Work on Srirangam bus terminal to start this year
As the AIADMK regime unveils popular schemes first in chief minister's Srirangam constituency, the heritage town may get the much-needed bus terminal ahead of Trichy.
View ArticleOld proposals find way to budget
No major projects have been announced by the Trichy Municipal Corporation in its budget for the financial year 2014-15 presented on Wednesday.
View ArticleThree cycle tracks to come up soon
An exclusive cycle track will be laid along the arterial roads in Srirangam and Trichy city as per a proposal in the corporation budget presented on Wednesday.
View ArticleHigh-end labs for civic schools
Trichy corporation plans to turn its schools into model ones with computer and science laboratories.
View ArticleSon kills mother's lover
Samayanallur police are on the lookout for two college students for allegedly murdering a 25-year-old man.
View ArticleMayor hints at new integrated bus terminal
The central bus stand is bursting at the seams, with private and state buses jostling for parking space.During festive or rainy seasons the bus terminal becomes a virtual mess.
View ArticleJayalalithaa’s 66th birthday: Free medical camp to be held at Srirangam
The camp will be held at Srimad Andavan Arts and Science College, Nelson Road, Srirangam. Over 100 doctors and paramedical staff will take part in the camp.
View ArticleStudents held for car theft, 5 cars seized
Trichy city police on Thursday arrested two car thieves and seized five luxury cars from a candle manufacturing unit in Karumandapam in Trichy.
View ArticleRs 100 crore super-specialty hospital in MGMGH may see light of day today
The long-pending inauguration of Rs 100 crore-super specialty hospital inside Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital (MGMGH) is likely to be held on Friday.
View ArticleCycle tracks way to go, but how serious is the civic body?
Cyclists have wholeheartedly welcomed the ambitious plan announced in the corporation budget to have cycle tracks on city roads.
View ArticleVillagers protest inadequate water supply
A group of residents blocked two government buses near Vaiyampattti villages in Manapparai on Thursday condemning the panchayats' inaction in providing proper drinking water.
View ArticleBaby shower ceremony held for poor pregnant mothers
The function was conducted at the Kalaiarangam premises where the collector and the mayor ceremonially slipped the bangles into the wrists of 100 pregnant women.
View ArticleIndia's reply to 2008 attacks was weak: Former IB director
Kumar was in town to present the X Nani Palkhivala Memorial Lecture at the SASTRA University here on Friday.He spoke on the topic: India's Strategic Response to Terrorism.
View ArticleGerman learning centre opened in Trichy
Many have taken a liking for the German language in the city.As the language can open up new vistas for higher education and employment opportunities in Germany, many are eager to master the tongue.
View ArticleA super-specialty hospital sans equipment
Finally, Trichy has got a super-specialty and trauma care centre to meet the growing medical needs of poor living in and around the district.
View ArticleProtest against HR&CE over sealing temple hundial
Two groups of people was claiming ownership for the Sri Kaaliga Parameswari temple in Edamalaipattipudhur in Trichy.
View ArticleFight still on for Trichy's anti-graft activist who inspired film
Speaking to TOI, film's director Mhanukkannan said: "When I first read about Srinivasan in a Tamil magazine, I was moved by his fight against corruption with the help of RTI Act".
View ArticleLittle artists enliven Kalai Kaviri
The famed Kalai Kaviri College of Fine Arts, the only professional institution for dance, music and other forms of fine arts in the region, wore a festive look on Saturday as 160 students were awarded...
View ArticleMaid arrested for travelling on fake passport
A 50-year-old woman was caught by the immigration authorities at the Trichy airport on Saturday for carrying a fake passport.
View ArticlePeople throng special medical camp
It was similar to a full-fledged hospital operating out of a college premises. More than 3,000 people belonging to all walks of life thronged the Srimad Andavan Arts and Science College premises on...
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