16 feared killed as fire breaks out in explosive unit in Trichy
Several people were injured when a fire broke out at a manufacturing unit in Trichy, officials said here.
View ArticleCash crunch: Rain adds to payday pains
Rain added to the woes of the demonetisation-hit general public as a large number of salaried sections queued up outside banks to withdraw money on the first day of the month.
View ArticleFactory had survived public call for closure
Working in the explosives factory was the last option for P Anand, 34, one of the victims who got buried in the explosion.After finishing a teachers training course, he was unable to find a job for two...
View ArticleIncessant rains lash delta districts
Heavy rain lashed the delta regions under the influence of cyclone Nada, which is expected to weaken into a deep depression.
View ArticlePensioners rue for being denied special treatment
Pensioners had a harrowing time withdrawing money from banks on Thursday not just because of the long queues where they received no special treatment but also the withdrawal ceiling.
View Article63 injured as buses collide head-on
As many as 63 passengers including women were injured when the bus they were travelling in collided head-on near Thanjavur on Thursday.
View ArticleVictims' kin pick up fragments of loved ones to conduct last rites
It was a difficult day for kin of the 17 people killed in the blast at Vetrivel Explosives, more so because they had to accept the disintegrated bodies of their loved ones.
View ArticleFarmers 'foresaw' disaster after ground water contamination
Farmers say the factory had been discharging untreated effluents into their fields, ruining their crop.They had been demanding the closure of the factory for the past five years.
View ArticleMore than 600 students install Swachhata App
More than 600 college students downloaded Swachhata (cleanliness) App on their smart phone on Friday, as part of a city corporation initiative to publicize its usage among the general public.
View ArticleCB-CID takes over probe, cause of blast still elusive
A day after 19 people were killed in a blast at Vetrivel Explosives in Murungapatti village near Trichy, a CBCID team headed by superintendent of police, special Unit-1, S Rajeswari, arrived at the...
View Article2 die of heart attack while waiting to withdraw cash
Two people died of heart attack in separate incidents while they were waiting in line to draw cash from the bank in the last two days.
View ArticleToll plaza staff scurry for low value currency as motorists throng gates
With the collection of toll tax resuming from Friday midnight, long queues were back at toll plazas across Trichy on Saturday.
View ArticleWoman in coma after transfusion
A 39-year-old woman went into a coma soon after delivering a child in Tiruvarur government hospital after she received a blood transfusion.
View ArticleCB-CID arrests two in Trichy blast case
CB-CID sleuths have arrested two people, in connection with the blast in Thuraiyur which killed 19 people, on Saturday.
View ArticleSiddha doctors warn people against quacks
The Tamil Nadu Siddha Medical Officers' Association (TANSMOA) on Sunday appealed to people to beware of quacks posing as Siddha practitioners and asked them to inform the Tamil Nadu Siddha Medical...
View ArticleHer Tamil identity was rooted in Srirangam
J Jayalalithaa had a family connection with Srirangam.She said her grandparents on her mother's side as well as father's side were residents of Srirangam and had relocated to Karnataka.
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