Farmers’ protests, road blocks bring delta districts to a halt
The delay of the Karnataka government to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu has forced members of the farmers’ association and some political parties to take to the streets on Tuesday.
View ArticleBio-metric system makes cash dole to SL refugees secure
The monthly cash dole paid to Sri Lankan refugees residing in the two camps in the district has become more secure with the introduction of bio-metric system.
View ArticleTravel agent, who duped youth with job abroad, held
Sessions court police on Tuesday arrested a 41-year-old travel agent in Trichy for cheating a graduate by receiving money from him and promising him a job in an information technology (IT) company in...
View ArticleAnimal activists blame corporation for
Animal activists in the city have accused the Trichy Corporation of remaining indifferent to the poor post-sterilization care being meted out to stray dogs by an NGO, leading to death of several...
View ArticleDespite strike, few trucks owners operate to sustain supply to Trichy
Though an indefinite nation-wide strike called by truck owners against the toll system halted the operation of trucks from other states to the district on Thursday, vegetable movement to the Gandhi...
View ArticleBus mows down pedestrian while trying to avert collision
A TNSTC bus mowed down a woman pedestrian while trying to avert a collision with a speeding truck that came on the wrong side of the road in Tiruvarur on Tuesday morning. The bus then fell into a river...
View ArticleStalin reaches central region, to arrive in Trichy today
DMK treasurer M K Stalin on Thursday hit out at chief minister J Jayalalithaa for staying in Siruthavur “without being concerned” about people’s problems, while he was touring many districts paying...
View ArticleLow awareness about rabies puts people at risk
Though the state government has initiated a lot of schemes in the health sector, poor awareness among people about the serious consequences of rabies has put them in risk.
View ArticleSuspected rabies costs life of 65-year-old man in Trichy
A dog bite nearly three months back cost the life of a 65-year-old man from the city on Friday. Soosairaj, a resident of Saveriyar Street near Palakkarai area, died of suspected rabies at the isolation...
View ArticleAIADMK banner stirs up trouble as Stalin arrives in Trichy
A flex board of the AIADMK indirectly making fun of DMK treasurer MK Stalin’s ‘Namakku Naamey’ campaign kicked off controversy and prompted DMK men to block a road in the city on Friday as Stalin...
View ArticleCops register case against NGO, carcass of dog exhumed
Bowing to pressure from animal activists in the city, the police on Thursday night registered a case against an NGO for the cruel treatment of a stray dog post-sterilization which led to its death.
View ArticleSpecial camp addresses ration card grievances in a few hours
It would have taken a month for Ramalingam to add the name of his newborn kid in the ration card if the application was routed through the usual channel via the taluk office.
View ArticleFour years into international services, Trichy airport still looks wistfully...
As Trichy International Airport enters the fourth year of its international operations from Sunday, the non-inclusion of the airport in the BASA (Bilateral Air Services Agreement) continues to prevent...
View ArticleRoads pay price for political rallies, campaigns
When political parties hold functions or their leaders visit the city, the roads here have to pay the price for it.
View ArticleHeavy downpour brings temperature down in city
With the North East monsoon set to begin in a couple of weeks, heavy rain lashed the city for a couple of hours on Saturday night. However, the downpour resulted in water stagnation in many parts of...
View Article165 buffalo calves rescued from Kerala-bound trucks, drivers held
A total of 165 buffalo calves, which were allegedly taken to Kerala for slaughtering were rescued near Thuraiyur by police on Saturday. Further, five drivers who transported the buffaloes in truckers...
View ArticleTruckers allege bias, say IOC should call fresh tenders
After truckers from Salem received all the new contracts from Indian Oil Corporation to transport gas cylinders from its bottling plant in Inamkulathur, truck owners from Trichy have alleged that there...
View ArticleMedha Patkar asks Jayalalithaa to implement total prohibition in TN
Advocating total prohibition in the state, Medha Patkar, national convener of National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM), on Saturday expressed hope that chief minister J Jayalalithaa would usher...
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