NHAI blamed for delay in laying service road beside highway
Delay in constructing a service road is causing several accidents on the Thuvakkudi-Old Palpannai stretch of National Highway 67, said an association of residents demanding it.
View ArticleReal pain for amby staff as on-road deliveries rise
Statistics with the popular 108 emergency ambulance services indicates that the number of child births in transit is growing in Trichy.
View ArticleDespite HC order National College refuses to allow SC students to write exam
As the two students were not allowed to write on the ground that they were late to the exam hall on Monday, the students told TOI that they had entered the hall as early as 8.30am but they were not...
View ArticleStave off summer diseases: doctors
As summer heat intensifies people run the risk of seasonal diseases like sore throat, fever, conjunctivitis, chicken pox etc.Many are opting for both allopathic and siddha treatment to get relief.
View ArticleVarsities should reflect changing needs of industry
At a time when arts and science colleges are turned into CBSE schools, there is a dire need to improve curriculum, said M Jayakumar, director, Department of Extension and Career Guidance, Bharathiyar...
View ArticleCivic cleaning sluggish post election
As civic conservancy workers are yet to resume duty post the Lok Sabha election cleaning of streets and other maintenance works within the Trichy corporation are yet to pick up in a full-fledged manner.
View ArticleCity corpn razes illegal shops in Gandhi Market
In their efforts to modernize the Diamond Jubilee Complex which houses several business establishments, civic workers on Wednesday demolished shops that were encroaching on its premises and adjacent road.
View ArticleHospitals insist on HIV test before surgery
It is usually doctors who advise patients to take precautionary measures to avoid health complications.But doctors themselves have to be more cautious about contracting contagious diseases from...
View ArticleWoman files case against husband, in-laws
The All Women Police Station in Cantonment on Wednesday slapped cases against three members of a family under the Women Harassment Act for harassing their 22-year-old daughter-in-law.
View ArticleTrichy corpn plan for English medium schools yet to take off
Most parents want their children to be enrolled in an English medium school, though governments make a pitch for promoting the vernacular medium.
View ArticleFirms get alternative ways to sell tobacco
Even though the state government had banned the sale of tobacco products, the food safety officials in the district could not completely control the sales due to loophole in the Food Safety and...
View ArticleTobacco products seized near schools and colleges in Trichy
The health wing of the Trichy Corporation conducted surprise raid at shops near five city colleges and two schools in the last four days and seized tobacco products like cigarettes worth around Rs 1.5...
View ArticleArtificially ripened mangoes seized
Food safety officials in the city seized 2.25 tonnes of artificially ripened mangoes from some shops in Gandhi Market here on Wednesday.
View ArticleChennai bomb blasts: Security beefed up in Trichy
Security was beefed up on Thursday at the Trichy Junction railway station and other important places in the city after twin blasts in a train at Chennai Central railway station.
View ArticleTrichy road over bridge work picks up pace
Work on a much-needed flyover aimed at easing traffic congestion at the entrance of the city has gathered momentum.
View ArticleDonkey's milk still available for needy
It seems there is still a demand for donkey's milk.A group from Cuddalore district could be seen on Trichy streets on Friday selling it fresh and direct from the animals.
View Article13-year-old girl forced into marriage seeks NGO help
A minor girl, who took refuge at the Childline office here on Friday, was produced before the child welfare committee (CWC) on Saturday.The girl was allegedly forced to marry a 33-year-old relative.
View ArticleCountering terrorism is prime concern: BJP
Terrorism will be dealt with an iron hand if the BJP comes to power at the centre, said L Ganesan, BJP national executive committee member on Saturday.
View ArticleNew machines to weigh ICDS kids
Childhood malnourishment adversely affects physical and mental growth.Improper and inadequate diet results in poor growth of children.
View ArticleMan arrested for hoax call, security tightened in Trichy
A man who made a hoax call to the police control room in Trichy on Saturday was arrested by police on Sunday.The call came at a time when the security was beefed up in the city following blasts in...
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