Runway expansion work to begin soon: Airport director
The much awaited runway expansion project at the Trichy international airport may materialise soon.
View ArticleFour spotted deer found dead near private school campus
Four spotted deer were found dead outside a private school campus at Thirumandhurai village in Perambalur district in the early hours of Sunday.
View Article60-yr-old dalit man consumes poison
A 60-year-old dalit man consumed poison at Pannal village near Vedaranyam in Nagappattinam on Sunday, allegedly because some caste Hindus had abused him about his caste.
View ArticleTricolour aflutter 100ft high at airport
The city police commissioner unfurled a mega size tricolour atop a 100ft high flag mast at the Trichy International Airport as part of 70th Independence Day celebration on Monday.
View ArticleCaste clashes at temple festival leave 10 injured
Tension prevailed at Sannapuram village near Kumbakonam in Thanjavur district after a clash between dalits and caste Hindus during a temple car procession early on Monday left 10 dalits, including two...
View ArticleOverflowing two-wheeler parking lot irks commuters
The parking lot at the Trichy Railway Junction is proving insufficient in accommodating the ever-growing number of two-wheelers being parked there.
View Article'Traffic' Ramasamy wants temple near Periyar Nagar bridge removed
Citing inconvenience to commuters at Periyar Nagar, social activist 'Traffic' Ramasamy on Tuesday staged a protest near Devi theatre in Srirangam seeking the removal of a temple structure.
View ArticleRural folk oblivious to the perils of travelling by truck
Perilous travel on cargo vans has become the norm among people, particularly rural folk, who seem unaware of the lurking danger in case of an accident.
View Article60 sovereigns stolen from locked house in Viswas Nagar
Burglars struck at a locked house in Viswas Nagar in Trichy on Sunday midnight and decamped with 60 sovereigns of gold ornaments.
View ArticleCouple die in accident
A retired agriculture officer and his wife were killed when their car rammed the retaining wall of a road over bridge near Gandarvakottai on Wednesday.
View ArticleTrichy gets 'eyes' to keep a watch on people, traffic
The police on Wednesday brought the city under surveillance by installing 70 cameras and public address systems in four important places, including in and around the central bus stand.
View ArticleKaruna cites poor facilities for skipping assembly
Wheel-chair-bound, the DMK chief has cited poor facilities in the house as reason for not attending the 15th assembly.But, he is keen to make a point, says party leaders.
View ArticleAdolescent girls sensitised on menstrual hygiene
Adolescent girls in the Adi Dravidar Welfare School at Kattor were sensitised on heath, menstrual hygiene and gender issues on Thursday.
View ArticleTeacher takes erotic books to jail, suspended
A 55-year-old teacher appointed to conduct classes for inmates of the Trichy central prison has been suspended for taking books with pornographic content into the campus to be circulated among the...
View ArticleInternational gang suspected for graffiti on railway coaches in Trichy
Railway authorities, who are probing into the defacing of two coaches of DEMU with graffiti, have turned their focus on 'Rail Hoons', an international gang which is infamous for destroying public...
View ArticleBandh in delta districts postponed to August 30
The state-wide bandh announced by the Cauvery Delta All Farmers' Association has been postponed to August 30 from 25. The decision was taken in a meeting held in Trichy on Thursday, as Krishna Jayanti...
View ArticleViralimalai in Trichy fast losing its endemic peafowl
Fondly called 'peacock sanctuary' for its significant pheasant population, Viralimalai, a hillock near Trichy, is fast losing its identity as the population of the bird in the area is falling steeply.
View ArticleTamil Nadu to file interim petition in SC
Tamil Nadu would file an interim petition in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to Karnataka to release the Cauvery water, said chief minister J Jayalalithaa in assembly on Thursday.
View ArticleMan kills wife in Tamil Nadu over her illicit affair
A man killed his wife and threw her body into a well near Manapparai in Trichy district of Tamil Nadu on Thursday night over her alleged illicit affair with a neighbour.
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