‘POCSO Act removes flaws in earlier law’
The introduction of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012 (POCSO Act) to protect children from sexual offences has eliminated loopholes in the earlier law, says U Nirmala Rani,...
View ArticleTrichy passport officer impleaded in orphanage case
The division bench comprising justices V Ramasubramanian and N Kirubakaran found that the Trichy regional passport office authorities committed some violations while issuing passports to the girls that...
View ArticleTrichy ACP shifted after sexual harassment charge
A day after the husband of a woman sub-inspec or of police attached to the Trichy city police lodged a complaint of sexual harassment through email against he assistant commissioner of police (ACP)...
View Article12 Sri Lankan refugees return home
Twelve Sri Lankan refugees from five camps across the state returned to their home country on Tuesday morning.
View ArticleBus carrying pilgrims topples, four injured
A bus carrying Ayyappa devotees overturned after it hit a median near Ramji Nagar in the city in the early hours of Thursday.The accident left four people severely injured, while a few others sustained...
View ArticleTeacher' recruitment process 'dubious'
With many private schools springing up and with not many regulations in place, the process of recruiting teachers is not monitored properly.In most schools, teachers are recruited for a low salary.
View Article10 houses encroached on temple land in Thiruvanakovil razed down
Ten houses were razed down on Thursday after authorities of the Jambukeshwarar temple in Thiruvanaikovil found that the houses were standing on land belonging to the temple.
View ArticleShedding inhibtions, she became a gravedigger
Arokiya Mary had no qualms about taking up the job of a gravedigger.
View ArticleFive-member gang murders 52-yr-old advocate
Tension gripped Samayapuram area in the city after the murder of 52-year-old advocate by a five-member gang on Wednesday night.
View ArticleFly Easy awaits nod to launch Trichy service
Though the passenger traffic has been increasing year-on-year at the Trichy International Airport, lack of domestic connectivity still remains a grouse among the fliers from the city and central region.
View ArticleStalled bridges could solve traffic woes
Two overbridges in the city that are expected to decongest traffic from northern districts, especially from Chennai, await formal commissioning even though the work on both bridges is more or less...
View ArticleCouncillor's death sparks row in hospital
The death of a 40-year-old woman councillor from Cuddalore district on Friday created a flutter at a government hospital in Perambalur after her relatives claimed she died of dengue.
View ArticleSpecial passes sold out, temple all set for Ekadasi
The special passes for Monday's Vaikunta Ekadasi festival have sold out completely, the authorities of the Sri Ranganathaswamy temple have said.
View ArticleNo prospects for DMK, AIADMK in upcoming assembly polls: PMK Ramadoss
There are no possibilities that the DMK or the AIADMK will come to power in the upcoming assembly election in the state said PMK founder leader S Ramadoss here in Trichy on Satruday.
View ArticleKDMK to declare alliance after Feb
Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi (KDMK) will only take a call on an alliance for the assembly election after February and will focus on relief operations to help those affected in the recent flood in...
View ArticlePapanasam railway station lies in neglect
Harish.Murali@timesgroup.Papanasam railway station, considered to be one of the important stations on the Thanjavur-Kumbakonam railway link, now lies in total neglect lacking even in basic amenities.
View ArticleOn the eve of Vaikunta Ekadasi, police leave nothing to chance
Sri Ranganathaswamy temple at Srirangam has come under a thick blanket of security with over 4,000 policemen deployed for the Vaikunta Ekadasi festival to be observed in the early hours on Monday.
View ArticleVaiko: Voters will reject DMK, AIADMK
MDMK chief and People's Welfare Front (PWF) convener Vaiko blamed both the DMK and AIADMK for widespread corruption and ill-effects of liquor prevailing in the state.
View ArticleFour killed as under construction building collapses in Srirangam
Four people died and four others suffered injuries when a portion of an under construction building collapsed at
View ArticleUnauthorised floors at Trichy hotel sealed
Trichy Local Planning Authority officials on Wednesday sealed four floors of T10 Hotels, located adjacent to the central bus stand here as it violated construction laws.
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