New court complex inspected after complaints of construction defects
After complaints from advocates that the newly-constructed integrated court complex set up at a cost of Rs23 crore was not up to the mark, KH Elavazhagan, registrar (administration) from the Madras...
View ArticleJallikattu protests refuse to die, people keen on event
Protests to conduct jallikattu continued across several parts of the district on Thursday even as police had a tough time pacifying the hundreds of protesters.
View ArticleCall to Christians to utilise govt's Jerusalem pilgrimage scheme
Christians in the district have been urged to make use of the Jerusalem Pilgrimage Financial Assistance Scheme of the state government, which provides Rs 20,000 to each individual intending to visit...
View ArticleBride in path-breaking marriage solemnised by Anna dies aged 94
RMS Sampoornam, who set an example with her 'self-respect marriage', one that is devoid of religious rituals, breathed her last at the age of 94 at her house in Thiruvanaikaval here early on Thursday.
View ArticleRail fracture, snag delay Pandian Express
A fracture was found on the busy Chennai-Madurai chord line near Poongodi on Thursday morning.
View ArticleVegetables dearer this Pongal
All roads leading to the Gandhi Market saw traffic jams due to the Pongal rush.
View ArticleForm subcommittee to analyze road accidents in district: Safety council
Considering the need to analyze the cause of various road accidents and to check recurring accidents at the same spot, the district road safety council has suggested the formation of a subcommittee for...
View ArticleTrichy: Villagers attack police for stopping jallikattu
A woman constable and a home guard were injured in violence when they stopped villagers of Vadavalam in Pudukkottai district from conducting jallikattu on Sunday.
View Article3 Pudukottai fishermen detained in Sri Lanka
The development plan for the Jotiba temple continues to be on paper, disallowing flow of funds.
View ArticleTarun Vijay bats for Jalliakattu
Member of Parliament Tarun Vijay, who visited Kalamavoor village in Pudukottai on Sunday as part of the Pongal celebrations, said jallikattu was not a cruel sport and people who were opposing it should...
View ArticleSchool where MGR studied celebrates his birth anniversary
Times News NetworkCleared/ The mood was festive at the Aanaiadi Muncipality Primary School in Kumbakonam that celebrated the 99th birth anniversary of former Chief Minister MG Ramachandran.
View ArticleAttempts to conduct jallikattu keep police on tenterhooks
Sambath.Kumar@timesgroup.comCleared/ Attempts were made to hold jallikattu at many places across the region.
View ArticleJallikattu held in village near Trichy
Defying the Supreme Court ban, some people in Navalur Kuttapattu village near Trichy conducted jallikattu (bull taming) on Tuesday.
View ArticleTrichy railway division gets biodiesel engine
The division aims at reducing costs and pollution by introducing more biodiesel-powered engines.
View ArticleAnimal welfare organisation killing dogs in Trichy in the pretext of birth...
An animal welfare organisation, in the pretext of performing birth control surgery on community dogs in Tiruchi Municipal Corporation limits, is killing canines by not providing proper post-operative...
View ArticleSignal failure near Trichy delays trains
A point failure near Otta kovil on the outskirts of Trichy delayed three trains passing through the Trichy-Chenna chord line. The signals were no working as per schedule and the engineers switched to...
View ArticleLandlord kills tenant from Haryana
A 25-year-old man died after being hit by an iron rod by his landlord on the suspicion that the former was having a relationship with his wife, in Thanjavur on Wednesday.
View ArticleSix refugees' bid to sail to New Zealand foiled
The Q-branch police on Tuesday arrested six Sr Lankan refugees from Trichy and Karur for allegedly con spiring to illegally sail to New Zealand from Velankanni in Nagappattinam district. The arrested...
View ArticleGovernment teacher in soup for violation of child rights
Close on the heels of the controversy over violation of child rights and Juvenile Justice Act in Mose Ministries Children's Home, an inspection by the child welfare committee (CWC) has revealed another...
View Article3 girls commit suicide: Four held for questioning
The Chinna Salem police late on Sunday booked college chairperson S Vasuki and her husband Subramaian and others under IPC Sections 384 (extortion) and 306 (abetment to suicide) and various sections of...
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