132 farmers, MJK cadres arrested for staging rail roko
Police arrested 132 protesters, including farmers and cadres of Manithaneya Jananayaga Katchi (MJK), for staging a rail roko at Nagapattinam railway junction on Wednesday.
View ArticleOver 300 protesting illegal sand mining in Cauvery held
Over 340 activists of Cauvery Protection Movement including CPI leader R Nallakannu were arrested by police in Karur on Wednesday while protesting against illegal sand mining being carried out on the...
View ArticleGH baby kidnapping case: Photo of suspects released
Police on Wednesday released pictures of two suspects believed to have kidnapped a toddler from Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital on October 6.
View ArticleDemanding ban on plastics, youth ends life
Whenever this 23-year-old youth said he would give anything to save the environment, nobody ever thought he would sacrifice his life for the cause.
View ArticleWoman found murdered
A 35-year-old woman was found murdered on the outskirts of Mathur in Pudukkottai district on Thursday with a liquor bottle pierced in her throat.
View ArticleCourt extends remand of serial killer till October 28
The judicial magistrate court-IV extended the remand of serial killer T Sappani, 35, from Krishnasamudram, to October 28, on Thursday.
View ArticleNarrow escape for baby as concrete comes off ceiling
It was around 5 pm that a two-feet-long part of concrete came off and fell near the baby T Haripriya who was admitted to the ward.Her mother Anjalai, 35, was by her side with her two-year-old son.
View ArticleRural areas see rise in rain-related diseases
Rural areas of the district have witnessed a spurt in rain-related diseases with sixteen cases of fever being reported from Mettupatti and Attalapatti in Thathangarpettai block in the last few days.
View ArticlePolice grope in dark in missing baby case, blame it on hospital
"The labour ward (CEmONC) has been equipped with 12 CCTV cameras.We have been insisting them to cover the two main entrances of the hospital.
View ArticleGovernor has darshan at Big Temple
Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao visited Thanjavur and offered prayers at Big Temple in view of Prathosam on Thursday.
View ArticleRain cools city, but leaves roads, subways flooded
The steady rainfall throughout Wednesday night comforted the Trichittes while it caused some inconvenience to the people in some parts of the district on Thursday.Trichy district received an average...
View ArticleTamil Nadu youth ends life seeking ban on plastics
Whenever this 23-year-old youth said he would give anything to save the environment, nobody ever thought he would sacrifice his life for the cause.
View ArticleGovt schemes for jobless Scheduled Castes youths, entrepreneurs
The schemes ranging from financial assistance for aspirants of competitive examinations to help for buying land are made available for those belonging to Scheduled Caste.
View Article60-yr-old man found beaten to death
A 60-year-old man was found beaten to death and his body recovered from a farm land near his house in Samayapuram in the early hours on Friday.The police are yet to ascertain the motive behind the murder.
View ArticleRamanujacharya's 1,000 birth anniversary fete begins
Terror attacks are orchestrated by only a set of people as no religion propagates hate and violence, said acting Tamil Nadu Governor Vidyasagar Rao here on Friday.
View Article'Innovate, dream to better society'
Delivering the convocation address at the 33rd convocation at the Bharathidasan Univeirsty on Friday, she said that graduates have an important role to play in contributing to the country's growth.
View ArticleSBT staff defraud customers of Rs 63lakh
Four employees for State Bank of Travancore (SBT) branch in Pudukkottai have been booked by the police for defrauding their customers to the tune of Rs 63 lakh.
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