Muslim group roots for puritanical Islam, rails against dargah worship
Hitting a strident tone, the Tamil Nadu Towheed Jamath has urged followers of Islam to shun dargah worship, astrology and other superstitious beliefs, saying these are non-Islamic. The Jamath's call...
View ArticleDalit Christians reignite demand for SC status
With elections round the corner, dalit Christians have reiterated their demand for bringing them under the scheduled caste category. Terming the delay an injustice to them, the National Council of...
View ArticleBHEL bags order to set up 800MW thermal power plant
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has bagged the order from the Tamil Nadu government to set up the State's first 800 MW thermal power plant.
View ArticleProbe sought into building demolition row
The opposition DMK in the Trichy Corporation council on Monday petitioned the mayor seeking a CB-CID inquiry into allegations made by Congress councillor R Hema that the deputy mayor had been stalling...
View Article2kg gold stolen from goldsmith
A Coimbatore-based goldsmith has filed a complaint with the police stating that two unidentified men allegedly looted two kg gold jewellery from him in a moving bus on Tuesday.
View ArticleFirst bicycle-cum-walkway to be ready in two weeks
The Trichy Corporation is on the verge of commissioning its first ever dedicated bicycle-cum-walk way at Race Course.
View ArticlePhoney message on botched eye operations rakes up controversy
An anonymous message on social media about alleged botched eye surgeries on several poor patients at the government medical college hospital in Pudukkottai has raked up a controversy.
View Article'Documentation is key to education'
Documentation is the key to China's growth in the field of pedagogy and stand out from the rest of the world, said Yang Gong, founder-director of School of English and International Studies, Beijing...
View ArticleRenga Nagar residents get 'proper roads' at last
The residents of Renga Nagar have at last got proper roads after TOI reported the hardship faced by locals a few weeks ago.
View ArticlePollution control board to install monitoring sensors
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has rolled out a measure to curb an intractable problem - air pollution.
View ArticleNeither AIADMK nor DMK will form government: Anbumani
PMK chief ministerial candidate Anbumani Ramadoss has said neither the AIADMK nor the DMK will form the government in the state after the elections.
View ArticleMP quota of seats in Kendriya Vidyalayas hiked to 10, rule effective from...
Parliamentarians got an additional bonus this year with the Kendriya Vidyalayas Sangathan Board of Governors increasing from six to 10 the number of children (of their choice) that they could admit o...
View ArticleWorker killed in fire at Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited unit
A contract worker was killed in a fire accident at the Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited (TNPL) unit in Pudhalur near Karur district on Wednesday .
View ArticleTrichy student, 17, injured in 'ragging'
A 17-year-old architecture student of the RVS KVK School of Architecture in Trichy is being treated for injuries at a private hospital after he was allegedly ragged by senior students on campus on...
View ArticleDuo snatches chain, injures woman
A woman sustained ear injuries while resisting a duo who tried to loot her ear rings after snatching her 5 sovereign gold chain on Friday.
View ArticleJob scam: EOW to take over probe
The economic offences wing (EOW) took over the case in which a Tamil Nadu electricity board (TNEB) official near Thuraiyur was booked by the police for cheating several job aspirants by promising them...
View ArticleMan found hanging from ceiling fan at electronic shop
The body of a 40-year-old man was found hanging from a fan in his electronic shop near Chatiram bus stand on Saturday.
View ArticleBus stops go green with solar energy
Shifting to the non-conventional energy source to light bus shelters during night hours, the civic body commissioned bus shelters mounted with solar panels at three places in the city on Sunday.
View ArticleTrichy: Locals protest against delay in laying service roads on NH-67
Residents of Kailash Nagar held a protest on Sunday against the lackadaisical approach by the government in laying service roads along the NH-67 stretch from Papannai to Thuvakudi.
View ArticleConsecration of Anjaneyar temple begins
Consecration of Sanjeevi Anjaneya Swamy temple was held on Sunday, which was witnessed by hundreds of devotees.Theertham was sprinkled on devotees as part of the ritual.
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