AIADMK candidates kick-start election campaign in district
As Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalitha began her campaign for the ensuing assembly election on Saturday evening, AIADMK candidates in the nine assembly constituencies in Trichy district began...
View ArticleFlower prices set to double ahead of Tamil New Year
The price of flowers is expected to more than double from Wednesday for two days, owing to Puthandu (Tamil new year) which is on Thursday.
View ArticlePly battery-powered cars on all platforms, say commuters
The death of a 55-year-old, allegedly due to cardiac arrest, at the Trichy Junction Railway station on Monday has reinforced the need for battery-powered cars to be operated on all platforms.
View ArticleSkills-based education is need of hour: BDU vice-chancellor
The Institute for Entrepreneurship and Career Development (IECD) of the Bharathidasan University on Tuesday awarded certificates to students from class V-IX as part of the seventh graduation ceremony...
View ArticleFlag hoisting ceremony kicks off Chithirai festival
The 16-day Chithirai festival at the Rock Fort temple in Trichy kicked off with the flag hoisting ceremony on Tuesday.The next two weeks will provide a spiritual extravaganza for devotees in the...
View ArticleMilitary ground shut for corporation, but open for BJP rally
For long, the Army has been denying permission for the city corporation to use its ground at Mannarpuram as temporary bus stand during festival seasons.
View ArticleFormer collector will be the face of DMK in Perambalur
While AIADMK is fielding its sitting MLA R Tamizhselvan from the Perambalur assembly constituency, the DMK is banking on P Sivakami, a former bureaucrat, to regain the lost ground of Perambalur, a...
View ArticleUnclaimed car parked at airport creates panic
An unclaimed hatchback car in the parking lot of Trichy International airport triggered panic among security agencies on Tuesday evening while sanitizing the area ahead of the visit of BJP national...
View ArticleUnclaimed car parked at airport creates panic
An unclaimed hatchback car in the parking lot of Trichy International airport triggered panic among security agencies on Tuesday evening while sanitizing the area ahead of the visit of BJP national...
View ArticleTraders' forum threatens bandh
Tamil Nadu Vanigar Sangankalin Peramaippu (Forum of Traders' Associations) has threatened to call for a state-wide bandh over stringent rules imposed by the Election Commission on transporting cash and...
View ArticleCorruption at its peak in Tamil Nadu, claims Amit Shah
Branding the present government as the most corrupt-ever in Tamil Nadu, BJP president Amit Shah said here on Wednesday that corruption was at its peak in the state.
View ArticleCarcasses of 15 monkeys found in Lalgudi taluk
The carcasses of 15 monkeys were found in a decomposed state along the Rettimankudi road near Thanchankurichi in Lalgudi. With several cashew plantations in Lalgudi taluk in Trichy district, monkeys...
View ArticleTeachers get extra pay for summer classes
Summer classes mean extra pay to teachers, as several schools usually do not pay their teachers during the summer vacation.
View ArticleCM's explanation on UDAY false, says Union power minister Piyush Goyal
Union power minister Piyush Goyal said here on Wednesday said the Tamil Nadu government, by its arrogance, was depriving the people of Tamil Nadu of the benefits of the scheme. He was addressing a...
View ArticleSastra University conducts annual sports day
The 32nd annual sports day of Sastra University was celebrated on the premises recently. Riaz Nabi Mohammed, Arjuna awardee, former Indian hockey coach advised students to make the best use of the...
View ArticleMan hacks son's wife over affair, commits suicide
A 65-year-old man hacked to death his daughter-in-law and killed himself soon by hanging at her house on Friday.R Brindha, 26, of Kattukottagai near B Mettur in Thuraiyur, was killed by K Periyasamy...
View ArticleUnidentified thugs turn classroom into venue for booze party
Actor Vijay in his latest Tamil flick 'Theri' plays the role of an ardent policeman who punishes local goons for boozing inside a classroom of a government school and damaging property. Orchestrating...
View ArticleElderly couple found dead in Trichy
A 75 year-old-man and his wife, 65, were found dead inside their house in Thiruverumbur in Trichy on Friday morning.
View ArticleBattery-run cars to ply on all platforms at Trichy railway station
The battery-operated car facility has been extended to platforms 2 to 7 at the Trichy Junction Railway Station.
View ArticleBottled water sold beyond expiry date at Trichy rly stn, passengers file...
Tension prevailed at the Trichy Junction railway station on Saturday after a vendor allegedly sold bottled water beyond its expiry date and passengers demanding action against him.
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