the community members are not able to compete with other socially advanced classes who are also bracketed in the MBC category when it came to jobs, said their leaders.
View ArticleNursing students from government college go on flash strike at MGMGH
Nursing students studying in KAP Government Vishwanathan Medical College went on a flash strike on Saturday at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital disrupting the hospital work for a few hours.
View ArticleBharathidasan University disbands six-year MTech programme from this year
Bharathidasan University has scrapped its six-year integrated M Tech courses in five disciplines from the 2013-14 academic year without any public notice.
View ArticleFinance minister P Chidambaram tells students told to think freely
Union finance minister P Chidambaram, on Saturday, advised the students of Jamal Mohamed College not to think vertically by creating blocks on the basis of caste, creed, region and religion.
View ArticleNGO asks politicians to push for child rights
The convener K Shanmugavelayutham said there were no proper methods to monitor the quality of day care services and development of children.
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