Experts welcome redress mechanism for school teachers
The introduction of grievance redress mechanism in schools for teachers under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act is a welcome move, say educationalists. The school management...
View ArticleStalin promises to establish bank exclusively for SHGs
DMK treasurer MK Stalin on Wednesday promised to ensure that his party MLAs visit people once in a fortnight if his party is voted to power in the state in the upcoming assembly elections.
View ArticleMCI team visits med college to keep tab on facility and faculty
A three-member team from the Medical Council of India (MCI) visited KAP Viswanatham Government Medical College (KAPVGMC) and Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital (MGMGH) on Thursday.
View ArticleIIIT students take their grievances to edu dept
A group of students from IIIT has sent a representation to the department of technical education, seeking change of their mentor institute. They met the head director of the department at Chennai to...
View ArticleMore people go online to ‘make railways better’
More people concerned about improvements in railway amenities are interacting with authorities of the Southern Railway directly through ‘Local Circles’, a social media site launched by the Centre for...
View ArticleThillai Nagar gains lead in poll for priority in Smart City plan
As the online polling to select an area in the city to be developed under the Smart City project progresses, Thillai Nagar has begun to gain a clear lead. The prominent commercial and residential...
View ArticleMore than 900 differently-abled receive national identity cards
The process of issuing national identity cards to differently-abled people is gaining pace. Under the Tamil Nadu State Rural Livelihoods Mission (TNSRLM), left-out members in all the 14 blocks in...
View ArticleAIADMK failed to address price rise: Vijayadharini
Congress MLA and president of the party’s women’s wing in the state, S Vijayadharini on Sunday attacked the AIADMK government for not curbing the rise in prices of essential commodities.
View ArticlePrinting glitch puts lines on people’s faces in Aadhaar cards
Many people getting plastic Aadhaar cards from common service centres (CSC) run by the Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Limited (TACTV) in Trichy these days find that there is a horizontal line...
View ArticleGlitch puts lines on Aadhaar cards
Many people getting plastic Aadhaar cards from common service centres (CSC) run by the Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Limited (TACTV) in Trichy these days find that there is a horizontal line...
View ArticleFlight encounters bird hit, delayed
A Tiger Airways flight from Singapore was grounded after it encountered a bird hit while landing at the Trichy International Airport. The flight that had 153 passengers got damaged in one of its...
View ArticleBank services may be affected due to long spell of holidays
Back to back festive holidays in the week may affect bank services throughout the country. Social network sites are buzzing with messages, asking customers to draw cash from ATMs in advance.
View ArticleGrooving to dandiya beats all night long
The rhythms of dandiya, the traditional Gujarati folk dance, have set in the navaratri festive mood for people from the western Indian state living in this city, for whom Trichy has become second home.
View ArticleCollector orders strict action against cattle transporting offenders
The frequent incidents of transporting cattle by violating the guidelines under Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act (PCA), 1960 has prompted the Trichy district administration to take strict action...
View ArticleChild marriage stopped in outskirts of Trichy
ChildLine and district social welfare officials stopped a marriage of 15-year-old girl that was scheduled on Monday. The parents of girl were planning to marry her off to a youth near Mannachanallur on...
View ArticlePassengers happy over clean rail platform
In an aim to improve cleanliness in railway platforms, the Trichy Railway division health department has employed 69 maintenance workers on a shift basis.
View ArticleDevotees throng for Thulaa dip, but health hazard looms
Thousands of devotees thronged the seventh-century-old Tharuganeswarar temple at Thiruparaithurai, about 16km from Trichy, to take part in Thulaa Cauvery Snanam observed during the beginning of the...
View ArticleBharathidasan University to have three more vocational programmes
Bharathidasan University will now offer three vocational programmes under the project, Knowledge Acquisition and Upgradation of Skilled Human Abilities and Livelihood (KAUSHAL).
View ArticleTrichy airport faces space crunch after two flights were grounded
The Trichy International Airport has been facing space crunch as the state government is yet to take a call on land acquisition and expansion of the airport.
View ArticleDal price hike may lead to raids in Trichy shops
Cops have prepared a list of major traders in the city.
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