Stray cattle at the receiving end of their owners’ apathy
The practice of letting loose cows in the open continues to claim the lives of cattle as well as commuters on the road
View ArticleMan with suspected H1N1 admitted to GH
A 32-year-old man from a village in Ariyalur district was on Monday admitted to Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital in Trichy with symptoms of H1N1. With this, the total number of H1N1 cases...
View ArticleRain to blame as brinjal sells at 100/kg in city
Vegetable prices are soaring in the wholesale markets and retail shops across the city, with the manapparai brinjal priced at Rs 100 per kg in retail and Rs 70 per kg in the wholesale market on...
View ArticleSrirangam witnesses second Maha Samprokshanam
Maha Samprokshanam of the Srirangam rajagopuram, one of the most important Vaishnavite shrines in existence, was performed here on Tuesday after a gap of 14 years.
View ArticleCoop societies’ grocery on wheels on a roll in city
The state government can take a cue from this. The Trichy District Cooperative Societies started to sell 57 items of groceries at subsidized rates through a model outlet on wheels from November 14 as...
View ArticleCops outnumber devotees inside temple
A huge security blanket was put into force at the Sri Ranganathaswamy temple as police officials from 10 districts were deployed at the venue for the Maha Samprokshanam. According to police sources,...
View ArticleEfficacy of ‘Nilavembu Kasayam’ prompts many to prefer Siddha
The big turnout at the 18th Siddha medical camp conducted at the government Employees State Insurance (ESI) headquarters hospital in the city on Wednesday is a reflection of the popularity of Indian...
View ArticleH1N1 death toll goes up to 5 in 10 days
A 24-year old woman from Nagapattinam, who suffered a miscarriage due to swine flu a few days ago, died of H1N1 in the isolation ward of the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital (MGMGH) in...
View Article20-11-TRI-Cantonment areas flooded with rain for a couple of hours
Hefty rain for over an hour duration in three spells left city roads flooded with water in the afternoon hours on Friday.
View ArticleImports elude Trichy International Airport
Though the Trichy International Airport has the entire infrastructure for handling imports, its cargo division is losing considerable revenue as not a single shipment has been recorded in the past four...
View ArticleCorporation makes fresh attempt to eliminate pigs, to begin enumeration
The city corporation has hired a private firm to enumerate pigs in the city, in an attempt to get rid of the animals which are being reared illegally in several areas.
View ArticleFlash strike by IOC drivers, cleaners strike called off
A flash strike called on Friday morning by drivers and cleaners of tankers operating in Tap off Point (TOP) of the Indian Oil Corporation at Vazhavanthankottai on Trichy-Thanjavur Main Road came to an...
View ArticleMotorcycle-borne muggers snatch gold chain from woman
A motorcycle-borne duo snatched a gold chain from 45-year-old woman after inflicting injuries on her with a weapon when she resisted at Thillai Nagar in the city on Friday evening. The woman is being...
View ArticleEco-friendly idols with papier-mache craft
Vasudevi, 30, from Srirangam, whose life was confined to a mobile shop having to just attend queries of customers, has now emerged as a certified papier-mache idol maker. She is now ready to give...
View ArticleSoftware to teach kids with Down syndrome
“The idea is to improve the ability to learn mathematics among children with Down syndrome,” said K Meena, patron of Down Syndrome Group of Tamil Nadu, who developed the software.
View ArticleTwo more men test positive for H1N1 in Trichy district
Two more cases of H1N1 (swine flu) were reported in Trichy district on Saturday. One patient is under treatment at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital (MGMGH) and the other at Apollo...
View ArticleTrichy templeto be consecrated
With the erection of 'muhurthakaal', the work for consecration (kumbabishekam) has begun at the Thayumanavar temple at Rockfort complex in Trichy.
View ArticleRockfort temple to perform consecration on December 6
With the erection of ‘muhurthakaal’, the work for consecration (kumbabishekam) has begun at the Thayumanavar temple situated in Rockfort complex in Trichy.
View ArticleSchools asked to ensure safety of students
In the wake of continuing rainfall in the district, the school education department has ordered the school managements to take precautionary measures for the safety of students. It has asked schools to...
View ArticleFree wi-fi at Trichy airport by year-end
By December 31, the Trichy airport will provide free wi-fi to all passengers. Network provider BSNL is set to provide the services at the airport and the wi-fi will be available for free for the first...
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