Widow claims she is denied sweeper job
A 28-year-old widow and mother of three has alleged that she is denied a job in the panchayat as she didn't pay a bribe.
View ArticleNortheastern craft fair on
Artisans from across the north-eastern region have set up stalls.Cane furniture, bamboo basketry, cane handicrafts, wooden handicrafts, hhadi textiles and handlooms are the major attractions.
View Article32 bonded labourers rescued from Pudukkottai farm
As many as 32 bonded labourers, including women and children, were rescued from a sugarcane farm on the outskirts of Pudukkottai on Tuesday.
View ArticleWarden arrested after student's suicide in classroom
Police on Tuesday arrested a hostel warden for the death of the Class XII boy who was found hanging in classroom on Monday in a private school near Aranthangi.
View ArticleGovt nursing students call off strike
The six-day strike of the nursing students of government school of nursing in Trichy came to an end on Tuesday morning.
View ArticleHospital blamed for polluting Uyyakondan
Trichy's major hospital has been blamed for polluting a major water body in the city.
View ArticleNutritious food for disabled children at private centres
Government's nutritious noon-meal programme will hereafter cover disabled children at the private special schools run with the support of the NGO's and the government.
View ArticleParents protest move to shut down children's home
The parents of the children, who were allegedly ill-treated at the St Anne's Children's Home in Trichy staged a protest inside the campus against the district administration's order to close the home.
View ArticleRO plant for villagers affected by hard water
For the first time, people of Pullampadi town panchayat in Trichy district will get potable water through 'reverse osmosis' (RO) system.
View ArticleDefunct dialysis machine at Mahatma Gandhi memorial government hospital
The dialysis equipment at the Mahatma Gandhi memorial government hospital (MGMGH) has been rendered inactive for about a month due to the breakdown of the reverse osmosis (RO) system connected to the...
View ArticlePrisoners don new role as vendors
The Trichy Central Prison launched its retail outlet 'Prison Bazaar' on Thursday near the prison premises.Various commodities like fruits, vegetables, sweets, clothes etc, were kept for sale on the...
View ArticleFIR filed against four in St Anne's case, students shifted
In an interesting turn of events, the police on Thursday filed an FIR against four people of the St Anne's Children's Home in Melapudhur, Trichy, for allegedly ill-treating children at the home.
View ArticleSeven new centres in Trichy rural areas for Plus Two exams
Interesting factor is that smart card were issued to 2,589 students in five schools as a pilot project in Srirangam constituency.
View Article3 chain snatching cases in 3 days
A 42-year-old woman from Thiruverumbur, located on the outskirts of the city, was robbed of her gold chain worth eight sovereign by two unidentified men on bike when she was on her way to a temple on...
View ArticleGuidance centre to help teens succeed in life
A national conference on 'psychological and social development of adolescents and their impact in the society' was held at the Holy Cross College in Trichy on Friday.
View ArticleArmy deserter from MP arrested for theft in train
A special team of the government railway police (GRP), Trichy division, arrested a 29-year-old north Indian, on Wednesday, for indulging in 22 chain-snatching cases on trains in Southern Railways.
View ArticleSocial welfare dept commissioner inspects sealed St Anne's home
The commissioner of social welfare department, V M Xavier Christo Nayagam on Friday visited the St Anne's school premises, which was closed for alleged violations, on Friday afternoon and inspected the...
View ArticleTrichy legislators donate funds for differently-abled
Government chief whip R Manoharan on Friday distributed life-supporting instruments to people afflicted with leprosy and called for their inclusion in schemes meant for the differently-abled.
View ArticleNow, passport application in post offices
Passport applicants have more reason to cheer now.Henceforth, applications for passport-related matters can be filed online at the kiosks set up at select post offices in the central region of Tamil Nadu.
View ArticlePolls in sight, inspection of electronic voting machines begin
Even as political parties work out alliances and leaders hit to campaign trail, the state administration has also got into the election mode.
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