Teacher gets 20-year jail term for raping minor in Tamil Nadu
A fast track mahila court in Ariyalur on Thursday sentenced a 28-year-old government school teacher to 20 years imprisonment for sexually assaulting a class nine girl student last year.
View ArticleLimited use Periyar Nagar subway set to open soon
The limited use subway beneath the Villupuram-Trichy railway line is nearing completion and the state highways department is planning to open it before the local body elections are announced.
View ArticleMany farmers in delta region opt for alternative crops
Though water is not flowing in the Cauvery river and irrigation canals, anticipating a good monsoon farmers in the delta region have started to dig and plough their fields to make it fit for sowing seed.
View ArticleGovt schools to remain open today, private institutions declare holiday
All private schools and colleges have declared a holiday on Friday as a state-wide bandh has been declared over the Cauvery row.
View ArticleSpecial fare train to Nagercoil
Southern railway will operate two special fare special trains between Krishnarajapuram and Nagercoil.The train will leave Krishnarajapuram at 11.10 am on September 19 and 26 and reach Nagercoil at 2.45...
View ArticleWoman found dead, parents say it's murder
A 25-year-old woman village assistant was found dead under mysterious circumstances at her house in a village near Kulithalai on Thursday.
View Article500 police personnel deployed in Trichy
To avert any untoward incidents, 3,000 police personnel have been pressed into service across the central region covering eight districts, including 500 personnel in Trichy city alone.
View ArticleVaiko among thousands of protesters arrested across central region
The 12-hour statewide bandh called by the farming community and traders associations passed off peacefully on Friday.
View ArticleMTS opens students' platform for marine enthusiasts at NIT-T
Providing a platform for marine enthusiasts at the National Institute of Technology, Trichy (NIT-T) to promote their interest, a student division of Marine Technology Society (MTS) was opened on Friday.
View ArticleFarmers welcome CM's move to release water, but want more
Farmers across the delta region have hailed Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa's announcement ordering the release of water from the Mettur reservoir for samba paddy cultivation from September 20.
View ArticleMaterials worth Rs 30 lakh destroyed in textile unit fire
A textile unit in Pattukottai, Thanjavur district, was destroyed in a major fire that broke out in the early hours of Friday causing a loss of Rs 30 lakh.
View ArticleDenied cash for booze, man kills mother
A 46-year-old man beat his mother to death for refusing to give him money for buying liquor, near Ariyalur on Friday.
View ArticleIICPT targets youths with trendy food items
In a bid to popularize traditional food grains, particularly minor millets, the Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology (IICPT) in Thanjavur on Saturday introduced four novel and nutrient-rich...
View ArticleStranded in Karnataka, TN truck driver pleads for govt help
For this 33-year-old LPG tanker driver from Kalparai village near Thathaingar Pettai in Trichy, safe return to his home from the violence-torn Karnataka remains a riddle as the Tamil Nadu government is...
View Article20 BJP workers to donate bodies to medical college
Studying human anatomy is becoming easier for MBBS students at the KAP Viswanatham Government Medical College (KAPVGMC), thanks to increasing awareness among people about whole body donation.
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