Special mass and pujas mark beginning of year in Trichy
Residents welcomed the New Year on Friday with much fanfare in the city.Most of the areas were crowded even after midnight on New Year with residents bursting crackers and dancing to popular Kollywood...
View ArticleGang hacks rowdy to death in Nagapattinam
Four masked men hacked a rowdy to death in Nagapattinam on Friday night.During investigation in the area, police found another body of a prawn farm owner.Police suspected previous enmity to be behind...
View ArticleSugarcane farmers hope for better prices this Pongal
Sugarcane farmers are getting ready for harvesting their crops as Pongal approaches and are expecting a better price this year.The farmers from Jeeyapuram, Mukkombu and Thuraiyur are upbeat.
View ArticleFishermen catch 350kg white shark near Karaikal
Fishermen from a hamlet near Karaikal captured a white shark weighing more than 350 kg on Saturday. They had left Kottuserimedu in a motor boat a couple of days ago.
View ArticleTrichy railway station eagerly awaiting Wi-Fi service
Ever since Google CEO Sundar Pichai's visit to India and the subsequent agreement with Indian Railways to provide Wi-Fi facilities at 400 stations across the country, passengers using the Trichy...
View ArticleCommuters' body urges railways to open gate at Srirangam
Repeated appeals to the railway authorities to open the manned railway gate situated on Panchakkarai road in Srirangam that comes under the Trichy Railway Division have fallen on deaf ears.
View ArticleResidents on templeland seek title deeds
About 5,000 families residing around Sri Ranaganathaswamy temple in about 329 acres of land cannot transfer or sell their properties or even carry out renovation of their houses as the land has been...
View ArticleVillagers bring out jallikattu bulls to stage protest
Thiruvanaikaval-Kallannai road near Uttamarseeli village turned into a jallikattu arena as enthusiasts brought 10 bulls staged a protest on Sunday, expressing their disappointment over the delay in...
View ArticleTwo drunken passengers on Air India Express flight fined Rs 60,000
Two inebriated people on board an Air India Express flight from Kaula Lumpur to Trichy were fined on arrival on Monday for misbehaving with air hostesses and damaging property during the flight.
View ArticleCorporation to seek opinion on SC verdict on handling stray dogs
Following repeated complaints by residents over the rise of stray dog population in the city, the corporation has decided to seek directions from the Directorate of Public Health and Preventive...
View Article'No, Go, Tell' is the mantra, children told
At a time when sexual crimes against children are on the rise, the people of Trichy are showing much interest in getting awareness about measures to prevent their children from getting abused.
View ArticleTwo create a ruckus on flight, fined 60, 000
Two inebriated men on board an Air India Express flight from Kaula Lumpur to Trichy were fined on arrival on Monday for misbehaving with air hostesses and damaging property during the flight.
View ArticlePon Radhakrishnan pats jallikattu bull, gets hurt
Union minister of state for road transport, highways and shipping Pon Radhakrishnan sustained a minor injury when he patted a jallikattu bull during a function at Ariyalur on Monday.
View ArticleSexual abuse of children on the rise in Trichy region
Incidences of sexual offences against children are on the rise in the Trichy region.
View Article'Sensitise yourselves to events around you'
A total of 670 students were awarded degrees at the Shrimathi Indira Gandhi College here by S Gopinath, executive director of BHEL, Trichy.
View ArticleTrader's body seeks permission to run shops round the clock
The Tamil Nadu Vanigar Sangankalin Peramaippu (Forum of Traders' Associations) has demanded that authorities allow shops and small businesses to run round the clock at places of mass gathering in Trichy.
View ArticleBeema Nagar corporation school gets smart
In a novel initiative to attract new students, a corporation middle school in Beema Nagar has introduced a smart classroom, application-based learning techniques and new uniform.
View ArticleBus driver killed in multiple collision with crane and lorry
The driver of an omnibus bound for Chennai was crushed to death when he lost control of the vehicle and hit a wrecker vehicle crane on the national highway between Trichy and Perambalur early on Tuesday.
View ArticleWoman strangulates 4-year-old daughter
A woman strangled her four-year-old daughter to death as the child had seen her with a man with whom she was having an affair.
View ArticleThree temple elephants in Trichy leave for rejuvenation camp in Mettupalayam
Three temple elephants started their 250km journey from Trichy to Thekkampatti near Mettupalayam on Wednesday morning to attend the annual rejuvenation camp.
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