Prices of popular rice varieties dip
Though many seethe against escalating prices of essential commodities, the prices of several rice varieties have cooled in the region after a generous harvest in the region.
View ArticleHistorians pay intellectual tribute to Hobsbawm
Hobsbawm was born in Alexandria, considered an ideal place for a historian of empire in 1917, a good time for a communist.
View ArticleRetd teacher made to run from pillar to post due to official apathy
The application of a widow retired teacher for making correction in an heir certificate was rejected by the Srirangam tahsildar's office after five months, citing jurisdiction.
View ArticleScribes help 26 blind students to take exams
The visually challenged are given an extra hour to complete the papers as scribes take time to read out the question and write the answers as dictated by the student.
View ArticleAIADMK launches campaign in Trichy
The Trichy unit of the state's ruling party, AIADMK, launched its campaign for the Lok Sabha election here on Monday.
View ArticleEasy sailing on Day-1 of class 12 exams
The class 12 public examinations commenced on Monday with about 31,284 students appearing in over 400 schools in the district.On Monday, 18,084 boys and 13,200 girls took the Tamil paper.
View ArticleCivic body introduces city hope centres for all wards
The Trichy Corporation on Tuesday introduced City Hope Centres (Nagara Nambikai Maiyangal) to maintain the corporation activities in all the wards. The centre will soon be introduced in all the 65...
View ArticleMinor girl assaulted by three teenage boys
A five-year-old girl was sexually abused by three teenage boys here on Sunday evening. Both police and District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) officers have launched an investigation.
View ArticleCaesarean cases rise in govt hospitals
Usually urban areas witness higher number of caesarean surgeries as several healthy pregnant women opt for them even when they can have a normal delivery.
View ArticleNaMo tea stalls opened in Trichy
The BJP's tea campaign is indeed getting hot, and Trichy has opened five "NaMo" tea stalls in the city including Srirangam on Wednesday.
View ArticleWitness in sensational murder case found dead
A 45-year-old man, who was questioned in the sensational murder of a class 10 girl, was killed under mysterious circumstances on Tuesday evening.Police are baffled about the motive behind the crime.
View ArticleTrichy administration sounds poll bugle
The district administration has vowed to crack down on any deviation from the model code of conduct (MCC) which has come into effect with the announcement of Lok Sabha poll schedule on Wednesday.
View ArticleSculpture, copper coins unearthed in Srirangam
A 12-member excavation team, which commenced work from Monday, found the12-feet tall stone sculpture of elephant on Tuesday.
View ArticleGolden Rock chugs out 4th oil-fired locomotive for Nilgiri Mountain Railway
The Central Workshop in Golden Rock, Trichy on Wednesday rolled out its fourth final indigenously built oil-fired steam locomotive for the Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR).
View ArticleKiller brother held, futile bid to cover up murder
A 26-year-old man, who killed his elder brother, was arrested by the Trichy police on Thursday after the accused's bid to escape by fabricating an accident story fell flat.
View ArticleCorporation removes ads violating poll code
A day after the election model code of conduct came into the effect, propaganda material violating the election commission norms was taken off by civic officials in the city.
View ArticleStudent dies of electric shock on school premises
A seven-year-old boy was electrocuted on the school premises at Thottiyam on the outskirts of Trichy.The incident happened at the government middle school on Wednesday afternoon.
View ArticleNIT-T students to unveil innovations at tech fest
The 10th edition of the four-day technical extravaganza at National Institute of Technology, Trichy, this year promises to hold a lot of thrill and technical innovations by students.
View ArticleTwo students killed in accident
Two youths were killed while another youth sustained injuries when their bike collided with a truck on Friday morning.
View ArticleThree held for killing 45-yr-old
Police arrested three people in connection with the murder of a 45-year-old man who was a witness in a Class 10 girl's murder case in Pudukottai.The man was murdered over an illicit affair, police said.
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