Two die as truck collides with bus near Trichy in Tamil Nadu
Two people died and ten others suffered injuries when an over-speeding truck collided with a Coimbatore-bound private bus at Kavalkaranpalayam in Trichy in the early hours of Wednesday.
View ArticleGirl dies after bus topples
A 19-year-old girl died and several others sustained injuries when a mini bus toppled near Thanjavur on Wednesday.
View ArticleQuestions raised over scrapping of noon meal in 10 Perambalur schools
An order from Perambalur collector K Nanda Kumar to stop the noon meal for about 10 self-financing schools created a flutter in the assembly on Wednesday when DMK members raised the issue.
View ArticleEight shops sealed for not paying rent to temple
Eight shops were sealed by the Thiruvanaikaval temple administration on Wednesday for not paying rent for months together.
View ArticlePolice left with egg on their face after burglar gives the slip
The Thuraiyur police ended up with egg on their face after a 25-year-old burglar escaped from their station despite the public catching him red-handed and handing him over to them in the middle of the...
View ArticleDMK members walk out of Trichy Corporation council meeting
DMK members on Thursday disrupted a council meeting of the Trichy Corporation by gathering in the well of the council hall and shouting slogans against officials for poor supply of drinking water in...
View ArticleTrichy schoolboy admitted to hospital after being ‘ragged’ by seniors
A ten-year-old schoolboy in Trichy was admitted to hospital after being allegedly beaten up by some senior students on Thursday.
View ArticleUpset Dalits threaten to embrace Islam in Tamil Nadu
The Dalit families, who have been protesting after being denied permission to attend a temple festival in Tamil Nadu's Karur region, on Thursday threatened to convert to Islam.
View ArticleUproar in council meeting over drinking water crisis
The issue of drinking water crisis in the city reverberated in the council meeting of the Trichy Corporation with the opposition DMK members stalling the proceedings for over 45 minutes on Thursday.
View ArticleTrichy tops in e-governance service at rural level in state
By distributing 5.6 lakh certificates in two years, the Trichy district has topped in e-governance at the rural level in the state.Initially, the scheme was introduced at Srirangam taluk as a pilot...
View Article10-year-old school boy 'ragged', attacked by senior students
A group of senior students allegedly "ragged" and attacked a Class 6 student of a private school in the city on Thursday.
View ArticleTen shops near schools fined for selling tobacco
In a surprise raid, health officials of the Trichy Corporation on Friday raided 10 shops on West Bouleward Road and near Bishop Heber School for selling tobacco products near educational institutions.
View Article3-year-old strangulated by woman as revenge for getting fired
The city police arrested a 24-year-old woman for allegedly murdering a three-year-old boy after strangling him here on Saturday.
View ArticleAmma Mandapam: Water taps installed on railing for people to take bath safely
Special arrangements have been made at the Amma Mandapam for devotees to take bath on Tuesday as part of the Aadi Perukku festival.
View ArticleBU senate witnesses uproar over irregularities of Rs 40cr
The senate meeting of Bharathidasan University (BU) held on Saturday witnessed an uproar with a number of members pointing out several irregularities, including financial "misdeeds" to the tune of Rs...
View Article'Strive hard to make India net contributor of technology'
Instead of being mere consumers, fresh graduates should strive hard to make India a net contributor of technology, director of National institute of Technology-Hyderabad Uday B Desai said while...
View Article'Temple land tenants being harassed'
The state government must form a committee to analyse the harassment faced by the tenants who are in "possession" of temple land for their livelihood, said CPI leader D Pandian in Trichy on Saturday.
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