56 bonded labourers including 10 children rescued from brick kiln
The revenue and police department, on Sunday, rescued 56 bonded labourers from a brick kiln on the outskirts of Kumbakonam in Thanjavur district.
View ArticlePainters, printers hit by ban
Gone are the days when gigantic flex boards, wall posters and paintings stood out as essential marks of electioneering.
View ArticleLack of staff hinder project to tackle monkey menace
The increasing monkey menace in agricultural lands has for long put farmers in the region in a spot of bother.
View ArticleFive arrested for smuggling gold worth Rs 9 lakh
Airport authorities in Trichy on Saturday arrested five men in two different incidents of alleged smuggling of gold worth Rs nine lakh.
View ArticleMinor parties unaffected by curbs on publicity material
Minor political parties vying for the Lok Sabha election from the state seem least perturbed by the strict campaign norms set by the Election Commission of India.
View ArticleAngry relatives of dead man create ruckus at hospital
A police complaint has been filed against four people, including two councillors, for damaging the government hospital at Manapparai.
View Article116 fishermen released from Sri Lankan jails arrive in India
More than 100 fishermen from the state arrived at the Karaikkal port on Tuesday morning after their release from Sri Lankan prisons.They belong to Thanjavur, Nagapattinam, Jegathapattinam and Rameshwaram.
View ArticleDoctors, councillors lock horns over hospital incident
Local AIADMK politicians and the medical fraternity at the Manapparai Government Hospital are locking horns over a fracas on the hospital premises on Sunday.
View ArticleBank branch inauguration stopped over poll code violation
The Canara Bank financial inclusion (FI) branch was to be inaugurated at Kulavaipatti village on Wednesday morning.The information was spread to the local election flying squad through some politicians.
View ArticleTwo held for possessing 80 fake debit cards
Police arrested two people for possessing fake debit cards of multinational banks and confiscated cash from them on Wednesday.
View ArticleGold jewellery seized from bus
Elections officials seized several goods, including gold jewellery, in two different incidents in Ariyalur and Nagapattinam on Tuesday.
View ArticleNCC alumni association inaugurated at National College
The special alumni association of NCC of the National College, Trichy was inaugurated recently at a function held at the Nangavaram Periya Pannai Hall.College principal K Anbarasu presided over the...
View ArticleTapioca prices double after dip in output
Farmers in the region have another crop to rely on - cassava.It is being widely cultivated in the district as its root, tapioca, is in great demand even from markets outside Trichy.
View ArticleAiyar sees glimmer of hope
People in the Mayiladuthurai Lok Sabha constituency regard Mani Shankar Aiyar as one among their family members.
View ArticleOld temple frescoes damaged as couples leave their mark
Rare herbal frescoes at the Azhagiya Manavalan Perumal Temple are vanishing due to lack of conservation measures by the temple authorities. Located at Woraiyur on the outskirts of Trichy, the temple is...
View ArticleExperts debate topological dating of Sangam literature, Tholkappiyam
This was discussed at the three-day national seminar jointly organized by the department of Tamil of the Central University of Tamil Nadu (CUTN), Tiruvarur, and the Central Institute of Classical...
View ArticlePower outage affects normal life in Trichy
The sudden move by the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) to resort to longer duration power cuts from Thursday has left the residents fuming.
View ArticleTrichy MP Kumar's kin killed in accident
Two people, including the mother-in-law of current Trichy MP P Kumar were killed when the vehicle in which they were travelling rammed a tree late on Thursday night.
View ArticleBIM's 28th batch conferred degrees
Management degrees were handed out to 114 students belonging to the 28th batch of Bharthidasan Institute of Management (BIM) here on Saturday.
View ArticleTwo killed as mini-truck topples near Nagamangalam
Two people were killed when a mini-truck carrying a group of animal traders and their goats toppled on the Madurai road near Nagamangalam on Saturday.
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