BJP members call off strike against sand mining in Kollidam
A group of BJP members called off a sit-in protest after revenue officials accepted to take action against sand mining in Kollidam river in Trichy on Wednesday.
View ArticleCity gears up for Dasara festival
The city is gearing up for the Dasara festival which falls in the last week of October. Poompuhar, the government-run handicraft centre, has come out with a wide range of dolls imported from various...
View ArticleCouple electrocuted in Thottiyam village
An elderly couple was electrocuted in a village near Thottiyam on the outskirts of Trichy in the late hours of Tuesday.
View ArticleTrichy corporation awarded for effective solid waste management
The city corporation has been awarded for effective solid waste management in the city using an advanced monitoring technology, radio frequency identification system (RFID). The award was given by...
View ArticleStudents take exams amid din of freebies token distribution
Unmindful of disturbance they cause to students writing their quarterly examination, officials distributed tokens for freebies on the premises of a corporation middle and high school at Senthaneerpuram...
View Article‘Purattaasi’ takes its toll on meat retail shops, restaurants
The onset of Tamil month ‘Purattasi’ has hit the sales of meat in the city as a majority of the Hindu residents avoid consuming meat during this month as a mark of respect to Lord Vishnu.
View ArticleWoman haj pilgrim from Trichy killed in stampede in Mina
A 51-year-old woman from Trichy city lost her life in the stampede at the ‘stoning of the devil’ ritual at Mina in Saudi Arabia during the annual hajj pilgrimage on Thursday, taking the number of...
View ArticleCop under suspension arrested for extortion
A police officer under suspension in Karur was arrested along with his friend for trying to extort money from two-wheeler riders in the city on Friday.
View ArticleDMK's groundwork for assembly polls gains momentum, members listen to grievances
The groundwork for DMK's pre-poll campaign gained momentum with a nine-member team of the election manifesto committee listening to grievances from various quarters to include them in the list of...
View ArticleLankan navy rescues three Indian fishermen
The Sri Lankan navy rescued three Rameswaram fishermen on Saturday night after their fishing trawler sunk between Dhanushkodi – Talaimannar in Palk Strait. A fourth fisherman is missing.
View ArticleRamadoss wants Trichy airport renamed
Even as speculation has been going around that the Trichy International Airport may be renamed after the late former President A P J Abdul Kalam, PMK founder S Ramadoss on Sunday asked the state...
View ArticleDriver, wife killed after truck topples
A couple was killed and five others injured when a mini transport truck in which they were travelling toppled on the Ariyalur- Jeyamkondam Road in Ariyalur on Monday.
View ArticleCanada Univ prof to get SASTRA Ramanujan Prize
The 2015 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize will be awarded to Dr Jacob Tsimerman of the University of Toronto, Canada.
View ArticleBotched up surgery leaves behind 11cm gauze trail in woman
An emergency caesarean operation on a 26-year-old woman from Trichy recently, has exposed the medical negligence of a city-based private hospital, which left behind a 11cm length gauze inside her stomach.
View Article'GH workers demanding bribes to handover babies’
Visitors at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital (MGMGH) on Monday alleged that a section of workers demanded bribe from parents for every childbirth at the Comprehensive Emergency...
View ArticleSocial media gives more exposure to talented artists
Social media has made entry into cinema much easier for many talented filmmakers. There have been several stories of young short filmmakers who uploaded videos of their work on the internet and were...
View ArticleGovt to pay for treatment of 5-yr-old boy’s rare skin disease
Parents of a five-year-old boy suffering from ‘congenital ichthyosis’ has knocked on the doors of the Trichy district administration seeking assistance for his treatment on Monday. Following this, the...
View ArticleKerala police on paths of modernization: Minister
The police force in Kerala is on the path of modernization but it needs further changes in its approach towards the people, said home minister Ramesh Chennithala.
View ArticleLaw school undergoes total revamp, awaits UGC scrutiny
Three years after it was established, the National Law School in Srirangam is making fresh efforts to establish itself as a law college of national standards.
View ArticleSetting up exclusive bicycle tracks on busy roads ‘will be a challenge’
However, it is interesting to note that even before the allocation of special funds, the city had begun work on developing such paths, at least in the less crowded areas.
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