Kidnap bid rings alarm bells among Karur biz community
The kidnap attempt on Karur-based businessman Samiyappan has created fear among the business community and raised questions about their safety.
View Article2 more held in guards kidnap case
Police on Thursday arrested two more suspects involved in the abduction of the three security guards employed by a Karur-based businessman at his residence.
View ArticleIn broad daylight man barges into home, robs three women
In broad daylight, an unidentified man made away with valuables and cash after tying up three women from a house here on Thursday.
View ArticlePolice constable collapses during parade, dies
A 29-year-old police constable attached to the Karur police died during a parade on the Armed Reserve Police grounds in Karur on Friday.Cardiac arrest was said to be the reason for his sudden collapse.
View ArticleYouth stabs father to death
A 22-year-old youth stabbed his father, a retired village adminstrative officer (VAO), to death with a broken liquor bottle after a brawl in Kovilpatti in Tuticorin district on Thursday.
View ArticleSchool management also responsible for Nandini's death: Observers
Not only the driver of the van but also the management of the school should be blamed for the death of four-year-old Nandini, say educationists and observers.
View ArticleDebt-ridden couple kills daughter, commits suicide
A couple committed suicide after poisoning their six-year-old daughter in Rajapalayam in Virudhunagar.The incident came to light on Friday morning when the man's brother peeped into the room to find...
View ArticleSchool van runs over four-year-old girl
A four-year-old girl died after a school van ran over her on the school premises at Budalur in Thanjavur district on Friday.
View ArticleDalits lodge complaint against caste Hindus
caste Hindus who participated in the peace committee meeting held last week for denying dalits permission to host 'mandagapadi', the ritual performed during the annual Aadi festival at the local temple.
View ArticleMixed reaction to e-procurement
The Tamil Nadu government's announcement of the proposed e-procurement scheme has received mixed response from the farming community across the delta districts.
View ArticleFarmers observe fast, demand early release of Cauvery water
The federation held a hunger strike in Thanjavur to press for the farmers' demand on Saturday.
View ArticleBurglar on a spree, breaks into three shops in one night
Even as the police have stepped up patrolling in the city, three shops in the city were burgled in a row late on Friday night by the same burglar by breaking in through the roof of the shops.
View ArticleCorp aims to better cleanliness rank in Swachh Bharat survey
The city corporation officials and elected representatives attended the interactive video session, organised by the ministry of urban development (MoUD) from Delhi, in Trichy on Saturday.
View ArticleNepotism alleged in NIT-T PhD candidate selection
Institute Says The Charges Are Baseless
View ArticleOverburdened head masters unable to focus on academic duties
Appointment Of Special Staff Members To Deal With Addl Work Suggested
View Article65-year-old man dies in accident
A 65-year-old man died, while two people were injured after the car they were travelling in turned turtle following a tyre burst near Jayankondam in Ariyalur in the early hours on Sunday.
View Article'UPSC prelims questions were mostly on current affairs'
Most of the candidates who appeared for the Union Public Service Commission (IAS) preliminary test on Sunday found the paper focused on current affairs, international affairs in particular.
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