Cops rescue woman techie locked up by parents over love affair
Police on Monday rescued a 24-year-old woman software engineer who was heavily sedated and confined in a room by her parents at their residence at Thiruverumbur.
View ArticleHC allows SL refugee to return home
A 28-year-old Sri Lankan refugee, who was lodged in the Mandapam refugee camp near here for illegally staying in India, was released following a Madras high court order.
View ArticleHazardous wastes dumped on banks of river stokes fear among residents
Local residents fear the recent dumping of plastic waste on a vacant plot near Ariyamangalam will deplete the ground water table and affect the quality of the soil.
View ArticleVehicles ply on service roads of stalled project
While the road overbridge (ROB) project at Trichy Junction Road remains incomplete due to delay in land acquisition process, small vehicles and two-wheelers have started to ply on unfinished service...
View ArticleDevotees throng temple as sun rays fall on 'Siva Lingam'
Devotees thronged the Kasiviswanathar temple in the city to witness the rare annual event of sun rays falling straight on the 'Siva Lingam' from the early hours of Tuesday.Devotees consider it an...
View ArticleFour get life for murder of Trichy engineering student
e Trichy district court on Wednesday sentenced four people to life term for the murder of a 20-year-old engineering student during new year’s eve celebrations in 2012. The court also imposed a fine on...
View Article50 kids screened for muscular dystrophy in Trichy
The time has come to find out the root cause of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), a rare muscular disease that occurs and claims one in 1,100 live male births in Tamil Nadu.
View ArticleBanned ingredients still go into idols
As the manufacture of Ganesha idols shifts into top gear with Ganesh Chathurti round the corner, rules are being given the boot for banned ingredients are being used to prepare the idols.
View ArticleSowing palm seeds to replenish falling numbers
The palm tree, known for its usefulness from top to bottom, is rapidly diminishing in numbers.Once thousands of people survived on the produce of this tree.
View Article536 athletes battle it out at Southern Railway sports meet
The national-level 82{+n}{+d} Southern Railway Sports meet kicked off at the Anna Stadium in Trichy on Thursday.
View ArticleLoad men get wage hike after strike
A flash strike by members of the Association of Load men at Gandhi Market over hike in wages delayed the unloading of 500 tonnes of onion for sales from trucks on Thursday.
View ArticleEngg student immolates herself, lover too injured
A 19-year-old engineering college student and her 26-year-old lover sustained burn injuries when she tried to immolate herself at Woraiyur in Trichy on Friday as both families opposed their plans to...
View ArticleGovt hosp puts rabies patient in 'H1N1' ward
Around the same time last year, nearly 20 H1N1 patients were quarantined in an isolation ward meant for people with rabies at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital.
View ArticleChildren crack complex English words at spelling bee contest
'Spelling bee contest-2016', an innovative quiz programme, provided a platform for school students in Trichy to hone their English language skills.
View ArticleParents, students seek transfer of teacher
More than 100 students of Panchayat Union Middle School at Pampattipatti near Manapparai and their parents staged a protest on Friday seeking to transfer the English teacher of the school.
View ArticleDutee Chand sets Trichy race track on fire, wins gold
On the first day of the allIndia railway athletic meet held at the Anna Stadium here, Dutee clinched the gold with 11.65 seconds, better than the 11.68 seconds she clocked in the qualifiers at Rio.
View ArticleBlow to TMC as north district secy M Rajasekaran quits party
In yet another blow to Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC) led by G K Vasan, Trichy north district secretary M Rajasekaran quit the party on Saturday.
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